Livelihoods in DFID
To get a multi-media snapshot of the current work undertaken by DFID Livelihoods programmes, have a look at the DFID Livelihoods Team fan page on Facebook.
In the clip below, Jane Clark, Deputy Head Livelihoods in DFID and formerly Head of DFID Sustainable Livelihoods Support Office, offers some reflections on the history of SLA in DFID:
If you can't see the image above, Click here to go direct to the podcast on YouTube.
Further DFID livelihoods related video links are available from the Livelihoods Channel on YouTube.
The Livelihoods Resource Centre, DFID’s knowledge portal for information and services dedicated to rural development and livelihoods, can be found at http://www.livelihoodsrc.org/
The DFID Guidance Sheets on livelihoods approaches can be found on our training and learning section.
Recommended reading
- A review of DFID’s experience with sustainable livelihoods
- ( J. Clark;D. Carney / Eldis Document Store , 2008)
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This paper provides a partial institutional history of sustainable livelihoods approaches (SLA) within the UK Department for International Development (DFID). Focussing on the years 2002-08, the pa...
