ABOUT LIVELIHOODS INDIA
Livelihoods India was initiated in 2010 as a national level initiative to bring together diverse stakeholders on a single platform to discuss critical issues that impede and afflict the livelihoods of the poor. ACCESS Development Services set up this platform in order to understand and assess the key issues and challenges that the poor face in sustaining their livelihoods and microenterprises and also to craft a vision and strategy for moving them from subsistence to sustainable levels.
Since then, the platform has evolved significantly and has emerged as
ACCESS releases the State of India's Livelihood Report 2023
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Livelihoods India Case Study Compendium 2023
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Hubs of Excellence - FPO Brochure
Breaking New Ground - FPO Case Studies
SPEAKERS AT LIVELIHOODS INDIA SUMMIT 2023
Anand Ghodke
UNICEF India
Anand Ghodke
WASH Officer
UNICEF India
Yugal Kishore Joshi
Water and Land Resources and Communications, NITI Aayog
Yugal Kishore Joshi
Advisor
Water and Land Resources and Communications, NITI Aayog
Shiv Mohan Dixit
National Water Mission, Government of India
Shiv Mohan Dixit
Advisor (Technical)
National Water Mission, Government of India
Sabina Dewan
JustJobs Network
Sabina Dewan
President and Executive Director
JustJobs Network
Nidhi Batra
Sehreeti Development Practices
Nidhi Batra
Founder
Sehreeti Development Practices
Meena Das Mohapatra
Foundation for Ecological Security
Meena Das Mohapatra
General Manager & State Head
Foundation for Ecological Security
Govardhan R. Kulkarni
Mahatma Jyotirao Phule WUA, Ozar, Nashik
Govardhan R. Kulkarni
Ex Chairman
Mahatma Jyotirao Phule WUA, Ozar, Nashik
Dr. Marcella D’Souza
WOTR Centre for Resilience Studies (W-CReS)
Dr. Marcella D’Souza
Director
WOTR Centre for Resilience Studies (W-CReS)
Ashok S Goel
Ministry of Jal Shakti, Government of India
Ashok S Goel
Commissioner (SPR), Department of Water Resources
Ministry of Jal Shakti, Government of India
Karina Bhasin
Asia-Pacific Care Accelerator
Karina Bhasin
Program and Curriculum Manager
Asia-Pacific Care Accelerator
Shilp Verma
Water- Energy- Food Policies, International Water Management Institute
Shilp Verma
Senior Researcher
Water- Energy- Food Policies, International Water Management Institute
Debashree Mukherjee
Department of Water Resources, Ministry of Jal Shakti, Government of India
Debashree Mukherjee
Secretary
Department of Water Resources, Ministry of Jal Shakti, Government of India
Sabina Dewan
JustJobs Network
Sabina Dewan
President and Executive Director
JustJobs Network
Priya Anant
Life Circle Health Services Private Limited
Priya Anant
Director
Life Circle Health Services Private Limited
Dr. Dinesh Chauhan
Projects and Partnerships, DeHaat
Dr. Dinesh Chauhan
Vice President
Projects and Partnerships, DeHaat
Parthasarathy T
Skillgreen Global
Parthasarathy T
CEO
Skillgreen Global
Nitin Puri
KisaanSay
Nitin Puri
Founder
KisaanSay
Nayana Chowdhury
Head of Program I Co-lead, Strategic Partnership and Scale Up, Breakthrough India
Nayana Chowdhury
Senior Director
Head of Program I Co-lead, Strategic Partnership and Scale Up, Breakthrough India
Yogesh Dwivedi
Madhya Bharat Consortium of Farmers Producer Company Limited
Yogesh Dwivedi
CEO
Madhya Bharat Consortium of Farmers Producer Company Limited
Sona Mitra
IWWAGE, LEAD Krea Universit
Sona Mitra
Principal Economist
IWWAGE, LEAD Krea Universit
Shagun Sabharwal
Co-impact
Shagun Sabharwal
Director Programs
Co-impact
Seema Bhaskaran
Transform Rural India Foundation (TRIF)
Seema Bhaskaran
Lead - Gender and Social Inclusion
Transform Rural India Foundation (TRIF)
Saloni Malhotra
Reboot-Wellness
Saloni Malhotra
CEO
Reboot-Wellness
Ramesh Velure
BRAC, International
Ramesh Velure
India Program Officer
BRAC, International
