Livelihoods
Environmental conservation and sustainability, respecting ecological integrity and limits
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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.
At the Age of 50, This Man Decided to Give up His Successful Business to Take up Farming
From having a successful business to giving it up at the age of 50, from selling furniture to becoming a farmer – the amazing story of Suneet Salvi.
Weaving Threads of Art & Identity: A Kachchh Experience
Preservation of traditional arts is deeply interlinked with preservation of identity and culture in the Kachchh.
Why an Engineer with an MBA Degree Is Now Building a Model Village in Andhra Pradesh
To build a ProtoVillage that will exemplify abundance - this is the dream of Kalyan Akkipeddi.
On a sustainable path
Community efforts led by Shivaji Kagnekar have transformed the lives and landscapes in 26 villages of Belagavi district of Karnataka
The Chizami model of development
How women in a remote Nagaland village are bringing about transformation rooted in traditional Naga practices
The miracle of Kolkata’s wetlands – and one man’s struggle to save them
The wetlands are Kolkata's free sewage works, a fertile aquatic garden and, most importantly, a flood defence – but they’re threatened by developement.
Organic Sikkim: “Ahimsa” on the Fields
“We created livelihood schools, where 835 educated unemployed youth were taught organic farming practices. We also created seed processing units,”
It takes two to keep this dying tradition alive
The Mandri is made of natural materials and is thick enough to serve as a light mattress.
Prosperity in times of drought
The objective of building a water shed, making trenches, etc. is to cut down the speed of rain water and controlling soil erosion.