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PUM has served over 40,000 customers since 1978. Over the years therefore, we have collected thousands of stories and best practices. Do you want to be inspired? Please read the stories below.
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Win-win situation in Senegal Proplast was established as a social enterprise in Dakar, with the aim of offering disadvantaged women employment and a better future. |
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Cash on the nose in Tanzania The group of Tanzanian entrepreneurs known as Mwasapro based in Mwanza hopes to produce sardines for large supermarkets in Dar es Salaam and other African cities. To make that possible they first need certification. |
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Fashion as a driving force for the economy Foreign companies have clothing produced for them in Vietnam, on a large scale. As wages rise, this model of manufacture to order is coming under pressure. The textile industry is now looking for new earning models. |
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High in the Himalayas, fruit trees offer good prospects After a severe earthquake in 2015, almost no houses were left standing in the Nepalese district of Gorkha. Fruit trees can offer the local residents something to hold on to, both literally and figuratively. |
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Hospital in Sri Lanka made a better place PUM expert Anne van Montfoort travelled to Sri Lanka to assist the Hymavathie Hospital to improve the quality of its nursing. She provided lessons in hygiene and first aid and advised the hospital management. |
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Cheese tasting and knowledge sharing Keeping dairy cattle at the periphery of the busy city of Cochabamba in Bolivia is a challenge in itself. If you then see the market for your milk starting to shrink, then you need to be creative. |
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Working together to achieve sustainability in the leather industry On November 13 Solidaridad, Stahl and PUM and a number of Indian partners officially launched a public-private partnership to clean up the Ganges. |
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Specific CSR action plan in Suriname The Association of Suriname Industry (SVB) has placed Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) high on its agenda, and recently organised training for entrepreneurs. |
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Taking dental technology to a European level The request that PUM received from Vietnamese dental laboratory DETEC proved the start of a series of successful missions in Asia. |
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From a deserted plantation to a full fledged chocolate manufacturar Nine years after Henk’s first advice, mother and daughter are very clear about what that has meant for them. “We were fortunate that PUM sent Mr Henk. |
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