Livelihood Learning Groups (LLG’s)
Livelihood Learning Group:
The Livelihood School has initiated a process of organizing deliberations called Livelihood Learning Groups (LLG), comprising of experienced practitioners and academics looking into livelihood issues, around various themes critical for livelihoods and livelihood promotion. These workshops provide a forum for exchange of knowledge and its distillation on specific issues of concern for livelihood practitioners and for wider use of this knowledge with other livelihood practitioners across the country. This forum initiates the process of interaction and dialogue between the practitioners and the academia. The inherent purpose of the forum is appreciation and development of theoretical insights through practitioners’ knowledge/ practices. The learning groups so far have covered issues such as Market based Livelihood Interventions, Micro-finance and Role of Credit Plus Services for Promotion of Livelihoods , Livelihood Challenges of the North East states of India, and Effectiveness of Livelihood Intervention among others. The School along with Indian Grameen Services has been instrumental in conducting nine such LLGs so far. This forum has helped in generating not just knowledge but also in refining and sharpening of concepts around livelihoods. The last national level LLG was on Effectiveness of Livelihood Interventions using a cost benefit analysis.