As part of the AYV Program, our coordinators are being trained in stop motion animation and a workshop was recently conducted towards this end. The vedio given below is a classic example of the same.
Happy 2011 from Punya Mishra on Vimeo.
Sunday, December 26, 2010
INDIA IN UN SECURITY COUNCIL IMPORTANT FOR GLOBAL BALANCE : SARKOZY |
Reiterating his support for India's candidature for a permanent Security Council seat, the visiting French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Monday said that India as a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council was important for the "equilibrium of the world".
"It is not just an important matter for India but for the equilibrium of the world," Sarkozy said in his opening remarks at a joint press conference with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today.
"After its two-year term, are we going to ask India to simply to stand down," he asked, referring to India becoming a non-permanent member of the Security Council from Jan 1, 2011.
He reiterated that it was unfair that a country of one billion should be kept out of the UNSC high table.
Earlier in the day, India and France signed a multibillion agreement to build two nuclear power plants in India
Areva SA, one of France's main nuclear power companies, will build two European pressurized reactors of 1,650 megawatts each at Jaitapur in the western Indian state of Maharashtra.
The agreement, valued at about $9.3 billion, was signed in the presence of Sarkozy and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. The deal marked the first two of 20 nuclear reactors India wants to build to meet its soaring energy demand.
Sarkozy and Singh later met to discuss regional security, trade and investment.
Sarkozy, who arrived on Saturday, is accompanied by his defense, foreign and finance ministers and nearly 60 business leaders. No defense agreements are expected during the visit, but Sarkozy is likely to push for French companies to win contracts to supply military hardware.
French companies are negotiating to upgrade 51 Mirage-2000 jet fighters in the Indian air force. India is also in the market to buy 126 fighter jets, a deal worth $11 billion, and about 200 helicopters worth another $4 billion.
By Vineeta Menon (Delhi Bureau/Jasodhara Global Media)
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Saturday, December 25, 2010
Kala Jatha - Sainda High School
Last Sunday started on a leisurely note for me but as the day progressed it turned out to be pretty interesting as I decided to be part of the Kala Jatha program hosted by BGVS, in the sleepy yet lovely little village of Sainda, located off the National Highway (in between Bhubaneshwar and Cuttack) in Telenga Pentha. The meeting was attended amongst others by the Secretary MHRD Govt. of India Anshu Vyas and Commissioner-cum-Secretary School and Mass Education Dept. Govt. of Orissa, Aparajita Sarangi and Vinod Raina. The thrust of RCFCE Act 2009, was highlighted through street plays very well presented by groups of BGVS volunteers from selected districts of Bolangir, Keonjhar, Cuttack etc.
BGVS organized a two day workshop on "School Development Plan" which is a requirement of the RCFCE Act 2009. UNICEF also organized a one day consultation meet with all the civil society organizations with a view to come out with innovative ideas as far as a smooth implementation of the RCFCE 2009 in the state of Orissa is concerned.
Check the link below for the photograpphs.
Check the link below for the photograpphs.
Global Bench Mark in Diaspora Philantropy
Read the complete report on global benchmarks in diaspora philanthropy - who are the global benchmarks in diaspora philanthropy and what are their high value add best practices. American India Foundation has been ranked second in this study by J-Intersect. Some of the highlights of the report (which is highly motivating and makes you feel proud to be part of the AIF family) are mentioned below:
- AIF earned its selection as a global benchmark in diaspora philanthropy due to its many scalable innovations and organizational efficiency. AIF has created high impact results through alignment with government objectives and advantageous partnerships with corporate sponsors, achieved high return on resources through volunteer commitments and organizational efficiency, and attained high value-add best practices with training programs that empower India’s poor and disadvantaged by expanding their skill and knowledge base. By directing a majority of its resources to five signature programs - Digital Equalizer (DE), Learning and Migration Program (LAMP), Market Aligned Skills Training Program (MAST), Rickshaw Sangh and William J Clinton Fellowship.
- Digital Equalizer (DE) and the Learning and Migration Program (LAMP) are two examples of AIF’s high impact, high value-add innovations scaled-up exponentially through partnerships with government authorities and corporate sponsors. DE introduces computers and digital media as tools of empowerment in public schools. With corporate funding and government support in six regions, the program has reached nearly 600,000 students and 17,000 teachers across 1,470 schools. LAMP was made possible by partnering with the existing government initiative to Universalize Elementary Education (UEE). Since AIF motivated the government to include the neglected populations of children of seasonal and migrant workers into its National Education Program, LAMP has reached 237,504 children across India. Overall, AIF leverages every US$1 raised in the United States with US$6-US$10 from the Indian Government, foundations and corporations, exponentially increasing the range and impact of its programs.
- AIF achieves high return on resources through volunteer commitments by highly accomplished professionals and passionate staffers, thereby maintaining low fundraising and overhead costs.
- Through its high value-add global best practice training programs, AIF makes long-lasting, generative impact on its grantees.
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
DE Orissa Picnic
The DE Orissa Team recently had a day out and visited Konark, Ram Chandi on the Marine Drive and there on via Puri to Satpada where we went inside the Chilika Lake and spent quite some time watching the playful Irrawady Dolphins. Check out the link below for the photographs.
http://picasaweb.google.com/subrat305/DEOrissaPicnic?feat=directlink
http://picasaweb.google.com/subrat305/DEOrissaPicnic?feat=directlink
Friday, December 10, 2010
Sapna to Apna Rickshaw
After years of pulling in the face of poverty, rickshaw drivers are joining hands to form a collective that helps them access loans and own a vehicle..
Check out the link below to read an interesting article on AIF's "Rickshaw Sangh" by Usha Rai.
Check out the link below to read an interesting article on AIF's "Rickshaw Sangh" by Usha Rai.
AIF has been promoting the Rickshaw Sangh programme since 2008 in Assam, Bihar, UP, Delhi and the NCR. Some 14,000 rickshaw pullers have been given vehicles. The ultimate goal is to financially assist one lakh rickshaw pullers to own a vehicle. Each rickshaw costs Rs 11,000 and the weekly repayment instalment is Rs 225. On joining the Rickshaw Sangh, members are entitled to a package of benefits that include two sets of uniforms, driving licence and municipal permit to ply their vehicle, life and vehicle insurance, a bank account, a solar lantern with battery backup, and a mobile phone with lifetime connection.
While the bank provides loans for buying the rickshaws, AIF provides the first loan default guarantee (FLDG) on behalf of its NGO partners.
http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/life/2010/12/10/stories/2010121050050100.htmMonday, December 6, 2010
Baseline - Upper Primary and Secondary Schools
As part of the " Digital Equalizer Program - Resource Centre Training Model" being implemented in 52 Upper Primary and 52 Secondary Schools in Orissa, spread over six districts - Bargarh, Sambalpur, Cuttack, Kendrapada, Berahmpur and Gajapati, a comprehensive baseline study on techno-pedagogy was administered to all the 715 teachers, who are to undergo training as part of the program. The results are interesting and to some extent shocking. Check out the links below:
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