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    Livelihoods February 08, 2016

    Cultivando un sueño: El centro de reciclaje de Vaal Park

    Por Leslie Vryenhoek El letrero en la entrada al Centro de reciclaje Vaal Park, en Sudáfrica, muestra 23 logos; cada uno representa a un...

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    Livelihoods February 03, 2016

    Growing a Dream: The Vaal Park Recycling Centre

    The sign at the entrance to the Vaal Park Recycling Centre in South Africa bears 23 logos, each representing a public or private partner...

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    Livelihoods December 18, 2015

    Trabajo y desarrollo humano: Entrevista con Nohra Padilla sobre la experiencia de los recicladores en Bogotá

    Foto: Juan Arredondo/Getty Images Reportage

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    Livelihoods December 15, 2015

    Work and Human Development: A Q&A with Nohra Padilla on the Experience of Waste Pickers in Bogota

    Photo: Juan Arredondo/Getty Images Reportage This year’s Human Development Report, the United Nations Development Programme’s flagship publication,...

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    Livelihoods December 09, 2015

    El papa Francisco, el medio ambiente y los pepenadores

    Por Tania Espinosa Sánchez Basureando El papa Francisco ha hecho del medio ambiente y los pobres una prioridad máxima desde que asumió su...

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    Livelihoods December 09, 2015

    Pope Francis, the environment, and waste pickers

    By Tania Espinosa Sánchez Pope Francis has made the environment and the poor a top priority since assuming his massively influential position...

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    Livelihoods October 28, 2015

    Just Recycling: Changing Minds about Waste Pickers

    Since 2007, WIEGO has worked with waste picker groups around the world that organize and represent people who support themselves by selling...

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    Livelihoods October 28, 2015

    Reciclaje justo: Cambiando las actitudes hacia los recicladores y las recicladoras

    Por Melanie Sampson Desde 2007, WIEGO ha trabajado con grupos de recicladores y recicladoras alrededor del mundo que organizan y representan...

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    Livelihoods September 22, 2015

    In the Developing World, Waste Can Be a Vital Resource

    This piece originally appeared in the Huffington Post as part of the series “What’s Working: Sustainable Development Goals. Rapid...

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    Livelihoods May 04, 2015

    Seis mitos sobre las estadísticas de la economía informal

    Los mitos abundan en el campo de las estadísticas de la economía informal y van desde nociones de “no hay estadística alguna”, hasta  “las...

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