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Highlights of the week
Accelerating Impact with Catalytic Capital
Asia sees a growing number of untapped opportunities to support underserved populations, early-stage innovations, and underfunded sectors.
Trust-Based Philanthropy
In the face of increasingly complex and, sometimes rapidly, changing needs on the ground, it is crucial to take a step back and reconsider the status quo.
APAC Sustainability Seed Fund 2.0
By leveraging the success of the first round of the APAC Sustainability Seed Fund, AVPN continues to mobilise continuum of capital into supporting climate solutions in the region.
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We are a leading ecosystem builder that is increasing the flow of financial, human, and intellectual capital from Asia and around the world into the social sector in Asia. We provide a network of peers, rigorous learning programmes, and innovative capital mobilization opportunities that make sure resources are more effectively deployed.
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Featured Deals
Atoot: Sports for Development (S4D) Programmes for Holistic Development of Girls in Nepal
Education, Gender, Health
ReCircle: A Clean-tech Innovator on a mission to Create a Circular Economy
Water and Sanitation and Hygiene
Banka Bio: Sustainable solutions for WaSH needs in India
Water and Sanitation and Hygiene
Fair Employment Foundation: Transforming Recruitment System for Migrant Workers in Asia Pacific
Employability, Financial Inclusion, Gender, Livelihood and Poverty Alleviation
Cool Australia: Supporting Educators Globally through Cool+
Education
HOT-Open Mapping Hub (Asia- Pacific): Transforming Disaster Response, Humanitarian Action and Community Development through Open Source Technologies and Maps
Climate Action and Environment, Gender, Livelihood and Poverty Alleviation
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Upcoming Signature EventsAVPN Global Conference 2024
As AVPN counts down to the 12th edition of the Annual Global Conference, which will take place against the backdrop of a world in great flux, it is imperative that we provide the social investment community with the most extensive opportunity yet, to learn, connect, and unite in action for Asia.
23 April 2024
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Signature Event
Upcoming Events
Nominations for the 2024 Yidan Prize
31 March 2024
AVPN Monthly Member Meet-ups in Bangkok
29 February 2024
Regular Event
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Low income families are at high risk of illness and injury, and the financial impact of such shocks can easily see them tip back into poverty.
These families typically live on less than $10 per day and are at a high risk of illness and injury. Insurance is a powerful tool that can prevent families from falling back into poverty, but insurance penetration in emerging markets is typically less than 3% (as a percentage of GDP).
Traditional insurance companies have struggled to service consumers at the bottom-of-the-pyramid due to four main barriers: low levels of knowledge and trust in financial services, high costs, and the lack of suitable distribution and payment channels.
Microinsurance services were designed to cater to this group by designing low-cost, simple insurance policies that are sold responsibly (i.e. consumers are educated about insurance at point of sale), yet providers struggled to scale their operations.
BIMA believes that mobile technology holds the key to unlocking the full, mass-market potential of microinsurance. Mobile penetration in emerging markets has now surpassed 80%, which creates a vast opportunity to reach target consumers.
BIMA created the groundbreaking mobile microinsurance model. This approach gives customers access to microinsurance that is paid for using prepaid mobile credit or postpaid billing. Mobile microinsurance has been defined as “any type of microinsurance product which leverages the mobile channel, regardless of the existence of a mobile money platform to improve a part of the insurance value chain which can include: product design, pricing, marketing and sales, policy administration and claims payment.”
Since BIMA pioneered mobile-delivered insurance back in 2010, there are now over 100 live mobile insurance services according to GSMA’s State of the Industry report 2014. The same study showed that mobile insurance services are now scaling rapidly, with an annualised growth of 263%.
The BIMA model has transformed the insurance landscape in the markets where they operate, proving that it is possible to reach consumers at the bottom of the pyramid at scale. This ground-breaking approach combines customer-centric product design, innovative tech platforms and a dedicated distribution team of over 3,500 agents. This allows BIMA to educate and serve customers one-on-one, facilitate convenient payments and ensure that claim benefits are delivered within 3-5 working days.
93% of BIMA's customers live on less than $10 per day and 80 - 95% are accessing insurance for the first time. This innovation is driving financial and digital inclusion across the world.