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Livelihoods Network promotes collaboration, knowledge sharing and advocacy
around livelihoods approaches
The Livelihoods Network does this through convening
face-to-face
networking events, advocacy on a forward looking agenda for livelihoods approaches,
signposting opportunities where closer collaboration between organisations can
increase impact and facilitation of peer to peer support. Recent collaboration
between participating organisations has included document sharing, conferences,
joint publications, training opportunities, staff secondments and cost sharing.
As facilitator of the network, Livelihoods Connect is keen to hear from
like minded organisations who can deepen and expand collaboration and
knowledge sharing. The network aims to include a mix of practitioner, policy and
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 | Advocacy |
Based
on the wide ranging experience of its members, the Livelihoods Network actively
reflects on livelihoods practice and approaches and seeks to keep the livelihoods
agenda relevant and progressive. Through its interactions with peer organisations,
civil society and governments the Networks finds opportunities to advocate this
forward looking agenda and strengthen relationships.
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| Knowledge
Sharing |
The Livelihoods Network supports better sharing of knowledge around livelihoods
approaches by convening face-to-face networking events (e.g. cross agency practitioners
retreat, north-south policy forum) and disseminating good practices to an international
audience. The Livelihoods Connect website is used to promote the Network and support
access to its shared knowledge.
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| Collaboration |
The Livelihoods
Network aims to broaden and extend collaboration between organisations where this
can increase impact. Many members of the Livelihoods Network have been collaborating
since 1998. Collaboration partly began within the former Sustainable Livelihoods
Resource Group convened by DFID. Over time collaboration has grown beyond that
group and most recently came together at the Where Next for Sustainable Livelihoods
conference organised by the Bradford Centre for International Development and
Livelihoods Connect. Examples of collaboration include: - Policy
Research Programme synthesis (ODI, IDS, Khanya, UEA, Leeds)
- Migration
Hot Topic (Migration DRC)
- Newsletter
on Gender and Livelihoods (Khanya MRC)
- Audio
resources (NRI)
- Chinese
language resources (CIAD)
- SL
Forum (IFAD)
- SL
Guidance Sheets (ODI/IDL/DFID)
- PIP
resources (UEA, ODI)
- SL
Consultants Seminars (CIDT/DFID)
- LC
project strategy (ODI, Oxfam, CARE, FAO, IDL, DFID, IDS)
- CD
ROM on People Centred and SL Training Resources (FAO)
- Secondment
of livelihoods adviser (DFID)
- Distance
Learning Guide (CDPR Wye College)
- Urban
Rural Change Hot Topic (DFID)
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Join
the Network |
To
join the Livelihoods Network please send an email to: livelihoods-connect@ids.ac.uk.
Please include your name, role, organisation and country location.
We also ask you to share what you hope to get out of membership
of the Network, and what you hope to contribute to the Network as
a form of introduction to other Network members.
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Governance
Structure |
What
does it mean to be a Livelihoods Network Member? The following document
is outlines the purpose, governance and activities of the network.
Livelihoods
Network Concept Note
PDF
The
Secretariat of the Livelihoods Network is Livelihoods
Connect at the Institute of Development Studies.
The
Steering Committee consists of the following individuals:
- Anna
Toner (Bradford Center for International Development)
- Catherine
Allen (Independent)
- Helen
Schneider (Livelihoods Connect)
- Kate
Studd (WWF)
- Ilka
Esquivel (Plan International)
- Illia
Rosenthal (Independent Consultant)
- Jagdeep
Shokar (Livelihoods Connect)
- Maggie
Ibrahim (Livelihoods Connect)
- Rahel
Otieno (Khanya-aicdd)
Member
profiles can be found here.
Core
Member Organisations of the Livelihoods Network are:
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