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Field Notes

Scarcity of Space in the Market

The area around Makola market is crowded with traders trying to carve out a small space to display their goods and attract the attention of potential customers. Rentable shops and market stalls are in short supply. It is fairly common for a property owner to ask for 10 years up Read more…

By Jenna Burrell, 8 yearsJuly 10, 2015 ago
Market Women

Vulnerability, Markets, and Insurance in Ghana

Misfortune and setbacks are a recurring theme both in my fieldwork among market women in Accra, Ghana and in my previous work on livelihoods in rural Uganda. The specific misfortunes frequently mentioned included theft, accidents, or illnesses. The consequences of such an episode could be life altering. After years of Read more…

By Jenna Burrell, 10 yearsNovember 21, 2012 ago
Market Women

Managing Seasons and Scarcity

An experience with phone theft reveals how critical the phone had become for a wholesaler of plantains at a small market on the outskirts of Accra, Ghana. The mobile phone is critical to maintaining personal relationships with suppliers to ensure supply during seasonal periods of scarcity. It is an important Read more…

By Jenna Burrell, 10 yearsSeptember 10, 2012 ago
Infographics

Visual Stories: Entrepreneurship

Ivan Colic, art director at Zoom Advertising Cape Town, uses infographics to tell stories about a side of Africa that the press mostly neglects to tell. On his blog, Afrographique, he visualizes the continent’s incredible innovation, entrepreneurship schemes, art and history. This particular infographic depicts the percentage share of formal Read more…

By Luisa Beck, 10 yearsAugust 23, 2012 ago
Market Women

Cloth Trader, Ghana

A profile of an affluent market woman who sells cloth from her shop in Makola Market, central Accra, Ghana. …Read The Profile…

By Jenna Burrell, 10 yearsAugust 21, 2012 ago
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