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Community Update No. 26: 20 August 2008
In this Issue
From the Resource Team| Network Activity | Community News |Member Postings
From the Resource Team
Dear all,
Greetings from the resource team!
It is amazing how the past month has gone by! It seems just a little while ago when I wrote to you requesting for your able support in spreading the message of Solution Exchange. I am happy to report that the word seems to be going around yet it is still not enough. I suspect that one of the reasons this increased awareness is not getting translated into as many ‘sign ups’ is that people are concerned about the email traffic a membership of such a platform generates. Well, while I do not have any ‘magic’ answers to this ‘problem’ I can only make a suggestion. Till such time that we move on to becoming a web-based system, you can ask your friends and colleagues to subscribe using an alternate email id that does not interfere with their routine work. Members can then check solution exchange mails at their convenience and we can have the benefit of enriching our community with their contributions and engagement.
We are happy to report that the past month saw our community take up some very practical and interesting queries- practical because the inputs of the members will be immediately used in designing a poverty alleviation programme in Maharashtra; in developing a strategy for working with the homeless in Pune city and in preparing a report for promoting PPCP and interesting because we have handled quite a range of issues through these queries.
We look forward to another month of stimulating exchange in the community. As usual we look forward to hearing from you. Here is wishing you all a joyful and stimulating month ahead.
With best wishes
Ranu Bhogal and Warisha Yunus
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Workshops and Conferences
Upcoming
From Braja S. Mishra, The Livelihood School, BASIX, Bhubaneswar “Regional Seminar on Agriculture Based Livelihood Promotion”: Focus on Eastern India” The Livelihood School-Eastern India Regional Center, BASIX; September 5, 2008, Kolkata The Livelihood School- Eastern India Regional Center is organizing a regional seminar on agriculture based livelihood promotion with a focus on eastern India. For details please visit the website www.thelivelihoodschool.in or contact Mr. Braja Mishra at 9437963949.
From Sanjay Gupta and Shivani Bhatt, MART, Noida Capacity Building Program on “Livelihood Promotion and Market Development”; September 10-12, 2008, Kolkata MART is inviting to register for participation in the capacity-building program on “Livelihood Promotion and Market Development”. It is a three-day event being held at IITD, Srijani, Joka in Kolkata. The theme of the program includes inter alia, enhance understanding of market structure and preparing marketing plan and market development strategies. The fee for the program is Rs. 5000 per person. For details, see the brochure or contact Mr. Nirmallya Mandal or Mr. K.N.Mishra at +91-9748728043 and 9748762875 respectively.
From Anupama, International Institute of Development Management Technology (IDMAT), New Delhi “International Workshop on Gender Equity and Micro-Enterprise Development” IDMAT; August 31- September 4, 2008, Bangkok The workshop aims to impart understanding on processes of gender inequality that hinder women’s participation in micro-enterprises and seeks to impart skills required for identifying women entrepreneurs and developing motivational training for them. Fully residential (except for Thai residents), the workshop fee for Indian delegates is Rs. 36,500 per person. Group discounts are available. For more details, click here.
From Sarah Figge, United Nations, New Delhi Summer School on “Monitoring and Evaluating Poverty Reduction and Social Inclusion Programmes” Centre for International Development ; September 22-27, 2008, Bologna, Italy The course focuses on the practical approaches to monitoring and evaluating international development programmes for poverty reduction and social inclusion. Applicants need an undergraduate degree (preferably) in Economics, Social Sciences, Humanities, or Environmental Sciences and proficiency in English. The application deadline is August 25, 2008. The fee for the course is Euro 1500. For details contact Andrea Wolfe or Natasa Sofranac or click here.
From Navin, Access Development Services, New Delhi “Sustainable Livelihoods India Initiative (SLII)-Inclusive Value Chains” Access Development Services; November 13, 2008, Hotel Ashoka, New Delhi Access is organizing a one-day conference on the livelihood issues of the poor. The SLII seeks to consolidate the national as well as international experiences of various actors in the area of developing sustainable livelihoods and contribute towards developing robust and effective livelihood strategies for the poor. For more details, click here.
From Paola Termine, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Rome Workshop/Call for Papers on “Gaps, Trends and Current Research in Gender Dimensions of Agricultural and Rural Employment : Differentiated Pathways Out of Poverty” FAO, International Labor Organization (ILO) and International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD); March 30- April 3, 2009, Rome, Italy This technical expert workshop jointly organized by FAO, ILO and IFAD aims to provide follow up to important policy discussions on analyzing trends, issues and knowledge gaps and develop innovative gender sensitive policy measures and good practices to strengthen rural labor markets. Last date for submission of abstracts is October 15, 2008. For more information, click here or write to the attention of Eve Crowley at info@fao-ilo.org.
