1. EU-India Media Initiative on HIV/AIDS (2006):
The second year of the EU-India Media Initiative on
HIV/AIDS has seen six workshops in total. The year
began with two workshops in Hyderabad, (India) which
trained 12 print journalist as well as 8 radio journalists.
Trainers from Thomson Foundations (UK) and University
of Tampere (Finland), as well as resource persons
from INP+ attended the workshops.
The
New Delhi (India) workshops followed next, with 12
print and 8 radio journalists as participants. As
in the case of Hyderabad, visits and interactions
with HIV positive persons were organized. Resource
persons from INP+ and trainers from Thomson Foundations
(UK) and University of Tampere (Finland) participated
in the workshops.
The
last two workshops of the year - the television workshops,
were organized in Shimla in August-September,2006,
to train 8 television journalists each. The training
sessions included field visits, interactions with
State AIDS Control Society, Himachal Pradesh, as well
as screening- interaction sessions.
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more details on the project, visit www.aidsandmedia.net
2.
EU-India Media Initiative on HIV/AIDS (2005):
Sponsored by the European Union, this two year media
project is designed to train Indian national journalists
covering television, radio and print media. Apart
from Media Management Group for Literacy and Development,
the other partners for this project are Thomson Foundation
(Lead Partner from UK); University of Tampere (Finland);
INP + (India); and Commonwealth Broadcasting Association
(UK). In the year 2005, six back to back workshops
were organized in Pondicherry (TV); Gangtok (Radio)
and Goa (Print), respectively to train 40 national
journalists. More workshops and other activities will
be undertaken in 2006.
3. EU India Documentary Initiative (2004):
Under
the European Union’s EU - India Economic Cross Cultural
Initiative, working journalists from India and countries
of the European Union were trained in radio and
television formats. The initiative covered topics
of social conflicts in the form of radio and television
documentaries. In all 32 working journalists from
different parts of the world were trained and the
programme of action was organized in many countries.
Two workshops for TV journalists (15 days each)
and two workshops for radio journalists (7 days
each) were organized in the Indian Institute of
Mass Communication premises. In all 32 working journalists
were trained and exposed to working environment
in India and Europe.
Media
Management Group for Literacy and Development was
the organizing partner for the project. The other
partners for the project are: Thomson Foundation,
UK; Commonwealth Broadcasting Association, UK; University
of Tampere, Finland; and Indian Institute of Mass
Communication, India. The project is to end by April
2005.
4.
Public Utility of Secondary Schools (December 2004):
This
field research project was commissioned by the Ministry
of Human Resource Development, Government of India.
This was a major project for two years (2002 - 2004)
covering one hundred top secondary schools in India.
The study examined these schools against 14 parameters
of public utility and passed on its recommendations
to Government of India.
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The
project has been able to initiate healthy debate
over policy issues concerning secondary schools
in the media and relevant circles throughout the
country. The project involved data collection, data
interpretation, analysis and recommendations in
the form of a report.
5. Sub-Regional Workshop on Overcoming the Policy
and Resource Gaps for EFA South Asia National Action
Plans: A review in the light of DAKAR framework, UNESCO,
India (March 2004):
Sponsored
by UNESCO, India and executed in collaboration with
Indian Council of Social Science Research, the workshop
was organized in New Delhi. An intensive sharing of
national experiences took place in the workshop with
regards to policy, strategies and resource arrangement
for EFA in South Asia: India, Bangladesh, Bhutan,
Nepal, Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Maldives. The sub-regional
workshop had participants from these seven countries.
6. Training (NGO) Workshop (Nagaland State, India)
(6-7 April, 2004):
Commissioned
by the Department of Women and Child Development,
Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government
of India. 35 Non Governmental Organizations of the
State were trained in project development strategies
and proposal writing skills.
7.
Training (NGO) Workshop (Sikkim State, India) (March
2003):
Commissioned
by the Department of Women and Child Development,
Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government
of India, 50 Non Governmental organizations of the
State were trained in project development strategies
and proposal writing skills.
