Events
Intensive field training :Certificate in project planning & grant writing, Grassroots Institute, September 5 – 8, 2011, Nainital
Posted on 26 Jul, 2011 04:47 PM
Organizer: Grassroots Institute
Venue: Kathgodam, Nainital, India
Description:
This Intensive Field Training (IFT) program will focus more on practice of planning and writing the proposal for getting financial support. The training is fit for NGO managers, government executives and all others who are involved in project management.
Lake-a-thon: Walk to save the lakes in Bengaluru, United Way Bengaluru, July 31, 2011, Bengaluru
Posted on 25 Jul, 2011 10:37 AM
Organizer: United Way Bengaluru
Venue: Kaikondanahalli Lake, Sarjapura Road, Bangalore
Description:
To spread awareness about lakes in Bangalore and to mobilize support for lake rejuvenation campaign from companies, residents living around the lakes, community leaders and general public a Lake-a-Thon are taking place.
NAPM invites for a national action against forced displacement and land grab, August 3 – 5, 2011, New Delhi
Posted on 20 Jul, 2011 10:51 AM
Organizer: National Alliance of People’s Movements
Venue: Jantar Mantar, New Delhi
Description:
National Alliance of People’s Movements (NAPM) invites to resist forced displacement and land acquisitions across the country and demand for a comprehensive legislation on development planning. From 2000 onwards people's movements have successfully resisted land grab in Kalinganagar, Niyamgiri, Singur, Nandigram, Sompeta, Chandrapur, Raigadh, Karla, Narmada Valley, Jagatsinghpur, Mumbai and thousands of other places. Farmers, peasants, landless labourers and everyone together have fought to protect their land rights. In the same vein communities dwelling in forests have fought to claim their rights over the land they have been residing for generations and eking their livelihood from. Many lives have been lost in this process too.
National workshop in July 2011 on social audit of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGs) - PIB Release
Posted on 18 Jul, 2011 04:17 PMArticle courtesy: Press Information Bureau
It was earlier scheduled to be held in Pune on 18th July. The day long workshop is aimed at sharing roadmap for implementation of the audit of rules under MGNREGA by the states and seek clarifications from the ministry.
Chennai coastal carnival for children, CEE, SAARC, August 4 – 6, 2011, Chennai
Posted on 15 Jul, 2011 03:51 PM
Organizers:
- Centre for Environment Education (CEE)
- South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC)
Venue: Bharath Scout and Guide campus, Wenlock Park (opposite Triplicane Railway Station, Marina Beach, Chennai
Course on organising and mobilising rural poor for self help and empowerment, National Institute of Rural Development, August 15 – 20, 2011, Hyderabad
Posted on 15 Jul, 2011 03:20 PM
Organizer: National Institute of Rural Development
Venue: National Institution Rural Development, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh
Topics:
- Understanding causes and factors of poverty
- Understanding socio-economic, political, and psychological dimensions of poor people
- The goal, context and process of community organizing and group formation
8th National award for excellence in water management, Confederation of Indian Industry, December 2011, Hyderabad
Posted on 15 Jul, 2011 02:25 PM
Organizer: Confederation of Indian Industry
Venue: CII - Godrej GBC, Hyderabad
Goa youth convention on environment and development, Centre for Environment Education, July 19 – 20, 2011, Goa
Posted on 14 Jul, 2011 04:36 PM
Organizer: Centre for Environment Education (CEE) Goa
Venue: Goa International Centre in Dona Paula, Goa
Description:
The event will be organised by the Centre for Environment Education (CEE) Goa, in association with the Goa Golden Jubilee Development Council and supported by the Department of Science, Technology and Environment, Govt. of Goa and the Goa International Centre, Dona Paula.
Invitation to inaugural session of OFAI-Consultation on effective implementation of Organic Farming Policy in M.P, July 18 – 19, 2011, Bhopal
Posted on 14 Jul, 2011 10:29 AM
Organizers:
- Organic Farming Association of India (OFAI)
- Madhya Pradesh’s Organic Farming Association (MPOFA)
Venue: State Institute of Agriculture Extension Training (SIAET), Barkhedi Kala, Bhopal
Conference on ‘Oral history and the sense of legacy’, Srishti School of Art, Design and Technology, July 19, 2011, Bangalore
Posted on 12 Jul, 2011 12:48 PM
Organizer: The Centre for Public History, Srishti School of Art, Design and Technology
Venue: National Gallery of Modern Art Auditorium, Palace Road, Vasanthnagar, Bangalore
Description:
The Centre for Public History, Srishti School of Art, Design and Technology, Bangalore, in association with the British Council, is pleased to announce a one-day conference titled “Oral History and the Sense of Legacy”. The conference will have invited presentations by experienced practitioners on key issues within oral history methodology.