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 , Ethiopia , Mali , Laos and Cambodia , and tropical cyclones in Indonesia , is being managed by VisionFund , the international finance division of charity World Vision . The scheme provides loans at a time when other financing organisations may withdraw support . A major insurance scheme launched on Thursday aims to help up to 4 million poor people in Africa and Asia rebuild their lives after climate disasters, its backers said. 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 , Ethiopia , Mali , Laos and Cambodia , and tropical cyclones in Indonesia , is being managed by VisionFund , the international finance division of charity World Vision . The scheme provides loans at a time when other financing organisations may withdraw support . It 's estimated 690,000 farmers will benefit from the scheme .