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  • CAPTION: Shobha has taken up a job as a sweeper at Vijaya Bank in order to help support her two brothers, Siddaraju and Shivaraju, who both have severe learning disabilities. Through the Chamkol programme, families like hers are able to get support in devising Individual Livelihood Plans to build pathways out of poverty. LOCATION: Mudlumole (village), Kasaba (hobli), Chamrajnagar (district), Karnataka (state), India. INDIVIDUAL(S) PHOTOGRAPHED: From left to right: Siddaraju, Jayamma, Shivaraju and Shobha.
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  • CAPTION: Basavanna can see only partially with one eye. He has taken a dairy-related livelihoods training course arranged by Mobility India, specially targeted at people with disabilities. This included several aspects of caring for cows that were unfamiliar to him before. LOCATION: Mudnakudu (village), Haradanahalli (hobli), Chamrajnagar (district), Karnataka (state), India. INDIVIDUAL(S) PHOTOGRAPHED: Basavanna (left) and Gowramma (right).
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  • CAPTION: Doddamma is almost completely blind. Her local self-help group (SHG) helped her come together with a small number of other blind women to form an income-generating group. After each contributed an upfront investment to enable them to buy the raw materials they needed, they started making banana leaf bowls to satisfy the demand of street food vendors. LOCATION: Hullepura (village), Kasaba (hobli), Chamrajnagar (district), Karnataka (state), India. INDIVIDUAL(S) PHOTOGRAPHED: Doddamma.
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  • CAPTION: Pallavi, who is unable to speak, was recently assisted by Mobility India to enrol in vocational training courses to develop computing, tailoring and beautician skills. Now that she has had a taste for the sorts of work she could do, she is keen to redouble her efforts and get a good job that will draw on the skills she’s gained. LOCATION: Naviluru (village), Santhemarahalli (hobli), Chamrajnagar (district), Karnataka (state), India. INDIVIDUAL(S) PHOTOGRAPHED: Pallavi.
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  • CAPTION: Sheela has a small business making food and drinks for local schoolchildren. Through this, she is able to support her daughter Nandini, who has a learning disability. She plans to soon take advantage of a loan provided through the Chamkol programme's Revolving Fund Scheme in order to upgrade her shop stock. Here, we see Nandini helping her mother to make tea to sell. LOCATION: Alduru (village), Santhemarahalli (hobli), Chamrajnagar (district), Karnataka (state), India. INDIVIDUAL(S) PHOTOGRAPHED: Nandini (left) and Sheela (right).
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  • CAPTION: Although Mukhayanah's main income comes from her work as a tailor, she also makes fish cakes with a group of other women from her community. She's keen to develop her fish cake business, but lacks the ability to market her produce effectively. As part of ACCCRN's alternative livelihoods project, Mercy Corps have identified a number of local producers, such as Mukhayanah, with whom they plan to work to widen their access to markets. LOCATION: Tapak, Semarang, Indonesia. INDIVIDUAL(S) PHOTOGRAPHED: Mukhayanah Siyam.
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