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Forwarded to the Portal by: Eric Fewster, BushProof Image and Content Courtesy: BushProof BushProof will be running two training courses in Water & Sanitation for Development and Emergencies during the first half of 2009. The 2-week BushProof training covers many aspects of water & sanitation for both development & emergencies. It is an intense no-nonsense training that focuses heavily on practical sessions. Our aim is to transfer as much practical and theoretical knowledge as possible in the time available so that participants can return with know-how that they can apply in their own situations. It is designed for those that need more technical input, as well as those in management who manage watsan projects but lack the basic technical background.

Forwarded to the Portal by: Poulomee Ghosh, Third Sector Partners

Third Sector Partners, a leading CxO and board search firm in the Not for Profit sector has been retained by IRRAD to recruit a COO. OVERVIEW Institute of Rural Research and Development (IRRAD), based in Gurgaon, Haryana, is an initiative of the S.M. Sehgal Foundation, registered as a Trust in India since 1999 to further the well-being of rural communities in India. 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.

WaterAid India invites applications from experienced and professionally qualified candidates for the following position, to be based in New Delhi as part of the WaterAid India Country Office. The salary and benefits offered is competitive one of the best in the sector. Admin & IT Officer New Delhi Primarily responsible for the Admin and IT functions for the Delhi office, the position is required to coordinate, support and consolidate Admin and IT support role for the entire programme which includes the country office in Delhi and 4 Regional Offices. The post holder reports to Director Finance and Administration. This being a critical programme support function, the position is expected to demonstrate people friendly attitude, provide timely support and develop well planned work plans and annual calendar of deadlines for key compliance. In performance evaluation of this position, the Line Manager will take inputs from other Units of WAI.

Anjal Prakash from SaciWATERs, Hyderabad report on the theme, 'Knowledge, Education and Capacity Development Strategies'.

Coordinated by UNESCO , IHE with about 24 other institutions around the world, the session focused on the issues related to knowledge management and development. This is with in the context of sharing newly gained knowledge through appropriate systems. In particular, the session addressed the need of strengthening the role of education, knowledge and capacity development in sustainable use and management of water resources. Friday witnessed the deliberations of the main theses in three parts , knowledge management and development, institutional capacity building and empowering organizations and people. In his opening remark, Richard Meganck, head of UNESCO , IHE and Kusum of NetWater & WfWp stressed the need to energized actors outside traditional water sector. They called for bridges divides between theoretical and political boundaries. "The capacity building needs go beyond training to develop talent and it starts where training ends"said Ms Athukurala.

Forwarded to the Portal by: Anu Maheshwari, SaciWATERs Image and Content courtesy: SaciWATERs The side session organized by SaciWATERs, the South Asia Consortium for Interdisciplinary Water Resources Studies, at the World Water Forum 5 called for generating visible demand for interdisciplinary studies on water in South Asia with a focus on creating a cadre of women water professionals to combat the 'masculinity' of current water sector. The side event titled Up-scaling IWRM Education in South Asia: Which boundaries to cross? was organized by SaciWATERs for the Crossing Boundaries Project in Feshane Lale Hall 5 at the World Water Forum 5, Istanbul, Turkey. The session evaluated the current status of water resources education, assess the demand for interdisciplinary water professionals and identify challenges, opportunities, and new initiatives in the realm of higher education for water resources in South Asia through the findings of the study titled "Strengthening IWRM Education in South Asia; Which Boundaries to Cross?". Prof. S Janakarajan, President, SaciWATERs, welcomed the panel members and the session speakers and briefly described the purpose of the Crossing Boundaries Project, an endeavour of SaciWATERs with six partner institutions in four South Asian countries, to bring a paradigm shift in water resources management education in South Asia. Dr. Peter Mollinga, Convener, SaciWATERs, initiated the session by briefing the participants on the objectives of the study which was to review the progress of the Project's initiative and to determine whether higher education system in South Asia was responding to the reforms generated by the Project.

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The nonprofit landscape is changing very fast , are you keeping up?

Given this backdrop, a Joint -Venture by the United Nations mandated University for Peace and TARA Livelihood Academy a unit of Development Alternatives is offering a 1-day intensive professional development short course titled, 'Nonprofit Leadership: Maximizing Impact'. The course will be held on 27^th March, 2009 at Institute of Social Sciences, 8 Nelson Mandela Road, Vasant Kunj , New Delhi. The course fees is Rs 3,500/- which includes all course materials, lunch, tea/coffee breaks and the course certificate.

Geographic Information Systems (GIS) have become a tool with widespread use in development applications. The power of a GIS can have positive influence in community based planning and scientific decision-making for developmental activities. Commercial GIS softwares are not always an economical and easy-to-use option.

Send to the Portal by Divya Mishra Assistant Editor FlyteLite ========== I handle a magazine called FlyLite (which is the in-flight magazine for JetLite) and for our April issue, we're carrying a story on the dams and bridges of India. We are currently looking for images for the following structures: 1. Gandhi Setu, Patna 2. The Grand Anicut Dam, Tamil Nadu 3. Idukki Dam, Kerala 4. Hirakud Dam, Orissa 5. Krishna Raja Sagara Dam, Karnataka

The Water Portal will be participating in an event at Madiwala Lake in Bangalore on Sunday March 22nd. The event will raise awareness about the benefits of Madiwala Lake and the problems facing the lake. A proposal will be made to construct a bicycle track around the lake which will have several benefits including reducing encroachment.