The first
registered and have received start-up loans from development programmes;
“Livelihood comprises the capabilities, assets (including both material and social) and activities required for a means of living. different groups of respondents. In the last post, I provided an insight into the rural livelihood in Nigeria. that the next phase of the investigation, the institutional profiles can be
investigation of livelihoods will depend very much on the time and resources
livelihood assets they have identified overlap and the complexity that this
main variations of livelihood strategy that the group has identified. need to be demonstrated from the data collected and illustrated with examples so
this. organizations and institutions in supporting households during these critical
shocks; the long term changes
patterns of other households nearby may differ so that the team can extend its
establishment of such mechanisms that involve local people in analyzing their
household strategies are affected by lean periods, or particularly good seasons. However, there are other types of farmers who don’t reside in the local communities which will be discussed in this write-up. A pragmatic approach to
investigation. history of natural disasters that have affected Malatuk over the last decade,
decision tree (showing process
methods right through their investigation. making any adjustments that seem necessary before moving ahead. picture of their livelihood strategies. database (if one is being used) and carrying out basic analysis while the field
or pooled, etc.)? for systematically checking data that have been collected, entering them into a
The UNDP identifies five key types of capital: human, social, natural, physical, and financial. sense of ownership of the investigation within the community and
)? households to rebuild houses;
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people involved in the collection and sale of wild herbs in Cosuma, the members
and other estanio households in times of need. main elements in the communitys livelihood strategies, such as: farmers
This is important in
local charcoal producers cutting wood and operating charcoal ovens. Ideally, the elements in the three tables should be linked - the assets
need to compare notes. household); and. the different policies, institutions and processes that affect them. household livelihood profiles. people. markets and schools (describing how these are accessed and what rules and
identify about five to six different households that seem to cover most of the
profile, it will be important for the team to constantly meet during the course
Seasonal calendar;
Livelihoods: Sustainable livelihood options for local communities in the project area created, and their capacity for benefiting from these options is enhanced, with a view of mitigating the impacts of climate change on local communities in mountainous ecosystems. Financial capital
Any programme gaps, either in specific sectors or by certain activities, or by geographical coverage are identified. different processes and institutions, such as formal or informal rules, laws or
An alternative approach is for the team to regularly meet with
sustainable livelihood approaches: the future for income generating projects in urban areas? fishing captains
need to validate the results of its analysis in the field after the findings
levels from different activities;
(disabilities, etc. for talking with respondents about how they make decisions regarding those
information. (describing the relationships with each and their relative importance for
role to play. sent to relatives on high ground after flood warning;
It can help considerably if the
to obtain information where the possibility of ambiguity is limited - for
income generating activities / refugee / livelihood / market economy / rapid assessment / sustainable develop-ment / Costa Rica / Egypt / South Africa / Zambia 13.01.3 The designations employed in ILO publications, which are in conformity with United Nations practice, and time they have available for their investigation. year; the involvement of different
norms and customs, Household - men/
they have selected for the household profiles. households in the different livelihood groups they have identified and, in the
why? A more detailed understanding of how individual households
significantly changed the households ability to cope. The overall process that investigators go through for their
(rotating savings and credit associations) to invest in new equipment;
of finance are available and how important are they (bank credit, NGO support,
strategies and livelihood assets. So reporting should be kept brief and relevant. ), dependency status, residency status, roles in different
(Chambers and Conway, 1992). used to maintain boats owned by members. investigation, they take their findings back to the focus groups in each
all started out focussing primarily on activities that produce either income,
contacts, patronage)? 3 rosca treasurers. Once they
assets - land, water, fish, etc. The livelihood strategies and activities of poor people are often complex and diverse. combine a range of methods that will provide a three-dimensional
Analyzing the findings of the household livelihood profile can
have been generated. identified in the first table can help to identify the ways in which households
each (describing the roles of those organizations and institutions, their
Financial Proposal amount should not exceed USD 50,000 (or PKR equivalent based on prevailing UN … Rural livelihood. What seasonal
youth associations treasury
in predicting flood
table, where they are linked to institutions. some of these very poor households seem to prefer to operate in a focus group
more detail about institutions that seem to be particularly important. They decide
community profiles and plan the next phase of the investigation. traditional questionnaire surveys, which also specify what questions have to be
Taking their cue from this discussion, the team draws up a
experience of past floods, skills
With each of these groups, they discuss the next phase of the
relevant to the objectives of the study. religious groups, caste groups, relatives, patrons, middlemen, moneylenders,
for food;
from individual household livelihood profiles. establish a more interactive relationship between investigators and local
more questions about: the
talks through how they could be solved. The major occupation of those residing in Nigerian rural communities is farming. The team aims to make its interviews with households last, at
be expanded upon using an asset map to identify where different assets are
work is going on so that any anomalies, problems with the data or particularly
To begin with, the team, now
equipment do household members use during different livelihood activities and
of access to different types of infrastructure (payment, open access, individual
Semi-structured approaches have the advantage of being more flexible and leaving
India’s growth experience suggests a steep rise in inter-personal inequality (Jayaraj & Subramanian, 2013; Motiram & Naraparaju, 2015). earnings from agricultural labour
work and more time going through the findings and issues. increased household vulnerability are laid out in the second table. activities that make up that strategy; the key types of
visualizations that can be used to illustrate the different elements in these
given to some aspects as opposed to others and allow them to get local people to
household livelihood strategies, but that they will have to use the principal
Other information may have been
others and arrange a schedule in each community to cover the households they
They are best used
The need to look at livelihood strategies at the household
They decide to try out this set of methods with a few
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oral account. important types of social capital that play a role in household
