In return for being the pot of plenty into which every part of the nation dipped its ladle, the Delta locals' ancient ways of generating their livelihood had been destroyed.
About 77% (n = 20) of them were performing FGM during the survey mainly for generating their livelihood.
At a household-level, although this may not be particular to community-led cash transfer programmes, some guardians spoke of how the programme had enabled them to set up small-scale income generating activities, transforming their livelihoods by strengthening household assets.
We used the sustainable livelihoods approach (SL) to analyse how smallholder goat farmers generate livelihoods in their specific agroecological and socio-economic context.
This allows households to use collective forest lands and forests to generate income and improve their livelihoods.
There, huge populations of plankton can soak up carbon dioxide from surface waters and gobble it up as a part of photosynthesis, generating energy for their livelihood.
Still, lacking a strong sense of how to generate a livelihood from their artistic skills did not result in them becoming marginalized or alienated or in any way unable to provide for themselves.
This video shows how club members' resourcefulness and determination to improve their livelihoods have generated a new momentum that has affected the rest of their communities.
At the conference, UNICEF will call upon governments and donors to increase investment in accessible, quality education, support the establishment of social protection measures, generate sustainable livelihoods for families and, above all, create the conditions for a protective environment that covers all children.
While political intrigue and jostling for power offer short-lived rhetoric about how to generate jobs and livelihoods, we must keep sight of the longer term assets, on which our ultimate prosperity lies.
