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WIEGO Network Newsletters

Struggles and Victories: Waste Pickers on the Frontline, July – August 2013

Global Alliance of Waste Pickers Newsletter, July – August 2013 Available in English here. Disponible en español aquí. Disponible...

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WASTE Bulletin No 3 2013

Newsletter from WASTE Advisers on Urban Environment and Development More information about WASTE is here.

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Weekly LEDNA Newsletter August 14 2013

As described on LEDNA’s website, LEDNA is:A friendly social network – a brand new way for Local Economic Development policy makers...

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Weekly LEDNA Newsletter August 22 2013

As described on LEDNA’s website, LEDNA is:A friendly social network – a brand new way for Local Economic Development policy makers...

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Toolkits and Guides

Weekly LEDNA Newsletter August 29 2013

As described on LEDNA’s website, LEDNA is:A friendly social network – a brand new way for Local Economic Development policy makers...

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WIEGO Enews January-June 2013

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WIEGO Manifesto

The WIEGO Manifesto contains the principles behind WIEGO’s approach to supporting informal workers and reducing poverty. “In...

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WIEGO MBO Newsletter August 2013

WIEGO’s August 2013 Newsletter for Membership-Based Organizations of Informal Workers Read the newsletter in English.

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Carbon Finance for Waste Picker Organizations

Some waste picker organizations are interested in earning income from the sale of carbon credits in order to improve their personal and collective...

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Dogtown Redemption

A documentary trailer that tells the story of Americans who survive by recycling trash in Oakland, CA. Visit the Dogtown Redemption website Redemption...

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