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Informal sector

Undocumented job is best opportunity many Pakistanis get

In Pakistan, the informal sector accounts for 75 % to the workforce and one third of GDP

Social inclusion

Children with disabilities deserve to be encouraged

In Bangladesh persons with disabilities tend to be excluded from mainstream society

Our view

Do not abandon people with disabilities

Inclusion of people with disabilities is needed for gender justice, because around the world, women do most of the care work

Mental health

Mental health can be strengthened

In Guatemala, unresolved traumas from the past are a frequent cause of new suffering and violence

Food security

“Smallholder farms must benefit from innovations”

Research must pay more attention to family farms, says Hildegard Lingnau of the Global Forum on Agricultural Research and Innovation

Knowledge building

Training local artisans to produce school furniture

Hoping to improve school conditions in Zambia by producing locally made desks for students

Togo

The first disabled member of Togo’s parliament

In Togo, activists have already achieved a great deal for people with disabilities

Conservation

Goats farming reduces poaching

Farmers are encouraged to breed goats so they do not have to destroy wildlife to survive

Discrimination

Development cooperation must become more inclusive

Policy makers and civil society must recognise inclusion as a cross-cutting task – and so must international development and humanitarian relief

Culture Special

American joy and sorrow

The novel "Behold the Dreamers" scrutinises the "American dream" based on the experiences of an immigrant family from Cameroon

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