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Actions & Reflection influencing policy towards Resilient Livelihoods

Published on April 18, 2023, 1:36 pm

Two & a half decades together with the community, UDYAMA (www.udyama.org) facilitates an enabling environment for resilient development in Odisha . Measurable & Substantial evidence-based initiatives have been reflected on the ground in engaging partner NGOs, and multiple stakeholders and carved out good gain knowledge on Resilience & Adaptation Process and intend to do more. Learning-Linking-Leveraging Resources to Livelihoods diversification are the core areas that have been scaled and replicated in urban, coastal, rural, and tribal hinterlands. Founded in 1997 UDYAMA primarily aims towards strengthening and building capacities of local communities towards rejuvenating & building human, ecological, social, economic capital rejuvenation & well-being improvement with a view to changing the culture of cultivating solutions towards resilience in blending with time honored improved technology transformation with well-articulated development communication incorporating inclusion, technological innovations to address next development challenges of climate crisis with a broader objective to interconnect with lives, livelihoods and lifestyle of present and for future generations in order to link to the broader view of poverty & poverty alleviation that goes beyond just income & food but for immunity boosting and better nutrition tohuman,regenerate soil, source of food, water nutrition lifestyle • Local Action, Build on What Exists how this influences the asset base – categorize, strategies that make up their livelihoods. An-integrated perspective, unites the concepts of economic development with cross sector Integration resolution for people & planet: the future we want •Facilitate Risk Informed Development & Catalyze Agents of Change management insulating solutions to resilience, adaptation, repurpose •Catalyzes a systemic change an interconnected process for resilience pathways to strengthen food system, WASH system, education system to advance health systems with regard to economies & livelihoods for all as climate crises are systemic & health crises are cascading now