CARE’s Livelihood Model Figure 4. DFID’s Sustainable Livelihoods Approach and its Framework The concept of ‘Sustainable Livelihoods’ constitute the basis of different ‘Sustainable Livelihood Approaches’ (SLA) and has been adapted by different development agencies such as the British Department for International Development (DFID).
The Sustainable Livelihood Approach framework of the Department for International Development was used to define the small-scale fishers’ livelihood assets and activities.
DFID’s SL framework Boxes Box 1.
design and implement people centred initiatives to help address sustainable livelihood concerns. 6 Executive Summary This paper addresses the question of whether sustainable livelihood approaches have value at the level of overall policy on poverty reduction, and specifically addresses to what extent the approach might be used in support of poverty reduction strategy …
The major proponents of the sustainable livelihoods approach have developed many case studies and guidelines to address the contrasts in practice between sustainable livelihoods and current practice, common across many sectors including health, education and agriculture, to name a few. DFID’s core SL principles Executive Summary and Editing by Megan Lloyd-Laney Diagrams reproduced by Maria Wibom-Willén . SLA Sustainable Livelihood UPPAP Uganda’s Participartory Poverty Assessment WDR World Development Report . But how can we apply the principles of sustainability in the real world, at the sharp end of communities in developing nations where income insecurity is the troubled norm? promoted approach of sustainable livelihoods.
sustainable livelihoods approaches (Ashley and Carney 1999).
CARE’s programming principles for livelihood projects Figure 5. This volume provides some practical answers, explaining the precepts of the ‘sustainable livelihood approach’ (SLA) through the case study of a microfinance scheme in Africa. The 'sustainable livelihoods approach' aims to understand how people act to maintain a socially and environmentally sustainable livelihood.
UNDP’s approach to promoting sustainable livelihoods Figure 3.