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Printing traditional Javanese textile patterns in a small-scale workshop.

Relevant reading

In promotion of small businesses, prioritise social capital

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by Iwan J. Azis
by Hans Dembowski
Street-side barbershop in Zimbabwe.

Our view

The nightmare of states that are too small

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by Hans Dembowski
Rural women in Kenya: fetching water can take a long time, and it may not be safe for drinking.

Gender relations

Domestic helpers are informally employed in many countries

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by Sundus Saleemi
Sundus Saleemi
Harvesting shea nuts in Okere City.

Development project

Project develops rural community with shea butter

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by Ronald Ssegujja Ssekandi
Ronald Ssegujja Ssekandi
Unplanned settlements are displacing informal vegetable growers in Abidjan.

Africa

Informal farming in the city

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by Irit Ittner
Small retail business in Abidjan.

Africa

Informal markets in Africa under pressure

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by Irit Ittner
Beneficiaries of India’s MGNREGA, the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act.

Social protection

How social-protection systems matter in the climate crisis

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by Stefan Beierl
Textile Partnership Members' Meeting in 2016 with the then Federal Development Minister Gerd Müller (second from right).

Supply chains

Multi-stakeholder initiative held back by industry lobbies

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by Gisela Burckhardt
Bags bearing the Green Button label.

Human rights

Sustainability certifications: stricter criteria needed

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by Gisela Burckhardt
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