All posts in Africa
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Statistical Briefs
Statistics on Informal Employment in Ghana
This brief summarizes statistics on employment – and, in particular, on urban informal employment – in Ghana.The statistics are based on...
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Research Reports
Promoting Women Workers’ Rights in African Horticulture: Overview of research into conditions on horticulture farms in Kenya, Zambia, Tanzania and Uganda
Introduction from the research paper:
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Books & Book Chapters
The Informal Self-employed in Africa
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Research Reports
Unleashing the Economic Potential of Agglomeration in African Cities
This paper is part of the Global Urban Economic Dialogue Series of UN-Habitat. UN-Habitat describes the paper as follows: “Rapid urbanisation...
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Research Reports
City Report – Informal Economy Monitoring Study: Waste Pickers in Nakuru, Kenya
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Audiovisual Materials
Slides on Waste Pickers
The unexpected consequences of shipping computers to the developing world. Photographs by Pieter HugoView slideshow
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Advocacy Materials
Santé et sécurité au travail et travail ménager
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Toolkits and Guides
Weekly LEDNA Newsletter May 23 2013
Electronic newsletter from LEDNA (Local Economic Development Network of Africa). Topics include: Jobs for Shared Prosperity Making Local...
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Toolkits and Guides
War on Want
War on Want supports street and market vendors in Africa and works on issues related to the informal economy.
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Audiovisual Materials
VIDEO: Empowering Masaai Women
A WIEGO/KEFAT project is helping the women of Basecamp Maasai Brand, a fair trade self-help group, gain vital business and leadership skills–skills...
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