Africa

Child Care Initiative Strategic Workshop

• June 21, 2015 - June 23, 2015

The goal of the Child Care Initiative Strategic Workshop was to determine the future direction of WIEGO’s Child Care Initiative. Through...

Domestic Workers and C189: Power and Skills to Make it Real

• May 24, 2019 - May 26, 2019

The “Domestic Workers and C189: Power and Skills to Make it Real” workshop was held in Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania. The event, hosted by WIEGO...

SASEWA Planning Evaluation and Leadership Workshop

• August 12, 2015 - August 13, 2015
• Durban, South Africa

In August, 2015  in Durban, South Africa, WIEGO facilitated a planning, evaluation, and leadership workshop for SASEWA leadership and 17...

FES-Zambia, WIEGO/ITUC- Africa/ALRN Rights-Based Social Protection Workshop

• October 8, 2018 - October 10, 2018

Lusaka, Zambia   “Social protection is about providing for those in society unable to provide for themselves, the poor, the incapacitated,...

Leadership training for Gauteng Province in Johannesburg

• August 19, 2017 - August 20, 2017
• Johannesburg, South Africa

Johannesburg, South Africa   Photo by: Jonathan Torgovnik, Getty Images/Reportage   A leadership training session took place on August 19th...

Informal Economy Workers Meet Political Parties in Ghana

• August 17, 2016
• Accra, Ghana

Accra, Ghana Jonathan Torgovnik/Getty Images Reportage Associations of informal economy met representatives of major Ghanaian political parties,...

Workshop on the Implementation of ILO Recommendation 204 in South Africa

• May 23, 2017 - May 25, 2017

Johannesburg, South Africa

Habitat III Regional Meeting in Africa

• February 22, 2016 - February 26, 2016
• Abuja, Nigeria

WIEGO’s Victoria Okoye attended the Habitat III Africa Regional Meeting in Abuja, Nigeria. This meeting provided a platform to debate regional...

Inclusive Cities for the Urban Working Poor – Lessons from Africa

• February 24, 2016
• Westminster, London

Hosted by the Africa Research Institute (ARI), this event showcased WIEGO’s research and analysis with a particular focus on Africa.Marty...

For street vendors, finding water and toilets isn’t just a nuisance, it’s cutting into earnings

Inadequate infrastructure – particularly related to clean water and toilets – and the cost of accessing these takes a heavy toll...