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September 2025

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Blog, South East Asia
September 28, 2025

The Philippines, long recognized as one of the countries most vulnerable to climate change, is grappling with the devastating effects of extreme weather events, environmental degradation, and worsening food insecurity. For women in the informal economy and nano-enterprises—those running the smallest businesses with the fewest resources—these challenges are particularly severe. Yet, as the recently concluded...

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Blog, South Asia
September 27, 2025

Ms. Vicherka Yun, a home-based worker from Battambang Province, Cambodia, and an Executive Committee member of HomeNet Southeast Asia (HNSEA), attended the WIEGO School’s Workers’ Education for Workers’ Power – Training of Trainers (ToT) in Ahmedabad, India, from 1–5 September 2025.She shared with the other HNSEA Executive Committee members that she gained significant insights from...

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Blog, South Asia
September 27, 2025

By: Richa Macsuedon, Senior Program Coordinator, HomeNet South Asia To create any lasting change, it is essential to empower community leaders with the right skills and knowledge. HomeNet South Asia (HNSA) is committed to this approach when it comes to addressing gender-based violence (GBW). HNSA recently conducted two intensive ‘Train the Trainer’ workshops focused on enabling home-based...

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Blog, South Asia
September 27, 2025

By: Richa Macsuedon , Senior Program Coordinator, HomeNet South AsiaThe tourism industry across South Asia is largely supported by the efforts of home-based workers. However, even today, these workers have limited opportunities to expand, scale and drive meaningful financial growth through their work. HomeNet South Asia’s affiliate partner, the Institute for Development of Community Strengths...

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Blog, COTRADO ALAC
September 27, 2025

By: Carlos Sanchez, Regional Coordinator of COTRADO ALAC Between August 31 and September 2, Carlos Sánchez, Regional Coordinator for Latin America and the Caribbean of Home-Based Workers Organizations (COTRADO ALAC), met with SITRADOMSA and CENTRACAP to share views on the political situation affecting Central American countries and its impact on the sustainability of trade unions and...

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Blog, COTRADO ALAC
September 27, 2025

By: Carlos Sánchez, Regional Coordinator of COTRADO ALAC With the participation of 25 leaders from unions of home-based workers, domestic workers, and unions of self-employed or own-account workers, a workshop on DEI Policies was held on August 29 in Managua, Nicaragua. The Working Committee on DEI Policies, made up of leaders from CONATRADO (Chile), SITRAOVDISE (Nicaragua), and...

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Africa, Blog
September 26, 2025

By: Edwin Bett, Regional Coordinator, HomeNet AfricaThe Bolgatanga Basket Weavers Club Cooperative Association (BBWCCA) in Ghana has secured a grant of GHS 3 million from the Community Foundation Ghana and the Ghana Export-Import Bank (EXIMBANKGH) as working capital to enable members to engage in basket weaving as a full-time business. The first tranche of funds...

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Africa, Blog
September 26, 2025

By: Edwin Bett, Regional Coordinator, HomeNet AfricaHomeNet Africa, with support from HomeNet Kenya, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the National Environment Trust Fund (NETFUND) to build the capacity of individuals across HomeNet Africa member organizations. The signing took place on September 1, 2025, at Water House in Nairobi.The program will be implemented in...

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Blog, Eastern Europe and Central Asia
September 26, 2025

By: HNI, text adapted from information sent by Violeta Zlateva, Regional Coordinator of HomeNet Eastern Europe and Central AsiaUNESCO’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity celebrates living traditions, skills, and knowledge that communities pass down through generations. These practices are songs, crafts, festivals, and rituals. They survive only because people keep them...