#livelihoods

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To save lives, we allowed Covid-19 to hit our livelihoods. Entire economies ground to halt. It became zero balance in everyone’s account—state, industry, individual. But that would finally imperil everyone even more—fiscal health is related to physical health long-term—so it’s clear that economic activity needs to be kick-started. But by the time that hour struck, the migrant caravans had already clocked miles and miles on foot. Labour, numbering some 3.75 lakh, across states, were walking, or waiting to get on trains and buses.

Santwana Bhattacharya, 'Between the Taj Mahal and the worker’s hovel', New Indian Express

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Amid prospect of ICE at World Cup games, vendors weigh livelihoods against safety

Sergio Jimenez, co-founder of the Community Power Collective, an L.A. nonprofit that advocates for vendors, said many are “already in the red for not having worked a lot” since last June due to ICE raids. Now, he said, they’re being forced to weigh their livelihoods against safety. “We shouldn’t have those choices, to gamble one’s lives just to ensure that there’s an access to an economic…

Amid prospect of ICE at World Cup games, vendors weigh livelihoods against safety

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One month into the war, Iranians wrestle with lost livelihoods, bombs and worries of the future

CAIRO — Iranians were already reeling from a shattered economy and the mass killing of protesters when the first U.S. and Israeli bombs slammed into Tehran a month ago. Now they are struggling to get by through a war with no end in sight, wrestling with lost livelihoods, damage to homes and the stress of explosions. Many wonder where it is leading — to the destruction of their homeland, the…

One month into the war, Iranians wrestle with lost livelihoods, bombs and worries of the future

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The Friends of Women World Banking (FWWB), Ahmedabad, provides micro-finance to women entrepreneurs and is engaged in capacity building of these women. A field trip to Ri-Bhoi district of Meghalaya revealed the remarkable determination and creativity of rural women entrepreneurs who continue to build livelihoods despite limited resources and difficult circumstances. What stood out most clearly was the spirit of collective effort among the women.

Empowering Women Entrepreneurs in Meghalaya

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Importance of Education in Rural Areas for Development

Learn the importance of education in rural areas, how it reduces poverty, improves livelihoods, and supports long-term social development.