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SITARAM RAO LIVELIHOODS INDIA CASESTUDY COMPETITION 2012

ACCESS Development Services and Fr. Arrupe Center for Ecology andSustainability (FACES), XLRI Jamshedpur jointly announce the Sitaram RaoLivelihoods India Case Study Competition 2012. This competition is supportedby Oxfam India.

ThemeA number of large scale programmes of the government, as well asmultilateral and bilateral organizations are putting much effort into povertyreduction. However, the poorest of the poor have been bypassed by mostmainstream development initiatives. Different approaches are required toalleviating extreme poverty since the poorest of the poor face fundamentallydifferent set of deprivations as compared to the poor. The biggest challengethey face is the lack of a stable income. Enhancing sustainable livelihoods ofthe poorest of the poor is thus a significantly important step towards reductionof extreme poverty.

The 2012 case study competition, therefore, seeks case studies ofexperiences in enhancing the livelihoods of the poorest of the poor. Thecase studies should cover the following:

1. Socio-economic conditions and needs of the community within the contextof which the programme was initiated and implemented;

2. Nature of engagement, intervention, support and strategies of theimplementing agency for reaching out to the poorest of the poor;

3. Impact of the programme in promoting sustainable livelihoods;

4. Factors that contributed to the success of the programme; and5. Critical challenges faced

How to register?Participants are required to fill in a registration form and provide an abstract(in 500 words) of their cases by June 25, 2012 (Monday). Please togo to the registration form. Please go through the details of the Competition onthe website before sending in your registrations( .

ProcessAll participants are requested to send an abstract of maximum 500 words

of their case studies by June 25, 2012.Abstracts will be reviewed and a shortlist will be announced on July 10,

2012. The shortlisted candidates will be requested to send the full case study,

not exceeding 5000 words, by September 10, 2012. Once the final cases come in, they will be reviewed and 10 best cases

would be selected. The authors of the 10 best cases will be invited for a Jury Meet where the

top 3 cases will be selected.(tentatively in October) The top 3 case study authors will receive cash prizes of Rs. 1,00,000, Rs.

75,000 and Rs. 50,000 respectively and a compendium of the 10 bestcases will be released during the Livelihoods India Conference 2012(November 29-30, 2012).

Look forward to receiving your entries!

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