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Hot off the press: The 2017 of our Magazine celebrating 10 years of SWITCH-Asia 🎊 Download your copy to learn about this decade of work & get inspired by stories of social, environmental, technological, economic & policy impact! shar.es/1Ma6RH
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GERES is happy to be part of @switchasia's last report on improved #cookstoves! Our SCALE project in Myanmar received the visit of their consultants for 3 days this year. Read their report > gsa.geres.eu/scale-project-s…
The @NetworkFacility is about to end while a new SCP Facility is being established. Thanks to all those who supported & inspired us during these 4 years, it's been a pleasure to work together w/ u!
We hope to stay in touch & send you our best season's wishes
How do you minimise the environmental impact of the #leather value chain? Have a look at this new set of guidelines produced by our @tecnalia project in #Bangladesh 👉 shar.es/1MjUwi
By teaching vulnerable women to upcycle discarded textiles, this SWITCH-Asia proj in #India is contributing to improve the livelihoods of thousands of poor uneducated women while recycling textiles & reducing plastic bag consumption in #Udaipur ! nitter.gq/ziyuusan/status/939087…
When I first met these women in #Rajasthan in 2015 they had hardly any education, no personal income nor mobility. Now they can produce bags from discarded textiles + earn an income + travel & their bags are replacing plastic bags in #Udaipur! #noplasticbag #WomensEmpowerment
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The European program @switchasia celebrates 10 years of technological upgrades and social impacts! At this occasion, find out more about our 'Kabul Green Homes' project implemented in #Afghanistan since 2016. geres.eu/en/news-in-brief/84… #environment #climate #energy
Recently the pangasius industry experienced a rapid growth in 🇻🇳 but often at high social & environmental costs. Read 👉 shar.es/1MYKDA how a SWITCH-Asia project w/ @vncpc @WWF_Vietnam @wwfaustria helped to develop a more sustainable growth pattern for d 🐟 industry.
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SMART Myanmar staff will offer seminars on the sidelines of the 6th Annual Myanmar Textile and Garment Industry Exhibition on Friday. For details: chanchao.com.tw/webdm/2017/M…
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SMART Myanmar technical expert Mr. Ye Hein Htet has been with the project since 2013. During over 4 years he has coached and consulted dozens of factories on occupational safety & health improvements, workplace communications and compliance with Myanmar's labour laws.
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SMART Myanmar technical expert Ms. Min Mon Myat assesses a garment factory in Yangon in Nov. During SMART's factory assessments workers are interviewed, management systems are reviewed & buildings inspected for safety and environmental impacts.
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At a workshop in November with about 40 factory managers SMART Myanmar's senior technical expert, Ms. Nancy Feng, led interactive group exercises to teach effective approaches in workplace dialogue and communications. Empathy & systems-based approaches are key.
Dyeing 🏭 are traditionally known for their adverse environmental impact. Yet these SMEs in 🇳🇵 learned that cleaner options are available, which are both environment-friendlier & commercially profitable. New manual 👉shar.es/1MC0gZ
Improved environmental impact, safer working conditions & higher corporate performance follow as companies adopt measures of #cleanerproduction in leather, footwear, construction metal industries in #Bangladesh.
Watch the video ➡️ youtu.be/-xScdAWfClk
#DCCI
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This EU-funded #recycling project is empowering women in #Nepal. The project has reduced waste by 88% while sparking #entrepreneurship and improving livelihoods. @NetworkFacility @EUinNepal @europeaid #EUDev #GlobalDev #EmpowerWomen #GEW2017
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DYK that every year 4 million people die prematurely from exposure to noxious smoke emitted by inefficient #cookstoves? Women & young children are d most exposed. Here is how SWITCH-Asia is improving cook stoves in #India #Laos #Myanmar #Pakistan ➡️ shar.es/1M6ILo
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On #WorldAIDSDay we raise awareness and continue our fight against HIV. The @EU_Commission partnership with the @GlobalFund – ensuring decrease of new HIV infections among children by 47% since 2010, from 300 000 in 2010 to 160 000 in 2016. #FactFriday – at Luxembourg
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How much do you know about gender-based violence worldwide? Take part in our Facebook quiz & WIN a box full of EU goodies 🎁 #SayNoStopVAW
Promoting ethical #biotrade of herbal plants 🌱🌼 in 🇻🇳 , this @europeaid proj managed by @HelvetasVN & @credvietnam is improving livelihoods of thousands of farmers 👩🌾👨🌾 & management of natural resources & #SME performance.
Want to know more? 👉shar.es/1Mca88
New manual from 🇳🇵: A step-by-step guide to implement cleaner production in small, medium, large 🏭 producing #pashminas Download 👉 shar.es/1M5Wbs
Great achievement! We're all the more pleased as this happened also thanks to a SWITCH-Asia project w/ @WWF_ID
Read more 👉 goo.gl/FDTVp8 🇪🇺🌲🇮🇩 nitter.gq/uni_eropa/status/93605…
1 year ago, #Indonesia & #EU launched 1st #FLEGT licensing scheme for verified legal timber products. Now 14 more countries – producing 80% of EU’s tropical timber imports – are negotiating/ implementing similar agreements
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#1yearFLT #EUandRI #climadiplo
Assisted by the #EU policy support component, the #Philippines recently developed a Green Public Procurement Roadmap. Watch & read about it 👉shar.es/1MubQ9 🇵🇭 #GPP
