February 2020
EVENTS
Green Economy Coalition Global Annual Meeting 2020 Organised in Delhi
Development Alternatives organised the Green Economy Coalition Global Annual Meeting from 4-6 February 2020 in New Delhi. The focus was to create global momentum on recognising Local Green Enterprises as an instrumental approach towards greening the economy. Read More... #GreenEconomy Get in touch with: Gitika Goswami
Promoting Parashar Ecotourism Initiative at International Shivratri Mela, Himachal Pradesh
DA in collaboration with the NMHS is promoting ecotourism based livelihoods in Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand. As part of the initiative a stall was set up to disseminate information at the International Shivratri Mela in Mandi, Himachal Pradesh from 21-28 February, 2020. Read More... #ecotourism Get in touch with: Kavya Arora
Commissioning of a Decentralised Waste Water Treatment Plant in Muzaffarnagar, UP
With an objective to showcase the functionality of Technology of Taisei Soil System, an 8000 LPD decentralised waste water treatment plan has been commissioned in Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh. This to ensure better quality of water bodies in the region. Read More... #resourceefficiency
Get in touch with: Mayank Nautiyal
Mega Events Organised for Promotion of Countermeasures against Marine Plastic Litter
Mega-events - Humara Sankalp – Plastic Mukt Ganga were conducted in Haridwar and Prayagraj on 11 February and 25 February 2020 respectively, for ‘Promotion of Countermeasures against Marine Plastic Litter in India’, a joint initiative of DA and UNEP Read More... #BeatPlasticPollution
Get in touch with: Aakriti Uttam
Launch of udyaME, A Digital Platform for Micro-entrepreneurs
udyaME, a single window digital platform launched in Delhi on 6 February 2020 at the GEC Global Annual Meeting. It enables micro-entrepreneurs to bridge information gaps, build capacities, and connect with fellow entrepreneurs. Read More... #enterprisedevelopmentGet in touch with: Munir Ahmed Tahir
Exposure Visit for Community Members to a Responsible Tourism Model in Rudraprayag
Development Alternatives in collaboration with the NMHS is promoting ecotourism-based livelihoods in Uttarakhand. 5 members from the Uttarkashi community went on their first exposure visit to a responsible tourism model. Read More... #ecotourismGet in touch with: Kavya Arora
Work 4 Progress (W4P) at the Green Economy Coalition
At GEC Global Annual Meeting 2020 , W4P shared learning on the role of meso actors in triggering cross-scale impact by facilitating collaboration, accelerating innovation and enhancing resource flows, building solidarity for promoting Local Green Enterprises. Read More... #enterprisedevelopment
Get in touch with: Ankit mudgal
Launch of Kaun Banega Business Leader Competition in Bundelkhand
A reality competition - 'Kaun Banega Business Leader' (Who will become the business leader?) was launched across 20 villages in Bundelkhand on 12 February 2020. This is part of the Work 4 Progress programme of la Caixa foundation and Development Alternatives. Read More... #enterprisedevelopmentGet in touch with: Ankita Pant
Building Livelihood Linkages for Women with 'Mega-Placement Drive'
DA conducted a 'Mega-Placement Drive' for students of Non-Collegiate Women's Education Board (NCWEB) at the University of Delhi on 18 and 19 February 2020 under the ‘Bridge2Naukri’ programme. Read More... #Employability Get in touch with: Tanvi Arora
PUBLICATIONS
This compendium of success stories will take you through the journey of the youth associated with HCL Uday and Development Alternatives’ programme – ‘Skills to Livelihood’ – at the Yuvakendra community training centres in NOIDA, India. Through themes of ‘resilience’, ‘dynamism’ and ‘perseverance’, the transformation that this programme has brought in the lives of the youth is explored.
Policy Brief on Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
The growing population and increasing urbanisation have led to a huge increase in consumption demands, placing a burden on India’s natural resource base. This poses a serious threat to the sustainability of the impressive economic growth. This policy brief focuses on medium and small enterprises, especially rural social enterprises, as an agent for local economic development through adopting greener and fairer practices.
The Jobs We Create monograph comprises extensive research on the entrepreneurship ecosystem in rural India and its impact on India's job crisis. This monograph captures the work undertaken by the Work 4 Progress team on what constitutes an essential first step in a process of systemic innovation - to understand the inter-connectedness between problems.
PERSPECTIVES
Humanity faces serious challenges in the coming decades. With rise in economic activity, there has been increased environmental degradation and adverse social impacts. Today, we face some of the gravest challenges. The "climate" situation has moved from being called "climate change" to "climate emergency" threatening to further worsen in the absence of adequate safeguards. The unprecedented fires that have raged across Australia killing people and a billion animals are a clear example of the devastation that it is wreaking. Income inequality within many countries has been rising. The richest 147 billionaires in the world control about 1 percent of global wealth.[1] This has reached an extremely high level, invoking the spectre of heightened tension and social conflict. It has thus been established that there are chronic structural flaws in current economic models.
VIDEO
Nurturing Networks and Revitalising Rain-fed agriculture in Bundelkhand
Bundelkhand – a hilly region in the central and north India, has often been covered in the news for extreme distress and impoverishment. This film showcases a holistic approach which was adopted as part of an initiative to find agriculture solutions for small farmers in rain-fed regions of Bundelkhand. It explains the role Revitalising Rain-fed Agriculture (RRA) network along with Development Alternatives, INTACH and PSI in working towards strengthening farmer based institutions to become a mediator for small holder and marginal farmers.
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