MICROFINANCE EVENT: Livelihoods India Summit; January 28-29, 2019; New Delhi, India

The Livelihoods India Summit is organized by Access Development Services to facilitate dialogue on improving the livelihoods of poor people and building consensus on sustainable solutions. This ninth iteration of the event is co-hosted by the Indian government’s National Institute for Transforming India (NITI) Aayog. The summit themes include: (1) Capacitating Women: Enabling them for Entrepreneurship; (2) A Dialogue on Value Addition in Agri-Value Chains between the Private and Public Sectors; (3) Infusion of Technologies in Agriculture – Key to Food Security & Farmer’s Welfare; (4) Social Innovation for Micro-Enterprise Driven Livelihood Security.

The confirmed list of speakers includes:
– Megha Phansalkar, CEO and Founder, Tisser
– Clement Chauvet; Chief, Skill and Business Development; UN Development Program
– Yaduvendra Mathur, Additional Secretary, NITI Aayog
– Ronald Van Het Hof, Joint Managing Director, Women on Wings India
– Ishteyaque Amjad; Vice President, Corporate Affairs; Coca Cola India

Background on Organizers:

Access Development Services was established in 2006 to alleviate poverty in India with support from the UK Department for International Development. As of March 2017 Access reported 12-month revenue of INR 125 million (USD 1.78 million). Access operates 32 agricultural and other programs in nine Indian states.

The government of India formed NITI Aayog in 2015 to design policies and programs as well as provide relevant technical advice. Its Team India Hub focuses on the relationships between state and national government, and its Knowledge and Innovation Hub promotes research and innovation relating to the UN’s sustainable development goals.

Cost: The standard fee to attend is INR 6,000 (USD 350). Discounts are available to various categories of attendees, such as students, representatives of NGOs, and groups of 4 or more.

Event Website: https://livelihoods-india.org/

For additional information, you may contact Shruti Pandey at +91 11 49008528 or shruti[at]accessdev.org.

By Anuhya Tadepalli, Research Associate

Sources and Additional Resources

Event agenda
https://livelihoods-india.org/uploads-livelihoodsasia/updates/session-plan-2019docx-1014.docx

Access Development Services homepage
https://www.Accessdev.org/

NITI Aayog
https://www.niti.gov.in/content/overview

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