The Livelihood Resource Unit (LRU) believes that people, their capabilities and their means of living are to be taken while making any intervention in the livelihood sector. Livelihood Unit works towards achieving “A Hunger-Free Society”. The thrust is to systematically tap the potentialities in the farm, non farm and off farm sector to create vibrant, sustainable and profitable livelihoods options in the state. The preference of the project is being proposed in service deficient/remote/interior/backward tribal areas to benefit SC & ST communities of the state.

• Visualising and establishing Green Technology Park

• Demonstration of sustainable livelihood projects

• Employability in Higher Education

• Skill building in farm and non-farm sectors

• Hand holding in establishing small entrepreneurs

• Redeployment of Jobless Retirees

• Integrated livelihood planning

HDF-cDAR was assigned as a technical support agency to the Task Force on Higher Education of Govt. of Odisha in the year 2009 to prepare 5 year perspective plan for Higher Education of Odisha.