The African and Asian Resilience in Disaster Insurance Scheme (ARDIS) has been set up to protect up to four million poor farmers -- mainly women -- and their families against natural disasters. “Doing something like this which reaches millions of farmers … is a great step forward,” he added. The scheme, which covers droughts in Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Zambia and Cambodia, and tropical cyclones in Myanmar, is being run by VisionFund, the micro finance division of charity World Vision. In a country where more than half of all households are living below the poverty line, this scheme will help people build resilience for future disasters as they face food shortages, water shortages or other hardships. It's estimated 690,000 farmers will benefit from the scheme.
The African and Asian Resilience in Disaster Insurance Scheme (ARDIS) has been set up to protect up to four million poor farmers -- mainly women -- and their families against natural disasters. The scheme, which covers droughts in Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Zambia and Cambodia, and tropical cyclones in Myanmar, is being run by VisionFund, the micro finance division of charity World Vision. In a country where more than half of all households are living below the poverty line, this scheme will help people build resilience for future disasters as they face food shortages, water shortages or other hardships. It's estimated 690,000 farmers will benefit from the scheme.