Work4Progress

  • A network of small businesses boosts local tourism on the shores of the Caribbean Sea
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    A network of small businesses boosts local tourism on the shores of the Caribbean Sea

    In Necoclí, a coastal municipality in the Urabá region of Antioquia (Colombia), tourism is advancing, driven by the creativity and hard work of 32 small businesses in the sector. For years, each business operated in isolation, lacking a structure ...

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  • Financing for entrepreneurship in rural Mozambique
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    Financing for entrepreneurship in rural Mozambique

    For many small businesses in rural areas of the provinces of Cabo Delgado and Maputo, in Mozambique, accessing bank credit can make the difference between merely surviving and starting to grow. In these regions, which are among the most vulnerable ...

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  • When rural women lead change in an impoverished region of India
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    When rural women lead change in an impoverished region of India

    In Bundelkhand, one of the most impoverished regions of Uttar Pradesh (India), hundreds of women farmers have chosen to organise in order to improve their living conditions. Thanks to the creation of the BASANT Farmer Producer Organisation, a ...

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  • Andean women turn their culture and traditions into employment through rural ecotourism
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    Andean women turn their culture and traditions into employment through rural ecotourism

    The Inkac Purinan Tawantin Llaqta Tourism Association (ATIPTALLA), led by women from Peru’s Andean region, is transforming its cultural heritage into decent employment and future opportunities. Created under the umbrella of the "la Caixa" ...

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  • Gorka Espiau: “It’s not about the jobs you create, but about whether you’re changing lives”
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    Gorka Espiau: “It’s not about the jobs you create, but about whether you’re changing lives”

    Gorka Espiau advocates for a different way of tackling development challenges: through genuine innovation, local participation and collective learning. A doctor in social sciences, he is director of the Agirre Lehendakaria Center (EHU), adviser to ...

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  • Fight against poverty and exclusion

    Fight against poverty and exclusion

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  • Young people in Amazonia turn banana surpluses into jobs and sustainability
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    Young people in Amazonia turn banana surpluses into jobs and sustainability

    In the Peruvian Amazon, the banana value chain is one of the most significant. Annual production is estimated at between 30 and 40 million tonnes, 30% of which is classified as third-grade, making it unsellable. Until recently, these bananas were ...

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