Digitalisation of social protection: 4 key lessons learned

Various countries in the last years have worked on digitalising their social protection schemes. Such efforts significantly reduce the bureaucratic burden on authorities and have, in some instances, improved the accessibility of the schemes. In this article we present four lessons learnt, with examples from different regions, and we draw some preliminary conclusions on how […]
From vulnerability to resilience: street vendors in Malawi in the age of climate change

As climate change intensifies, street vendors in Malawi face unprecedented challenges. Heat stress, flooded markets, and unpredictable income threaten their very existence.
Informal Economy Market Vendors: A Lifeline for Many Malawian

Surviving in the informal economy: the journey of Selemani, one of Lwanda Market small-scale market vendors. Selemani’s journey among market vendors According to recent research, a significant portion of Malawi’s population relies on the informal economy for their livelihood. To gain insight into this phenomenon, Robert Selemani, one of the small-scale market vendors at Luwanda […]
StreetNet Regional Meeting of West and Central Africa in Togo

From 29th July 2024 to 1st August 2024, Streetnet International’s affiliates from West and Central Africa met for a regional meeting in Lome- Togo, hosted by FAINATRASIT( Faîtière Nationale des Travailleurs du Secteur Informel du Togo). The meeting was attended by around forty members of its affiliated from Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Côte d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Togo.
Crafting a future for street vendors’ power: reflections from the SNI Strategic Meeting 2024

From 10th to 13 th August 2024 members and leaders of StreetNet International (SNI) gathered in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, to reflect on their 20-year journey and chart a course for the next four years.
Empowering eSwatini’s Informal Economy: A Conversation with CIEAES’ National Coordinator, Mathokoza Sikhondze

The Coalition for Informal Economy Associations in Eswatini (CIEAES) is one of the new affiliates organizations that recently joined StreetNet, officially becoming part of our global alliance in March 2024. It is based on eSwatini, a small country in southern Africa, bordering Mozambique and South Africa. We had a chat with comrade Mathokoza Sikhondze, National […]
StreetNet attends the SADC Peoples’ Summit: a more united voice for street vendors in the Southern Africa region

A delegation of StreetNet worker leaders participated in the 44th Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) People’s Summit, on 15-16 August 2024 held in Harare, Zimbabwe. At the heart of Southern Africa’s development and economy lies the group that forms the backbone of many economies—informal economy workers.
StreetNet attends the SADC Peoples’ Summit: a more united voice for street vendors in the Southern Africa region

A delegation of StreetNet worker leaders participated in the 44th Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) People’s Summit, on 15-16 August 2024 held in Harare, Zimbabwe. At the heart of Southern Africa’s development and economy lies the group that forms the backbone of many economies—informal economy workers.
Comas’ street vendors are battling against institutional violence in Peru’s capital

The extreme actions of an elected mayor in one of the most populous districts of Lima are denying thousands of street vendors of their basic rights and driving them into poverty. But street vendors are fighting back. The residents of the bustling Chacra Cerro neighborhood in Lima’s Comas district were still celebrating the New Year […]
Release comrade Chea Chantha: independent trade unionist have a right of freedom of expression!

StreetNet, being a global alliance of street vendors and informal economy workers, urges the charges against comrade Chea Chantha to be dismissed and for the Cambodian government to stop criminalisation of independent trade unionists and labor activists.