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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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Palestinian Sensory Box is sky rocketing Palestinian market – and soon beyond Iris Solutions is an innovative IT firm based in Ramallah, which focuses primarily on the implementation of interactive systems for multi-sensory stimulation rooms. |
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Special bakery mission in Lebanon Although Lebanon is not at war, life there remains far from easy. These are difficult economic times for the country. The vast influx of refugees from neighbouring Syria has placed considerable strain on relations. |
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Realising the dream in Nepal When a senior expert advises a business, he or she quickly understands its potential for international trade. |
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A perfect match PUM expert Pim Bergsma conducted a 'very special mission' for a wholesale company in Zimbabwe that suffered hard times during the country’s cash crash in 2007. |
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Slow food consultancy Snails are widely eaten in Benin. No, not French escargots, but giant African varieties. A company selling frozen snails was looking to obtain advice on expansion, the production process and marketing. |
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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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