JEEViKA (Bihar Rural livelihoods Promotion Society) on Wednesday organised a roadshow in Chandigarh to interact with high impact social innovators from the city and surrounding regions for the 2nd Bihar Innovation Forum.
Social innovators representing public, private and civil society organizations registered in India understood from senior JEEViKA officials the importance of showcasing their innovations under eight livelihood themes — agriculture, livestock, financial services, rural energy, ICT-based solutions, skill development & non-farm sector, access to entitlements and access to services, for the forum.Officials guided audience through the eligibility criteria and application process.
For Innovation Incubation and Entrepreneurship, Ashoka, Dalberg and Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Arvind Kumar Chaudhary, Chief Executive Officer, Bihar Rural livelihoods Promotion Society (BRlPS) said, “Through the 2nd Bihar Innovation Forum, we are looking to give high impact innovations and rural solutions a unique platform to reach out to the poor in Bihar.
The winners will not only get recognition, visibility, access to funding and mentorship support, but will also receive the opportunity to work hand in hand with the Government of Bihar to implement, replicate and scale up their projects in the state of Bihar."Bihar Rural livelihoods Promotion Society (BRlPS), i.e., JEEViKA is an organization created by the Government of Bihar to spearhead its interventions for livelihood promotion in the rural areas of the state. BRlPS is getting support from the Government of Bihar, Government of India and the World Bank to address rural poverty issues in the state.