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Promotion of livelihood is no doubt
a very vital factor to ensure survival of the deprived and
disadvantaged mass without vulnerability to food insecurity,
starvation and loss of life etc. More particularly, with its
varied range of activities – Badlao Foundation has always
stretched a line of link to ensure integrated and wholesome
approach towards development of the resource poor people.
Basically, developing their skill, promoting their access to and
control over local natural resources, accelerating activities
related to resource mobilization both from Govt. and Non Govt.
sources, developing alliance and coordination among the CBOs and
CSOs etc. have been few major aspect that have been kept in view
while pursuing livelihood activities at rural level –
particularly for people in BPL category and generally for people
in socially backward and economically depressed classes.
The organization ventured into
Khadi and Gramodyog (hand spinning-weaving & village industries)
when it took up work for the rehabilitation of displaced persons
of Maithon Dam. And, since then – it has been our core activity
in rural areas. However, activities like Khadi & Village
Industries promotion, vegetable cultivation, apiary (bee
keeping) etc. are undertaken to encourage the empowerment of
rural women to develop their skill and earnings. Various income
generation activities are undertaken through self-help-groups
promoting their activities on thrift and credit. Such activities
like Fishery, Goatery, Poultry, Piggery etc. are undertaken to
cover poor marginal farmers to upgrade their standard of
livelihood. Over the years – with emphasis on Women Empowerment
and Economic Upliftment of rural poor women, sustainable
livelihood, systems development has always been a critical area
for Badlao Foundation to intervene. Women generally do not own/
control the livelihood resources and means of family incomes. On
the other hand, they perform majority of functions for
augmenting the livelihoods. Organizing the women and
streamlining them into credit, thrift, microfinance and
production have been a challenge for the development sector.
Badlao Foundation successfully implemented the livelihood
systems development projects in order to empower the women
economically.
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