Social finance


With an emphasis on social justice, the ILO's Social Finance Programme supports efforts to extend financial services to excluded persons by addressing two main goals:
  • The promotion of better employment; and
  • A reduction in the vulnerability of the working poor.
The pursuit of better employment means creating jobs and improving the quality of employment through innovative financial services and conducive policies. The reduction of vulnerability can be achieved by improving access to appropriate risk managing financial services, including microinsurance.

News

  1. Article

    Financial education through radio in Zimbabwe

    31 July 2019

  2. Resource list

    Key Resources from the Social Finance Programme

    31 July 2019

  3. Document

    Social Finance Annual Report 2018

    30 July 2019

Projects & Programmes

Knowledge Generation & Dissemination
  1. Impact Insurance Facility
  2. Microfinance for Decent Work
  3. Sustainable Investments in African Agriculture
Institutional Capacity Development
  1. Inclusive Finance for Workers
  2. Financial Education
  3. Making Microfinance Work: Publications, Training and Trainer Certification program
  4. ApexFinCoop: Advance Policy and Effectiveness for Financial Cooperative Apexes
Policy Analysis & Advice
  1. Access to Insurance Initiative
  2. Social Finance & Public Policy