Skilling for Livelihoods of the People wih Disability (PwD) - Srilakshmi Bellamkonda

According to 2011 census in India, 2.21 percent of total population is estimated to be Persons with Disability and 70 percent of them are in rural area. Out of 13.4 million Persons with Disability who are in the employable age of 15 to 59 years, 9.9 million are non-workers or are marginal workers and are employed in minor agriculture and home-based industries. There is a great opportunity to skill this large pool of unskilled group and bring them into the mainstream employment. Will talk about Dr.Reddy’s Foundation’s journey towards empowering Persons with disability and strategy for next 5years.


Powering Livelihoods Through Entrepreneurship Development Among Low Income Women - SS Bhat

Women often have their own unique journey and experiences in livelihood and entrepreneurship. FWWB has been working in the women empowerment space for more than 3 decades and has designed need based credit and capacity building solutions for the women across various rural and urban setups of India. Through this presentation, FWWB intends to share its journey of working with these women, closely witnessing their social, financial and numerous other challenges and share, how FWWB’s efforts of providing them possible solutions has led to success and creation of an enabling ecosystem on livelihood and entrepreneurship promotion.


Reimagining Learning and the Future of Work - Aakash Sethi

As education move to homes, phones and laptops, we need to re-imagine the future of work and learning. Never before has the idea of self-learning been more important than now. If we can build skills for young people to learn anytime and; anywhere, thereby charting their pathways, that would truly change the impact we collectively create. Quest Alliance will explore what it means to build holistic change and re-look at how we define impact.


Growing Livelihood Opportunities for Women - Vikram Jain

Over the last 13 years, approximately, 45% of working women in India have dropped out of the workforce, either due to prohibitive social norms or unsuitable jobs restricting women’s participation. Creating the right jobs could empower women, and benefit their families and society. FSG’s Growing Livelihood Opportunities for Women (GLOW) aims to create 500,000+ jobs for women, increase their participation and fair treatment. To do this, GLOW will need to understand barriers faced by women and employers, build inclusive and profitable business models, and create jobs that are aspirational and suitable for women. The session aims to share GLOW’s approach, and explore collaboration for improving livelihoods and gender parity.


Family Income Restoration for Poor and Ultra Poor Households Severely Impacted Due to COVID-19 Lockdown - Arun Nalavadi

A socio-economic survey of around 5000 households from 21 states in India found that there has been a 76% drop in family income in April, with 40% of primary working family members losing their jobs. There is an increased risk of school drop-outs amongst children and youth, and 41% of parents said that they will not be able to cover education costs. There is a dire need for a high-impact programme to connect people with sustainable jobs, thereby boosting income stability, saving families from sliding further into poverty, as well as securing the future of children. Magic Bus intends to share the work that it is doing across different states and seek collaboration for further scale & impact. Attendees will get an opportunity to understand the livelihood related challenges faced by poor, ultra-poor urban and rural families and identify the key outcome indicators and explore ways to collaborate to scale the programme.