✦ Vision
Knowledge for Innovations in Sustainable Livelihoods
Understand the key issues impeding livelihoods of the poor
Craft strategies for moving livelihoods from subsistence to sustainable levels
Cross-learning and sharing of innovative solutions, breakthroughs, and best practices
Recognition of Models of Excellence in community led businesses and enterprises

Strengthening the Knowledge Ecosystem for Impact
Livelihoods India was as set up by ACCESS as a national level platform to bring together diverse stakeholders to discuss and deliberate on critical issues that impede the livelihoods of those living in poverty, and build a strategy and vision for moving them from subsistence to sustainable levels. Now in its sixteenth year, the multi stakeholder platform has continued to engage stakeholders from the government, multilateral and bilateral organisations, civil societies, international organisations, private sector and their CSRs, academia and sector experts to scan the development ecosystem, support policy making and, integrate and sustain the most excluded/underprivileged communities, including women and youth, within mainstream economic milieu.
The initiative comprises a set of specific sub-initiatives that have been designed to make it an effective bridge for knowledge sharing, cross-learning and policy dialogue. The major sub-initiatives include:
2008
Livelihoods Day
Organised as a one-day Convening
Inaugural 'State of India’s Livelihoods' Report launched
2010
Livelihoods India Conference as a Standalone National-level Platform
Formulated as a Tier III initiative
2018
National Repositioning Livelihoods India Summit
Summit reinstituted as Livelihoods India Summit
‘FPO Impact Awards’ launched
Thematic conference on Breaking the Glass Ceiling
2023
Fostering Multilateral Engagement
3 associated events on the sidelines of Summit
IFAD Grants for Agroecology felicitated
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