May
24
Infographic depicting the years that African countries became independent. Happy Africa Day!
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Posts tagged Kenya
Apr
13
Learn something every day. Egypt has the majority of control over the Nile River. Now other nations want to share control. via @globalpost
Apr
12
An infographic depicting the percentage share of formal firms that are owned by women in Africa. Data from the World Bank.
Jan
29
Who’s coming to America?
I think this should be titled ‘Who’s coming the United States’.
Jan
17
Beautiful picture by @tedkenya on a fishing trip up to Lake Victoria.
Dec
12
Al Jazeera short film on Kenyan matatu driver James Kariuki
Dec
1
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In Ethiopia, 8 million poor farmers are already allowed to work a set number of days in exchange for government payments. To pay for insurance they add a few days of work, with donor governments or others backing the insurance programmes.
As families become more financially stable and better able to withstand climate shocks, WFP hopes they will eventually be able to pick up the bill for insurance themselves, Choularton said.
The HARITA insurance programme has now attracted 13,000 policy holders in 43 villages, up from 200 policy holders in one village in 2009, Choularton said, with about 20 to 30 percent of the farmers in each village taking part.
With support from the U.S. Agency for International Development, WFP now aims to expand the programme to three more countries, with the aim of covering 72,000 households by 2016, he said.
”This looks to be a pretty smart WFP innovation to encourage insurance take up. I wonder if they can include other education opportunities through this scheme or provide other services.
Via AlertNet
