RAISE - Research & Action for Income Security

#incomesecurity Med projektet 'RefIPro' har vi det det erklærede formål, sammen med vores partnere, at forbedre sundhed 🥕 , ernæring og indkomstskabende muligheder for flygtninge i Uganda! Men hvordan? Projektet har to specifikke mål: 🎯 🙋♀️ 1) Forbedret ernæring og sundhed for flygtninge- og værtssamfundsbørn gennem produktion af melorm. Vi vil undersøge brugen af melorm til berigelse af skolemad, og vil især bidrage med ny viden om potentialet for spiselige insekter til at forbedre tarmsundheden hos børn i lavindkomstlande. 👩🌾 2) Forbedrede indkomster for flygtninge og værtssamfundsmedlemmer gennem produktion af soldaterfluelarver (BSFL). Projektet vil støtte i alt 965 flygtninge og værtssamfundsmedlemmer til at producere BSFL til salg som foder, med det formål at give flygtninge en ny indkomstskabende mulighed. Læs mere om innovationsprojektet på https://refipro.raise.dk/ og følg med her på siden, når vi løbende publicerer resultaterne. Bliv medlem af RAISE og støt arbejdet for kun 100 kr./år. Se mere på raise.dk Støttet af Novo Nordisk. Vores projektpartnere er 🚀 Mamah Mothers Against Malnutrition and Hunger, Københavns Universitet - University of Copenhagen og Makerere University. 👏 #fairindkomst #jobskabelse #velfærdsydelser #edibleinsects #insectsforfoodandfeed #insects #blivmedlem #uganda #raise

📣 Calling civil society in the Eastern Neighbourhood region!! 📣 New Democracy Fund released a call for regional projects that is now open. ✅ Please do not hesitate to reach out to me for more information or support with the application! 📃 Write me here: fj@danishculture.com

Join the StreetNet International's Social Protection in Africa webinar TODAY! 🖥️ They are launching their platform of social protection demands for the region, which organizations of workers in the informal economy can use to advocate for the extension of social protection at multiple levels of government. Learn more: https://bit.ly/3ZbxXRI WIEGO’s Social Protection Programme has assisted this project with the development of research and training focused on building social protection in Africa that is inclusive of workers in informal employment. Webinar details: 🗓️ 27 November ⏰ 4:00 - 6:00 pm (South Africa Time) 🌐 Interpretation is available in English and French. Register now: https://bit.ly/418kM6K #SocialProtection #WorkersRights #InformalEconomy

⏳Time is running out before #climatechange becomes irreversible. #SocialProtection is a key policy lever to help combat the climate crisis and move towards a #JustTransition for all 🌍. It generates public support for mitigation and adaptation efforts by protecting people’s incomes, jobs and health from the unintended adverse consequences of climate policies. 🚨 It is time to up the ante and implement universal social protection! #COP29 ➡ More insights in International Labour Organization's World Social Protection Report: bit.ly/4hWbelt

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Deadline nærmer sig! Send din ansøgning inden den 24.11 og bliv vores nye studiepraktikant til kommunikation og organisationsudvikling til foråret 2024. #praktik Grib en spændende mulighed for indgang til NGO-branchen og bliv klædt godt på til at få et job senere, der gør en forskel i udviklingslandene 🇺🇬 Kontakt gerne vores sekretariatsansvarlige Jakob Lundager for spørgsmål til stillingen!

Social protection is paramount to support adaptation to climate change, says the latest World Social Protection Report 2024-26 (https://bit.ly/3Ck7XvP). Join the event at COP29 and live at ilo.live.org.

The question of the just transition from informality to formality is one of the most discussed in the informal economy workers’ movement. It will also be one of the items for discussion at the next International Labour Conference, in 2025. But what exactly do we mean by formalization? Formalizing jobs and activities undertaken informally means achieving not only recognition as contributors, but also gaining access to a series of rights, including social protection. Specifically for street and vendors and hawkers, formalizing their work translates into a series of rights that pertain with the free use of public space, the access to easy registration procedure and a fair and transparent taxation process. Formalisation is not an easy, straight-forward process. For example, if getting a decent place to work means only that street vendors have to move off the streets and get a stall in the market, that means not all the workers will have the means to pay for a stall - the situation will therefore create more exclusion and marginalization. Similarly, if formalization only results in the obligation to register and to pay taxes, street and market vendors and hawkers, especially the poorest ones (which are the majority of these workers worldwidey) would not have any incentive to formalize. Here’s what just human-centered and workers’ rights-based formalisation looks like for street and market vendors and hawkers: ✊🏾Recognition and Rights: Just formalization ensures street vendors are recognized as legitimate economic contributors, granting them rights like social protection and access to essential public services. ⚒️Secure Workspaces: Vendors gain secure, designated spaces to work without fear of eviction or harassment, with facilities such as sanitation, water, and shelter for safe and decent working conditions. 📜Fair Registration and Identification: Just formalization includes streamlined registration and affordable fees, with easy access to necessary identification, allowing vendors to work legally in public spaces. 🙅🏼♀️Protection from Violence and Evictions: A just approach to formalization involves protections against police brutality, arbitrary evictions, and other forms of mistreatment by authorities. 🗣️Social Dialogue and Inclusion: Just formalization means involving street vendor representatives in policy discussions, ensuring their voices are heard in decisions that affect their livelihoods, specifically in tripartite negotiations. 🏦Equitable and Transparent Taxation: Fair and transparent taxation policies are essential, with fees that reflect street and marketvendors and hawkers’ earnings and do not threaten their financial stability. We’ll continue to advocate for the full implementation of ILO Resolution 204 on the Transition from Informality to Formality, at all the national and international spaces we participate. 📷Tania Regina de Jesus, Rio de Janeiro, credits Andressa Ocker (Ocker Visuals).

More than ever there is a need for innovative solutions to income generation among refugees, finding ways to integrate them into the Ugandan economy. This is one of the things we are working on with out project 'Refugee Insect Production for Food and Feed' (RefIPro) funded by Novo Nordisk Foundation and implemented with local and regional civil society, business and university partners.