March 2024 - HomeNet International

Ramila’s Journey: A Testament to the Transformative Power of Capacity-building, Empowerment, and Community Solidarity

Blog, Home-Based Workers' Stories, South East Asia

March 25, 2024

We're excited to introduce Ramila Solanki, a dedicated home-based worker and a member of SEWA from Ahmedabad, India. For over 15 years, she's been actively involved with the Indian Academy for Self Employed Women (IASCW), where she's undergone various trainings, including organizing, leadership, communication, and video shooting, among others. She is also a proud member...

COTRADO ALAC held its 7th Regional Meeting in Buenos Aires, Argentina

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Blog, COTRADO ALAC

March 25, 2024

COTRADO ALAC, the regional network of home-based worker organisations from Latin America and the Caribbean, recently held its seventh regional meeting in the headquarters of the Union of Workers of the Popular Economy (UTEP) in Buenos Aires, Argentina from March 21st to the 23rd.Delegates from its member organisations from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, El Salvador, Peru,...

HomeNet Africa held its regional workshop in Arusha-Tanzania

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Africa, Blog

March 25, 2024

HomeNet Africa conducted its regional workshop from the 5th to the 8th of March, 2024, bringing together a total of forty-eight participants from Tanzania, Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, South Africa, Zimbabwe, and Ghana. The workshop aimed to achieve several key objectives, focusing on receiving feedback from National Networks and Organisations on activity implementation and plans...

National Meeting of Home-based Workers South Africa Association (HBWSAA)

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Africa, Blog

March 25, 2024

The HBWSAA national workshop held in Johannesburg from the 16th to the 18th of January was a successful gathering of 15 provincial coordinators and three facilitators with specific objectives in mind.The purpose of the workshop was to bring together the provincial coordinators in order to cultivate a common understanding of HBWSAA, adopt a draft constitution...

HNI home-based worker leaders enhance their skills in Monitoring, Learning, and Evaluation through advanced training

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Blog

March 25, 2024

The Advanced Monitoring Learning and Evaluation (MLE) training held from February 12-16 in Morocco organised by Women in Informal Employment Globalizing and Organizing (WIEGO), encompassed various sessions aimed at enhancing participants' understanding and skills in Outcome Harvesting, evaluating the effectiveness of their activities, and using the insights gained for strategic adaptation and learning. The training...

A look back at HomeNet Southeast Asia’s recent work: Advocating for the rights of informal workers and conducting training sessions on Social and Solidarity Economy.

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Blog, South East Asia

March 21, 2024

On October 30-31, 2023, the members, Regional Coordinator, Executive Director, and leaders of HomeNet Southeast Asia (HNSEA) participated in the Movement for Alternatives and Solidarity in Southeast Asia (MASSA) conference with the theme "Advancing Alternative Regionalism from Below: People and Planet First." The conference took place at the University Hotel, University of the Philippines (UP)...

HomeNet Southeast Asia hosts a workshop to validate research for a new study on creating spaces for social dialogue for informal workers’ rights in ASEAN

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Blog, South East Asia

March 21, 2024

On March 20, 2024, HomeNet Southeast Asia (HNSEA) partnered with the Social Protection Program of Women in Informal Employment: Globalizing and Organizing (WIEGO) to host a Research Validation Workshop for a study led by Dr. Rene Ofreneo and his team from the University of the Philippines (UP). The research, titled "Voice for the Voiceless: Building...

Training of community leaders on violence against women home-based workers in Nepal

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Blog, South Asia

March 21, 2024

A three-day physical training program was held from the 1st to the 3rd of February, 2024 in Pokhara, Nepal to train community leaders on violence against women home-based workers. The participants included 30 women leaders from the Pokhara Women’s Skill Development Organisation (WSDO), which is an affiliate of HomeNet South Asia. The objective of the...

Training of trainers for disaster risk reduction and preparedness for home-based workers in Sri Lanka

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Blog, South Asia

March 21, 2024

The Training of Trainers (TOT) for Disaster Risk Reduction and Preparedness for Home-Based Workers in Sri Lanka took place on the 11th and 12th of January, 2024 in Colombo.The training was attended by 23 home-based workers (HBWs) from Central, Southern, and Uva Provinces, as well as Ratmalana District. These workers work in various areas such...

Inauguration of Youth Fashion Academy in Uzbekistan

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Blog, Eastern Europe and Central Asia

March 21, 2024

The Center of Handicrafts in Bukhara is taking strides this year to empower young entrepreneurs. Just 30 km from Bukhara, in Kagan, a Fashion Academy has been established specifically for young individuals with a passion for sewing and fashion design.This initiative was initiated by a family consisting of a mother and her two daughters. Their...