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Praxis Nr. 20

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Locally owned. Globally backed. A Manifesto for Locally Led Action

To be sustainable, international cooperation programmes and projects must be in the hands of local actors who are most familiar with the needs and resources available. Yet many stumbling blocks remain…
Raji Sultan
The International Trade Centre, together with the European Union and the Eswatini Government, supports a wide range of artisans, entrepreneurs, and SMEs in Eswatini. Photo : ITC

From Skills to Markets: Making Entrepreneurship Work for Development

Entrepreneurship is a driving force for job creation and sustainable development, especially in contexts where formal employment opportunities are scarce. Yet many entrepreneurs in the Global South st…
Sara Ryser
After two devastating hurricanes destroyed many homes on Nicaragua's Atlantic coast at the end of 2021, AMCA joined forces with local partner organisations and a Swiss network to support the reconstruction of the affected homes. Photo: AMCA

A Pragmatic Approach to the Triple Nexus

The Humanitarian-Development-Peace Nexus has become a guiding principle for international cooperation. To gain deeper insight into what this “triple nexus” entails in practice, Unité commissioned a st…
Sara Ryser
Cover of the study showing two farmers in Nicaragua

Navigating the Triple Nexus

A new study explores how the Triple Nexus is implemented by Unité's member organisations and their partners in the global South. It calls for modesty. Instead of programmatic expansion, increased repo…

«Community First»

For Professor Vinh-Kim Nguyen it is crucial to support health promotion programmes in the Global South. Not only because health is a human right and health systems need be able to provide basic servic…
Sara Ryser
Mercy Odero explains something to a trainee at the sewing machine

Make Me Smile and Comundo create job opportunities for young women in Kenya

In the craft center operated by Make Me Smile and Comundo in Kenya, young school drop outs receive vocational training and are prepared for the labor market.