Dharma Life Labs is a rural innovation lab with a focus on driving inclusive progress.
A collaboration between Dharma Life, the Wheeler Institute for Business & Development at London Business School and Siriti, it leverages local relationships, digital connectedness and real-time insights to drive impact.
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, policy makers have invested heavily in driving behaviour change to reduce transmission of the virus and save lives amongst the population. Rural communities are caught in-between the dual pressures of saving lives while sustaining their livelihoods. Often rural communities and their leaders have devised innovative solutions to solve this dilemma.
When a woman realises her potential, she lifts everyone around her.
Introducing the Jaya Alliance for women’s livelihoods
Women’s workforce participation in India is one of the lowest in the world. 3 in 4 women in the country don't get an opportunity towards sustained livelihood. The COVID-19 pandemic threatens to make this already dire situation worse – not only in India, but beyond.
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, India initially went into a country-wide lockdown. Even as the lockdown eases, the situation remains dire for many among the less privileged, who are struggling with an uncertain new reality.
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