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<link>http://www.microinsurancenetwork.org/workinggroup/Performance-Indicators/9.php</link>
<description><![CDATA[The Performance Indicators Working Group aims to provide tools for performance measurement to enhance financial and social performance and increase transparency through the use of indicators. ]]></description>
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<title>News</title>
<description><![CDATA[<p>The group met for the second time this year in November at the 7th International Microinsurance Conference in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.</p>
<p>The following documents are now available:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.microinsurancenetwork.org/publication/fichier/Social_performance_indicators_for_microinsurance_workshop_report.pdf" target="_blank">Social Performance Indicators for Microinsurance</a>, by Anton Simanowitz and Therese Sandmark, and published by BRS/ADA/ Microinsurance Network, 2010.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.microinsurancenetwork.org/publication/fichier/KPI_MI_Handbook_v2_EN.pdf" target="_blank">Performance Indicators in Microinsurance - A Handbook for Microinsurance Practitioners </a>(2nd Edition), by Denis Garand and John Wipf, and published by ADA/BRS/Microinsurance Network, 2010</p>]]></description>
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<title>Annual workplan</title>
<description><![CDATA[<p>In 2011, the Performance Indicators Working Group will:</p>
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<li>Undertake the validation process for individual social performance indicators</li>
<li>Organise 2 regional financial performance indicators workshops and Training of Trainers (ToT)</li>
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<title>Past activities</title>
<description><![CDATA[<p>2010</p>
<p>The Working Group released two publications:</p>
<ul>
<li>Performance Indicators in Microinsurance - A Handbook for Microinsurance Practitioners (2nd Edition), written by Denis Garand and John Wipf, and published by ADA/BRS/Microinsurance Network, 2010.</li>
<li>Social Performance Indicators for Microinsurance, written by Anton Simanowitz and Therese Sandmark, and published by BRS/ADA/ Microinsurance Network, 2010.
<ul>
<li>This report was the result of a workshop held in Luxembourg, where practitioners from Africa, Asia and Latin America came together to define social performance indicators.</li>
</ul>
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<p>Workshops, seminars and presentations:</p>
<ul>
<li>The Working Group hosted a pre-conference seminar on Performance Indicators at the annual conference in Manila in November, 2010.</li>
<li>A Performance Indicators workshop was given in Bangalore, together with teh 1st Training of Trainers (ToT)</li>
<li>The Key Financial Performance Indicators were presented in Paris, Vienna and London.</li>
<li>The Social Performance Indicators were presented at the conference in Manila.</li>
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<p>KPI - Key Financial Performance Indicators timeline:</p>
<p>2009</p>
<ul>
<li>Three day training on financial performance indicators in Senegal and Kenya;</li>
<li>One-day training in Belgium and Senegal;</li>
<li>Presentations in China, Luxembourg, Egypt and Canada;</li>
<li>Publication of second version of summary notes in English, French and Spanish.</li>
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<p>2008</p>
<ul>
<li>Publication of toolkit -&nbsp; handbook and factsheet in English, French and Spanish;</li>
<li>Publication of summary note of handbook in English, French and Spanish;</li>
<li>Three day training in India and Peru.</li>
</ul>
<p>2007</p>
<ul>
<li>Workshop to test key performance indicators in Luxembourg.</li>
</ul>
<p>2006</p>
<ul>
<li>Workshop to select key indicators in Luxembourg;</li>
<li>Publication of the Workshop report &ldquo;Performance Indicators for Microinsurance&rdquo; in English, French and Spanish.</li>
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<title>Mode of operations</title>
<description><![CDATA[<p>The core group meets and exchanges frequently. A mode of operations to involve the larger Working Group needs to be drafted for 2010.</p>]]></description>
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<title>Facilitator</title>
<description><![CDATA[<a href="mailto:bert.opdebeeck@brs-vzw.be">Bert Opdebeeck</a><br />BRS<br /><br /><img src="http://www.microinsurancenetwork.org/image/wg/image_9.jpg" alt="" />]]></description>
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<title>Links</title>
<description><![CDATA[<ul>
<li style="text-align: left;">Access to the <a href="http://www.microinsurancenetwork.org/forum/viewforum.php?f=18" target="_blank">Performance&nbsp;Indicators&nbsp;Forum</a> (members only)</li>
<li style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.Microfact.org" target="_blank">Microfact.org</a></li>
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<title>Documents</title>
<description><![CDATA[<ul>
<li style="text-align: left;">Performance Indicators Initiative (Project note, 2009)&nbsp;(<a href="http://www.microinsurancenetwork.org/file/PROJECTS_PerformanceIndicators.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a>)</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">Performance Indicators Handbook (Publication note, 2009)&nbsp;(<a href="http://www.microinsurancenetwork.org/file/PUBLICATIONS_Handbook.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a>)</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">Performance Indicators for Microinsurance: A Handbook for Practitioners (2008) (<a href="http://www.microinsurancenetwork.org/file/_PI_MI_Handbook_PDF_AN.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a>)</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">Performance Indicators for Microinsurance: Summary Note (2009) (<a href="http://www.microinsurancenetwork.org/file/PISummary2009_AN.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a>)</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">Performance Indicators for Microinsurance: A Handbook for Practitioners (2nd edition, 2010) (<a href="http://www.microinsurancenetwork.org/publication/fichier/KPI_MI_Handbook_v2_EN.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a>)</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">Social Performance Indicators&nbsp;for Microinsurance: Workshop Report (2010) (<a href="http://www.microinsurancenetwork.org/publication/fichier/Social_performance_indicators_for_microinsurance_workshop_report.pdf" target="_blank">pdf</a>)&nbsp;</li>
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<title>Partner organisations</title>
<description><![CDATA[<ul>
<li style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.microfinance.lu/15.html?&amp;no_cache=1&amp;L=0" target="_blank">Appui au D&eacute;veloppement Autonome</a>&nbsp;(ADA)</li>
<li style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.brs-vzw.be/" target="_blank">Belgian Raiffeisen Foundation</a>&nbsp;(BRS)</li>
<li style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.giz.de/" target="_blank">Deutsche Gesellschaft f&uuml;r Internationale Zusammenarbeit</a>&nbsp;(GIZ)</li>
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