Region: Africa

Why African Craft Makers Should Understand Supply Chains Better

African home-based workers are at the bottom of craft supply chains. Through an increased understanding of those supply chains they could...

Child Care in Markets: An E-Book

Dakar

Statistics on Waste Pickers: A Case Studies Guide

This report draws on the experiences and efforts of organizations of waste pickers to develop and make data on them available to policymakers...

Implementing ILO R204 on the Transition from the Informal to the Formal Economy: Lessons from South Africa’s Experience

The responsibility for implementation of the International Labour Organization’s Recommendation 204 concerning the Transition from the Informal...

Navigating Inflation: Impacts of the Cost-of-Living Crisis on Workers in Informal Employment in Accra, Ghana

This booklet shows how the cost-of-living crisis is affecting workers in informal employment in Accra, Ghana. It draws on exploratory research...

New Forms of Social Insurance: The Case of the KAMBE Savings and Credit Cooperative in Uganda

The experience of the KAMBE SACCO highlights the importance of savings as a safety net for workers in informal employment in times of emergency....

Craft Supply Chains in Africa: Consolidating Our Findings

Key Points

Chains and Challenges: Craft Supply Chains in Africa

Because crafts are such an important source of work and income for home‑based workers in Africa, HomeNet Africa, in partnership with WIEGO,...

Bokk Diom Mobilizes Against Partial Closure of Mbeubeuss Dumpsite in Dakar

The Association of Waste Pickers Bokk Diom demands that Senegal’s government keeps its promises of inclusion as the closure of West Africa’s...