Good Practice - Government recognition of the invisible workforce of women waste pickers 1) Brief summary: Nashik is the fourth largest city in the state of Maharashtra. It is a located 170 km from Mumbai, the business capital of...
2.3 DIRECT ACTIONS IN COMMUNITIES 2.3.2 Entrepreneurship: Capacity strengthening on economic activities Recommendation: 3. Share training model for people dependent on the IE with relevant local training authorities for wider...
2.3 DIRECT ACTIONS IN COMMUNITIES 2.3.6. Vocational education/skills training Recommendation: 14) Promote use of locally available resources, building on already known techniques, and training on non time-consuming skills. (This...
2.4 APPROACHES TO ENHANCE LIVELIHOODS, EQUITY AND INCLUSION 2.4.5. Strengthening IE with attention to gender issues Recommendation: 4) Include in project design attention to women’s empowerment within the household and community...
2.4 APPROACHES TO ENHANCE LIVELIHOODS, EQUITY AND INCLUSION 2.4.3. Social protection Recommendation: 1) Include a range of stakeholders related to the IE in capacity strengthening and decision-making on social protection issues as...
Source: Economic & Political Weekly EPW JUly 8, 2017 vol liI no 27 The issue of old age income security in India assumes significance in view of the expected rise in the incidence of elderly population in the years to come...
RNSF book “Extending coverage: Social protection and the informal economy" drafted during the RNSF Regional Workshop held in Kenya last February.
Although evidence shows that women are both victims of climate change and important contributors of knowledge and skills in disaster risk, adaptation and mitigation strategies, the gender perspective is largely missing from the...
Parmarth Samaj Sevi Sansthan is an Indian non-governmental and non-profit organization. Its mission is to bring qualitative improvement and changes in the lives of the vulnerable & deprived sections of the society. Its work area...