Akshara Livelihoods Pvt. Ltd.

 

Akshara Livelihoods Private Limited [ALPL] is an independent unit and the consulting division of Akshara Network for Development Support Services [Akshara]. Led by Founder and Chief Mentor G Muralidhar, its consulting unit, ALPL, has taken charge of offering consulting support & services, toolkits, and products.

 

Key Consulting Areas

 

Visioning, Strategic Planning and Institutional Design/Building for Development Organizations (pioneered)(25+) – CBOs, Development Support Organizations/ Trusts, Large Campaign Volunteer Organizations, Networks, etc.


Design and Strategic/Project Management Support to Development Projects in 18
states [Rs.100,000+ Million; 20+ Million families]  including systems, processes,
management information, and human/management resources.


Project Assessment Support in assessing pre project situation, feasibility/viability, processes, systems, legal structures/architecture, progress, results and impact, indicators, management information, social return on investment (SROI) etc.

Livelihoods Analysis/Scoping Support through LEAPs, Value chains, Subsectors and livelihoods/Farming Systems understanding.


Learning Support  competency/need assessment, modules, training of trainers, induction, skill building, dissemination etc.


Long term Support Partnerships with large national/international organizations, government projects/programs, like SERP (Velugu/IKP), HelpAge, UNDP/UNIFEM, CRD GoAP, NIRD, Rajiv Gandhi Mahila Vikas Pariyojana, CDF, DRF, NTR Trust etc., and Livelihoods Learning Institutions, Field Partnerships with NGOs, CBOs and PRIs in/moving into Livelihoods

Management (Processes) Support in Institutional, HR, Project, Collective and Learning Processes

 

 25+ strong Core Team of Practitioners plus Pool of 100+ Practitioner‐Resource Persons across India

Advisers  

                                                                                                 
Balaji C, 20+, HR Specialist
Mukunda Das V, 20+, Marketing Specialist.
Glen Shewchuck, 20+, Independent IT Consultant (USA)
Prathap Reddy K, 20+, OD specialist. Earlier, Director, IRMA
Raju KV, 20+, Cooperation, with IRMA
Ravindra B, 20+, Appropriate Technology/Chaos Specialist. Earlier, Senior Scientist, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology
Sanjiv Phansalkar, 20+, Strategic Management Specialist
Sriram MS, 20+, Cooperation and Rural Finance Specialist. With IIMA
Trilochan Sastry, 20+, SCM Specialist. Was/is Professor at IIMA, ISB, IIMB
Ved Prakash Gulati, 20+, IT Specialist. Consulting Adviser, TCS; Earlier, Director, IDRBT, Hyderabad
 

Lead Consulting Associates


Bhargava G, 20+, Poverty and Social Development Professional. Experience ‐ leadership in collective action groups, trade unions, participatory processes and livelihoods support.
Muralidhar G, 20+, Development/Livelihoods/Management Thought Leader, Chief Mentor. Earlier with NDDB, IRMA, GCC, NTGCF/FES, OUTREACH, Naandi and SERP.
Muralidhar V, 13+, Engineer‐People’s Projects Facilitator. Earlier with APMSS, UNDP‐SAPAP, SERP. Experience ‐ participatory processes, community visioning, organizations of and for the poor.
Nirmala T, 15+, Livelihoods Life‐worker, Systems/MIS/ICT Specialist. Earlier with Qualcomm. Experience ‐ conceptualization, mentoring.
Prakash LB, 20+, Engineer‐Rural Management Professional. Earlier with CDF, CARE‐India and APMAS. National/international consultant in MF and social development. Experience ‐ Collectives, micro‐Finance, Quality Assessment, Training and Institution Building, Partnerships, Organizational Finance & Systems, and HIV/AIDS.
Vijaybhasker Srinivas M, 15+, Legal‐Rural Management
Professional. Earlier with Gram Vikas, BCT, ITM, SERP and SOCHURSOD. Experience ‐ M&L, participatory processes, community based organisations and livelihoods management education. s India