India - ActionAid
Place of the action: India
Title of the project in the original language: Securing rights and sustainable livelihoods through collective action and education for people dependent on the informal economy in India
Applicant: ActionAidAssociation
Total duration of the action: 48 months
Objective of the action: The overall aim of the action is to secure sustainable livelihoods and protect the social and economic rights of vulnerable people dependent on informal economy in 32 cities and 18 districts in 15 states of India. The specific objective is to secure sustainable livelihoods and protect the social and economic rights of vulnerable people dependent on informal economy in 14 states of India. Therefore, marginalised people in rural and urban areas dependent on the informal economy are empowered to access social protection and decent work
Beneficiaries: 100,000 marginalised people in rural and urban areas dependent on informal economy.
Expected results:
R1: Marginalised people dependent on informal economy have increased awareness of and better access to their socio-economic rights and entitlements relating to decent work
R2: People dependent on informal economy, particularly women and youth have the skills and capacity to access a wider range of livelihoods through skills building and vocational training
R3: Creation of knowledge base and information sharing platform to train civil society actors working with PIEs - people depending on the informal economy- and government officials for two-way linkages between grassroots work and policy level knowledge
Contact person: Sandhya.chellapilla@actionaid.org
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