ProPoor.org Newsletter (August 15, 2013)
Below are the development news stories from South Asia, featured 'sign of light' and latest updates from the ProPoor community ...
Headlines:
Health to the Beat of Drums
The day the drums start to beat, residents of Navgaon village of Rajasthan, know it is that one day in the month earmarked as Mother and Child Health Nutrition Day.
Maharashtra Renders Solar Power Unviable
The State electricity regulatory commission has come up with a power tariff structure that favours private wind energy producers.
Quit India Say Farmers to Monsanto
Farmers from 20 states to present national flag made from non-Bt organic cotton to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for Independence Day
Water Grabbing Battles Endanger the Himalayas
According to a new report, the battle between South Asian countries India, Nepal, Bhutan and Pakistan for a bigger share in the Himalayan resources has endangered the mountain range and its ecology.
Read more news stories >>
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Signs of Light:
Dreaming for Change
29 year old Balasaheb Darade was a successful entrepreneur in the US before he returned to India to work in the villages.
Read more 'good news' stories >>
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Blog News:
Social and Healthy Action for Rural Empowerment
Seminar on Water and Sanitation in Khulana (Bangladesh) on 8th Sep. 2013
Web designing workshop for NGOs in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh
NGO workshop in Delhi on 14 August about Fundraising
ASSETs Human Rights NGO Leaders and Social Workers Training Program 2013
Manage Your Project Efficiently: MDP for Social Sector at SPJIMR
Seminar in Dhaka called Excreta Matters
To learn about new NGOs and other stories added this week, read more on the ProPoor Blog >>
The ProPoor newsletter is emailed every week to 32252 subscribers. To subscribe or unsubscribe, please visit our subscriptions page anytime.
Please contact us if you'd like to add an NGO to the ProPoor database or if you have any announcements or stories that might be of interest to the ProPoor South Asian development community.
Below are the development news stories from South Asia, featured 'sign of light' and latest updates from the ProPoor community ...
Headlines:
Health to the Beat of Drums
The day the drums start to beat, residents of Navgaon village of Rajasthan, know it is that one day in the month earmarked as Mother and Child Health Nutrition Day.
Maharashtra Renders Solar Power Unviable
The State electricity regulatory commission has come up with a power tariff structure that favours private wind energy producers.
Quit India Say Farmers to Monsanto
Farmers from 20 states to present national flag made from non-Bt organic cotton to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for Independence Day
Water Grabbing Battles Endanger the Himalayas
According to a new report, the battle between South Asian countries India, Nepal, Bhutan and Pakistan for a bigger share in the Himalayan resources has endangered the mountain range and its ecology.
Read more news stories >>
________________________________
Signs of Light:
Dreaming for Change
29 year old Balasaheb Darade was a successful entrepreneur in the US before he returned to India to work in the villages.
Read more 'good news' stories >>
________________________________
Blog News:
Social and Healthy Action for Rural Empowerment
Seminar on Water and Sanitation in Khulana (Bangladesh) on 8th Sep. 2013
Web designing workshop for NGOs in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh
NGO workshop in Delhi on 14 August about Fundraising
ASSETs Human Rights NGO Leaders and Social Workers Training Program 2013
Manage Your Project Efficiently: MDP for Social Sector at SPJIMR
Seminar in Dhaka called Excreta Matters
To learn about new NGOs and other stories added this week, read more on the ProPoor Blog >>
The ProPoor newsletter is emailed every week to 32252 subscribers. To subscribe or unsubscribe, please visit our subscriptions page anytime.
Please contact us if you'd like to add an NGO to the ProPoor database or if you have any announcements or stories that might be of interest to the ProPoor South Asian development community.