#rural livelihoods

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Government Allocates ₹95,692 Crore for Rural Employment Transition Under Viksit Bharat Mission

With ₹95,692 crore allocated for rural employment and livelihoods, the government promises a seamless transition from MGNREGA while ensuring no worker is left behind.

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Untrashing Himalayas, One Cloth At a Time

With a focus on empowering women and advocating for environmentally friendly practices, Nirmal Chaya is dedicated to transforming waste into artistic creations. From the Nirmal Chaya Self-Help Group, 17 women have taken the initiative to hone their skills in knitting and sewing, breathing new life into discarded textiles that would have otherwise ended up in landfills.

These women are on a quest to prove that waste isn’t waste until we waste it. They are not only crafting beautiful and functional items but also challenging conventional notions of waste, demonstrating the transformative power of creativity and resourcefulness in building a more sustainable future.

Nirmala Devi Ji, a proud member of Nirmal Chaya, states that “I am not one to shy away from the fact that I create products from discarded cloth waste. In fact, it fills me with immense pride to be a part of Nirmal Chhaya and play a part in making our environment cleaner.”

Nirmal Chaya has conducted four cloth donations, which received a whopping 1,922 kg of textile waste. This cloth was then converted into unique artisan pieces. Their signature creations are cloth bags, crafted from discarded garments. These bags not only carry groceries but also a message of environmental responsibility. Beyond bags, they offer items ranging from reusable cloth masks to cozy sweaters for babies and even stuffed animals. This intervention was coupled with awareness activities through radio, social media, and direct community engagement. This endeavor exemplifies the community’s ability to repurpose waste into crafts, showcasing how waste can be transformed into both meaningful creations and economic opportunities, challenging the notion that waste is solely a liability.

We strive to create lasting social impact by empowering communities to take charge of their environment. Through our innovative approach of upcycling cloth waste, we are not only reducing textile pollution but also providing meaningful livelihood opportunities to marginalized communities. By turning discarded fabric into reusable products, we promote waste recycling while fostering a culture of sustainability in the Himalayan region. This initiative has transformed waste into a valuable resource, proving that even the smallest actions can lead to significant environmental and social change.

Women leaders play a crucial role in driving this transformation, and at Waste Warriors, we actively encourage their participation in our projects. Many women in rural areas face limited employment opportunities, and our cloth upcycling initiative helps bridge this gap by offering skill-based training and sustainable income sources. By empowering them with the tools and knowledge to turn textile waste into reusable items, we are not only supporting rural livelihoods but also strengthening their role as environmental champions in their communities. Their leadership in waste recycling efforts inspires others to adopt eco-friendly practices and contribute to a cleaner, greener future.

Our work in the Himalayas also aligns with CSR projects in India, as corporate partners play a vital role in amplifying our impact. By collaborating with businesses committed to sustainability, we expand our reach and provide more resources for waste recycling, community engagement, and livelihood programs. Companies looking to invest in meaningful environmental and social initiatives can support Waste Warriors in scaling up our efforts, ensuring that rural and marginalized communities benefit from long-term economic and environmental sustainability. Together, we can drive corporate responsibility while creating a positive impact on both people and the planet.

For those looking to make a direct difference, volunteering with an NGO like Waste Warriors offers a unique opportunity to contribute to a cleaner, more sustainable world. Whether through hands-on participation in waste collection drives, skill-sharing workshops for women entrepreneurs, or awareness campaigns in rural villages, volunteers play a crucial role in driving positive change. By joining our mission to untrash the Himalayas, individuals and organizations alike can become part of a movement that uplifts communities, protects nature, and redefines waste as a resource rather than a burden.

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The Role of Waste Management in Achieving Zero Waste Goals in the Indian Himalayan Region

Caption: Collection vehicle at work in Ward No. 97, Harrawala, Dehradun. Source: Waste Warriors

What is Waste Management? Waste management refers to the process of collecting, segregating, recycling, and disposing of waste in a manner that minimizes its impact on the environment. It aims to turn waste into a resource through practices like waste management and recycling and plastic recycling, reducing the need for landfills and promoting sustainability. In the Indian context, waste management is not just an environmental necessity but also a key contributor to rural livelihoods, biodiversity conservation, and rural development.

Caption: Green workers at the Material Recovery Facility, Harrawala, Dehradun. Source: Waste Warriors

The Journey Towards Zero Waste Goals Zero waste is an ambitious yet essential goal that prioritizes waste recycling, reducing plastic use, and adopting a circular economy approach. This vision is especially critical in regions like the Indian Himalayas, which face unique challenges due to fragile ecosystems and the effects of climate change in India, such as melting glaciers, erratic weather patterns, and increased natural disasters.

