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Voluntary Citizen or Civil Society Sector
Taking action in India on downstream impact of dams - Report of the workshop held by International Rivers and Save Western Ghats Movement at Jog Falls, Karnataka in May 2011
Posted on 14 Jun, 2011 05:17 PMJog falls in Western Ghats
These dams have had a profound negative impact on communities and ecology upstream and downstream. While promised benefits of these dams (irrigation, hydro-power or flood control) have been overstated, numerous interrelated and complex negative impacts have simply not been studied or documented. Nonetheless, communities and ecosystems continue paying huge prices of these impacts.
Water Stories by talking history' - A series of films capturing water practices and rituals in Bangalore
Posted on 14 Jun, 2011 02:42 PMTalking History is an inter-collegiate course on Oral History offered at the Srishti School of Art, Design and Technology in Bangalore, India. The films were made between February - March 2011.
Doddabommasandra lake
Doddabommasandra lake is located close to B.E.L circle in an area called Doddabommasandra in Bangalore. This film endeavours to portray the story and memories of drying up of Doddabommasandra through two different viewpoints. The story reflects the pattern in which we are exploiting and losing our water resources.
A short film by Gautam Vishwanath and Kinshuk Surjan
Video Volunteers call for community correspondents for 'IndiaUnheard' - Apply by July 10, 2011
Posted on 13 Jun, 2011 03:38 PMVideo Volunteers is an international media organization empowering the voices of the world’s unheard communities. Its mission is to empower the world’s poorest citizens to right the wrongs they witness by becoming players in the global media revolution.
Video Volunteers launched its community news service, IndiaUnheard, on 3rd of May 2010. Since then, we have trained 45 people to be community correspondents, voices of an India beyond the margins. We’re looking for passionate community members whom we can train to become the voice of their communities.
RANWA is looking for Project Assistant for western ghats portal, Pune – Apply by 15th June, 2011
Posted on 13 Jun, 2011 02:49 PMResearch and Action in Natural Wealth Administration (RANWA) is an NGO, established in 1993 by a group of nature enthusiasts in Pune, is involved in diversified activities related to environment protection, conservation, education and research. Applications are invited for the post of temporary position of `Project Assistant’ under the project entitled, ‘Western Ghats Portal’.
ACCESS announces the Sitaram Rao livelihoods India case study competition 2011 - Apply by 15th June, 2011
Posted on 13 Jun, 2011 02:30 PMACCESS is a not-for-profit company whose overall aim is to incubate new institutions to enable their self-sufficiency and self-sustainability. To this end, it offers specialised technical assistance under two verticals: microfinance and livelihoods.
The 2011 theme of the competition is centered on the "Collectives in the Agri-allied Sector". For purposes of the competition, agri allied sector comprises the dairy, poultry, goatary, sheep rearing, piggery, fisheries, sericulture and bee keeping etc sectors.
Grassroots invites application for training in 'Process Documentation & Communication', Manali – Apply by 15th June, 2011
Posted on 13 Jun, 2011 01:34 PMGrassroots institute is organizing IXth batch of intensive field training on 'Certificate in Process Documentation & Communication' from 30th June to 4th July, 2011 at Manali
The project implementing personnel often lack necessary skills of documenting and reporting their own achievements in the projects. Analyzing the situations, the processes of interventions made and the achievements/outputs is difficult task for the project personnel.
Volunteer with India Water Portal
Posted on 08 Jun, 2011 02:35 PMThere are several things that could be done to improve the content on India Water Portal. With this, we aim to start a series of posts listing some of the tasks that you could take up to contribute to the India Water Portal and the broader vision of "Safe sustainable water for all".
We have a set of basic resources that introduce the broad topic of water in India, for any visitor to the India Water Portal. One such resource is our page on water facts, which is a work in progress.
Centre for Environment Education is looking for Project Officer at Ahmedabad – Apply by 2nd June, 2011
Posted on 31 May, 2011 05:30 PMContent courtesy: DevNetJobsIndia
Centre for Environment Education (CEE) India is an internationally acclaimed institution in the field of environmental education and Education for Sustainable Development (ESD). CEE, a Centre of Excellence of the Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India, works with stakeholder groups like children, youth, communities and in-service professionals in urban and rural areas.
Sir Ratan Tata Trust offers one-year scholarships at the Masters’ level - Apply by 20th June, 2011
Posted on 27 May, 2011 01:01 PMEstablished in 1919, the Sir Ratan Tata Trust (SRTT) is one of the oldest philanthropic institutions in India, and has played a pioneering role in changing traditional ideas of charity. The Navajbai Ratan Tata Trust, formed in 1974, works together with SRTT to bestow grants.
The Sir Ratan Tata Trust, Mumbai, offers one-year scholarships at the Masters’ level for students who wish to study in the UK or two-year scholarships in the USA in the broad field of Development Studies, with special focus on Developmental Economics, Public Health or Science-Technology-Society (STS) Studies.
Khadkipada, Maharashtra - A tale of development, an account of transformation - A film by WOTR on the Water Channel
Posted on 26 May, 2011 01:42 PM