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Field notes

Notes from a market stall

A livelihoods story told from behind the counter.

By Rising Beyond Borders

A woman arranging tomatoes and vegetables on her market stall

Running a stall is a lesson in patience: early mornings, careful pricing, and learning which customers come back.

The stallholders in our livelihoods program say the most useful thing has not been any single skill, but having others to compare notes with — what sold, what did not, and what to try next week.

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