Field trip to People Mutuals projects at Madurai, Tamil Nadu

16–17 November 2007

Organiser

DHAN Foundation
 
Contact and registration: K. Narender, Program Leader DHAN Foundation
(e-mail: narenderkande@gmail.com)

Registration deadline: 25 October 2007
 
Dislaimer: The Microinsurance Conference 2007 is being organized by the Munich Re Foundation. Alongside this conference other entities independently organize field trips. Munich Re Foundation can not be made liable for any claims arising in connection with such trips.

Focus and content of the field trip

The field trip provides an opportunity to learn and understand the practice of microinsurance in an Indian context, building on the two-day conference in Mumbai. The first-hand experience of interacting with clients and exposure to the operational aspects of implementing the microinsurance products and programme in the field will offer greater insights into the subject. As part of the visit, participants will also have the opportunity to mix with officials of insurance companies, senior staff of the DHAN Foundation, People Mutuals and ASKMI (Asian Knowledge Centre for Mutual Insurance) and learn from their experience. The field trip will include a visit to the famous temple of the Goddess Meenkshi in the ancient city of Madurai.

Date and venue

Two days – 16 and 17 November 2007 – at Madurai, Tamil Nadu.
The number of participants will be limited.

Logistics

Participants are expected to take two clear days for the field trip. It will require travel between Mumbai and Madurai by air (taking the morning Indian Airlines flight and reaching Madurai by noon; staying one night at Madurai; returning next afternoon on Indian Airlines flight to Mumbai, landing that evening). Air travel to Madurai and back needs to be booked by the participants themselves. The local logistics of the stay, food, field visits and sightseeing at Madurai will be organised by the DHAN Foundation.

Cost of participating in the field trip:

US$ 200 per participant for stay, food, field visits, materials and sightseeing.

Registration

Those interested need to confirm their participation in advance to K. Narender, Program Leader, at his e-mail address: narenderkande@gmail.com

About the DHAN Foundation

The Dhan Foundation is a development organisation that has been involved in helping the poor in India for the last two decades. Dhan has integrated microinsurance as part of its larger strategy to address poverty and reduce the vulnerabilities of poor communities. It has developed innovative insurance products to meet their needs. It has promoted People Mutuals, a separate institution to provide social security to the poor with support from Oxfam Novib, the Rabobank Foundation, Eureko Re and Micro Insurance Association Netherlands (MIAN). People Mutuals has an outreach of 350,000 clients, with insurance products including life, health, crop, housing and livestock coverage. People Mutuals promotes linkages with mainstream insurers under the partner agent model and also nurtures community mutual insurance entities. Visit www.dhan.org and www.askmi.in for more details.