Weeklong job readiness and soft skills training programmes organised in three women’s colleges in Sonipat under the Prabhat Skills to Livelihood programme to upskill the women students.

#Equality4Progress

In a collaborative effort led by Development Alternatives (DA) with the UNDP, BSPCB and the University of Nottingham, reports on a successful demonstration conducted in Bihar through GeoAI Platform to mitigate pollution was released. To tackle the menace of air pollution, Geo AI, is used for diverse applications, such as Segmentation, Object Detection, Feature Extraction, Image Classification, change detection and many more analyses that can be applied. A user-friendly mobile and web application supports government agencies in Bihar to conduct field inspection and regulate brick kilns.

#ArtificialIntelligence

The Aarya Manch, a platform where women e-rickshaw entrepreneurs actively engage in dialogues with local system stakeholders, recently held its third edition with a focus on e-mobility ancillary services.

#AaryaManch

The District Entrepreneurship Coalition is a networking platform initiated by Development Alternatives for gathering, bringing together visionary entrepreneurs, innovators, and change-makers under one roof. The event provides an incredible platform for networking, fostering meaningful connections among stakeholders of entrepreneurship ecosystem and entrepreneurs.

#DistrictEntrepreneurshipCoalition

Development Alternatives under the project ‘Ashraye (Odisha Chapter)- Transforming the Built Environment through Sustainable Materials’ signed an MoU with Odisha State Housing Board, which was followed by a consultation with Market and Finance Working Group.

#BuildingBreakthrough

Development Alternatives along with partner organisations from India and across the globe, hosted and participated in a series of side events and exhibits at the 28th Session of the Conference of Parties to the UNFCCC (COP28), which was held from 30 November 2023 to 12 December 2023 in UAE, at Expo City, Dubai. The objective of DA@COP was to create enough synergies that would nudge the sustainability conversation and help in creating a pathway for the Net Zero goal.

#COP28

On the 6th of December 2023, Development Alternatives commemorated the 10th anniversary of “Prabhat”, a sustainable community development initiative of HUL. A special placement drive was also orchestrated for trainees to celebrate the occasion.

#SustainableLivelihoods

DA along with its partners conducted an ‘udyaME Mela’ (Enterprise Fair) to provide a platform for aspiring and existing entrepreneurs. This platform aimed to provide ‘One Stop Solutions’ such as access to finance, technology integration, marketing needs and capacity building.

#samudyam

In a collaborative effort led by Development Alternatives with the Bihar State Pollution Control Board (BSPCB) and Shakti Sustainable Energy Foundation (SSEF), two significant reports were unveiled in Patna on November 29, 2023. Under the umbrella of the 'Climate Resilient and Low Carbon Development Pathway for Bihar' initiative, the report focuses on the Greenhouse Gas Incentivisation and low-carbon pathways for Sugar Mills and Re-Rolling Mills in the State. 

#carbonneutral

Delve into the transformative impact as the Maersk Suhana Safar Programme organizes 18 health camps, catering to the wellbeing of truck drivers and their families.

#SuhanaSafar #CommunityHealth #TruckDrivers