Category: Livelihoods

Environmental conservation and sustainability, respecting ecological integrity and limits

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The search for dignified, ecologically sustainable and meaningful livelihoods and jobs is featured in this section. This includes the continuation and enhancement of fulfilling traditional occupations that communities choose to continue, including in agriculture, pastoralism, forestry, fisheries, crafts, and others in the primary economy. It also includes sustainable, dignified jobs in manufacturing and service sectors where producers and service-providers are in control of their destinies and revenues are equitably distributed.

एक सहकारी संस्था का पुनर्जन्म (In Hindi)

ज़ुनफ़ा का पुनरुद्धार एक छोटे से सहकारी संगठन की कहानी है, जो कभी समय के साथ गुम हो गया था, और अब उसे नया जीवन मिल रहा है। यह समुदाय, पुनरुद्धार और मिलकर काम करने की शक्ति की कहानी है।

A Gathering of Spinners Comes Full Circle

In Kachchh, Gujarat, a hundred elderly women and their granddaughters revive organic cotton spinning as they generate livelihoods.

A Cooperative Reborn

The Revival of Zunpha tells the story of how a small cooperative, once lost to time, is finding new life. A tale of community, revival, and the power of working together.

A Living Constitution Pachgaon

Pachgaon offers a unique example of community governance that began with the reclamation of forest rights. Through village meetings, shared responsibility and local knowledge, Pachgaon began to practice democracy in its most grounded form.

Grassroots women map air pollution hotspots, spur a coal company to curb dust

Trained in air quality mapping, women leaders monitored air quality across 69 sites in Jharkhand, identifying 26 pollution hotspots. The local women that co-led the study took ownership of the data to drive action, prompting decision-makers to install water sprinklers, cover coal loads during transport, and set up air quality monitors in public places.