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Financial inclusion empowers fish vending women in India

Addressing an essential need of the fish vending women: credit at a reasonable rate of interest.

Zero fish waste in Indonesia

Improving food security by reducing post-harvest loss in fishery through better processing

Community-driven development improves livelihoods in Tonga

Collective planning and action results in more ownership, better skills and higher incomes.

Settlement and titling of new land in Bangladesh

Char land formed by rivers and tides provides a chance of security and income for landless people.

Rebuilding lives in conflict zones in Jammu and Kashmir, India

Women, work and peace: Training women to overcome conflict and natural disasters

The Green Livelihood Campaign: Supporting financial inclusion and renewable energy for salt farmers in India

Helping salt farmers improve their livelihoods through solar pumps

The Afghanistan Rural Enterprise Development Project (AREDP)

Developing supply chains and community groups for producers and SMEs.

Linking farmers and fair trade through cellphones

Strong information flow within a supply chain for better outcomes.

Tool banks in rural India

Empowering women through better access to agricultural tools.

Access to markets and finance for farmers in Sri Lanka

Technology and training connect farmers with resources for business growth.

A cellphone-based information hub for pastoralists in Gujarat

India’s trend for mobile tech helped create a powerful knowledge network.

Fish marketing societies in Coastal India

Supporting fishing communities against exploitative creditors.

Supporting business growth for Bangladeshi char-area producers

Group-based support project helped new char-area residents build social capital.