Calcutta Avant Garde believes in helping individuals live a life of dignity. To achieve this, our livelihood programmes focus on generating sustainable livelihoods. This is done through capacity building, fostering community links and promoting small businesses. Calcutta Avant Garde puts special focus on entrepreneurial ventures, which are organized by women of below poverty lines. Through its livelihood programmes, Calcutta Avant Garde promotes microfinance, Self Help Groups, capacity building and small businesses. It also fosters linkages between community collectives and financial institutions. Calcutta Avant Garde also focuses on improving the literacy, numeracy and critical thinking skills to promote sustainable livelihoods.