Ghana

Five Case Studies that Illustrate Steps Toward an Inclusive City

Creating “inclusive cities” is a hot topic right now. Habitat III has just wound up in Quito, Ecuador – the UN’s urban conference that brought...

Child care for women informal workers proves essential to earning power

By Rachel Moussié Women’s economic empowerment is a central feature of development debates today. A key focus is the economic and social...

Organising the Informal Economy: Results and Prospects. The Case of Ghana in Comparative Perspective

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Do occupational health services really exist in Ghana? A special focus on the agricultural and informal sectors

WHO/ICOH/ILO Workshop: Challenges to Occupational Health Services in the Regions, the National and International response. Helsinki, Finland ...

Changes in Official Attitudes Towards Urban Agriculture in AccraAfrican Studies Quarterly

Bwala Five FiveWorld Environment Magazine

This photodocumentary about “Ghana: Picking Waste for a Living” begins on page 56.

Unionizing informal workers in Ghana

Abstract: This article very briefly introduces the Ghanaian informal economy and some of the organisations that operate within it, making...

Health and Sanitation is an Economic Right as Well–Just Ask Ghanaian Food Sellers

WIEGO Researcher Laura Alfers investigates the chop bar owners of Accra. Whereas governments are quick to scapegoat them for diseases borne...

The Informal Sector in Ghana

Overview of the informal sector in Ghana, with a focus on domestic workers, street vendors, and head porters

Building Capacity for Change: Developing Women’s Leadership and Business Skills

This is an account of the “Developing Leadership & Business Skills for Informal Women Workers in Fair Trade” project, which took place...