Insights
A crisis is an opportunity to recognise women’s leadership
Prema Gopalan of SSP talks about the role of agriculture in building sustainable livelihoods and the need to build an ecosystem for women to take charge.
Building a disability-friendly workplace: Why includability matters
To go beyond the differences, leaders must focus on the commonalities between them and the person they are interacting with. To be an includable leader, one must do away with the us-versus-them narrative.
Understanding what our youth want, not what they need
For the young people of India, employment is not just a financial decision. They want better working conditions and jobs that align with their long-term goals.
Income shouldn’t be the only measure of livelihoods
When it comes to livelihoods, nonprofits and funders must think beyond income, and invest in community-building, resilience, and self-esteem.
When women are celebrated, things change
Chetna Gala Sinha of Mann Deshi talks about why we urgently need an ecosystem that provides access to capital, resources, and support for women micro-entrepreneurs.
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Our Approach
Accelerate
Driving strategies and goals towards system change in the Livelihoods landscape
Amplify
Influencing the Livelihoods narrative in the South Asian Ecosystem
Catalyze
Transforming collaborations into sectoral breakthroughs and mind-set change
Development has always been about how to help people be powerful. So, if we’re all helping one another be the best possible changemakers, that is, givers, that’s a pretty good world. Everyone has the ability. Everyone has that right. We just have to link arms and make sure that everyone does get that right. Bill Drayton, Founder and CEO of Ashoka
Lessons From The Pandemic
The Story of Bhungroo: How a gender centric approach is tackling water shortage in rural India
Dialogues
In September, The Livelihoods Dialogue was organized by Anant Learning and Development Pvt Ltd in collaboration with Ashoka. This event brought together stakeholders to engage in an immersive dialogue...
Ashoka co-curated sessions on building bottom-up value chains, embracing gender inclusive entrepreneurship and equipping youth with skills in an evolving employability market. The panel had a...
Ashoka and UN Women jointly organized a webinar to talk about the ways to support women in their journeys as entrepreneurs. The event had a line-up of highly experienced professionals working in the...
The get WISER Summit is hosted by Ashoka Arab World in collaboration with Ashoka South Asia, presenting a series of riveting conversations on promoting women’s entrepreneurship through various...
Nearly 40 percent of Indians are between the ages of 13 and 35 years old, making it the largest youth population in the world and one of India’s biggest assets. Yet, staggeringly low employment...
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