India needs to generate atleast 10 million new livelihood opportunities a year over the next 15 years to sustain its economy. This is easier said than done. With the changes that are taking place in the external world, there has been a paradigm shift in the job/livelihood market. Poverty is no longer a rural phenomenon and increasingly we find attention being focused on urban poor who are often the migrants. One also notices an increasing shift from agriculture to manufacturing and services sector. It is expected that traditional sources such as agriculture will have limited potential to generate new livelihoods.
Promoting livelihood in such a situation remains a challenge. Organizations need to develop ability to conceptualize appropriate livelihood interventions. They also need understanding of socio-political environment, markets and technical systems. Micro finance has emerged as a major tool to address the issue of access to financial resources for the poor especially women. Credit is a major bottleneck and if that is taken care of then it certainly has a positive impact on the livelihoods of the people. The challenge is are the organizations engaged in micro finance ready to face the next which is augmenting livelihoods of the poor.
This programme seeks to impart knowledge and skills on the tools and techniques used for identification, selection, preparation and appraisal of livelihood projects, their implementation and monitoring & control.
Who should attend this programme: The programme is meant for Civil Society Leaders and Project managers who are engaged in livelihood promotion initiatives
Programme Objective: The programme objective is to enable participants to,
Develop an understanding about identifying a livelihood intervention project
Understand various project management tools
Programme Outcome: At the end of the three day programme, the participants are expected to have,
1.Learnt process and tools that can be used to identify livelihood intervention opportunities in farm and non farm sector
2.Developed ability to design a livelihood project around livelihood as thematic area, and
3.Learnt various project management tools
Programme Pedagogy - This module has been designed as a participatory programme that would build-upon the experiential learning of participants. The pedagogy focuses on interactive group learning and aims both at knowledge development and skill upgradation through peer learning. Case Studies, readings and reflection are an important component of the programe.
Duration – Three Days,
Location – Development Alternatives, Orchha Campus
Medium of Instruction – English
Course Contents: The three-day programme will cover,
Day 1 – Theme: Understanding Livelihoods
Pre lunch:
Welcome, Introduction, Expectations/Concerns from the Participants and Course Objectives
Icebreaker and activity
What is livelihood?
Learning's from some of the livelihood interventions
Opportunities in Farm Sector
Opportunities in Non-Farm Sector
Understanding role of Micro Finance in Promoting Livelihoods
Post Lunch:
Understanding Markets
Understanding Technology
Day 2 – Theme – Understanding Project Design and Management Process
Pre lunch:
Recapitulation of Day 1
Understanding Log frame, RBM and other approaches
Post Lunch:
Understanding Participatory tools for project design
Post Afternoon Tea:
Guided tour to the sustainable development models within TARAgram campus
Evening: Visit the Orchha temples and fort
Day 3 - Theme – Issues in Managing Livelihood Projects
Pre Lunch:
Recapitulation of Day 2
Process Documentation
Monitoring and Evaluation Systems
Resource Mobilization for Livelihood Initiatives
Post Lunch:
Presentation by select participants on key learnings
Closure and valedictory
Course Moderation and Daily Review – A team of three participants would share their feedback on a daily basis with the faculty and review planned inputs for the next day. A separate team of two-three participants will present days learning before the participants.