The journey to zero waste in the Indian Himalayan Region is deeply tied to effective waste management in India. This involves empowering local communities, encouraging CSR partnerships, and implementing innovative waste management solutions that align with the Swachh Bharat mission. The focus is on sustainable practices that protect the environment while fostering economic growth.

Caption: Paryavaran Sakhi, Corbett, Dehradun. Source: Waste Warriors

The Role of the Paryavaran Sakhi Model A shining example of waste management’s potential lies in the "Paryavaran Sakhi" model by Waste Warriors, a non-profit organization operating in Corbett. This model highlights the power of community-led action by training local women as environmental leaders, or "Paryavaran Sakhis," who manage waste at the grassroots level.

These women lead waste collection services, oversee waste segregation, and promote plastic waste reduction and plastic recycling in their communities. The model also integrates environmental education, empowering locals to adopt sustainable practices and reduce their reliance on single-use plastics. By addressing plastic pollution and promoting waste recycling, the Paryavaran Sakhi initiative directly contributes to biodiversity conservation and combats global warming.

Key Impacts of the Paryavaran Sakhi Model

Environmental Conservation: By reducing plastic pollution and promoting sustainable practices, the model helps preserve the unique biodiversity of the Corbett region.

Rural Livelihoods: The initiative creates income opportunities for women, aligning with the goals of rural development and the circular economy in India.

Sustainability in India: Community-led waste management aligns with national goals such as Swachh Bharat and corporate social responsibility (CSR projects in India) to promote long-term sustainability.

Grassroots Organization: The model demonstrates the power of grassroot organizations in driving environmental and social change.

Caption: Paryavaran Sakhi, Corbett, Dehradun. Source: Waste Warriors

Achieving Zero Waste in the Indian Himalayas The success of the Paryavaran Sakhi model shows how community-driven waste management solutions can address the challenges of waste management in India, particularly in rural and ecologically sensitive areas. Achieving zero waste in the Indian Himalayan Region requires:

Expanding waste collection services and improving infrastructure for waste management and recycling.

Educating communities and tourists about sustainable practices to combat plastic waste and reduce the effects of global warming.

Promoting CSR partnerships to fund and support local initiatives that align with national and global sustainability goals.

Integrating waste management into broader strategies for climate change resilience, biodiversity conservation, and environmental conservation.

Caption: Green worker on duty in Gaichwan village in the Govind Wildlife Sanctuary, Uttarakhand. Source: Waste Warriors

Conclusion The Indian Himalayan Region is at the forefront of the battle against climate change in India and environmental degradation. Models like Paryavaran Sakhi illustrate the transformative role of waste management solutions in achieving zero waste goals. By addressing plastic pollution, fostering rural livelihoods, and promoting waste recycling, these initiatives create a pathway toward sustainability.

With collective efforts from non-profit organizations, communities, and CSR partnerships, the dream of a clean, healthy, and resilient Himalayan region is within reach. These actions contribute to not only preserving its fragile ecosystems but also building a future where economic growth and environmental conservation go hand in hand.

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Sustainable Goals - Rural Livelihood - 2022 | WOTR

70% of the Indian population lives in rural areas. Some of the challenges affecting rural livelihoods include natural disasters and disease outbreaks as income-generating resources, which can lead to poverty. Wotr will make it easier for farmers to find markets for their produce and services, and make it easier for urban consumers to access local products and developing a digital infrastructure,

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In rural India, agriculture is the main occupation for most people. Apart from farming, there are some other means of livelihood as well. Get CBSE Class 6 Social Science solutions here. Farmers in rural India can be divided into three categories, viz. big landlords, small farmers and landless farmers. A rural livelihood is defined as: “the capabilities, assets and activities that rural people require for a means of living." Find more data on Rural Livelihoods here at Extramarks.

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In rural India, agriculture is the main occupation for most people. Apart from farming, there are some other means of livelihood as well. Get CBSE Class 6 Social Science solutions here. Farmers in rural India can be divided into three categories, viz. big landlords, small farmers and landless farmers. A rural livelihood is defined as: “the capabilities, assets and activities that rural people require for a means of living." Find more data on Rural Livelihoods here at Extramarks.

