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Index Based Livestock Insurance (IBLI), E-learning Course Launch

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Are you interested in knowing just how Index Based Livestock Insurance works? Lessons on IBLI and the Asset Protection Contract are now just a click away! You can easily access your IBLI lessons from ILRI’s e-Learning portal http://learning.ilri.org/.  The IBLI e-Learning course was launched on the 22nd of March 2016 at the International Livestock Research … Continue reading →

IBLI case study wins ‘Outstanding New Case Writer’ award
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IBLI case study wins ‘Outstanding New Case Writer’ award

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A case study based on the IBLI project, entitled ‘Using satellite data to insure livestock: IBLI and the development of the world’s first insurance for African pastoralists’, has won the ‘Outstanding New Case Writer’ award given by The Case Study Centre. Continue reading →

Gamification and mLearning, effective pedagogic tools in livestock insurance
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Gamification and mLearning, effective pedagogic tools in livestock insurance

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Despite numerous training programs delivered by governmental and non-government organizations in the arid and semi-arid land areas of Kenya and Ethiopia, little research has focused what forms of training are most effective and with which audiences. It is generally believed that mobile learning will be an effective pedagogic tool, given the high levels of mobile phone penetration in Kenya and the need to reinforce knowledge classroom-acquired knowledge through repetition over time. Continue reading →

Capacity development in the Index-Based Livestock Insurance project
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Capacity development in the Index-Based Livestock Insurance project

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Index-Based Livestock Insurance (IBLI) is the world’s first index-based insurance designed to protect vulnerable pastoralists in drought-stricken areas from losing their primary asset—livestock. First developed by the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) to insure pastoralists in Kenya and Ethiopia, this specialized insurance product has had a considerable impact on the asset base and consumption activities of its intended beneficiaries—nomadic populations living in an expansive area. Continue reading →