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Livelihoods

How to create sustainable livelihoods, improve economic security, and build relevant skills for the Indian workforce.

a line of motorbikes standing at a market-migration
September 26, 2023
When people choose to migrate
In India, rural-urban migration is still seen as a distress-driven choice and not a voluntary one. This leads to a lack of policy measures in ensuring safe and dignified migration for workers.
by Liby Johnson | 7 min read
a woman cooking in a kitchen--migration
September 21, 2023
The many faces of women’s migration from Rajasthan
Conversations with women in southern Rajasthan reveal the changing nature of migration, as newly married women migrate with their husbands to work as kitchen 'helpers'.
by Aanchal Pundir, Sujata Tanwar | 6 min read
An e-rickshaw on the road in South Delhi
July 20, 2023
Photo essay: E-rickshaw drivers ferry India’s electric dream
While e-rickshaws are being promoted as Delhi–NCR’s sustainable mode of transport, their drivers battle waterlogged roads, documentation challenges, and high charging costs.
by Debojit Dutta, Srishti Gupta | 7 min read
WInd turbines in a field_green jobs
June 30, 2023
Clean energy to green jobs: Ensuring no one gets left behind
Harish Hande (SELCO) and Sabina Dewan (JustJobs) discuss the impact of the energy transition on communities and their livelihoods, and explore the role key stakeholders must play in ensuring a just transition.
by India Development Review | 8 min read
man counting money_microfinance
June 27, 2023
Why India’s microfinance sector needs to prioritise innovation
Despite being as big as the credit industry, factors such as technological constraints and regulatory barriers from RBI continue to hold the microfinance sector back.
by Anup Kumar Singh, Giorgia Barboni, Rupika Singh | 4 min read
four miners at a coal mine_just transition
June 23, 2023
The intergenerational nature of India’s coal economy
Generations of communities rely on coal for their livelihoods in India. Addressing these long-standing labour dynamics is crucial for designing appropriate just transition policy interventions.
by Suravee Nayak | 6 min read
women sitting with piles of clothes in front of them--pheriwalis
June 15, 2023
Photo essay: The traditional upcyclers of India
As India embraces sustainable fashion, there’s a need to focus on the traditional upcyclers from the Devipujak community who are struggling for income, health, and dignity.
by Debojit Dutta, Srishti Gupta | 5 min read
Indian fishermen with net near the sea_resilient livelihood
June 14, 2023
Lessons on making livelihoods resilient
Based on insights from a study on building community resilience in a post-pandemic world, here are three key strategies for nonprofits in the livelihoods sector.
by India Development Review | 6 min read
a woman hauling a wheelbarrow full of waste--waste-pickers
June 1, 2023
Is there a role for informal waste pickers in the new waste economy?
As the waste management industry grows, little attention is being paid to working with and integrating informal waste pickers, who have picked and sorted solid waste in invisibility for decades.
by Saloni Meghani | 6 min read
A woman standing in a metro beside a poster saying '51 percent of work done by women is unpaid'_female labour force participation
March 21, 2023
What’s going on with India’s female labour force participation?
Why India's female labour force participation rate remains low compared to global levels, and what needs to be done to change it.
by Shruti Deora | 5 min read
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