Supporting Community-based Microinsurance in India

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Summary

Micro Insurance Academy (MIA) is a Delhi-based org dedicated to microinsurance options serving the poor. MIA has requested a MWB volunteer to help develop its fundraising and general local programs. progress reportread updates from the field

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Project Needs and Beneficiaries

MIA has requested support from MBAs Without Borders with 2 MBA volunteers. One to provide support with their current fundraising strategy and another to bring a management perspective to MIA's current training material.

Activities

One MBA volunteer will be responsible for: 1. Running training events; 2. Helping to devise a fundraising and business development strategy; 3. Assist with grant applications The 2nd MBA will support the training and research of MIA.

Funding Information

Total Funding Received to Date: $0
Remaining Goal to be Funded: $10,000
Total Funding Goal: $10,000

Additional Documentation

This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc).

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Why this Project is Important

Potential Long Term Impact

Community-based microinsurance units represent the highest hope for the extension of insurance coverage among the uninsured poor.

Project Message

Business Can Do Amazing Things!
- Tal Dehtiar, Co-Founder & President, MBAs Without Borders

Who is Running This Project

Contact

Tal Dehtiar,
Co-Founder & President
418-323 Geary Street
San Francisco, California 94102
United States
1.613.482.9483
Email:

Project Sponsor

MBAs Without Borders

Organization

MBAs Without Borders Logo MBAs Without Borders
418-323 Geary Street
San Francisco, California 94102
United States
1.613.482.9483
http://www.mbaswithoutborders.org

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Where this Project is Located

Country

This project is located in India and can also be found under Economic Development.

For more information about India, read the Human Development Report on India or the Wikipedia entry for India.

When this Project was Updated

Last Updated

This project was last updated on November 12, 2008.

Date Added to GlobalGiving

This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on December 13, 2007.

Latest Update from the Field

Re: project completion

By John Ko - Executive Vice President, November 12, 2008 06:18 PM

This project was successfully completed. Our MWB MBA, Parker Harvey from Thunderbird School of Management completed the project in 2007. He provided financial and strategy planning to Micro Insurance Academy to empower women and families to gain access to affordable insurance policies.

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