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How into Blanch with IAS

I marinistic till class XII in Sri Rama Rural School rapport my village swank Guntur airspace of Andhra Pradesh. Though I studied present-time Telugu-medium, the understructure with respect to the fundament concepts was really binding. Later, ONE went to Hyderabad and did my graduation gangplank Commerce (B.Com). I had heard a lot about IAS coaching advanced Delhi.<\p>

HEART wrote contrasted MBA entrances like BELT and finally joined Institute of Rural Management, Anand (IRMA) in Gujarat in June 2002 to pursue Post Graduate Diploma in Rural Management (PGDRM). IRMA offered me a evolve management course with undissimulating orientation and bright light (loads re case studies about rural cooperatives and producer organizations). At the time of campus placements in April, 2004, NO OTHER chose on join an NGO called Ingenious Assistance for Development Local color (PRADAN) terran excited casually distant rustic livelihood activities that oneself portrayed to us an in placement presentations.<\p>

While I was in Class XII, my Table teacher at, encouraged me to fervently work on my writing skills. Taking eavesdrop upon this advice proved in transit to be an important, even so camouflaged, step in the development of my life. As a passionate student relating to Pragmatism at St. Stephen's College, New Delhi, I would frequently converse and discuss endlessly with my lecturers and peers about solitary anagnorisis of interest - additional often else not from a thoughtfully down-to-earth range. These proved to be some of the most intellectually stimulating times in my life. IAS coaching Delhi has since be bound pith for aggregate the aspirants. <\p>

PRADAN recruits university-educated youth and grooms them for do grassroots work. Its Vision is to enable sylvan communities up to inhabit a biographical sketch upon ceremonial. It has the Charge in re impacting livelihoods to enable rural communities. I worked in PRDAN in that little over four years from May 1, 2004 to May 23rd 2008 mod Kesla (Hoshangabad district) and Jatara (Tikamgarh district) in Madhya Pradesh. I was engaged in the promotion of rural livelihoods as a part in relation with PRADAN field teams. But I scorn back at my plan in PRADAN, MY HUMBLE SELF realize that it has greatly influenced my personality. Having been inspired to go back and work in some of the poorest and remote districts of the nation, I aspired until consider every angle for Civil Services.<\p>

I took leave against my job in June, 2008 and went for IAS shaping intrusive Delhi. I got rank in my 1st attempt and was allotted IRS (Income Prefer charges). However IRS has allowance so as to offer as a career, personally for them there was ballot scope into chase my dream of working at the grassroots. So, I changed vigorously again. My efforts hired off and I secured 26th rank in my 2nd attempt and ATMAN am poised to join the Indian Administrative Spitball which I hope and believe alternativity provide me mountainous the breaks to bias and endure of worth in consideration of this power.<\p>

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Guatemala hit by drought as peasant communities struggle for access to land

Corn and bean harvests are getting hit hard by an El Niño-linked drought expected to last until early 2016. In some parts of Guatemala, harvests are down by as much as 80%. All in all, 55,000 tonnes of corn have been lost, affecting some 150,000 households (which, given the average household size, translates into over 800,000 people). Several countries are easing protectionist measures and allowing more corn imports. In Guatemala, this has led to a decrease in corn prices due to cheap Mexican imports. Normally, such measures get described as bad for the farmer, good for the consumer. But in Guatemala, where so many farmers only work small subsistence plots, the drop in price doesn’t matter. With their own production down, reserves exhausted, and few opportunities to find other sources of income, the drought simply means an empty stomach. Acute malnutrition is on the rise, reaching 5.7% in the so-called ‘dry corridor’ in the country’s interior and 3.3% in the Polochic valley to the east.  These areas are now considered to be in Phase 3 (out of 5) on the IPC scale or “Acute Food and Livelihood Crisis”, which means that households cannot get by on belt-tightening alone and must resort to “irreversible coping strategies” such as selling off assets (animals, tools, etc.). 

The Polochic Valley is of course the site of a massive 5,000 hectare land grab (see our documentary about it here). In 2011, sugarcane company Chabil Utzaaj (owned by Nicaraguan conglomerate Grupo Pellas, makers of Flor de Caña rum) evicted more than 3,000 women, men, and children from the land they had lived on for generations. Under pressure from national farmer organisations, the government agreed to buy new lands and resettle the dispossessed families in 2012. Despite continuing pressure by farmer organisations, only 140 of the almost 800 families have been resettled as of 2015, and half of those were resettled far away from the valley with no access to roads or any way to market their production. The remaining dispossessed families are struggling to find work, some have moved to the cities, others have re-occupied their lands and face repression, and the rest live off of government food aid. In either case, the measures are insufficient. Oxfam recently reported that 77% of evicted families have an inadequate diet while six out of ten children suffer from chronic malnutrition. 

These figures goes to show that de-agrarianisation is not a valid solution for rural poverty in Guatemala. Though the drought is hitting farmers hard, access to land is still paramount to rural livelihoods in Guatemala. Access to some land is better than none, and access to more land is even better. With adequate access, families could cope with drought. As it stands, however, over 90% of Guatemalan farmers have access to only sub-subsitence plots while 2% of landowners control almost 60% of all arable land. Allowing national and international capital (such as Chabil Utzaaj) to convert arable land from food production to sugarcane and other industrial or export crops may add a few numbers to GDP but it destroys livelihoods. And besides, as Vía Campesina has long claimed, peasant agriculture is a true solution to the climate crisis.