Entries tagged ‘Informal Economy’
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Disabled Workers Struggle for Options in an Economy that Shuns Them
For people with disabilities, Manila offers a better life than the rural provinces, but the ceiling for how high you can rise remains pretty low.
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Putting His Kids Through College, One Orange at a Time
For informal vendors, even life’s biggest expenses are saved for bit by tiny bit.
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The Illegal, Dangerous, Unreliable Electrical System That Everyone Supports
Slum-dwellers, government officials and even Kenya’s electric utility company agree on one thing: For now, stolen electricity is the only way to keep the country running.
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Fire and Brimstone Burn a Path to Prosperity for Freelance Preachers
The street-corner preachers of Accra occupy a sweet spot in the informal economy: Authorities don’t hassle them, their flocks adore them and the good ones can make a killing.
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VIDEO: Head Porters in Accra Access Opportunity Through an Informal Savings Bank
In the latest short documentary for the Informal City Dialogues, the women who perform one of Ghana’s toughest jobs discover ways to improve their lives — and their children’s.
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Slum Lab: Manila’s Quest to Build a Better Informal Settlement
Can Manila teach the world to build better informal settlements? In the second Forefront of the Informal City Dialogues, Kate Hodal reports on the many slum solutions percolating in the city.
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When Bikeshare Displaces Street Vendors, Everyone Loses
When New York’s bikeshare system launches on Monday, one block’s street vendors will be evicted to make way for the new racks.
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A Savvy Women’s Prayer Group Micro-Funds Its Own Small Miracles
When the Blessed Women’s prayer group of Kibera decided to start their own tiny micro-finance system, their earthly dreams starting to become reality.
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In Latin America’s Largest Textile District, Buildings Stacked On Top of Buildings
Growth in Lima’s Gamarra neighborhood happens largely without official oversight, but the recent tragedy in Bangladesh may bring more scrutiny.
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Rolling Stores Keep Merchandise on the Move in an Ever-Changing City
Since they days when they were pulled by water buffalo, Manila’s rolling stores have provided affordable goods to the urban poor, and an important job option for the city’s workforce.
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