Scholarships for students from class 5 onwards

From http://www.lodha-foundation.org/scholarships -

Program Benefits

1. Trust will pay 75% of the school fees of the Students, subject to a maximum of Rs. 18,000 per year / 1,500 per month. Fee will be paid directly to the school on a quarterly basis. 2. Students who get 80% or higher marks will receive an additional stipend of Rs. 3,000 per year for use towards their intellectual growth, at the end of the school year.
Eligibility and application process 1. Students who have been a resident of Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) (including Mumbai, Thane, Mira Bhayandar, Kalyan Dombivali, Vasai-Virar, Navi Mumbai) for a minimum of 3 years at the time of application. 2. Studying in Standard V to XII of any school located in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region. 3. Belonging to families whose annual household income is less than Rs. 4,50,000 per annum. (combined income of both parents / guardians). 4. 1,500 such scholarships (including continuing Students) shall be given each year on first-come-first serve basis, of which minimum 50% shall be earmarked towards female Students.
Decision on award will be notified by email by 30th May for all except Std X passouts and within 30 days of the declaration of the respective board results for Std X passouts. For any queries, write to us at lodhafoundation@lodhagroup.com. Download the form here: http://www.lodha-foundation.org/common-files/Lodha_Scholarship_FORM_GENERAL.PDF Last Date of Application for the 2012 program is 14th May, 2012.

Bhoomi Habba Celebrating Justpeace

Bhoomi Habba Celebrating Justpeace May 5, 2012 at Visthar, Bangalore

Visthar invites you to the Bhoomi Habba, a festival celebrating Justice and Peace on May 5 in Bangalore. This annual festival includes an International Food Festival, a Documentary Film Festival, Poster Exhibitions, Dolls Exhibition, Art Workshops for Children, Music, Dance and Theatre. Held at the green, environmentally friendly Visthar campus, the festival will showcase traditional foods from 10 countries – Vietnam, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Indonesia, India, Burma, Bangladesh, Philippines and Africa. The film festival screens documentaries from around the country on urgent, contemporary issues. Exhibitions of posters and dolls invite visitors to engage with struggles for justice across India. The objective of the festival is to increase peoples' awareness of justice and peace issues. A vibrant participatory democracy calls for such informed citizens. As in the previous years, there will be stalls selling traditional handicrafts and traditional varieties of rice. The Bhoomi Habba is held between 10:00am – 6:00pm on May 5, 2012 at the Visthar campus, near Kothanur, off Hennur Road, Bangalore.

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Saturday May 5, 2012 at Visthar Bangalore

Visthar invites you to a Poster Exhibition celebrating peoples' struggles for Justice and Peace on May 5 in Bangalore. Held at the green, environmentally friendly Visthar campus, the poster exhibition presents posters from around the country on urgent, contemporary issues. The poster exhibition will highlight peoples' struggle around India against the Violence of Development. This year, we have posters and cartoons from different struggles: anti-nuclear struggles, the Bhopal campaign, and the struggles of the victims of Agent Orange. The Poster Exhibition will be accompanied by an International Food Festival, Documentary Film Festival, Dolls Exhibition, Art Workshops for Children, Music, Dance and Theatre. The Poster Exhibition, organized as part sof the Bhoomi Habba, is held between 10:00am – 6:00pm on May 5, 2012 at the Visthar campus, near Kothanur, off Hennur Road, Bangalore.

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Saturday May 5, 2012 at Visthar Bangalore

Visthar invites you to "Dolls Speak", an Exhibition of Dolls by Belgian doll-maker Francoise Bosteels on May 5 in Bangalore. Held at the green, environmentally friendly Visthar campus, the exhibition will present miniature dolls depicting daily life from India and the violence of development. Francoise Bosteels' dolls have travelled around the world from India to Latin America inspiring people to share their stories. They are about people forgotten in our memory. Though silent, the dolls eloquently give them a voice. Created over a period of 32 years, the dolls have moved people to write poems about the oppression and hopes in daily life. The Dolls Exhibition will be accompanied by an International Food Festival, Documentary Festival, Poster Exhibitions, Art Workshops for Children, Music, Dance and Theatre. The Dolls Exhibition, organized as part of the Bhoomi Habba, is held between 10:00am – 6:00pm on May 5, 2012 at the Visthar campus, near Kothanur, off Hennur Road, Bangalore.

