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| Towards Green Villages |
 A refreshers workshop on sustainable village
New Delhi, February 12-16, 2008
The questions we will raise…
Why do some villages remain poor despite execution of development programmes? Why is the high growth in the Indian economy not translating into prosperous villages? Why is the gross national produce (GNP) not an indicator of real wealth? Why is the Gross Nature Produce (GNP) an answer to sustainable villages? Why will the conventional development model not make villages poverty-free? How is a poverty line created? How can the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) be used to eradicate poverty?
Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), New Delhi, announces a five-day refresher workshop on how to use the environment to eradicate poverty in rural India.
For more than two decades, CSE’s research and advocacy experiences show that India’s poverty is ecological in nature. We have to regenerate our ecology to eradicate our poverty. Many villages have done this. CSE has been studying their experiences.
The refresher workshop seeks to learn from these village experiences and put in place a framework for sustainable villages. This highly interactive course designed to clarify the linkages between environment and poverty and also demonstrate its feasibility through a 2-day field trip to the village of Bunga in Haryana. This village has been successfully able to draw lessons from Sukhomajri, a neighbouring village that pioneered in watershed management and created sustainable livelihoods. In addition to experienced CSE staff, the course faculty includes eminent development experts. |
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THE COURSE
- Understanding India's biomass economy
- Eco-systems, land use and livelihoods: Linkages
- Rainfed areas in crisis: Food security
- Spectre of jobless growth: Chronic, concentrated poverty
- Key indicators: Environment and poverty linkages
- Poverty eradication programmes: A critique
- Ecological opportunities, economic value
- Decentralised governance: Ecology, Panchayati Raj
- Ecological Act: The promise of NREGA, experiences
- How to evaluate development effectiveness of NREGA
- Case studies: Community-led village eco-restoration
- Workshops: How to harvest rainwater? Prepare a detailed roadmap on how to create sustainable livelihoods using local ecology
- Field trip: “Bunga, Haryana” A 2-day visit to Bunga village in Haryana, exploring ways to sustainable livelihood.
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WHO SHOULD ATTEND
This course is aimed at development practitioners, NGOs, grassroots activists, rural development agencies/institutions, students/academics, among others.
A certificate of participation will be awarded to all participants
Last date for receiving applications is February 4, 2008
COURSE FEES
- The course fees (payable in advance) of Rs. 8000 (Rs. 5000 only for Indian NGOs, academics and international students, Rs 1500 for Indian students,) includes instructional course fees, training manual, lunch and refreshments. All costs of the 2-day field trip are also included. The fee does not include travel to and from Delhi, local travel, dinner or accommodation.
- Please send the fee by demand draft or cheque, in favour of 'Centre for Science and Environment, New Delhi'.
- We will be unable to refund the fee unless the notice of withdrawal is received by us 15 days prior to the start of the course.
- CSE can help arrange accommodation for participants (at cost)
Detailed workshop schedule (.xls) |
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VENUE
Anil Agarwal Green Centre,
38, Tughlakabad Institutional Area,
New Delhi–110062
CONTACT PERSON
Neha Sakhuja
Research Associate, NRML Unit,
Centre for Science and Environment
41, Tughlakabad Institutional Area, New Delhi-110062
Phone: 91-11-29955124/6110/6394/6399 (Ext: 225),
Fax: 91-11-29955879
E-mail: neha@cseindia.org,
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Aditya Batra at aditya@cseindia.org |
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APPLICATION FORM |
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FEEDBACK |
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"I’ve learnt a lot about the different approaches and encouraging stories about the new theme of development."
Dr Amiya Kumar Mitra, Lutheran World Service
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"I plan to create sessions around this programme, and share it with young people and my organisation."
Neha Buch, Pravah
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"As a student, I have got a new way of critiquing the issue."
Mayank Shekhar, student, Bundelkhand University
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"I will use the knowledge gained form this programme to garner support for community-based water management projects."
Olivia Taghioff, Svaloma Indien Bangladesh Sectionen
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"Everybody needs to be aware of the need for ecological regeneration. Therefore, it is important that such trainings are held in other states as well."
Sharanya, ActionAid India
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