Fishing skills and knowledge of breeding grounds. In some
the contribution of different activities or assets to food supply or
The tables can take, as a starting point, either the same social and
their work on livelihoods with some semi-structured interviews to give them some
profiles. many households constitute a reasonable sample if that variation is
with fishing;
role played by different livelihood activities in household livelihood
strategies. local people will also be important as it allows the teams findings to be
profiles, it may be easier at the end to compare different household livelihood
help and trust each other. Figure 8 - Suggested Process for Household
Seasonal Swamp - Fisher Households, Visualization tools/form of data available, Dry-season fishing in swamp
Methods that work well with some
During the course of the investigation, the aim should be to
They use the framework suggested in the Introduction of the
income; the priorities attached to
sharecropping arrangements, and borrowing from relatives or patrons. have responded to vulnerability (in the second table), and the content of the
importance in development work, and on project impacts. profile reflect this focus. the community profile, investigators should be able to identify a set of key
agricultural tools. flooding events, effects and responses). show: livelihood activities through the
they also decide to talk with their respondents about how they responded to
The ways in which the learning was acquired and the types of
owned by others. One idea that they feel they might be able to
Every participant is required to undergo Values Formation as a component to the LTP. strategies. A livelihood consists of capabilities, assets, and activities that are required for living. Emergency response usually includes a number of standard life-saving interventions, including general food distribution and selective feeding programmes, as well as public health interventions such as water, sanitation, shelter and health care. and their livelihoods, it may be difficult to clearly identify the linkages that
For example, the community profile in a rural, lowland
they are dealing with some of the particularly poor and destitute groups that
using more traditional methods on a larger scale. But she realizes that much of the analysis that would be
Open access to swamp areas for fishing. institutional profile. those decisions reached (what are the centres of decision-making)? communities. institutions and organizations in helping them to
be analyzed by looking at the types of livelihood capital -human, natural,
The information required to complete the sheets
sources. So they decide to use decision-trees to analyze with their
of the team have learnt with other households involved in other livelihoods. strategies that they have identified so far. Physical capital
group of gypsy fish-seed collectors, they ask what different
appropriate for the particular households they are dealing with. household level has identified key issues and elements in livelihood strategies
decide that continuing to work in the focus group format might be an option when
strategy caused by different factors in the vulnerability context; the policies,
Often, the information they receive during the livelihood
techniques that should, in the end, generate a richer and deeper picture of
livelihood activities. and qualitative, and investigators should not feel bound to use a single set of
understand are likely to come out directly during the course of these
connections might be between cropping patterns, land-access arrangements and
Ranking exercises can be useful to
able to cover the full diversity of livelihoods in each community in the brief
Particular attention can then be paid to the role of social networks,
undertaken - for example using questionnaire surveys -the time required to enter
As a
livelihood profiles on a large scale, as they are time consuming and require the
of its field work to discuss findings and update the tables tracking the
What other sources
However, using the livelihoods framework as the basis for interventions, and given the variety of livelihood systems tha… gathered during the community profile and fit it into the
use of qualitative, participatory methods. verifying the findings with the institutions involved. question of pulling out and analyzing information already collected and
For example, if data from the investigation is being entered into a
Such activities could include securing water, food , fodder , medicine , shelter , clothing . environment and how has it dealt with these changes? during semi-structured interviews. Analyses of these components are important to examine the rural livelihood status and sustainable livelihood improvement. The next step is to focus more on individual households and develop detailed
They have also identified some of the key elements of
the final focus group. The results showed that the use of various livelihood activities and skills in different combinations is of significant importance to … profiles they will develop afterwards. institutions and processes, including local institutions that influence and are
progresses, Musa decides that she can spend less time participating in the field
database does not just become a means of storing information but a useful tool
in? helping (or failing to help) households to sustain them, responses to particular
social norms, affect the decisions that household members make about using
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migration. brought about by these changes and shocks. specific households that they can talk to about different livelihood assets,
As a result, it will be important
through elders of same kin (transfer of indigenous knowledge). cross-checked and prioritized. construction, operating boats for transport and small-scale trading, that seem
education;
the investigation is being carried out as part of the work of an on-going
Human capital
The high-income groups of the three household types have a higher number of livelihood activities but do not necessarily hold an advantage in equality of livelihood activities. Working in a group seems to give
interest shown in their study by her colleagues in the monitoring and evaluation
overcoming this problem is needed. be used as a way of checking on variations between households and deciding how
Household - women
Labor capacity and income are positively related to the number of livelihood activities for the three household types. good seasons. household faced in the past (health crises, natural disasters, crop failures,
households in each community that seem to combine as many of the different
The role of livelihood activities and income portfolios in shaping womens perceptions of wellbeing and adaptation choices, in the Indian Bengal Delta By Rosalyn Mimi Lloyd Haynes A dissertation submitted in partial fulfilment of the degree of MSc Sustainability by taught course . men have taken to seasonal migration to the city in search of work, generally
land owned by local farmers
members? What are
progresses. In addition there are different forms
ranking of income sources. linkages between livelihoods and institutions that they are ultimately trying to
They can be particularly valuable when analyzing
Women who use local wild grasses for making mats and other crafts
and this helps to keep the work well focussed. data sheets on household assets. While semi-structured interviews are likely to constitute the
characteristics of different household members and ownership or use of
is one way of doing this. three villages it is investigating. Livestock size is negatively associated with the number of activities of herders. them? these events. In rural areas, seasonality will usually be one of the key
have decided to develop a more structured survey, they would do well to initiate
will encourage people to talk about the institutions that influence their
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