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Mamuna Mohammed, a head load porter (kayayei), carries bananas through Agbogbloshie Market in Accra, Ghana

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  • Fact Sheets/Infographics

    Développer le Leadership et les Compétences en Affaires chez les Travailleuses Informelles du Commerce Équitable

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  • Toolkits and Guides

    African Urbanism

    African Urbanism was created by Victoria Okoye, WIEGO’s Urban Advocacy Specialist. It is an urban-focused online initiative exploring...

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  • WIEGO Network Newsletters

    SETU Africa Newsletter – April 2016

    This issue includes an article about WIEGO team members’ visit to SEWA in India to learn more about SEWA and about the SETU Africa...

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  • Legal Instruments

    Botswana Kgalagadi District Council Hawking and Street Vending by laws

    Botswana Kgalagadi District Council Hawking and Street Vending by laws.

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  • Legal Instruments

    African Commission on Human and People’s Rights- Social and Economic Rights Action Center and the Center for Economic and Social Rights v Nigeria (155/96)

    /*–>*/ /*–>*/ This Court case concerned the violation of the right to livelihood of the Ogini people by the Nigerian Government....

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  • Toolkits and Guides

    Kuapa Kokoo

    The mission of Kuapa Kokoo is as follows: “Kuapa Kokoo seeks to develop itself into a formidable farmer-based organisation capable of mobilising...

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  • Toolkits and Guides

    Organizing Reclaimers in Tshwane, South Africa: Lessons from the Top Down and Bottom Up Experiences

    Summary of WIEGO Organizing Brief 5 (English)

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  • WIEGO Network Newsletters
  • Legal Instruments

    Street Vendors’ Laws and Legal Issues in South Africa

    Street vendors have few legal protections in South Africa. As they are not employees the basic rights of labour law do not apply to them...

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  • Stories/Case Studies

    Empowering Market Traders in Warwick Junction, Durban, South Africa: Summary

    This impact case study summary gives a preview of the work done under WIEGO’s Inclusive Cities project with market traders in Durban’s...

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