Jayraj Nath
Grameen Foundation for Social Impact
Jayraj Nath
Director and Head of Technology
Grameen Foundation for Social Impact
Gitali Thakur
Myhelp
Gitali Thakur
Social Entrepreneur & Founder
Myhelp
Gauri Malik
Sirohi
Gauri Malik
Founder
Sirohi
Mahfuz Alam
MANDI Initiative, Grameen Foundation for Social Impact
Mahfuz Alam
Project Coordinator
MANDI Initiative, Grameen Foundation for Social Impact
Kusum Balsaraf
Mahila Arthik Vikas Mahamandal Ltd. (MAVIM)
Kusum Balsaraf
General Manager
Mahila Arthik Vikas Mahamandal Ltd. (MAVIM)
Kanta Singh
UN Women, India
Kanta Singh
Deputy Country Representative
UN Women, India
Dr. Kedar Singh
Madhya Pradesh State Rural Livelihoods Mission (MP DAY-SRLM)
Dr. Kedar Singh
IAS, CEO
Madhya Pradesh State Rural Livelihoods Mission (MP DAY-SRLM)
Anjani Kumar Singh
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Anjani Kumar Singh
Senior Programme Officer
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Dr. Tara Nair
Research, Work Fair and Free
Dr. Tara Nair
Director
Research, Work Fair and Free
Dr. Megha Phansalkar
Tisser
Dr. Megha Phansalkar
Founder
Tisser
Dr. Madhura Dutta
Culture and Development Specialist
Amarjeet Sinha
Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India
Amarjeet Sinha
Former Secretary
Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India
Ajit Ranjan
BRAC
Ajit Ranjan
Program Coordinator India
BRAC
Amod Khanna
Consultant
Shweta S Banerjee
BRAC International
Shweta S Banerjee
Country Lead - India
BRAC International
Dr. Preetam B Yashvant
Ministry of Women and Child Development, Government of India
Dr. Preetam B Yashvant
Joint Secretary
Ministry of Women and Child Development, Government of India
Manas Satpathy
PRADAN
Manas Satpathy
Integrator
PRADAN
Surajit Sinha
Agritech, Climate Tech Farmsio
Surajit Sinha
Director
Agritech, Climate Tech Farmsio
Mr. Venkat Raman
India Post Payments Bank
Mr. Venkat Raman
Ex-MD & CEO
India Post Payments Bank
Dr. Namita Singh
Digital Green
Dr. Namita Singh
Director of User Research
Digital Green
Dr. Marcella D’Souza
WOTR Centre for Resilience Studies (W-CReS)
Dr. Marcella D’Souza
Director
WOTR Centre for Resilience Studies (W-CReS)
Rasika Chopra
MicroSave Consulting
Rasika Chopra
Manager
MicroSave Consulting
Dibyajyoti Pattanaik
Annapurna Finance Private Limited
Dibyajyoti Pattanaik
Director
Annapurna Finance Private Limited
Sadaf Sayeed
Muthoot Microfin Limited
Sadaf Sayeed
CEO
Muthoot Microfin Limited
Manoj Gulati
South Asia, Water.org
Manoj Gulati
Regional Director
South Asia, Water.org
Bonani Roychoudhury
NABSAMRUDDHI Finance Ltd
Bonani Roychoudhury
Managing Director
NABSAMRUDDHI Finance Ltd
Munira Dhabiya
Aditya Birla Capital
Munira Dhabiya
Lead - Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Aditya Birla Capital
Shombi Sharp
UN Resident Coordinator in India
Shombi Sharp
UN Resident Coordinator in India
Dr. Nidhi Pundhir
Global CSR, HCL Foundation
Dr. Nidhi Pundhir
Vice President
Global CSR, HCL Foundation
Suhela Khan
Women’s Economic Empowerment, UN Women, India
Suhela Khan
Country Program Manager
Women’s Economic Empowerment, UN Women, India
Shubhendu Dash
ACCESS Development Services
Shubhendu Dash
Vice President & Lead-Farm Sector
ACCESS Development Services
Karma Zimpa Bhutia
Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India
Karma Zimpa Bhutia
Joint Secretary
Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India
Saachi Bhalla
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Saachi Bhalla
Senior Program Officer
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Mercy Epao
Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises, Government of India
Mercy Epao
Joint Secretary
Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises, Government of India
Rajeev Ranjan
Dharma Life
Rajeev Ranjan
Chief Operating Officer
Dharma Life
