Livelihoods and market development
Markets matter to the poor. Participation in markets is one of the main livelihood strategies that marginalised producers use to cope with poverty, crises and shocks; and to access products and services that have the potential to enhance their incomes and the quality of their lives. More...
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- How can sustainable livelihoods approaches be more successfully applied to future development challenges?
- ( S. Turrall (ed) / Knowledge Services, IDS , 2011)
- How are Sustainable Livelihoods Approaches (SLAs) relevant to current and future development challenges? What has been learnt from the experience of using SLAs to date? This Sustainable Livelihoods Hi...
- Developing Women’s Entrepreneurship in the Papua Highlands
- ( International Labour Organization , 2010)
- This briefing documents the progress of ILO’s Entrepreneurship Skills Development project, which ran in 2009 and 2010 in the Papua Highlands, Indonesia, as part of the UN joint programme for the...
- What can sustainable livelihoods approaches and pro-poor market approaches learn from each other?
- ( S. Johnson (ed) / Knowledge Services, IDS , 2009)
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The third Sustainable Livelihoods (SL) seminar was held at the University of Bath, in the UK, in July 2009. Hosted by the Livelihoods Network, the seminar series discusses the continued relevance o...
- Microfinance and the broader social responsibilities
- ( Microfinance Gateway, CGAP , 2008)
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Microfinance has proven successful but if it is to continue to be viable and receive support, microfinance institutions (MFIs) must be able to demonstrate that they are fulfilling their mission as ...
- A manual on livelihoods enhancement and diversification
- ( Cattermoul B.;Townsley P.;Campbell J. / Innovation Network , 2008)
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The aim of this manual is to provide development practitioners with an introduction to the Sustainable Livelihoods Enhancement and Diversification (SLED) process as well as guidance for practitione...




