Participatory microplanning: SEWA's approach: Jeevika - livelihood security project for earthquake -affected rural households in Gujarat
This paper follows SEWA's experiment with participatory microplanning to assist earthquake-affected communities in Gujarat, following the devastating earthquake of January 2001. SEWA's approach, adapted from a membership to a community focus, resulted in the Livelihood Security Project for Earthquake Affected Rural Households in Gujarat (Jeevika), which came about as a response to calls from the communities to rebuild themselves through securing sustainable livelihoods, rather than focussing on relief.