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Making Markets Accessible to the Most Marginalized

Wednesday, April 5, 2017

Session Description

Some 800 million people still live in extreme poverty, suffering disproportionately from marginalization and exclusion related to gender, disability, ethnicity, and other forms of inequality. Evidence suggests that many market-based approaches don’t reach the most marginalized groups, and when they do, social movements play a key role. This workshop will cover opportunities to advance market-based approaches to improve the livelihoods of the most marginalized, through the lens of disabled women. Along the way, we’ll explore and debate the critical enabling factors necessary to move forward.


Time & Location

Time:
10:00 AM - 11:15 AM, Wednesday, April 5, 2017 BST
Location:
Classroom 2 (WW)
Speakers
  • Speaker
    Director, Economic & Rural Development, Self Employed Women Association
    Joined SEWA in 1984. She expanded membership to new heights making SEWA the single largest union of informal sector workers. I oversees organizing and development of 3.2 million members, pan India, and also in 7 South-Asian countries, focusing on women’s economic empowerment by building…
  • Speaker
    Uganda - ‎Country Director, Action on Disability and Development
    Joseph Walugembe has been Country Director of the ADD International Uganda Programme since 2010. He was Country Development Manager for Sense International (Uganda) from 2005-2010, Advocacy Program Coordinator of the African Union of the Blind from 2002-2004, and Projects…
  • Speaker
    Research Fellow, Institute of Development Studies
    Jodie Thorpe is a Research Fellow at the Institute of Development Studies, leading the Institute’s research cluster on business, markets and the state in development. With over 15 years’ experience in research, policy and strategy, she is an expert on inclusive market approaches, value chains, and…
  • Facilitator
    Honorary Associate, EcoAgriculture Partners
    Jim is a specialist in inclusive business, food value chains, global food systems, and multi-stakeholder partnerships. He has over 25 years international experience working on sustainable development in the fields of market systems, agriculture, rural development and natural resource…
  • Speaker
    Head of Disability Policy, Inclusive Societies Department, Department for International Development
    Carrie is currently the Head of Disability Policy at the UK’s Department for International Development. Prior to this role Carrie was seconded to the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade’s to facilitate cross-agency learning on disability-inclusion policy and to support the establishment…