Resource Library

In the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, donors and development agencies will have to combine immediate and long-term responses to support the economic recovery in developing countries.

This blog highlights a resource from The Lab at the International Labour Organization that provides market systems analysis results and recommendations for the tourism sector in seven countries.

A third of the global labour force is not earning enough to lift themselves and their families above the poverty line. Although most development and government programmes focus on creating more jobs, it's clear that we need to focus on their quality as well.

Drawing on a new ILO database, this report provides an up-to-date and realistic assessment of the global contribution of self-employment and micro- and small enterprises to employment – both in the formal and the informal economy.

Find resources here from February’s seminar, including the webinar recording and presenters’ slides.

Check out presenters' key takeaways, download presentation slides, and other post-event products from this Microlinks Seminar.

This toolkit for facilitators of support to small forest enterprises was designed in response to needs expressed by in-country partners of the Forest Connect alliance.

This brief highlights some early experiences on the potential of digital footprints from mobile phone use.

Working directly with customers brings a new perspective on the problem of financial inclusion: a deeper understanding of demand could be key to designing a meaningful and sustainable offering, particularly as we realize how little we actually know.

In order to improve the outreach of mutual insurance organizations, the Centre for International Development and Research in Guinea (CIDR) decided to diversify beyond the common family health product. One of the innovative products introduced was a school health product that covers the health risks of children while at school, and is designed to meet the needs of the schools and parents.

This video was captured during the microinsurance training event organised by the Gordon Institute of Business Science and supported by the Microinsurance Innovation Facility, in October 2010. Janice Angove and Nashelo Tande, from the actuarial consultancy Quindiem, present the business case for microinsurance. Drawing on Quindiem’s research into insurance and the low-income market, Angove and Tande discuss how microinsurance can contribute to a company’s sustainability, the keys to success within this market and how insurers must balance innovation with good business practice.

These guidelines are for donors who may receive requests to support initiatives in the field of microinsurance.