In this episode of WEE Talks, Kate and Aatif discuss the childcare constraints facing women micro and small enterprises in low- and middle-income countries, and the solutions available to them. Sumitra Mishra joins to speak about the work that her organization, Mobile Creches, is doing to address this issue in India.
Hosts: Kate Grantham (<a href="https://twitter.com/KateGrantham">@KateGrantham</a>) and Aatif Somji (<a href="https://twitter.com/aatifsomji">@aatifsomji</a>)
Produced by: Anti-Heroine Media (<a href="https://www.antiheroinemedia.com/">https://www.antiheroinemedia.com/</a>)
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Additional links from this episode:
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 <li>United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples: <a href="https://www.un.org/development/desa/indigenouspeoples/declaration-on-the-rights-of-indigenous-peoples.html">https://www.un.org/development/desa/indigenouspeoples/declaration-on-the-rights-of-indigenous-peoples.html</a></li>
 <li>Mobile Creches: <a href="https://www.mobilecreches.org/">https://www.mobilecreches.org/</a></li>
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