Yaniris a 19 year old mother of four in San Juan de la Managua, Republica Dominicana, March 3, 2009. Photo: Erika Santelices/DPA/PA Images. All rights reserved.
This article is part of our series on the 2017 International Civil Society Week, where CIVICUS and the Pacific Islands Association of non-Governmental Organisations (PIANGO) brought civil society members and activists from around the world together to discuss some of the key challenges our planet is facing. You can see more of what came out of the event here.
Trading is nothing new. Human beings have exchanged skills, information, knowledge and/or assets with each other since the beginning of time. What's new is the technology that allows people to share with others from all over the world.
