Who
are the most Vulnerable?
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The
approach adapted by ISPWDK with BASIX as a consulting
agency is pragmatic but their mandate is defined as "developing
income generation opportunities". There are missing
components: Does an income generating scheme necessarily
create more sustainable livelihoods? Did the project define
"sustainable livelihoods"? Why are families
ready to adapt their livelihood strategies? What happens
in these households? The RLS approach could add these
dimensions and help in search of such answers: Inner and
outer realities of people can be captured. A look into
the household economics and decision making dynamics might
reveal answers to such questions. The RSL approach can
serve planning, monitoring or evaluation purposes. At
present ISPWDK needs to monitor ongoing interventions.
This study aims to assess the livelihood intervention,
comparing the current efforts with the desired "livelihood
outcomes" after the family adapted their livelihood
strategy with the NGO's support.
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What
are we looking for and why?
The
study should contribute to a better understanding of the ISPWDK/SAMUHA
livelihood intervention and its outcomes. Any new perspectives
gained should document learnings and experiences to share,
also among all the NGO partners. In order to focus each partner's
livelihoods approach on the peoples' perceptions and needs,
the following issues could be explored.
The
Key Issues
Which
forces and factors shape a livelihood household strategy in
the Kanakanala watershed?
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How can the project partners improve the livelihood
intervention in order to achieve more sustainable livelihood
systems?
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Assessing the interventions / livelihood approaches from an
angle of poverty reduction: How can the marginalized groups
be identified and encouraged to participate in such livelihood
interventions?
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Which reason / logic prevents women / men from becoming SHG
members?
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Which reasons prevents women / men from participating in the
livelihood activities?
The
last three issues were a requests from the NGO's. These are
matters they would like to look into, but are not explicitly
able to because of staff, time and resource constraints.
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