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Knowledge | Building Partnership |
Open
Forum", a development organization,
was incorporated in the year 2001 by some
likeminded people for the development of
the Grassroots Communities and is registered
under Societies Registration Act (XXI) of
1860. Open Forum is widely recognized for
working in Rural India by using the various
means of Information & Communication
Technologies (ICTs). Open Forum, while promoting
ICTs in the communities realized the importance
of blending of local vis-à-vis global
content and the unprecedented urgency and
need to digitize content to reach out to
rural and urban communities of India, as
well as tailor the content as per the respective
needs of the communities. More...
| Recent
Development |
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 'Global
crisis has left another 10 million
children hungry'
International charity Save the Children
Tuesday said an extra 10 million
children are now malnourished because
of the global rise in food prices
and asked the G20 leaders to keep
them in mind while taking decisions.
An additional 400,000 children could
die by the end of the year as a
result of the global financial collapse.
India’s growth may
drop to 4.3% in 2009: OECD
India’s economic growth may
slow to an 18-year low of 4.3% in
2009, with falling exports offsetting
expansion in domestic demand, the
Organization for Economic Co-operation
and Development (OECD) said in a
report. Though the country’s
gross domestic product (GDP) grew
at a meagre 1.3% in 1991-92, and
current projection was in 2000-01
at 4.4%.
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| Open
Forum Services |
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 Open
Forum is committed to build a knowledge-sharing
environment with
help of its services
Open Forum is committed to build
a knowledge-sharing environment
in communities that inspire and
facilitate the realization of an
e-Development, which suggests and
informs the community about the
development and about deployment
of Citizen centric Services through
web enabled processes, electronic
workflows, e-Enabled applications,
collaborative partnerships and participation
of Citizens, Communities and stakeholders.
Open Forum which integrates several
Programmes & Activities under
its Advocacy & Communications,
Policy Advocacy, Training &
Capacity Building, Research &
Analysis, Partnership & Networking,
Community Mobilization, Knowledge
for Development, Building Communication
Opportunities, Communication for
Development, Human Rights, Technical
Services have enabled a speedy and
effective means for dissemination
of information, interaction with
people and for delivery of information
to Citizens.
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| Opinion
& Comments |
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 The
fiery Renuka Chowdhury's big plans
have remained non-starters
Renuka Chowdhury seems to draw inspiration
from controversies. The articulate
minister for women and child development
has been in the news for her proposals,
many of which have fallen by the
wayside thanks to stiff opposition
from various quarters, including
sections in the government.
Chowdhury had recently insisted
that children in anganwadis be served
ready-to-eat food instead of hot,
cooked meals. But the Union cabinet
decided that the children should
be served hot, cooked meals for
the next two years. It also decided
to constitute a Group of Ministers
to recommend measures to expedite
switch-over to hot, cooked meals
in consultation with the State Govt.
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| From
the Grassroots |
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 Series
of Capacity Development Trainings
Open Forum has recently completed
a series of Capacity Development
Training on Content for Community
Needs in 6 states for the people
from grassroots communities. The
Training Programme was conducted
by a number of experts on its panel.
The training initiated in the Month
of November has completed its target
for capacity development of grassroots
communities of 18 districts which
are still on back foot. Each such
Capacity Development Trainings was
attended by people ranging from
29-68 thus making a sum of total
653 participants. These 653 people
were also trained on Principles
of Effective Writing for furthering
the Building Communication Opportunities
Programme of Open Forum.
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