Livelihood
Live Projects
Rural Livelihood & Microfinance
Samaj Parivartan Samudaya (SPS), Karnataka (2002), ($ 61,700)
SPS works to protect the environment in Karnataka by advocacy and organizing people dependent upon natural resources, mainly forests, land and water, for their livelihoods. SPS has been implementing a five year livelihood project since 2002. The main objective of the program is to contribute significantly to the livelihoods of 3,841 families in 26 villages in two districts of Karnataka - Davanagere and Haveri.
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Professional assistance for developmental action (PRADAN), Chattisgarh (2004), ($133,111) PRADAN is a voluntary organization registered under the societies registration act in Delhi. It currently works in selected villages in 26 districts across 7 states, through small teams based in the field. The focus of its work is to promote and strengthen livelihoods for the rural poor.
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Navjyoti Delhi Police Foundation (NDPF), Haryana (2003), ($44,755)
Navjyoti- Delhi Police Foundation was established in 1987 as a result of an inextricable link that existed between crime and drugs. What started as a small initiative for rehabilitation and training has grown into a large network of community development programs in three major resettlement areas of Delhi, namely Jahangirpuri, Holambikalan, and Bawana, a rural development program in Naya Gaon, Gurgaon and a Drug De-Addiction and Training Centre in Kerala.
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Grameen Development Services (GDS) Uttar Pradesh (2005), ($ 100,000)
GDS has been working for over a decade in UP focusing on livelihood augmentation and the social empowerment of the poor. Through this project, GDS seeks to undertake the task of equipping the secondary level community institutions (that is, the federations of Self-Help Groups (SHGs), that it has promoted, to provide their members various services...
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