Collective action in the indian informal economy-‘Civil Society Innovation and Urban Inclusion’ #14 by Civil Society Futures and Innovation Podcast published on 2020-12-22T09:33:43Z For the Centre’s 2020 Report on ‘Civil Society Innovation and Urban Inclusion’, we’re speaking with inspirational innovators from civil society organisations (CSOs) around the world to hear the stories of their advocacy and programming work to make cities more inclusive. In this episode, KT Suresh, National Lead – Urban & Labour, Action Aid Association India, tells us about the complexity and dynamism of urban labour and informal sector work in India, how traditional rural-urban migration and other urban narratives need to be challenged, why it is important to build models for collective knowledge-sharing and theorising about urban development, and why local ownership and flexibility – rather than any grand programme - is critical to innovation and impact in urban contexts. Explore the Centre’s ‘Civil Society Innovation and Urban Inclusion’ report: http://icscentre.org/innovationreport from November 2020. Find out more about ActionAid Association India at their website: https://www.actionaidindia.org/, and the Urban Action School at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-Eufz1bF9SH0F8eIlAi6yQ/videos. This podcast is kindly supported by the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung and its Strong Cities 2030 initiative. Promoting global collaboration and knowledge sharing for sustainable urban development. Find out more about Stronger Cities 2030 at: https://www.kas.de/en/strong-cities-2030.
