Stories
Rabeha: empowering women in rural Egypt
16 October 2023 | By: Elena Cooke
Rural women are key agents for achieving sustainable development. They play a crucial role in agriculture production, rural enterprises and improving the wellbeing of their households.
Indonesia begins process to get rid of carcinogenic substance
04 October 2023 | By: UNIDO
When an out-of-use transformer spilled toxic liquid onto the ground at the Goodyear Indonesia tyre plant in Bogor, management realized that a long-term solution was needed.
UNIDO assists greener production in Ukraine
26 September 2023 | By: Eric Bishel
Curbing inefficient use of natural resources is especially critical in the industrial sector, where high costs have only increased the burden on small and medium-sized enterprises.
The Turkish fruit juice manufacturer reaping the benefits of biogas
16 August 2023 | By: The Industrial Decarbonization Accelerator
By investing in biogas, Göknur Gida has established a fully sustainable, low-carbon production cycle. Now with UNIDO’s support on thermal energy management, this cycle has become even more robust.
Promoting circularity in refrigerant gases: a climate-friendly cooling solution
20 July 2023 | By: Jayaraj Manepalli
UNIDO, in collaboration with various member states and partners, has helped set up refrigerator gas recovery centres, most recently in Chile and Ecuador.
Technology transfer and capacity building helps Cuba's packaging sector
13 July 2023 | By: Charles Arthur
UNIDO ITPO Italy donated equipment to test packaging materials and packages, and provided capacity-building services.
Women entrepreneurs empowered through the Rabeha joint programme
27 June 2023 | By: Elena Cooke
In Egypt, there are 3.4 million micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) which contribute about 43% of the country’s GDP. Three women entrepreneurs - Jackleen Maher, Aya Mohsen and Noha Ali - ...
Ethiopia: cluster approach helps small leather goods enterprise to grow
27 June 2023 | By: Tamiru Legesse Obole and Charles Arthur
Abaynesh Beyene joined LOMI Leather, an association of women entrepreneurs producing leather goods and garments, formed with the support of UNIDO.
Solar fish-drying tech has the potential to transform Cambodia’s fisheries
15 June 2023 | By: Seetharama Shetty Thombathu and Samruol Im
Drying fish in a dome is faster and safer than traditional methods. UNIDO and partners have provided technical and investment support to ten fish processing enterprises to adopt this technology. More ...
Strengthening food safety in Sri Lanka
12 June 2023 | By: Lars Bredal, René van Berkel and Vimlendra Sharan
Food business operators along the supply chain need to invest in upgrading food safety conditions, and sustain the higher operating costs associated with food safety management systems. UNIDO presents ...
Rebuilding the carpentry profession in Liberia
08 June 2023 | By: Mark Korpu
Following years of civil war that devastated the country's education system, a new initiative is revitalizing Liberia's carpentry schools.
Saving sharks, protecting people, preserving oceans: the story of SharkSafe Barrier
01 June 2023 | By: Daria Shumilova
Andreotti's involvement with UNIDO’s Global Cleantech Innovation Programme (GCIP) in South Africa changed her perspective. It exposed her to business training and mentoring, financial modeling, ...
Women's leadership in Indonesia’s modern seaweed processing industry
31 March 2023 | By: Ita Sualia and Boedi Julianto
Women play a crucial role in the Indonesian seaweed value chain, from farming and harvesting to processing and marketing. This article showcases the crucial role of women in seaweed farming and ...
Kyrgyzstan's Ecofloris breaks the norm to reach regional markets
31 March 2023 | By: The Global Quality and Standards Programme
EcoFloris, a woman-led SME supported to improve its production process, transportation and product safety.
Working with women traditional communicators in The Gambia to boost local production
31 March 2023 | By: Saikou Suwareh Jabai
Training women traditional communicators to support improvements in post-harvest and local production handling practices
Levelling the field for gender equality in the energy sector
31 March 2023 | By: Interview with Alexandra Arias
Gender diversity drives innovation, opens new pathways for technology deployment, brings valuable perspectives to social and economic development and provides a richer pool of talent for key and ...
Why Morocco needs water management training
22 March 2023 | By: Charles Arthur
The country’s limited freshwater resources are under pressure from population growth, industrialization, urbanization and climate change.
Women entrepreneurs catalyzing change in wastewater treatment sector in Morocco
21 March 2023 | By: Daria Shumilova and Katarzyna Mordaszewska
In 2018 Bougarrani co-founded Green WATECH with a vision to provide an innovative and affordable wastewater treatment solution to the rural communities in Morocco.