About Access Livelihoods, a social enterprise in livelihoods
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Chief Executive Officer Being a Rural Management graduate, working with the marginalized was always my passion. In ALC India, in a short span of 8 years, we have impacted more than 1 lakh households both directly as well as indirectly. Looking at the economy, 63% of the GDP is contributed by 92% of the workforce in India which works in the unorganized sector. It can easily be articulated that this sector can't be ignored and in order to sustain livelihoods, one has to work closely with the communities. We believe there is a great need for such services, especially in a liberalized and globalized economy, which provides unprecedented economic opportunities but also threatens the livelihoods of millions of marginalized households across the country. Though the work done by ALC India so far is a trivial amount, it will continue to work with all its passion and zeal to create a prosperous and equitable society.
Association with ALC India - Since inception
Qualification- B. Tech in Dairy Technology Post graduation in Rural Management Languages known- English, Hindi & Telugu Area of expertise- Financial Management, Capacity Building, Business Planning, Fund Raising, and Enterprise promotion |
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Chief Program Officer When I joined the core team at ALC India, I wanted to do something entrepreneurial and that which will significantly impact the lives of the poor. What more in the next 5 years we are likely to directly create wealth of more than 500 crores per annum for and influence more than 1 Lakh producers.
Association with ALC India - Since inception
Qualification- B. Sc in Botany Post Graduate Diploma in Rural Management Past organization- Aga Khan Foundation Languages known- English, Hindi, Tamil & Telugu Area of expertise- Youth employment, Artisan livelihoods, and Business plan development. Hobbies- Spending time with family |
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Project Director ALC India is a dynamic organisation that continues to be entrepreneurial in spirit even after 9 years of operation. What's more, there is a strong focus on both consulting and direct action. The attempt is to constantly push the envelope and explore newer models and spaces that make significant impact possible.
S. Swaminathan (Swami) has a profile that combines 3 years of full-time experience in the development sector and 10 years in the advertising and marketing communication space.
Swami is a graduate of the 19th PRM batch of the Institute of Rural Management Anand (IRMA). In 1996, he graduated from St. Stephen's College, University of Delhi, with an Honours degree in Economics. |
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Assistant Project Director I observed something new in ALC India that attracted me to join the organisation. I observed a blend of young, middle and senior management professionals working together without any barriers or compartments. All professionals are easily accessible to each other and always ready to share their knowledge and experience. This friendly atmosphere is one of the greatest strengths of ALC India that it maintains well. I have worked mostly with NGOs where very few people bother about the sustainability of a programme, but ALC India is unique in its approach of focusing on sustainability. I joined ALC India because of my passion to work for farmers and I have been given an opportunity to work on the development of the Farmers Enterprise Programme (FEP). Along with my team, I am working on creating a sustainable business model for the FEP, which will not only provide a path for Farmer Producer Companies promoted by ALC India but also other companies across the country. I would like to acknowledge that although I have 15 years of experience in the development sector, ALC India teaches me something new every day. It breaks my old conceptions and creates new concepts and views in my mind. ALC India is always trying to find practical solutions to problems and works as a laboratory that enables learning through experimentation. I am confident that ALC India will reach out to and empower many more vulnerable and marginalised sections of the society and create more sustainable business models that will work as lighthouses for others. More... Association with ALC India - Since July 2013 |
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Project Manager During my joining duration my understanding about the new job was pretty hazy. Though efforts to improve my understanding about my prospective job and employer were put up by the interviewer after he declared the results, but even then it was not very clear to me what exactly would be the call of duty. On my first day I was pretty nervous much of it was in expected lines as I was a fresher with no prior work experience to talk about. But, the manner in which ALC India inducted me in its family speaks volumes about the professionalism which exists here and their understanding about the newly joined colleagues. The most important for a newly joined person in an organization is that s/he should be kept engaged all the time and in learning mode too, because it is at this time only when disappointment starts creeping in easily in his/her. Now, I feel that ALC India is pretty good at it. Yes, some aspects of work here can be little bit better which is pretty normal with a less than a decade old organization who is working hard to create an impact on the livelihoods of economically marginalized.
Association with ALC India - Since 1st July, 2013
Qualification- B.Pharma MBA in Agri - business Past organization- ALC India is the 1st organization Languages known- English & Hindi Area of expertise- Data analysis, Secondary research Hobbies – Reading books ,watching Hollywood movies |
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Project Manager The best part of the organization is its voluntary service option it has for its consultants. The voluntary service for consultants gives a feel of social responsibility towards other organizations. Another best part of the organization is the values and ethics it incorporates in its working system. Additionally ALC India helps newbie and mature consultants to guide them in their shaping thier future for a bright career.
Association with ALC India - Since 1st July, 2013
Qualification- BCA MBA in Rural Management Past organization- ALC India is the 1st organization Languages known- English, Hindi & Oriya Area of expertise - Data analysis Hobbies- Playing cricket, Net surfing, Listing music |