Vacancy for the post of Data Entry Operator

Vacancy for the post of Data Entry Operator
The Humsafar Trust Job Description: Data Entry Operator (Research Unit)
Posts: 2 Location: Mumbai Work timing: 10 am to 6 pm The Humsafar Trust (HST) is a Community Based Organization (CBO) instituted in 1994; HST is dedicated to supporting and uplifting the sexual health and human rights of LGBT community in India. It works closely with other government agencies in efforts to curb the HIV epidemic. HST has 9 Targeted Intervention projects that work at the grass root level, spreading knowledge and awareness of HIV, safe sex practices and promoting HIV testing, in addition to distribution of condoms. HST offers psycho-social, nutritional and legal support to the LGBT community, and fosters CBOs of Transgender, MSM, and LBT persons for greater mobilization in the LGBT community Research in HST plays an important role in informing, designing and guiding interventions pertaining to the unique problems faced by men who have sex with men (MSM) and Transgender persons (TG). A wide spectrum of studies are conducted on various topics ranging from HIV/STI research, programming and evaluation, and also explorative research on the legal, social and cultural components that affect the life of LGBT individuals Research in HST has strong principles of ethical research and is guided by the expertise drawn from the Ethics Review Committee Over all job description Work in sync with the research team on data cleaning, data entry and quality check of research data. Roles and responsibility Work with the research team on data entry of various research data in electronic form. To do the cleaning and quality check of the data of the research projects. Help in documentation and data management. Reporting to the Project Manager and managing data collection at the sites, and other project related activities.
Qualifications
Bachelors (in any subject) 0-1 work experience of working as a data entry operator. Good computer skills, especially MS word, excel and power point Ability to speak English and Hindi/Marathi fluently For more information: www.humsafar.org Send us your CV at research.hst@gmail.com -- Rashi Desai Clinic and Counselling Head & Research Associate The Humsafar Trust Vakola

Sruti disAbility Rights Center invites you to join an online essay competition

Sruti disAbility Rights Center invites you to join an online essay competition.
Topics: 1. My response to a wheelchair. 2. When the bus conductor denied Nagma, a young blind girl, a journey to her destination… 3. Inclusive Education for children with disabilities in the post Right to Education Act 2009 era. 4. Bollywood’s attempt to mainstream the marginalized.
Word count: 3000 (upper limit)
Deadline: 10th May, 2012
Date of announcement of winners: 30th May 2012 · All applicants must mention their name, age, and postal address at the end of the essay. · 3 top essays will be awarded attractive prizes. · Best essays will be published by Sruti and used as advocacy material for disability rights. For entries and queries, please mail to sruti.inclusion@gmail.com
For more information, please call Proma Basu Roy at 09748856474.

Jobs Avbl.: for Electrical technician and accountant in Phaltan

Jobs Avbl.: for Electrical technician and accountant in Phaltan Posted by: "nandini nimbkar" nnimbkar@gmail.com Fri Apr 27, 2012 2:48 am (PDT) Dear sir, We urgently require the following: 1.Wanted a* chief technician (Electrical/mechanical) *with a minimum of 5-6 years' experience. Should preferably be a graduate of an I.T.I. and should know about fitting and general workshop practice. Please apply with salary expectations. 2.Required immediately an *accountant*. Should be B.Com or M.Com, preferably with experience in handling accounts of trusts. Complete knowledge of computer- especially good knowledge of accounting software desirable. Salary commensurate with qualifications. Apply immediately with all particulars and three professional references. Both are required at our institute in Phaltan. Best regards, Nandini Nimbkar -- Dr. N. Nimbkar President Nimbkar Agricultural Research Institute (NARI) P.O.Box 44, Tambmal, Phaltan-Lonand Road Phaltan - 415523, Maharashtra, India http://nariphaltan.virtualave.net http://www.nariphaltan.org

Job Avbl.: State Co-ordinator for NGO MACT in Tamil Nadu

Job Avbl.: State Co-ordinator for NGO MACT in Tamil Nadu Posted by: "Cyril Alexander" cyril@mactindia.org Fri Apr 27, 2012 1:28 am (PDT)

