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. Global Initiative on Decent Jobs for Youth

    Presentation by Ms. Azita Berar Awad, ILO, at the high-level event on Youth Employment for Peace and Resilience held in New York on 20 September 2017

    20 September 2017

  2. Global Initiative on Decent Jobs for Youth

    Case studies on youth employment in fragile situations

    20 September 2017

  3. Impact brief, Issue 10

    IMPACT BRIEF: Empowering Young Women through Business and Vocational Training: Evidence from Rural Upper Egypt

    01 September 2017

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
Policy Analysis & Advice
  1. Access to Insurance Initiative
  2. Social Finance & Public Policy