Rural Inclusion

Spotlight ⭐ 🇰🇪 Each week, we will be spotlighting a local organisation that Rural Inclusion supports in our social programme. Sustainable Community Opportunities for Restoration and Empowerment (SCORE) is a child-focused non-governmental organisation founded in January 2004 by a team of community development workers to address the needs and suffering of vulnerable communities. SCORE is dedicated to increasing access to Health, Education, Agriculture, and Livelihoods (HEAL) through synergistic, empowering, innovative, participatory and rights’-based initiatives. Since June 2023, SCORE has been implementing the Sustainable Household Agricultural Productivity and Empowerment (SHAPE) Project, a strategic initiative aimed at improving household income, food security, and resilience for vulnerable households in rural communities of Siaya County, Kenya. Through this project, SCORE has established six demonstration farms as learning sites for caregivers to enhance their farming knowledge and skills. The initiative has supported over 545 households to achieve food security, provided financial literacy training, and boosted loan kitties worth Kes 1,250,000 across 25 Savings and Internal Lending Community (SILC) groups, benefiting 626 members and enabling them to start income-generating activities. Additionally, 356 kitchen gardens have been established, improving nutrition and reducing malnutrition among children under five, further enhancing community resilience. SCORE is a member of the Rural Inclusion Network, receiving free access to the Ostrii platform and pro-bono support from the team and Inclusion Ambassadors. #SCORE #Kenya #NGO #Community #Development

Rural Inclusion partner with IBISA NETWORK in Senegal to drive climate insurance awareness. We are happy to share that Rural Inclusion has been working with IBISA to develop a series of "edutainment" videos in French and Wolof to increase the awareness of parametric insurance and climate risk management amongst pastoralists and smallholder farmers across Senegal. This is part of a larger initiative led by IBISA, supported by SCBF #climate #climaterisk #insurance #parametric #senegal Microinsurance Network

Spotlight ⭐️ 🇰🇪 Each week, we will be spotlighting a local organisation that Rural Inclusion supports in our social programme. OPPD Kenya (The Organisation for Pastoral Peace and Development), established in 2023, is a non-governmental organization dedicated to building resilience in Kenya’s Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (ASAL) by promoting inclusivity across socio-economic backgrounds and ethnicities. Guided by a vision for a peaceful, harmonious, and prosperous region, OPPD fosters sustainable development through peace promotion, gender equality, and initiatives that enhance community health and well-being, with a particular emphasis on maternal and child health. In honour of World Pneumonia Day on 10th November,2024, OPPD Kenya, in partnership with Every Breath Counts, launched an awareness campaign in Haji Aden, Daadab sub-county, highlighting the importance of pneumonia vaccines in rural communities. Additionally, OPPD organized a free medical camp in Haji Aden Village, where residents shared their health challenges with the team and received essential services. These included general check-ups (USG, blood pressure monitoring, consultations, and medicines), pneumonia vaccinations for children under 10, and health education on pneumonia prevention, child health, nutrition, and maternal well-being. These initiatives benefitted over 100 children and 60 adults in Daadab sub-county. OPPD Kenya are a member of the Rural Inclusion Network, receiving free access to the Ostrii platform and pro-bono support from the team and Inclusion Ambassadors. #OPPD #Kenya #NGO #Community #Development

CBO Spotlight ⭐️ 🇲🇼 Every Friday, we will be spotlighting a community-based organisation that Rural Inclusion supports in our social programme. TWESA in Community Development is a community-based organisation in Karonga, Malawi, dedicated to empowering communities through sustainable initiatives. Focusing on areas including women and youth empowerment, sustainable agriculture, good governance, and rural education, TWESA has been making a significant impact. Since 2017, TWESA has implemented a project focused on promoting the use and adoption of improved, efficient cook stoves to create safer and healthier cooking environments. The cook stoves include fixed clay stoves installed in kitchens and portable Chitetezo Mbaula stoves, both designed to reduce firewood consumption and improve indoor air quality. TWESA have directly distributed 11,000 cook stoves in Karonga and neighbouring districts. This initiative has not only empowered women and improved family health by reducing smoke pollution but also contributed to local reforestation efforts. Well Done Team TWESA! TWESA in Community Development are a member of the Rural Inclusion Network, receiving free access to the Ostrii platform and pro-bono support from the team and Inclusion Ambassadors. Learn more about TWESA's work here: https://lnkd.in/eh2CbJTP.

