Posted on May 1, 2008 by thinkchangeindia
Here is the daily dose of headlines:
Water supply: In Chennai, city officials have made it mandatory that buildings connected to the main water supply install meters to measure consumption.
Government transparency: The Central Information Commission (CIC) will now require political parties to make their income tax returns available to the public. Sending the exact opposite message, [...]
Filed under: Basic Rights, Education, Environment, Government, NGOs and Non-profits, Public Awareness | Tagged: Chennai, children, CIC, education right for all, Lok Sabha, OBC, RTI, Supreme Court, water supply | No Comments »
Posted on April 4, 2008 by prernasri
We thought you might find the following trainings/workshops of particular interest. If you happen to attend any of these events, please let us know how useful you found them to be:
1. Workshop on Understanding Corporate Social Responsibility, 24-25 April, Chennai
The programme will help participants to increase their awareness of the CSR and [...]
Filed under: Approaches, CSR, Conferences, Employment, Grassroots Initiatives, Issues, Meetings, NGOs and Non-profits | Tagged: Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad, training, Training Programme on Business Planning and Livelihoods, Training Programme on the Techniques of Participatory L, Workshop on Understanding Corporate Social Responsibili, workshops | No Comments »
Posted on March 24, 2008 by Vinay
Operating as a for-profit SE, OneRoof through its subsidiary in Chennai (and another in Mexico) intends to build out franchises throughout the country that offer what it considers nine essential services to the world’s poor.
You can see from the organization’s website the services they plan to offer. They currently have 20 locations between India and [...]
Filed under: Education, Employment, Energy, Finance/Credit, Health, SMEs, Social Entrepreneurship, Technology, Trade | Tagged: Chennai, David Stoker, for profit, microfranchising, OneRoof | No Comments »
Posted on March 16, 2008 by prernasri
Headlines:
Free lunch scheme for pregnant women in PHCs to be extended
In yet another maternal care project aimed at benefiting rural women, the State government has decided to provide free food to all pregnant women who visit primary health centres (PHCs) for a check-up…the decision to provide ‘full lunch’ was taken because it took about four [...]
Filed under: Basic Rights, Government, Health, NGOs and Non-profits, Women's Rights | Tagged: All India Muslim Women's Personal Law Board, Chennai, divorce, free lunches for pregnany women, free palliative care center, marriage bureau for hiv+, nikaahnama, PHCs, rural India | No Comments »
Posted on March 9, 2008 by prernasri
Based on last year’s success, Hand in Hand is hosting interns again this summer. The projects will take place in Kanchipuram, 2 hours west of Chennai. Projects range from solid waste management to enhancing entrepreneurial skills among MFI clients:
Every summer, Hand in Hand offers a four-week internship programme focused on well-defined projects and deliverables. [...]
Filed under: Education, Fellowships, Jobs, Social Entrepreneurship | Tagged: Chennai, Graduate students, Hand in Hand, Internship | No Comments »
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