This document summarizes a project to secure tribal livelihoods in Odisha, India. The project focuses on agriculture-based and natural resource-based livelihood interventions for small farmers, landless laborers, women-headed families, and tribal communities. Key interventions include agriculture and natural resource-based livelihoods, governance, climate change adaptation, and community health. Partners include LEAD India, NIRMAN, Ekjut, and LEAD International. So far, the project has conducted feasibility studies, community consultations, baseline surveys, and capacity building programs in the target villages.

1. Securing Tribal Livelihoods: Odisha
A pictorial parade of
project stages

2. Project Area

3. Our project villages
Mohana block, Gajapati District
Padampur block, Raygada District

4. Glances of project villages

5. Our Partners
Leadership for Environment and
Development (LEAD) India
National Integrated Rural Movement for
Action Network (NIRMAN)
Ekjut
LEAD International, UK
Big Lottery , UK

6. Extended team: Volunteers
Our army in the field - native from the villages

7. Our Stakeholders…

8. Our Stakeholders…
Small & marginal farmers…
. . . Agriculture based livelihood interventions

9. Our Stakeholders
Landless labourers and women
headed families. . .
. . .Natural Resource based and non farmed based livelihood solution

10. Our Stakeholders
Women . . .
. . .mainstreaming gender in exploring livelihood solution

11. Our Stakeholders
Tribal / Non tribal Communities. .
. . . Climate Change adaptation and Community health

12. Key Interventions/ Work Programs
Agriculture based livelihood
Natural resource based (NR)and other alternate
livelihoods
Governance and entitlements
Climate change adaption and community health

13. Interventions so far. . .
Feasibility study

14. Interventions so far. .
Assessing feasibility at ground zero with expert

15. Interventions so far. . .
Community Consultations- Getting to know each other

16. Interventions so far. .
Community Consultations- Developing a shared vision

17. Interventions so far. .
Community Consultations- Participatory planning on
technical interventions

18. Interventions so far. . .

19. Interventions so far. .
Consultation with partners on Business Plan

20. Interventions so far. .
Implementation area of Ekjut, Raygada district

21. Interventions so far. .
Implementation area of Nirman, Gajapati district

22. Interventions so far. .
Baseline Survey –Household level

23. Interventions so far. .
Baseline Survey -Understanding Community facets

24. Interventions so far. .
Capacity Building: Orientation Program

25. Interventions so far. .
Capacity Building: Training Program

26. Thank You
We will keep you posted for
further developments