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Apprendre des « vraies expertes » ou « Diriger par l’écoute » : la nouvelle coordonnatrice internationale de WIEGO en parle
En janvier 2018, Dre Sally Roever, ancienne directrice du programme Politiques urbaines WIEGO, a pris la relève en tant que coordonnatrice...
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Learning from the ‘Real Experts’: WIEGO’s New International Coordinator on Leading by Listening
In January 2018, Dr. Sally Roever, former Urban Policies Programme Director at WIEGO, took over as International Coordinator — a title, she...
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Los aseadores de calzado no son contaminación visual
por Jenna Harvey & Tania Espinosa Sanchez
Los aseadores de calzado se han ganado la vida en las calles de la ciudad por más de un siglo....
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Mexico City’s Shoe Shiners are not “Visual Contamination:” Design Solutions for a Traditional Occupation in a Changing City
By Jenna Harvey & Tania Espinosa Sanchez
Mexico City’s shoe shiners (aseadores de calzado) have been earning a living on the city’s...
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Ponen en riesgo el sustento de vida de recicladores informales con proyecto de incineración de basura en la CDMX
En la Ciudad de México, la polémica continúa creciendo en torno a la construcción de una incineradora de residuos que supera los 100 mil...
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Threat of A New Waste Incinerator in Mexico City Puts Informal Waste Pickers’ Livelihoods at Risk
In Mexico City, a controversy is brewing over a proposed billion-dollar waster incinerator that threatens the livelihoods of the city’s estimated...
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Across Peru, Municipalities are “Upgrading” Street Vendors to Roofed Markets. Is it Really Improving Conditions?
Municipalities across Peru have been employing a strategy to improve conditions for street vendors: support their movement from sellers on...
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En todo Perú, las municipalidades están “mejorando” la situación de los vendedores ambulantes con los mercados cubiertos. ¿Están realmente mejorando sus condiciones?
Por Lissette Aliaga
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From Lima to Bangkok, WIEGO Lays Out Strategy to Improve Conditions of Informal Workers in Six Target Cities
By Jenna Harvey
It is morning rush hour in Bangkok and moto-taxi drivers ferry hurried commuters through stalled traffic. In Mexico City,...
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Lacking access to capital hinders home-based workers’ business opportunities
By Carlin CarrOn a quiet lane, Mayuri Suepwong, a member of HomeNet Thailand, is working away in her colorful, two-story home. Her main room...
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