Recently Held
From Ranu Bhogal, Resource Person Workshop on Women in Agriculture in South Asia; August 12-14, 2008, New Delhi The Aga Khan Foundation (AKF) and the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) jointly organized this workshop to discuss strategies contributing towards gender mainstreaming in agricultural interventions leading to increased access of women over productive resources, services, markets and food and nutritional security.
Training Opportunities
Upcoming
From Stuti Tripathi, Center for Micro Finance, Chennai International Training on “Participatory Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation” Grassroots India Trust; September 22-25, 2008, Kullu, Himachal Pradesh Grassroots India Trust (GTI) is organizing a four-day residential training on participatory planning, monitoring, and evaluation. The fee for Indian nationals is Rs. 10,000 per person. Last date to apply is August 31, 2008. For more information, click here.
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Open Queries
Developing a Working Strategy for Homeless People in Pune - Experiences; Examples Reply by 20th August 2008. We request members to send us their valuable responses! Click here to respond
Recently Closed
Public Private Community Partnerships (PPCP) as a Development Engine – Advice; Experiences. Additional responses welcome!
Project Design for Convergence of On-farm and Off-farm Interventions- Experiences; Referrals. Cross-post with Food and Nutrition Security (FNS) Community. More responses are welcome!
Solution Exchange
Job Opportunities
Vacancy: Content Analyst Organization: United Nations Solution Exchange Location: New Delhi Closing: 28 August 2008
Vacancy: Finance Assistant Organization: United Nations Solution Exchange Location: New Delhi Closing: 21 August 2008
News From The ICTD Community
We are pleased to share with you that ICTD community of UN Solution Exchange had carried out a series of e - discussions on ICT in Education and facilitated various stakeholder consultations with Educationists and ICTD practitioners.
These were put together in a Compendium that was released in the recently held “eINDIA 2008” summit, which is the biggest ICT event in the country. The ICTD community hopes to influence the policy on ICT in Education with this effort. To access the compendium, please click here. |
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Miscellaneous
From Ganesh Rao, Bangalore For the latest edition of ‘Floriculture Advisor-A Moerheim India Newsletter’, please click here.
Job Opportunities
From Monika Khanna, United Nations, New Delhi
Vacancy: Programme Manager Organization: We The People Location: Keonjhar, Orissa Last Date: August 30, 2008
Vacancy: Manager (Finance and Accounts) Organization: We The People Location: New Delhi Last Date: August 30, 2008
From Pradeep Kumar Ghosal, Women Development Corporation, Patna
Vacancy: District Project Manager Organization: Women Development Corporation Location: Bihar Last Date: August 29, 2008
Vacancy: Systems Analyst Organization: Women Development Corporation Location: Patna, Bihar Last Date: August 29, 2008
Recommended Readings
From Warisha Yunus, United Nations, New Delhi
Approaches to Rural Poverty Alleviation in Developing Asia To download the paper please visit; http://www.eldis.org/cf/rdr/?doc=38021&em=130808&sub=pov (Size:204 KB, PDF) The paper is a documentation of a talk given by Michael Lipton (Research Professor of Economics at Sussex University) exploring approaches to poverty alleviation in developing Asia and the potential of water resources in it. The paper discusses the findings of a recent study ‘Pro-poor intervention strategies in irrigated agriculture in Asia: poverty in irrigated agriculture - realities, issues, and options with guidelines’ which found that crop yield in unirrigated areas is half of those in the irrigated areas and that the landless get better wage rate in irrigated areas. The study found poverty incidence 20-30 percent higher in rainfed areas much of which was attributed to irrigation and hence this paper advocates for ‘Pro-Poor Management of Water for Farming (PPMWF)’.
Sustainable Agriculture: A Pathway Out of Poverty for India’s Rural Poor To download the full text of the book please visit; http://www.eldis.org/go/country-profiles&id=38679&type=Document (Size:2,664 KB, PDF) The book details 14 development initiatives in the area of organic farming, land and water management and improved market access for small-scale producers that have helped farmers climb out of the cycle of debt and deprivation. The 14 development initiatives have been selected based on their success as well as replicability.
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