I was honoured to present to a group of Government Representives, Insurers, Reinsurers and Brokers in Senegal yesterday on the work of Rural Inclusion as part of an iii-lab workshop organised by Access to Insurance Initiative (A2ii). Thanks to A2ii and special thanks to Renata DE LEERS for the invitation! #ruralinclusion #insurance #literacy #senegal

Only 3 Days Left to Apply for This Opportunity in Inclusive Insurance❗ Rural Inclusion is offering a training course in January focused on "The 5 key things to avoid in your next insurance literacy campaign", and the benefits of adopting a digital approach to expand your education efforts. We are only accepting five organisations in the first phase and we have already received 30+ applications! Applicants must be registered organisations with active initiatives in the inclusive insurance space (any country), and include: 💼 Insurance Companies 💻 Insurtechs ✉ Insurance Regulators and Supervisors 🌍 Development Agencies 🏦 Other Financial Institutions (e.g., Banks, Microfinance Institutions, Fintechs) 🤲🏼 Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) Deadline is 1st November at 23:59 GMT. Apply Here: https://lnkd.in/erT7qCrG

RI in Nepal 🇳🇵! Benson Mbuthia has been representing Rural Inclusion this week at the #ICII2024, the International Conference on Inclusive Insurance hosted in Kathmandu, Nepal. Alongside representatives of Feed the Future MRR Innovation Lab, ACRE Africa and IBISA NETWORK, Benson presented a panel exploring new approaches to collaborating with farmer organisations for the affordability, sustainability, and scale of climate risk insurance. Benson highlighted how technology and edutainment such as animation serve as highly effective channels for delivering financial education in rural communities, but emphasised the importance of customising them to fit the local social context and language. Rural Inclusion is building innovative capacity building solutions on inclusive insurance with partners and clients across the world. Reach out to us at info@ruralinclusion.org to learn more

New Opportunity in Inclusive Insurance❗ Rural Inclusion has developed capacity building solutions on inclusive insurance for rural communities in 10 countries across Sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America and the South Pacific, and saw first hand the challenges of consumer awareness and trust for the adoption of inclusive insurance products. Our team are pleased to announce that we have launched a new course on "The 5 key things to avoid in your next insurance literacy campaign", and the benefits of adopting a digital approach to expand your education efforts. The training will be FREE for your team to attend, but we will only be accepting five organisations in this initial phase. Applicants must be registered organisations with active initiatives in the inclusive insurance space (any country), and include: 💼 Insurance Companies 💻 Insurtechs ✉ Insurance Regulators and Supervisors 🌍 Development Agencies 🏦 Other Financial Institutions (e.g., Banks, Microfinance Institutions, Fintechs) 🤲🏼 Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) Deadline is 1st November at 23:59 GMT. https://lnkd.in/erT7qCrG Joseph Benson Microinsurance Network Nicolas Pedro Asier KRISHNAN Rishi Elias Maximiliano

Session 12 of #ICII2024 explored new approaches to collaborating with farmer organisations for the affordability, sustainability, and scale of climate risk insurance. The session was opened by Pranav Prashad (ILO Impact Insurance Facility) and featured contributions from Tara Chiu (Feed the Future MRR Innovation Lab), Benson Mbuthia (Rural Inclusion CIC), Balachandran M K (IBISA NETWORK), and Linda Busienei (ACRE Africa). Tara Chiu kicked off by presenting Feed the Future MRR Innovation Lab's field testing - an initial pilot project involving 430 savings groups across five pastoralist counties in #Kenya. Benson Mbuthia highlighted how technology and animations serve as highly effective channels for delivering financial education in rural communities, but emphasised the importance of customising them to fit the local social context and language. Linda Busienei praised the work of Village Champions in educating rural communities about risk management, while Balachandran M K from IBISA NETWORK underscored the need for solutions that engage more effectively with customers. Munich Re Foundation | NEPAL INSURANCE AUTHORITY (Insurance Regulatory)

Are you in #Nepal this week for the International Conference on Inclusive Insurance 2024? #ICII If so, make sure to attend this event on Wednesday featuring my colleague Benson Mbuthia Njuguna representing Rural Inclusion alongside: Tara Chiu - Feed the Future MRR Innovation Lab, University California Davis Balachandran M K - IBISA NETWORK Linda Busienei - ACRE Africa Pranav Prashad - International Labour Organization They will be discussing new approaches to working with farmer organisations for affordability, sustainability and scale for climate risk insurance.