Resources and Livelihoods Group

Prayas (Pune), India

Initiatives in Health, Energy and Learning & Parenthood

Development and Governance

 Discourse

Development and Governance

 Practice

Policy and Governance

Advocacy

Sustainable Cultivation

Resources and Livelihoods (ReLi) Group

Entire Group Activity Reports

The Resources and Livelihoods (ReLi) Group of Prayas was formed in November 2000. The overall goal has been to make the theme of ‘livelihood security for poor and vulnerable,’ the central theme of discourse, policies, and practice in the field of development.

In recent years, the group has also initiated work for promoting the perspective of ‘people-centered governance’ in government policy-making and administration. This perspective aims at increasing influence of citizens on governance of the mainstream agencies by bringing in transparency, accountability, and public participation.

The main objective, which guided the activities of the group, has been to provide knowledge support and, thus, strengthen civil society initiatives and organizations, including grassroots-level, practice-oriented organizations.  The group has been conducting a diverse set of activities towards achieving its objective. These include: research and analysis, policy advocacy, awareness building and campaigning, training and capability building, information dissemination, facilitating collective processes for deliberation and consultation, and field-based experimentation and demonstration of alternative technologies.

The major substantive areas and themes include: Development Discourse and Governance Discourse, Advocacy on Policy and Governance Related Issues, Sustainable Cultivation (organic farming) for Poor, Development Practice and Governance Practice, Sustainable Livelihoods, Good Practices in Government Schemes and Programs, Regulation in the Water Sector, National and Maharashtra Rural Employment Guarantee Schemes, Governance in Disaster Management.