Most community enterprises operate with limited capital, rely heavily on subsidies, and struggle to secure investments needed for asset purchase, working capital, or value addition. NGOs, despite their strong grassroots presence, often lack the internal financial expertise required to navigate formal finance, build bankable business cases, or effectively leverage government schemes. As a result:
4 Dec 2025
15th Dec 2025
SELCO Foundation would like to present an experience of the realities, pressures and day to day challenges that farmers face within the on-farm sector to the participants of the On Farm Convening. The experience will highlight the depth and complexity of the problems that shape agricultural livelihoods today. On one hand the viewers will be introduced to the lived struggles of farmers as they navigate degrading soils, uncertain water availability, rising input costs, labour intensive tasks and the growing impacts of climate variability.
2 Dec 2025
10th Dec 2025
India, with its diverse climatic conditions, is among the most disaster-prone countries in the world, with over two-thirds of its geographical area vulnerable to natural hazards like floods, drought, unseasonal rains, cyclones and heat stress. Climate change is intensifying the frequency and severity of these disasters placing immense strain on rural livelihoods, local economies, and ecosystems. The impacts are particularly pronounced among smallholder farmers, women, and marginalized communities whose livelihoods are closely tied to natural resources and agriculture.
25 Nov 2025
05th Dec 2025
With rising temperatures and increasing frequency of heatwaves, vulnerable urban communities, particularly those living in informal settlements, face heightened risks to health, livelihoods, and overall well-being. Affordable and sustainable solutions that address drudgery, heat stress, productivity and income losses are a critical necessity to safeguard lives and livelihoods.However, access to context-appropriate solutions remains limited in current scenarios. SELCO Foundation is focusing on strengthening urban resilience in cities like Bhubaneswar through sustainable energy solutions and ecosystem-based approaches that address
24 Nov 2025
04th Dec 2025
SELCO Foundation (SF) is a non-profit organization dedicated to addressing energy poverty and empowering marginalized communities. As part of our monitoring and evaluation efforts for the fiscal year 2025-2026, SF is seeking to onboard enumerators to assist in data collection activities across various districts
27 Oct 2025
22nd Dec 2025