The Sustainable Livelihoods Framework highlights

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The Sustainable Livelihoods Framework
highlights
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• the VIEWPOINT and NEEDS of the poor
• (not the viewpoints and needs of AGENCIES
  DECISION-MAKERS dealing with the poor)
• the SUSTAINABILITY of livelihoods in the face of
  SHOCKS and CHANGES
• (as opposed to TEMPORARY FEASIBILITY)
• the COMPLEXITY of poverty, involving many
  DIMENSIONS and SECTORS
• (not just SINGLE DIMENSIONS or SECTORS)

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• the LINKAGES between different INSTITUTIONS and
  SECTORS
• (not just their INDIVIDUAL ROLES)
• the LINKAGES between LEVELS
• (MICRO-, MESO-, MACRO-)
• the DYNAMISM of the factors influencing
  livelihoods
• (conditions are never STATIC)
• The STRENGTHS of the poor
• (not just their PROBLEMS)

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but the Framework does not
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• provide SOLUTIONS
• suggest ENTRY POINTS
• indicate HOW TO ADDRESS causes of POVERTY

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UNDERSTANDINGgeneratedfrom applyingthe
Sustainable LivelihoodsFramework
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• PRINCIPLES
• for action to
• address poverty

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The Principles of Sustainable Livelihoods
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• People-centred
• Sustainability-focused
• Holistic
• Implemented in Partnership
• Linking the micro with the macro
• Dynamic
• Building on the strengths of the poor

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People-centred
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• It starts by looking at peoples lives - not what
  they produce
• It fully involves them in the development process
  and respects their views
• Focuses on the impact of change in their terms
• It builds on policies that support the poor
• It works with the poor to help themselves

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Sustainability-focused
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• Sustainability has four key elements
• Environmental productivity conserved/ enhanced
• Social exclusion minimised, equity maximised
• Economic poverty sustainably removed
• Institutional institutions continue to perform

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What is sustainability?
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• Livelihoods are sustainable when they
• are resilient to shocks and stresses
• are independent of external support
• maintain the productivity of natural resources
• do not adversely affect the livelihoods of others

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Holistic
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• Recognising the complexity of peoples lives
• Acknowledging that people have different
  livelihoods strategies
• Working across sectors
• Seeking to produce benefits that are defined by
  the poor themselves (not by sectoral priorities)

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Implemented in partnership
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• with the poor
• with the private sector
• with government
• with NGOs
• with other donors

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Forms micro-macro linkages
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• works at the policy level
• works at the service delivery level
• works at the community level
• builds bridges between these levels

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Dynamic
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• recognising that change occurs
• accommodating learning from change
• adaptive planning to respond to change

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Building on strengths
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• building on the capacities skills of the poor
• accommodating traditional knowledge skills
• creating conditions for the poor to use their
  existing capacities skills

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