General
Women recyclers taking care of the city
Misiwe Maphumulo and Sarah Heneck Recycling has a multitude of benefits; it protects the environment, saves the municipality money, and helps many people sustain their
News
Our news highlights project activities, spotlight successes and challenges, and share perspectives and updates on the informal sector.
Advocacy
Law Seminar with informal workers: Closing the gap between law and justice
Sithulisile Moyo The ILO reported that around 2 billion people in the world work in the informal economy. That is more than 61% of the
Advocacy
Impact of the pandemic on informal workers in Durban: Stories from the street
Misiwe Maphumulo & Sarah Heneck A WIEGO-led COVID-19 Crisis and the Informal Economy survey was conducted in 12 cities worldwide, with the aim of assessing the
COVID-19
Silindokuhle Micro-Childcare Facility: Reviving hope for children of informally working mothers
Sarah Heneck AeTs childcare project which has been in the pipeline for the past 3 years (details available in the previous blogpost ) was unfortunately
General
Part 2 – Inclusive urban design and policy that dignifies the Os’gadla
(This blog forms part of a series, see Part 1: Os’gadla; an unrecognised, yet extremely robust workforce in transit) ‘By 2030, eThekwini Municipality will be
COVID-19
“Worrying about COVID-19 is a luxury.”
Although the current pandemic has impacted almost every corner of the world and highlighted our collective vulnerabilities, it has not levelled any playing fields, but rather has drastically heightened inequalities.
