The Asian and African Resilience in Disaster Insurance Scheme ( VisionFund ) 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 , Cambodia , Zambia and Myanmar , and tropical cyclones in Myanmar , is being run by VisionFund , the micro finance division of charity World Vision. The charity provides loans at a time when other financing organisations may withdraw support. 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. The charity provides loans at a time when other financing organisations may withdraw support. It's estimated 690,000 farmers will benefit from the scheme.