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Mainstreaming gender in water issues (Mumbai, India, from 20 October 2008 to 24 October 2008)

Mumbai based Tata Institute of Social Sciences is organising a training programme on gender, water and equity from October 20-24, 2008 in the western Indian city. The programme seeks to examine gender concerns in water resources management and the need to integrate women in policy planning.

National Awards on e-Governance (Goa, India, from 03 October 2008 to 25 October 2008)

The 12th National Conference on e-Governance is scheduled to be held in Goa, India. As part of the conference the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances is calling for nominations for awards under seven different categories by October 25, 2008.

InfoChange Media Fellowships 2008 (Pune, India, from 26 September 2008 to 03 October 2008)

InfoChange invites applications from journalists and researchers based in India for its Media Fellowships 2008. Submissions in form of articles, audio reports, documentaries must be thoroughly researched and report on a topic related to social justice or sustainable development.

Farming innovations (, from 24 September 2008 to 25 September 2008)

The 2008 Global Development Marketplace Competition invites proposals on the theme - Sustainable Agriculture for Development. The programme offers grants to innovative ideas for development and serves as an excellent launchpad for social entrepreneurship.

Workshop on local content development (Kathmandu, Nepal, from 22 September 2008 to 29 September 2008)

Panos South Asia invites applications from South Asian media and civil society organisations for a training workshop on Multimedia Local Content Production for ICT4D from September 22-29, 2008 in Kathmandu, Nepal. The consultation workshop aims to highlight grassroots voices and perspectives.

Course in domestic wastewater treatment (New Delhi, India, from 22 September 2008 to 26 September 2008)

Delhi-based Centre for Science and Environment is organising a course in domestic wastewater treatment in the third week of September 2008. It provides an excellent opportunity for professionals like builders, architects and contractors to meet and interact with experts in the field of decentralised wastewater treatment.

Linking culture and disaster (, from 22 September 2008 to 03 October 2008)

International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) and the Mountain Forum are organising a global e-conference on cultural vulnerability to natural hazards from September 22 to October 3, 2008. The focus will be on improving disaster management by locating risk and response in socio-cultural context.

Film festival on gender (New Delhi, from 20 September 2008 to 21 September 2008)

Delhi based Jagori, a women's training, documentation, communication and resource centre is organising a film festival titled: Chromosome: gender under the lens from September 20-21, 2008 in the Indian capital. The event hopes to seek answers to uncomfortable questions about gender roles and behaviours that confront our daily lives.

Training in health communication (Jaipur, Rajasthan, from 15 September 2008 to 20 September 2008)

Jaipur based Institute of Health Management Research is organising a training programme on Planning and Managing Health Communication from September 15-20, 2008 in this western Indian city. The aim is to enable programme personnel in evolving communication strategies for promoting positive health care behaviours and practices.

Annual health camp for the poor (Bhilwara, Rajasthan, India, from 07 September 2008 to 17 September 2008)

Smile Foundation is organising an Annual Mega Health Camp from September 7-17, 2008 in Bhilwara district of Rajasthan in western India. The multi-disciplinary camp will provide free treatment to poor patients through a make-shift hospital with the help of more than 100 specialist doctors.

Monitoring drinking water quality (Madhya Pradesh, India, from 27 August 2008 to 29 August 2008)

Development Alternatives is organising a three-day training from August 27-29, 2008 on drinking water quality monitoring and management at its centre in Madhya Pradesh, India. The course is meant for development professionals, acedemics, government officials and others keen to upgrade their knowledge.

Workshop on fundraising (Agra, India, from 23 August 2008 to 26 August 2008)

Over the last decade, civil society organisations have grown at a rapid pace to meet society’s needs. However, most of them are still financially weak and lack skills and professional training in how to garner support.

People's tribunal on victimisation of minorities (Hyderabad, India, from 22 August 2008 to 24 August 2008)

In the name of fighting terrorism, state atrocities against minority communities have increased in India. For the first time ever, a people's tribunal organised by various human rights organisations will document these victims' plight and expose the state's high-handedness from August 22-24, 2008 in Hyderabad.

Global forum on renewable energy (New Delhi, India, from 21 August 2008 to 23 August 2008)

Renewable Energy India 2008 Expo will be held from August 21-23, 2008 at New Delhi. Organised by Exhibitions India Pvt. Ltd., in support with Government of India, the event will showcase innovations in the renewable and clean energy sector and discuss emerging opportunities in a parallel global conference.

Regional participatory governance workshop (New Delhi, India, from 20 August 2008 to 26 August 2008)

CIVICUS in collaboration with Participatory Research in Action (PRIA) is organising a regional skills building workshop on participatory governance from August 20-26, 2008 at New Delhi, India. The workshop aims to inform southern practitioners at the grassroots on notion of citizens’ rights and responsibilities.

Workshop on participatory development (KILA Campus, Thrissur, Kerala, India, from 19 August 2008 to 28 August 2008)

True development is possible only when the process is truly democratic. With this stated objective, Praxis India, is organising its 12th Annual Commune on Participatory Development from August 19 – 28, 2008 at Kerala, India.

Financing health care (Jaipur, India, from 18 August 2008 to 23 August 2008)

Jaipur based Institute of Health Management Research is organising an international course on Financing Health Care in Developing Countries from August 18-23, 2008 in the western Indian city. The course will provide an insight into the management and mobilisation of health resources through alternative financing mechanisms.

Dialogue on mining in India (New Delhi, from 11 August 2008 to 12 August 2008)

The Centre for Science and Environment, the Mine Labour Protection Campaign, Australian National University and Mines, Minerals & People are organising a joint workshop on mining in India from August 11-12, 2008 in the Indian capital. The idea is to link activists and academics to shape future social research on the theme.

Traitor: A play (New Delhi, India, from 08 August 2008 to 08 August 2008)

Written and directed by Tripurari Sharma, “Traitor” is a play that looks back at the 1857 war for Indian Independence. The play produced by Hungry Hearts Festival and supported by the South Asian Network of Gender Activists and Trainers (SANGAT) will be enacted on August 8 in New Delhi.

Workshop on filmmaking (Pune, India, from 28 July 2008 to 13 August 2008)

Pune based Open Space, a civil society outreach initiative of the Centre for Communication and Development Studies invites participants to a two-week filmmaking workshop. The idea is to encourage citizens in the use of digital media while engaging with social and development issues.