Disaster-resilient microfinance: Learning from communities affected by Typhoon Haiyan
The following report sets out the experience, analysis and conclusions of VisionFund International and their
Philippine microfinance operation Community Economic Ventures Incorporated (CEVI). This analysis follows
the economic recovery of over 4,000 client households badly affected by typhoon Haiyan over the 18 months
following the calamity and seeks to derive recommendations for future financial disaster risk management
solutions. The work was funded by the Integrated Disaster Risk Management Fund of the Asian Development
Bank (ADB) with financial support from the Government of Canada.
Philippine microfinance operation Community Economic Ventures Incorporated (CEVI). This analysis follows
the economic recovery of over 4,000 client households badly affected by typhoon Haiyan over the 18 months
following the calamity and seeks to derive recommendations for future financial disaster risk management
solutions. The work was funded by the Integrated Disaster Risk Management Fund of the Asian Development
Bank (ADB) with financial support from the Government of Canada.