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35. Linking Vulnerable Households to Markets. RAIN Project Experience FSN Workshop Ethiopia: 13 June 2012. The Vulnerable & Their Context. Multiple futures Multiple tracks Cycles of development, coping, recovery Conflicts & Competition Space for Markets Comprehensive approaches.
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35 Linking Vulnerable Households to Markets RAIN Project ExperienceFSN WorkshopEthiopia: 13 June 2012
The Vulnerable & Their Context • Multiple futures • Multiple tracks • Cycles of development, coping, recovery • Conflicts & Competition • Space for Markets • Comprehensive approaches
Community-Led ApproachesLinking Vulnerable to Markets Community-led; community-oriented approach (model) v Sub-clan Y Clan Z Ethnic Group X Sub-clan x
Market-Driven vs.Community-targeted Community-led; community-targeted v Sub-clan Y Clan Z Ethnic Group X Sub-clan x Community-led; market-driven approach
Examples RAIN’s Linking Strategies • Appropriate (Islamic) financial services • Usable/Accessible information • Inputs & technologies for intensification & diversification (affordable & accessible) • Relief that builds access to markets • Infrastructure bringing markets closer • Targeting pro-poor Value chains/Sectors • Creating space for markets & firms that can reach down to poor • Safety nets building market participation
Design Challenges • Challenges • Emphasis solely on entrepreneurship w/out job creation • Market-driven (sustainable) • Primary rural focus • Space and mutual appreciation • Flexible funds& Adaptive management
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