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A Dignified Job Is At The Heart Of Climate Justice
The impact of climate disasters and environmental degradation mainly affecting vulnerable communities infers that climate change and poverty are interlinked. It removes them from their home, forces them to migrate to cities, and even pick up low quality jobs to sustain themselves and their families.
How We Measure What Matters: A Framework For Measuring Job Quality
As a mission-driven fund, Upaya Social Ventures aims to create dignified jobs for the poorest of the poor by supporting early-stage entrepreneurs anchored in marginalized communities.
How can technology innovations sustainably solve the global food challenge?
With scientific advances post World War II, many defense technologies found applications in agriculture. This innovation drove food production and productivity thus reducing starvation deaths globally. The same technologies left a huge imprint on the planet’s soil, water, and biodiversity. Now, we need to focus on both enhancing food production for the growing population while also producing it in a sustainable manner.
Upaya Social Ventures Announces Investment In Agritech Startup, Bharat Krushi Seva
Upaya Social Ventures (Upaya) today announced its latest investment in Bharat Krushi Seva, an agritech startup based in Pune, Maharashtra.
Bharat Krushi Seva: Helping Farmers Become Self-dependent
How can technology help to make the lives of farmers easier and allow them to become more self-dependent?