JOB DESCRIPTION
TITLE : State Co-ordinator, Tamilnadu, India ORGANIZATION : Mary Anne Charity Trust (MACT) REPORTS TO : Director, MACT DUTY STATION : Chennai, Tamilnadu
MACT works to improve the health and well-being of people in the poorest communities of the world. We promote gender equity, advocate for sound practices and policies, and inspire people to assert their rights to better, healthier lives. Working in partnership with local organizations, we adapt our work in response to local needs. MACT�s works in 5 districts of Tamilnadu i.e Trichy, Pudukottai, Kancheepuram,Tiruvallur and Chennai district.
. JOB SUMMARY:
The state coordinator and fundraiser will provide support for the performance monitoring, evaluation, maintenance of a database for MACT�S programs. He/she will be responsible for developing reports, dissemination of information to staff, working in close collaboration with the director, staff, donors and network groups.
RESPONSIBILITIES: Administrative Work
� Collect monthly reports coming from the Regional coordinators and consolidate them,
� Prepare the reports for donors and other implementing partners (6 months reports),
� Consolidate monthly and annual operational work plan send by the field staff, � Monitor projects budgets in line with implementation, � drafting projects and pass on to the director, � Creation of administrative follow-up tools, Networking and lobbying � Attend the network meetings as and when required. � Create linkages with the government. � Support in the creation of communication tools for specific campaign � Collect information and create fact sheet for lobbying and advocacy � Writing the right to information (RTI) petitions. Human Resource Management � Responsible for training the staff on the project implementation. � Ensure implementation of sectoral policy. � Draft job descriptions for new positions. � Conduct recruitment interviews with the Executive Director � Maintain flow of communication between the Director and the Field. � Manage effectively and with respect the team of District officers and coordinators. Solve encountered problems. � Conduct performance appraisal for staff once in a year. � Conduct �All staff� monthly meetings � Draft the annual training plan for all the field staff and follow the training of the staff � Support Regional coordinators in the selection of external training programs and resource people � Be responsible for Interns graduating in MSW. � Project Management � Responsible for conducting field visit to monitor project once in a month. � Prepare monitoring reports. � Participate in monthly staff meetings held at regional level. � Ensure follow-up and evaluation of the projects � Design of the new projects � Conduct periodic evaluation of programs. � Drafting of annual and 6 months reports for the donor � Ensure the visibility of the projects toward the outside Fundraising and project proposal writing � Responsible for raising funds for programs. � Organise and support fundraising events � Meeting with the donors when presenting new projects Knowledge required � Ability to organize team work � Project management skills � Good verbal and written communication � Good English and Tamil spoken, written � Computer literate and proficiency in Pack Office � A personal interest in social issues in Tamil Nadu Skills required � Monitoring and Evaluations skills � Proposal writing � Human resource management � Financial management � Team Management � Reporting � Communication � Adaptability � Working in team Qualification: � Should have completed Masters in social work. � Knowledge on SPSS. Experience 2 to 3 years of experience in social work field. Remuneration Compensation package offer will commensurate with qualification and experiences (in the range of Rs.13, 000-15,000). To apply for this position, please send you resume to Cyril@mactindia.org before the 5thth of May 2012. Please provide two or three references for us to consult/refer.

CBR Training courses-Admissions are open for 2012-13

CBR Training courses-Admissions are open for 2012-13
Fri Apr 27, 2012 1:27 am (PDT)

*CBR Training courses-Admissions are open for 2012-13 Academic year*

* * *National Human Resource Development Programmes in Rehabilitation Sciences (A programme initiated by CBR NETWORK(South Asia)in collaboration with Bangalore University and Rehabilitation Council of India) *
*For further information contact us *
Courses: 1.Teachers for inclusive education 2.CBR professionals to work in rural areas 3.Diploma in Epilepsy care 4.Certificate courses in early intervention with children with special needs and courses on inclusive education -- 2012 Focus-CBR Quality Enhancement at Grassroots Dr Indumathi Rao* Regional Adviser CBR NETWORK (South Asia) Mainstreaming Disability Issues using CBR strategy Special Consultative Status to UNECOSOC Associate Member-Rehabilitation International Member-Global Partnership for Disability and Development 134,1st Block, 6th Main, BSK III Stage Bangalore-560085, India Email-cbrnet@airtelmail.in Web-http\\www.cbrnetworksouthasia.org.in Phone-91(India)-80(Bangalore)-26724273, 26724221 CBR NETWORK SOUTH ASIA STRUCTURE ➢ Regional CBR NETWORK (South Asia, Bangalore, HQ) cbrnet@airtelmail.in ➢ Dr Razikhan Hamdard (Regional Coordinator’s office RNCBR ) razi_hamdard@yahoo.com ➢ National CBR Network, Nepal hrdc@wlink.com.np & prakash.wagle@nepal.inf.org & hn_aryal@hotmail.com & hrdcnepal@yahoo.com ➢ National CBR Network, Maldives caresociety@hotmail.com & shidha@rediffmail.com ➢ National CBR Network, Sri Lanka wdc@slt.lk ➢ National CBR Network Bhutan karmadoma@health.gov.bt ➢ National CBR Network, Afghanistan coordinator@cbrnetwork.af & ➢ National CBR Network, Pakistan shahnawaz@chef.org.pk ➢ National CBR Network, Bangladesh nfowd@bdmail.net *Regional Adviser-CBR NETWORK(South Asia) Chairperson(Global Partnership for Disability and Development) Zonal chairperson(South) Rehabilitation Council of India Former member National commission for persons with Disabilities,India