The Future is Collective Advancing Collective Social Innovation to Address Societys Biggest Challenges 2025

StreetNet International is an autonomous and democratic alliance representing street vendors, market vendors, hawkers and cross-border traders around the world. Street vendors play a significant role in the worldwide economy, providing essential goods and services at affordable prices, particularly in the Global South. Yet, as informal workers, these vendors face numerous challenges, such as inadequate infrastructure, harassment from authorities, risk of eviction and unfair taxation. In just over two decades, the organization has grown to incorporate 62 affiliate members in 55 countries on four continents, representing 916,015 informal economy workers worldwide. StreetNet also collaborates with other informal workers’ organizations, including WIEGO (Women in Informal Employment: Globalizing and Organizing). Today, StreetNet has strengthened the leadership and organizing skills of its member organizations while successfully advocating for policies that recognize and protect street vendors at local and national levels worldwide. StriveTogether expands economic mobility for youth by improving cradle-to-career outcomes through a network of “place-based partnerships”: initiatives that connect non-profit organizations, businesses, schools, philanthropy and more. Place-based partnerships use quantitative and qualitative data to uncover the root causes of inequitable and depressed outcomes for youth and families. They then identify successful practices to address those root causes and scale them to achieve broader policy change. StriveTogether has worked with network members to codify its methodology, which has been rigorously evaluated to show its efficacy. Today, StriveTogether brings together 70 partnerships in 29 states representing an estimated 7,000 organizations that collectively reach nearly 14 million young people across the USA.Year founded: Headquartered: Regions represented: Year founded: Headquartered: Regions represented: Groups assembled: Organizations involved: Constituents represented: Groups assembled: Organizations involved: Constituents represented:StreetNet International Strengthening the rights of street vendors, market vendors, hawkers and cross-border traders as the backbone of local economies StriveTogether Building civic infrastructure to put more young people on the path to economic mobility2002 2011Durban, South Africa 55 countries in Africa, the Americas, Asia and Europe62 membership-based affiliate organizations, which have at least 500 individual members Affiliate organizations are national, regional and city-based alliances, as well as trade unions, composed of many membership- based organizations and individuals 916,015 members who are street/ market vendors, informal traders, cross- border traders and hawkers Cincinnati, Ohio, USA USA (29 states)~7,000 organizations are assembled in these partnerships 14 million young people collectively reached by partnerships across the US~70 place-based partnerships The Future is Collective: Advancing Collective Social Innovation to Address Society’s Biggest Challenges 21