Basic Livelihoods Training Module - Assam

1 Basic Livelihoods Training Module under ASRLMPage1 Basic Livelihoods Training Module2017-18 Basic Livelihoods Training Module under ASRLMPage2 Training Module Plan:SlNoTime(minutes)Topic to be CoveredMethodologyTools /Materials115 Introduction & Present livelihood scenario ofrural AssamDiscussion220 Concept of Livelihood Livelihood meaning & sustainability whatare the livelihood goals (risk,sustainability, empowerment, dignity)BrainStorming,discussion &PresentationPPT340 Understanding livelihoodAssets and itsimportance Livelihood FrameworkPresentationPPT440 UnderstandinglivelihoodsInterventionFram eworkPresentationPPT515 Some of the Government schemes forrural IndiaPresentation& DiscussionPPT660 Innovative proactive interventions Success Stories(Annexure I) Group ActivityGroupDiscussion &Sharing ofexperiencesPPT / ShortFilm7150 Micro Credit Plan (MCP).

2 Objective & importance Method of preparation of MCP Group ActivityGroupInvolvementPPT /Exercise820 Summing up the sessionQuestion &AnswerGroupInvolvementTotal Duration:360 minutes (6 hours)Tips to trainer:What is livelihood, importance of sustainable Livelihoods ,its frame work andstrategies for promotion of Livelihoods are to be Livelihoods Training Module under ASRLMPage3 Objectivesof the Training : To understand the concepts ofsustainablelivelihood To understand different approaches of livelihood promotion To identify the community-centric, pro-active strategies for promotion of sustainablelivelihoods Understand Livelihoods beyond incomeoRights and entitlements.

3 Mainstream linkages Evaluate their current Livelihoods streams Realise their own position in the Livelihoods scenario of their families Aspire to improve their Livelihoods Identify a few activities and critical interventions that they would like to engage inExpectedOutputof the Training : Participants will be able to explain the concept of livelihood systems Convergence and benefits that can be availed from other Govt. Schemes Participants will be able to identify and design different strategies of livelihoodPromotion Understand Livelihoods beyond income(various rights and entitlements, mainstreamlinkages) Basic Livelihoods Training Module under scenario of Assam :(Tips.)

4 Involve all the trainees to put their views and elaborate the livelihood scenario) Assam 's economy is fundamentally based on sectorcontinues tosupport more than 75 percent of the State directly or indirectly providing employment of morethan 53 percent of the total occupies a geographical areaof millionhectares of which total cropped area is million Assam ,majorconstraints inagriculture are dependence on traditional cultural practices along with traditional varieties;very low use of nutrients is the major reason for stagnation/decline of crop productivity in Husbandry sectorhas significant impact on employment generation in the Stateand plays a vital role in income generation of both the rural and semi-urban economy.

5 Asignificant proportion of landless labourers, small and marginal farmers have access to livestockresources and the acceleration in the growth of livestock sector in Assam offers significantopportunities for household income augmentation and employment generation. It alsoperforms an important input functions in terms of contributing draught power and dung tocrop are mostly reared by every household in rural Assam . Non-descriptcattle, Small ruminant like goat, backyard poultry are common for every household alongwithagriculture, while Pig rearing is mostly done in ST/SC dominant is animportant component of mixed farming system and dependence on livestock as an alternativesource of income, is Livelihoods based onNTFPare limited across the state.

6 Themajor produce under NTFP are bamboo, medicinal plants Weavingisinexorably linked with Assamese Culture and Heritage. Handloom Industry of Assam providesmaximum number of employment after agriculture is known for itsrich glorious tradition ofmaking handloom and handicraft products. Handloom is a precious part of generational legacyand has been kept alive by the skilled weavers engaged in the age old tradition of weaving sinceantiquity in Assam . Contrary to use ofmodern technology and tools in the textile sector inpresent days, the handloom sector continued to play very important role in terms ofemployment generation and the socio-economic development of handloom, theconstraints are shortage of skilledand expert weavers, Lack of capital and credit facilities, Lackof processing and finishing facilities, Weavers concentrate too much on Govt.

7 Assistance ratherthan their own effort, Lack of efficient marketing facilities, modern designs, pricing Livelihoods Training Module under of Livelihood:(Tips: Ask questions about the meaning of Livelihoods / sustainability, types of thepoints on flip chart and involve the participants in the discussion process)What is Livelihood?In simple words, Livelihoods aremeans of making a living , the various activities and resourcesthat allow people to live. Different people have different lifestyles and ways of meeting theirneeds.

8 One of the earliest and most often cited definitions of Livelihoods is that: It comprises thecapabilities,assets(including both material and social) and activities required for a means of issustainablewhen it can cope with and recover from stress and shocks (drought,flood, war, etc.), maintain or enhance its capabilities and assets, while not undermining thenatural resource a group of people who access similar resources, share similar social andcultural values andhave a comparable economic status.

9 Moreover, people of the samelivelihood group share the same risks and kinds of vulnerability. It is common to see more thanone livelihood group in a geographical area. As Livelihoods are determined by multiple factors,a combination of different types of information is needed to understand information includes: Vulnerability context-The vulnerability context refers to the full range of factors thatcanimpact on people's Livelihoods and place them at risk and the factors are as under:Over these factors one may have control or population pressures on land, land degradation, climatechange, price inflation and spread of HIVoshocksthat will impact Livelihoods like drought, floods, pest attack, marketcollapseand conflict/insecurityoSeasonalstresses such as disease burden, water shortages or food shortages inthe hungry seasonBasic Livelihoods Training Module under resources or assets:(Tips.)

10 Discuss the points by emphasising the present livelihoodresources and condition of theindividuals members (participants) as example)People require a range of assets to achieve positive livelihoodoutcomes. Livelihoodsassetsencompass what people have, human, social, natural, physical and financial five asset categories are interlinked. No single category on its own is sufficient to yield allthe many and varied livelihood outcomes that people seek. Human assetsrepresent the skills, knowledge, education, ability to work and goodhealth that enablespeople to pursue different livelihood strategies and achieve theirlivelihood objectives.