using traditional off-shore fishing methods, women typically fish for the family’s subsistence

with rising sea temperatures, the fish are moving out to deeper, cooler waters

yields are more challenging to gather

the day’s catch is equally divided to share among households

tourists flock to Longshi to see the terraced rice fields. Local women entrepreneurs profit from selling handicrafts

in the 1970’s, Sri Lanka’s Barefoot franchise was established to teach impoverished women to weave in order to make a living. traditional textile weavers now own and operate five weaving centres across the country

Tibetan refugees in Nepal are stateless with limited political and economic rights, selling trinkets to tourists is one avenue to earn some income

freelance hairstylist

migrants in search of a better life end up in big cities like Johannesburg, street selling is an option for the low-skilled

governments have nationalized Bedouin rangelands, imposing limits on Bedouins’ traditional movements and grazing, selling handicrafts to tourists provides an economic opportunity