Nothing for us without us: Participatory processes and the New Urban Agenda

Rhonda DouglasGovernance, New Urbanism

Half the world’s population live in cities, and urban informal workers make important economic, social, and environmental contributions to city life. Rhonda  Douglas from WIEGO argues that the New Urban Agenda must include all urban stakeholders, including the working poor, to ensure it doesn’t leave anyone behind.  More than 50% of the non-agricultural work force in most developing countries is …

Tale of Buguru Chitamma: How a cooperative transformed fisher women into leaders

Ranjana DasGender, Her Series, Women's Economic Empowerment

How can cooperatives help women to lead and take control of their livelihoods? In the first of our new ‘Her Series’ pieces, Savvy Soumya & Ranjana Das from Oxfam India takes us through an initiative in Odisha where women are working together in fishing communities.  With a striking red bindi, about the size of a coin, and a radiant smile …