Nitin Gupta
Rice and Grains South Asia, Olam Agro
Nitin Gupta
Vice President
Rice and Grains South Asia, Olam Agro
Girija Srinivasan
Development Finance and Rural Livelihoods
Girija Srinivasan
Expert
Development Finance and Rural Livelihoods
Rajeev Ahal
Natural Resource Management and Agroecology (NRMAe)
Environment, Climate Change and Natural Resource Cluster GIZ India
Rajeev Ahal
Director
Natural Resource Management and Agroecology (NRMAe) Environment, Climate Change and Natural Resource Cluster GIZ India
Ranu Bhogal
La Caixa Foundation and Executive Director CARM-DAKSH
Ranu Bhogal
External Co-ordinator, India Platform
La Caixa Foundation and Executive Director CARM-DAKSH
Samik Sundar Das
The World Bank
Samik Sundar Das
Senior Rural Development Specialist
The World Bank
Arun Maira
Planning Commission
Arun Maira
Former Member
Planning Commission
Hemendra Mathur
Venture Partner with Bharat Innovation Fund & Co-founder of ThinkAg
Hemendra Mathur
Venture Partner with Bharat Innovation Fund & Co-founder of ThinkAg
Dr Sanjiv J Phansalkar
VikasAnvesh Foundation
Dr Sanjiv J Phansalkar
Director
VikasAnvesh Foundation
Dr. G. V. Ramanjaneyulu
Centre for Sustainable Agriculture, Krishna Sudha Academy for Agroecology
Expert Director, Sahaja Aharam Producer Company
Dr. G. V. Ramanjaneyulu
Executive Director
Centre for Sustainable Agriculture, Krishna Sudha Academy for Agroecology Expert Director, Sahaja Aharam Producer Company
Dr. C. Shambu Prasad
Institute of Rural Management Anand (IRMA)
Dr. C. Shambu Prasad
Professor
Institute of Rural Management Anand (IRMA)
Dr. Madhu Sharan
Hand in Hand India
Dr. Madhu Sharan
President
Hand in Hand India
S. Sivakumar
Agri and IT Businesses, ITC Limited, India
S. Sivakumar
Group Head
Agri and IT Businesses, ITC Limited, India
N. Srinivasan
Development Finance and Rural Livelihoods
N. Srinivasan
Expert
Development Finance and Rural Livelihoods
Elisabeth Steinmayr
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), India
Elisabeth Steinmayr
Steinmayr, Programme Officer
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), India
Kanika Verma
Development Alternatives
Kanika Verma
Associate Vice President
Development Alternatives
Dipali Sharma
Action Aid Association India
Dipali Sharma
Director of Organisational Effectiveness and Partnerships
Action Aid Association India
B. Sivarani
Veerapandy Kalanjia Jeevidam Farmer Producer Company
B. Sivarani
CEO
Veerapandy Kalanjia Jeevidam Farmer Producer Company
Ajit Kanitkar
IIM Udaipur
Ajit Kanitkar
Researcher and Visiting Faculty
IIM Udaipur
Dr. L. H. Manjunath
Shri Kshethra Dharmasthala Rural Development Project (SKDRDP)
Dr. L. H. Manjunath
Executive Director
Shri Kshethra Dharmasthala Rural Development Project (SKDRDP)
Rajeev Chawla
Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
Rajeev Chawla
Strategic Adviser and Chief Knowledge Officer
Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
Faiz Ahmad Kidwai
Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Government of India
Faiz Ahmad Kidwai
Additional Secretary
Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Government of India
Shankar Venkateswaran
Sustainability Integration, ECube Investment Advisors Pvt. Ltd.
Shankar Venkateswaran
Co-Founder and Managing Partner
Sustainability Integration, ECube Investment Advisors Pvt. Ltd.
Siraj Hussain
ICRIER
Siraj Hussain
Senior Visiting Fellow
ICRIER
Nivedita Varshaneya
Welthungerhilfe India
Nivedita Varshaneya
Country Director
Welthungerhilfe India
Dr. Yamini Atmavilas
Udaiti Foundation
Dr. Yamini Atmavilas
Udaiti Foundation
Han Ulaç Demirag
IFAD
Han Ulaç Demirag
Country Director and Head of the Multi-Country Office in India
IFAD
Infanta Cristina
“la Caixa” Foundation
Infanta Cristina
Director of the International Area
“la Caixa” Foundation
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