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Fashioning change: from the factory floor to the high street

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The mother of 18 year old Aleyais cries and holds a picture of her daughter who is believed to be among the victims of the collapse of the Rana Plaza complex in Savar on the outskirts of Dhaka.

I put my book down and went to make another cup of tea. I never thought that those few steps to the kitchen would be the start of a journey towards creating a sustainable online fashion store called VV Vintage. …

A ‘welfare state’ for Pakistan’s poor?

Noor Bhari, 54, proudly displays her debit card provided under Pakistan’s national Income Support Programme (BISP). Picture: World Bank.

Every week we hear about Pakistan's appalling poverty indicators, some of the worst in the region. Every week somebody declares an 'emergency'. Every week a politician says we must do better. Every week a disillusioned public refuses to believe it …