August 2023
EVENTS
TARA and Swiss government sign LC3 agreement in Nepal
Technology and Action for Rural Advancement (TARA) on 17 August signed an agreement on LC3 with the Swiss government in Nepal.
Read More... #CarbonNeutral #NetZero #Cement&Concrete #LC3
Get in touch with: S Abinash
Development Alternatives' Participation in India Rural Colloquy 2023: Fostering Equitable Rural Transformation
Development Alternatives actively participated in the India Rural Colloquy 2023, organised by Transform Rural India. Held from August 1 to 8 at New Delhi's India Habitat Centre, the event fostered discussions and strategies for enhancing rural communities. Read More... #RuralColloquyGet in touch with: Kethosinuo Tepa
Development Alternatives at CANSA (Climate Action Network South Asia) General Assembly and Strategy Meeting
Over 250 civil society members united to introduce the "Colombo Strategy," highlighting unity for a resilient, inclusive green economy in the region, during the General Assembly and Strategy Meeting led by CANSA Secretariat and its members. Read More... #CANSA
Get in touch with: Tanya Issar
Chhattisgarh Rural Livelihood Summit 2023
Development Alternatives and Grant Thornton Bharat successfully organised the Chhattisgarh Rural Livelihood Summit 2023 on July 25 at Raipur as part of HDFC Bank's PARIVARTAN Programme.
Read More... #RuralLivelihood
Get in touch with: Rashika Sharma
Nurturing Environmental Leaders: TARA's Systems Thinking Module at Anant National University
Society for Technology and Action for Rural Advancement, the incubation engine of the Development Alternatives Group conducted a 16-hour long training module for the post-graduate students of Anant National University’s Fellowship Programme in Built Environment. Read More... #Training, #CircularEconomy #WorkshopGet in touch with: Nitika Banhani
SDGs Business Model Verification Survey for Training of Casting Engineers in India
Exploring collaborations between TARA, FCDA, IISSSC, and KGTTI in the foundry industry for enhanced skill development, aligning initiatives, curriculum, and equipment to foster workforce growth and industry advancement.
Read More... #SkillDevelopment
Get in touch with: Nitish Kumar Saini
Suhana Safar Programme Resumes Workshops for Truck Drivers
“Suhana Safar” programme concentrates on capacity-building interventions with truck drivers and helpers at Inland Containers Depots and Dhaba on National Highways to improve their productivity at work.
Read More... #empoweredtruckdriversGet in touch with: Mohd Azeem
World Breastfeeding Week at Radio Bundelkhand
Radio Bundelkhand in collaboration with SCHOOL (Society of Community Health Oriented Operational Links) organisation celebrated Breastfeeding Week, reaching out to 5000 people.
Read More... #worldbreastfeedingweekGet in touch with: Kirandeep Kaur
Empowering the Future: International Youth Day celebration in Noida and Jaipur
Development Alternatives, in partnership with HDB Financial Services Limited, celebrated International Youth Day with fervour. The event aimed to empower young individuals by focusing on skill development, economic empowerment, and environmental sustainability. Read More... #skilldevelopment #economicempowerment Get in touch with: Ekta Kashyap, Divya Yadav
PUBLICATIONS
THINKING FOR OUR PLANET - 75 ideas to promote LiFE
"Reducing food waste by street vendors in selected food hotspots in Delhi by providing behavioural change solutions" has been featured on the Niti Aayog publication - Thinking For Our Planet 75 Ideas to Promote LiFE (Pg no. 66), a contribution by Development Alternatives. It has been featured as one of the top 75 ideas to promote LiFE from across global applications.
The G20 governments face compounding crises or ‘polycrisis’ while delivering the green transition over several political cycles. The multilateral challenge can only be addressed by engaging the G20, allowing structural green solutions to be embedded into national development pathways. COVID-19 green recovery packages have helped the progress of the green transition, but structural green transition policies that deliver longer-
Nature-based solutions (NbS) are critical for building resilience against the threats of climate change and biodiversity loss that are triggered by unsustainable land use and poor agricultural practices. Despite this understanding, investment into NbS in the G20 economies—especially from the private sector, multilateral development banks, and international financial institutions—is inadequate.
PERSPECTIVES
People, Planet and Prosperity First: The DA Perspective
As India marks its 77th Independence Day, the editorial by Dr Ashok Khosla discusses the aspirations of the country’s citizens and what “a better life for all” encompasses. He argues that it can be achieved, provided relationships among the different social sectors, structures and systems become less vertical and more horizontal. Read more...
VIDEO
Rajkumari Kushwaha udyaME Entrepreneur Bundelkhand | udyaME | Development Alternatives| Udyame India
Through her udyaME kiosk, Rajkumari Kushwaha, 31, from Niwari, Bundelkhand is making basic digital services accessible in her hometown. Her supportive husband taught her how to operate a computer, and being a quick learner, she picked up the ropes. She received a loan through the DA and Rang DE partnership to expand her enterprise. Rajkumari then went on to clear the Aadhar Supervisor exam in her first attempt, and today, she facilitates digital documentation for the community through her enterprise.
The DA and RangDe partnership has enabled more than 700+ rural entrepreneurs through access to low-cost and timely credit from social investors.
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