Ganesh Chaturthi. Vinayaka Chaviti. Ganesh, Ganesha, Ganapati, Gananaatha, Vinaayaka, Vighneswara, Pillaiyar. Group lead. Pan-Hindu God. Supreme being in Ganapatya tradition.
We are seeing unprecedented levels of rain in local areas – 500+ mm in a day or two? Udampur, Kamareddy, Jammu and Kashmir, Telangana, HP, Uttarakhand, Bihar, and so on. We are not prepared. Most other areas might be having drought conditions. We are not prepared for this either. How do we cope with this change? How do we adapt to this? How do we become resilient?
Over the last 100 days a recurring idea is coming in front. Again and again. Maybe, it needs to be worked upon. It may take a couple of years, or some 1000+ days. Some 100+ people, in 8-10 teams, have to work. With intensity. Across the country, and outside. India, South Asia, World. Livelihoods, Lives, Living. Amrt Aajeevika Bhaarath? Understanding TRUE livelihoods, lives of the 90% poor, vulnerable and marginalized. Women, elders, disabled, children, tribal communities et al. Collectives, Self-help, Agency, Enterprises, Skills, Education, Health. Insights from the champions, leaders and participants in the Movements of People’s Collectives, Cooperatives, Associations; Self-help; Skills and enterprises; Natural Farming, living; Literacy and Education; Health; Governments at various levels, and Civil Society Organizations; and so on. Intense interactions, accounts of results, processes, successes and failures. A million person hours of research and evidence; live individual, group and institutional cases; interactions, conversations, consultations; analysis, learning; way forward visualizations. As text, pictures, videos, social media stories, presentations, briefs and notes.
5M USD. Can we get sponsors, angels for this? building-up teams? Any channel, publisher willing?
Small Industry. Small scale industry. Small business. Small, micro, nano. Less than Rs.100M investment; less than Rs.50 Crore turnover. Less than 500 employees. In various sectors – handicrafts, handlooms and textiles, food processing, services, professional services, etc. May be in rural, semi-urban areas. May be a start-up who can outgrow into a medium and large business. May be a self-employment or family employment. May be an individual enterprise or a collective enterprise. Registered firm – sole proprietary, partnership. Registered company, registered cooperative, union, federation. These small enterprises can come together – as a federal entity, or a consortium, or a network. Civil society organizations, not-for-profits, governments at various levels can also run enterprises. In these enterprises, surpluses go to the participants in the enterprise rather than these organizations. Can we nurture entrepreneurs, enterprise managers/leaders? Can we share the higher proportion of consumer rupee to the cutting-edge member/participant/supplier of the enterprise? Can we increase their agency?
Can we care to live healthier? Walking, cycling, taking stairs, stretches, breathing exercises, yoga, mindful diets with plenty of whole foods, fruits and vegetables, NO to smoking and alcohol, sound sleep. Almost daily. Are we managing our metabolic health – managing inflammation, sugar and cholesterol well? In any case, we cannot push ourselves above our capacity. We cannot ignore simple symptoms like tiredness, shortness of breath, or mild discomforts. Are we going for regular check-ups? How are we handling our mental health?
Can we care to grow, multiply local decentralized enterprises? Can we care for our health, wellbeing? Yes, we can. If we coexist, flowing. Equity focused. In N? samatakrshiyogau for 7L.