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From Middlemen to Mastery: Zhazgul’s Path to Independent Work in Kyrgyzstan

Author: Leslie Vryenhoek Zhazgul Duishenova is a home-based seamstress working in Kyrgyzstan. She also takes in orders from middlemen. “With...

Author: Leslie Vryenhoek To reach Ruth Otieno’s home, you must traverse dirt roads with deep, wide potholes that force traffic...

Author: Leslie Vryenhoek The word “empowered” often feels overused, a buzzword stripped of its true impact. However, Jemimah Nyakongo’s journey...

The Philippines, long recognized as one of the countries most vulnerable to climate change, is grappling with the devastating effects...

Ms. Vicherka Yun, a home-based worker from Battambang Province, Cambodia, and an Executive Committee member of HomeNet Southeast Asia (HNSEA),...

Courtesy of: HomeNet South Asia When Champaben Ravat first came home with a bag of scrap waste to repurpose, she...