Control over One's Environment
One of ten central capabilities
Being able to participate effectively in political choices that govern one's life; having the right of political participation, protections of free speech and association; being able to hold property and having property rights on an equal basis with others; having the right to seek employment on an equal basis with others.
Source: Martha C. Nussbaum, Creating Capabilities: The Human Development Approach (Harvard University Press, 2011).
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Digital Green
New Delhi, India
Empowers smallholder farmers, particularly women, by using locally produced participatory videos and digital tools to share agricultural best practices and build resilient rural livelihoods.
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