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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 Dignified Jobs Build Resilience For The Extreme Poor
Globally, research has shown that the extreme poor are greatly affected by the cause and effects of climate change. Air, water, and other sources of pollution are often the causes of climate change while extreme weather events such as heatwaves, drought, floods and hurricanes are the effects – both of which wreak havoc in the lives of the poor, often posing a threat to their livelihoods, health, and infrastructure. The poor are especially vulnerable as they lack coping mechanisms which are neither accessible nor affordable.
Upaya Social Ventures And S3IDF Invest In India Waste Management Company, Green Worms
Upaya Social Ventures (Upaya) and The Small-Scale Sustainable Infrastructure Development Fund (S3IDF) are pleased to announce their latest investments in Green Worms Eco Solutions (Green Worms), a waste management startup based in the Kozhikode district of Kerala, India.