A number of organisations are now exploring opportunities for
adaptation and application of SL approaches in a UK context. Workshop reports,
and lessons learnt from these organisations are detailed below.
UK Experiences
Carnegie
UK Trust Rural Community Development Programme
- A Commission using action research
to examine
and promote ways in which rural communities across
the UK and Ireland can influence decision making around
rural issues. HTMLNEW
Thrive
is a pilot project which aims to explore how men and women
in 24 low income households in Thornaby construct their
livelihoods. Stockton-on-Tees,
England, UK HTML
The
Countryside Agency
have been exploring ways of adapting the SL approach
to add value to their Market Town Health Check approach.
They have also organised two events (with DFID) to explore
cross-over between international and UK development
approaches: one on SL and one looking at participation.
Market Town Regeneration: Adapting
to Local Realities
The Healthcheck outlines a number of stages for
creating a community-led vision and regeneration action
plan. This paper presents a case study from New Romney
where the strengths of the Healthcheck were built on
using SLAs
(Word)
Sustainable Livelihoods within a UK context (June
2002)
Report from a seminar in which participants shared their
experiences of using SLAs and other similar approaches
in the UK, followed by discussions in plenary.
(PDF - 1.2
MB) The Social Sustainability
Workshop: Enhancing Local/Neighbourhood Economic Development
(February 2003)
Workshop report on sharing between UK regeneration and
international development perspectives on participation. Summary and
full report (See
DFID's Panel
at WSSD for the background to this workshop)
Sustainable Livelihoods - What it Means for Rural Britain
RuralNet conference which highlight issues including rural
broadband, social enterprise and funding opportunities.
Outputs include paper and presentation on SL, FAQ and
Answers paper- details
Awel
Aman Tawe
is a South Wales wind farm project which used SL approaches
in the context of their work to regenerate a vulnerable
community in South Wales.
Lesson Case Studies
Liverpool
Health Authority
A
Livelihoods Connect post (2001), describing how Liverpool
Health Authority uses a livelihoods angle in their Health
Audit.
Post
