Jeevika Film Festival

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Jeevika: Asia Livelihood Documentary Festival is a film festival started in January 2004 [1] by the Centre for Civil Society, in New Delhi, India. The festival is a part of their

Jeevika Campaign which advocates for livelihood freedom for street entrepreneurs

The festival is a platform for documentaries on the issue of livelihood, to capture the challenges faced by the rural and urban poor and bring them to the attention of the public.

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Jeevika: Asia Livelihood Documentary Festival is an annual documentary festival started in January 2004 by Centre for Civil Society. The festival is a part of their Jeevika Campaign which advocates for livelihood freedom for street entrepreneurs. The festival showcases documentaries based on the issue of livelihood, to capture the challenges faced by the rural and urban poor by bringing them to the attention of the public.

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References

  1. Narendra, Ch (31 August 2013). "CCS hosts its 10th Annual Jeevika: Asia Livelihood Documentary Festival - See more at: http://www.merinews.com/clogArticle/ccs-hosts-its-10th-annual-jeevika-asia-livelihood-documentary-festival/15889577#sthash.TR7pbgfy.dpuf". merinews.com. Retrieved 29 October 2015.{{cite web}}: External link in |title= (help)

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