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6 months ago

A feminist approach to organising women workers
by Michal Friedman care economy / care work / decent work / feminist popular education / gender equality / National School Nutrition Programme / volunteer food handlers
Our story of walking alongside Food Handlers in the National School Nutrition Programme on a movement-building journey to advocate for decent work and fair pay.
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7 months ago

What research reveals about public employment programmes
by Nina Benjamin decent work / informalisation / labour rights / NSNP / PowerUp / public care programme / volunteer food handlers
The case of Volunteer Food Handlers in the National School Nutrition Programme.
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11 months ago

Our journey for decent work in the National School Nutrition Programme
by Nelly Nyagah care work / decent work / education sector / extended public works programme / food handlers / informalisation / Power Up! / workers’ rights
Food Handlers organise to claim their rights.
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11 months ago

I am a Food Handler, and I deserve dignity and rights
by Sibongile Mashinini advocacy stories / care economy / decent work / education sector / extended public works programme / food handlers / informalisation / NSNP
Food Handlers advocating for decent work under the National School Nutrition Programme are not alone.
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11 months ago

How Food Handlers have influenced my understanding of social innovation
by Nthakoana Maema care work / decent work / food handlers / Food sovereignty / LRS Colloquium / National School Nutrition Programme / Power Up! / public care work programmes
What happens when policy meets lived experience? A reflection on the LRS Colloquium “Food in Schools is a Social Justice Issue.”
