How the Covid-19 pandemic contributed to more social protection in Togo

Hoping to improve school conditions in Zambia by producing locally made desks for students

India’s Adivasi communities’ have traditional norms - and a special legal status

When tensions escalate, Indian laws to protect the ecology and grassroots communities hardly make a difference

Traditional medicine is often inadequate, though it does work in many cases and is comparatively cheap

In Pakistan, informal waste pickers manage about 50 % of municipal waste

Gender equality matters in both the formal and the informal economy, for example when it comes to finance

Governments and donor agencies worldwide do a great deal to strengthen the formal economy – but not all their efforts are crowned with success

Indonesian economist says social infrastructure is more important than hard infrastructure

For informal businesses, state absence means people can only trust those who are close to them