Community engagement and environmental conservation through pond adoption.

#YouthEmpowerment

Evaluating the existing infrastructure and mechanisms within State Rural Livelihood Mission (SRLM)/Cluster Level Federation (CLF) structures, as well as leveraging resources from stakeholders and local institutions to support the Entrepreneurial Facilitation Centre (EFC).

#EFCCo-Creation

Development Alternatives and SBI Foundation's "AESI" project hosted a DEC and udyaME Mela in Mirzapur and Bhadohi, engaging stakeholders and promoting entrepreneurship.

#InclusiveEntrepreneurship

Strategies for Climate-Resilient Urban Sustainable Habitats in Coastal Regions.

#ResilientUrbanHabitats

DA attends an informative session on improve housing conditions, access to core urban services and climate resilience for communities living in informal settlements and other precarious housing.

#builtenvironment

43 listening sessions conducted across 4 different districts of Uttar Pradesh with CLFs.

#DeepListening

SIYB trainings were conducted for aspiring entrepreneurs to learn about business management skill sets.

#InclusiveEntrepreneurship

Shri Awdhesh Pratap Singh’s visit to TARAgram highlighted DA’s impactful work in Bundelkhand, emphasising women empowerment, sustainable development, and innovative eco-friendly practices.

#Climateaction

Climate change is impacting the Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH) region with frequent extreme weather and glacier loss. Development Alternatives (DA) and ICIMOD have partnered for sustainability, signing a long-term MoU in Kathmandu, Nepal.

#SustainableFuture

The sixth edition of Aarya Manch was held on May 6, 2024, in Mirzapur, with a focus to identify new women’s groups interested in setting up a battery charging station.

#BecomingVisibleTogether

IMEDF, the Special Purpose Vehicle of Development Alternatives Group conducted an online workshop on ‘Marketing Solutions for Enterprises in F&B sector’. As we continue our mission to support and empower farmers through our Food and Beverages clusters, it's crucial to emphasise the significance of marketing in achieving our goals. Marketing plays a pivotal role in the success and sustainability of the clusters, enabling them to maximise the value of agricultural produce, enhance farmer and entrepreneur’s income, and build stronger rural economies.

#MarketingSolutions

'Stakeholder Consultation and Citizen Scientist Training Event' in collaboration with UNDP-India and Bihar State Pollution Control Board (BSPCB) was held in Patna. The event focused on training volunteers in air quality monitoring and hyperlocal mapping of air pollution and GHG emissions using low-cost air quality sensors while enabling stakeholder dialogue on related issues in Patna.

#citizenscience

Driving sustainable architectural practices and local traditions through the tourism sector in the Indian Himalayan Region.

#resilienthimalayas

3-day training was conducted for potential women entrepreneurs to learn about business management skill sets.

#WomenInEntrepreneurship

Development Alternatives planted around 1600 trees on 5th June 2024. The events started from the DDA park Sanjay Van nearby DA Headquarters in Delhi followed by other project locations such as Delhi NCR, Jaipur, Nalagarh and Sonbhadra.

#WorldEnvironmentDay

Development Alternatives, Shivalik Valley School, and HUL Prabhat have partnered to sustain a rejuvenated pond in Nalagarh, Himachal Pradesh as part of the HUL Prakriti project. The school has adopted the pond, engaging in activities like plantation drives and eco-friendly events.

#PondRejuvenation

DA explores systems innovation through SILP, strengthening global learning partnerships.

#SafeMobility

In association with InnoCSR, TARA introduced the “Nano Joule Brick” (NJB), similar to the “Good Bricks of Nepal.” NJB uses soil stabilizers to achieve desired properties in bricks. The soil stabilizers use mineral salts, including sodium chloride and magnesium chloride, to create a pozzolanic reaction that breaks the chemical bonds of the organic matter in the soil mixture. This reaction creates an ionic bond effect that stiffens and consolidates the organic matter in the soils. Since this technology does not require firing, it significantly reduces air pollution and increases productivity, delivering better quality bricks to end consumers and higher profits to entrepreneurs.

#CarbonNeutral

Rural women's entrepreneurship achieved a major impetus with the signing of the MOU between DA and Uttar Pradesh State Rural Livelihood Mission (UPSRLM).

#Climateaction

On 11th May 2024, Development Alternatives, in collaboration with UNDP India and GMDA, hosted an engaging training program in Gurugram to empower citizen scientists for hyperlocal air pollution mapping. 

#citizenscience