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Contributors

At D+C/E+Z, we are proud of our international network of authors. It is particularly important to us to be a platform for voices from the global south. Some authors contribute on a regular basis, others don't. Here you can find information about the people behind the contributions.

Sabyr Toigonbaev

sabyr.toigonbaev@helvetas.org

contributed to D+C/E+Z in spring 2015 as a livestock business facilitator for the “Small Business and Income Creation Programme” of HELVETAS Swiss Intercooperation in Kyrgyzstan, that is funded by the Government of Switzerland.  

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Sabyr Toigonbaev

“The finer, the better”

Cashmere from Kyrgyzstan is distributed on global scale – the primary producers, however, do not get a fair price

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The first UN Sustainable Development Goal is to end poverty in all its forms everywhere.

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Gender Equality

In order to achieve gender equality, it is necessary to empower women and girls.

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Achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals will require good governance – from the local to the global level.

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Sustainability

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