Gurgaon District

Organiser: IRRAD

Venue: IRRAD Auditorium
             Plot No. 34,
             Sector 44,
             Institutional Area,
             Gurgaon 122003
             Haryana, India

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The Institute of Rural Research and Development (IRRAD) is an initiative of S M Sehgal Foundation, a leading nonprofit organization working towards furthering rural development in India. It envisions rural people across India motivated and empowered to make their lives more secure and prosperous. IRRAD designs, tests and replicates scalable community-based models for rural development in the areas of water management, agriculture, sanitation, governance and education. It also builds capacities of communities and community-based institutions to enable them to undertake their own development.

Organizer: Geospatial Media & Communication.

Venue: Epicentre, Apparel House, Gurgaon, Harayana.

Description:
As one of the most important Indian Geospatial Industry Event, India Geospatial Forum 2012 will bring the stakeholders —solution / service providers, policy makers, users — to a single platform, providing supreme opportunities for discussion, deliberation and interaction.

Institute of Rural Research and Development (IRRAD) is an initiative of the S.M. Sehgal Foundation dedicated to creating a brighter future for India’s rural communities. We envision rural people across India motivated and empowered to make their lives more secure and prosperous. IRRAD designs, tests and replicates scalable community-based models for rural development in the areas of water management, agriculture, sanitation, governance and education. It also builds capacities of communities and community-based institutions to enable them to undertake their own development. These initiatives are transformed into action through IRRAD’s four centers: Natural Resource Management, Policy, Governance & Advocacy Capacity Building, and Rural Research Center. Most of IRRAD’s field work is focused in 206 villages of Mewat (Haryana), one of the most backward regions in India.

Organizer: Kriti Film Club

Venue: Apparel House, Sector 44, Gurgaon, Haryana

Description:

Kriti Film Club invites you for the screening of two wonderful films that raise awareness on the need for water management and conservation, they are:

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Earthwatch Institute is an international environmental organization that engages people in scientific field research and education to promote the understanding and action necessary for a sustainable environment

7th International IDCA Conference in India
Theme: "Working Together to Eradicate Poverty and Mitigate Climate Change"

                                                                               India Development Coalition of America

Work taken up focussed on promoting direct seeding instead of transplantation in the paddy crop. As a result of this, about 30% reduction in water consumption was achieved covering about 1100 acres in 5 states. Farmers could also reduce their production costs by upto Rs.1400/acre.  

Forwarded to the Portal by: Poulomee Ghosh, Third Sector Partners Image Courtesy:IRRAD LOCATION: Gurgaon REPORTING TO: Group Leader OVERVIEW:

The Sehgal Foundation is one of the leading nonprofit organizations working in the Mewat District of Haryana. It has established an Institute of Rural Research and Development (IRRAD) in Gurgaon, Haryana which has four centers; the first one for Program Implementation, the second one for Rural Research, the third one for Policy, Governance and Advocacy, and the fourth one for Capacity Building of the villagers.

IRRAD's mission is to implement Integrated Sustainable Village Development (ISVD) in select village clusters, build capacity in rural development, undertake rural research, improve village governance, and serve as a premier knowledge institution for rural development and poverty reduction in India. IRRAD implements programs and conducts research in the following areas: (a)Water Management; (b) Rural Health; (c) Income Enhancement including Agriculture; (d) Life Skills Education; and (e) Alternative Energy.

THE OPPORTUNITY:

The Sehgal Foundation is looking to hire their Program Leader , Water Management. The key responsibilities in this role will be as follows: • Collecting information about water related issues and create digitized mapping • Conceptualize the probable solutions to water related problems and implementation through community participation