February 2018
UPCOMING
EVENTS
DA Contributes to an International Deliberation on Circular Economy
The World Urban Forum invited DA to put heads together on the role of the New Urban Agenda as a tool and accelerator for achieving the Agenda 2030 and Sustainable Development Goals. Read More...
#sustainability
For further details, contact: Dr. Soumen Maity
Enhancing Livelihoods through the Exoticism of Himalayas
A project inception workshop derived expert and indigenous inputs for shaping DA's work on the correlation of livelihood and eco-tourism in the Himalayan areas. Read More...
#livelihoods
For further details, contact: Kavya Arora
Limestone Calcined Clay Cement (LC3) Stakeholders Meet Again
The launch of LC3 Technology Resource Centre and DA's advances in LC3 were shared with international audiences, to empower the technology, its production and application in the future. Read More...
#resourceefficiency
For further details, contact: Dr. Soumen Maity
Small Steps Targeting Big Impact
Workshops inculcated the feeling of accountability for cleanliness and waste generation in each individual, driving them towards increasing the green cover of the city. Read More...
#CleanIndia
For further details, contact: Jyoti Shresth
Innovation Supports the Economy of Farmers
Marginalised farmers were trained on the novel techniques of developing and nurturing nurseries – a place where seedlings are raised before being transplanted in the main field. Read More...
#GreenEconomy
For further details, contact: Gunjesh Kumar Gunjan
Six Entrepreneurs Bag the Title of KBBL
A co-creation process - Kaun Banega Business Leader - encouraged entrepreneurs to undertake their business idea, and provided them with the knowledge to implement these ideas successfully. Read More...
#Work4Progress
For further details, contact: Chitrangna Dewan
Let's Make India a Literate "Republic"
On the occasion of Republic Day, the TARA Akshar+ team combined the celebration of literacy among rural women, with that of the enforcement of the Constitution of India. Read More...
#literacy
For further details, contact: Divya Mehrotra
The Journey from Encumbrance to Empowerment
An intervention brought forth the success story of Pathredi, one of the target villages, where the birth of 10 girl children over the last month was celebrated with pride. Read More...
#SDGs
For further details, contact: Tushar Tyagi
Synergised Efforts for Women SHGs in Bundelkhand
DA, with support from NABARD, is undertaking an initiative to provide access to sustainable banking services to rural women by the formation and nurturing of SHGs in Bundelkhand. Read More...
#GEVoices
For further details, contact: Mahua Tripathy
BLOG
Climate change is intensifying pressures on the livelihoods of 700 million people in rural India that depend on climate-sensitive sectors. They need options linking climate science with local conditions to be able to adapt. In this blog, Indira Mansingh, Chief Advisor, Development Alternatives, emphasises that with a communication approach that uses dialogue for engaging rural communities, there is every probability that there will be behaviour change for climate change adaptation. Shubh Kal (for a better future) campaign on climate risks and adaptation solutions broadcast by role models on community radios in Bundelkhand, is one such initiative of Development Alternatives.
PUBLICATIONS
Mapping Scope of MNREGS on SDGs
This document maps and tracks the current potential of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme and its contribution towards achieving the SDGs. It also provides an action plan for the Government to make its reporting to Voluntary National Review (VNR) at the UN more effective.
Policy Brief on Farmer Producer Organisations in India
This paper has been developed under year II of the research project "Transforming the Development Paradigm", supported by Heinrich Boell Foundation. The focus of this paper is on studying the Farmer Producer Organisations at the practice and policy level, and exploring policy lessons.
Fly Ash Brick Industry in Bihar
This report tracks the growth of the fly ash brick industry by tracking the number of enterprises across the districts of Bihar, and assessing the status of these units, to estimate the supply of fly ash bricks and also to assess the quality of bricks produced by these units across the state.
VIDEOS
Voices from the Ground: Shubh Kal
The process of capacity building of community radio reporters to serve as a link between people, scientists and policy makers on climate change issues.
Chai with Manjula - Dr. Ashok Khosla
Dr. Ashok Khosla talks about solutions to poverty, saving the environment, species and resources, and about Development Alternatives.
Environmental Friendly Bricks in Malawi
An overview of Eco-Kiln Technology and its benefits over the conventional brick manufacturing process in Malawi.
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