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 PANOS - Bangladesh Media Awards: Fellowship on PRSP
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Panos Institute Bangladesh invites print and broadcast journalists from the five divisions of Barisal, Chittagong, Khulna, Rajshahi and Sylhet to compete for awards offered to features on the subject of poverty in Bangladesh.
Aspiring candidates should submit published/broadcast features on various aspects of poverty reduction strategy. Every month, from September to November 2006, three entries from each of the five divisions will be eligible for an award. Each entry will be judged on relevance, criticality, rigour and intended impact.
Entries should have been published in a leading local newspaper (and preferably reproduced in a national newspaper) or broadcast in a national television/radio channel. All entries (the newspaper issue containing the feature of print journalists, or the cassette or CD of the specific program of journalists from the broadcast media) must reach the Panos Bangladesh office (address given below) within a week of their appearance. Broadcast journalists must in addition inform the Panos Bangladesh office about their proposed entries at least one day before the broadcast so that it can be watched. Please call, or send sms or email, about when and on which channel the programme is going to be aired.
There is no restriction on the number of entries a journalist may send. A total of 45 (forty-five) entries may be awarded. Each award is worth Taka 4500 (four thousand five hundred). The awards are inclusive of tax payable in the country. Award winning journalists need to arrange for own tax payments accruing on these incomes.
Aspiring journalists must keep their respective editors or the concerned authority informed of their submissions. They should provide their contact details, including email, mobile, home and work telephone numbers and postal addresses.
The names of winners for a particular month shall be announced on the 20th day of the following month through press releases to selected local and national media. The results will also be posted on the Panos South Asia website (www.panossouthasia.org).
No media advertisement is planned for these awards, except for announcements on the Panos website. Participants and local organizers of Panos workshops in divisional towns, scheduled in August-September 2006, are requested to kindly circulate this message amongst fellow journalists in respective divisions. A press release for local newspapers will be prepared and circulated at the time of the mentioned workshops and sent to the district level newspapers by email or fax or courier.
These awards and fellowships are made available as part of a global programme titled Raising Debate: Transparency and Ownership in Poverty Reduction Strategies.
Note Well: Details about the fellowships for work on the same subject applicable for journalists across the country will be announced in late November. Applicants for fellowships from five divisions will be judged and chosen based on their above mentioned entries. Six fellowships, each of about Taka 45000 each in worth plus a maximum travel grant of Taka 20000, will run from January of 2007 to May of 2007
All entries must be sent to:
Panos Institute Bangladesh
Attn.: Submission for Award
House 3/8, Block F, Lalmatia, P.O. & P.S. Mohammadpur, Dhaka 1207, BANGLADESH
Tel.: (880 2) 9124522; Fax: (880 2) 8119774, attn. Panos; Mobile: (88) 01711544346
Email: mayeen@panossouthasia.org
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| ফেলোশীপ অভিমুখী একটি সম্মাননা কর্মসূচীর আওতায় প্যানোস ইন্সটিটিউট বাংলাদেশ সংবাদপত্র এবং সমপ্রচার মাধ্যমে কর্মরত সাংবাদিকবৃন্দের কাছ থেকে বাংলাদেশের দারিদ্র্য হ্রাসকরণ কৌশলপত্র-এর আলোকে দারিদ্র্যের ওপর ফিচার আহ্বান করছে৷ |
| New Media Training Workshop on `
Online Journalism and Web Publishing`. |
Panos South Asia (PSA) is organising a 6-day South Asian regional 'Online Journalism and Web Publishing Training Workshop' for media practitioners in South Asia, from 9-14 May, 2006 at its Media Centre in Kathmandu, Nepal.
Publishers, editors and journalists from print and broadcast media from South Asian countries wishing to attend this training workshop may apply by 30 March, 2006 to Kishor Pradhan by e-mail at kishor@panossouthasia.org . PSA will cover all related costs of participation, including travel, for selected participants from the region. Your applications should contain a brief resume and a less than 300 word essay stating how by participating in this workshop it will enable you or your organization to use new media technologies for online publications. PSA will respond only to selected applicants by 12 April, 2006. More informationa at >>>
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| UNDP Media Fellowships, 2006 |
The objective of the UNDP Human Development
Fellowships for Asia Pacific (Media) is to support
policy advocacy and communication of research in order
to bring people to the centre of development debates.
The aim is to encourage dissemination and advocacy on
issues of concern to countries of the Asia Pacific
region from a human development
perspective.
Applications should be submitted by
30 April 2006. Detail >>> |
UNDP Human Development Fellowships 2006
The Objective of the UNDP Human Development
Fellowships for Asia Pacific (Academic) is to
encourage young Ph.D. students from the Asia Pacific
region to analyse development issues from a human
development perspective, contributing to theories,
applications and policies.
Applications should be submitted by 30 April 2006.
Detail >>> |
| UNFPA Fellowship - Special Youth Programme - 2006 |
| It is our pleasure to announce that UNFPA is currently receiving applications for its Special Youth Programme for 2006. This programme seeks to recruit young people aged 20-24 from developing countries with some programme experience in development issues to join UNFPA for a 9-month remunerated fellowship. Detail >>> |
| Partnership with
World Summit Award (WSA) phase 2005-2007 |
| At the second phase of WSIS in Tunis WSA made a promise to take forward the issue of the importance of quality e-Content. It is thanks to the excellent international network, of which you are the part, that we can be sure to be able to keep this promise. New events have been planned, new global partners joined in, and among them are MTC Kuwait, ISOC and, from international organizations, UNIDO and UNESCO.
The main activity of the new born year is the new edition of the WSA Road Show, and we cordially invite all of you to join this global effort and become the hosting partner of the WSA Road Show in your country. Detail at >> www.wsis-award.org |
| PhD and Postdoctoral Fellowship Programmes |
UNU-IAS is now accepting applications for its three
fellowship programmes: PhD and Postdoctoral
Fellowships beginning in October 2006, as well as the
JSPS-U NU Postdoctoral Fellowships, beginning in
November 2006. Detail at >>>
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| One World Broadcasting Trust special award for development media |
The One World Broadcating Trust's (OWBT's) special achievement award is for an outstanding community media project or organisation that has made a unique contribution to the communication of sustainable development or human rights.
On behalf of the OWBT, we ask OneWorld Radio members for nominations for this award.
The award will be judged by the OWBT, any questions about the award should be directed to them at oneworld@owbt.org . Further information about the award can be found at OWBT website
Deadline for nominations: 3rd March 2006
Contact:One World Broadcasting Trust,
2nd Floor,River House,
143-145 Farringdon Road
London EC IR 3AB,
United Kingdom,
Telephone: (+44)(0) 20 7239 1422 |
| The Prix Ars Electronica 2006 - International Competition for Cyberarts |
The Prix Ars Electronica - International Competition for Cyberarts is being conducted for the 19th time in 2006. In addition to the classic categories-Interactive Art, Net Vision, Computer Animation / Visual Effects and Digital Musics-Digital Communities and [the next idea] Art and Technology Grant competition that debuted last year will be reprised.
Prix Ars Electronica 2006
Start of Online Submissions: January 10, 2006
Online Submission Deadline: March 17, 2006
Details about entering are available online only at http://prixars.aec.at/
Art and Technology Grant
The aim of this grant focusing on the mutually enriching interplay of art and technology is to nurture concepts for the future that young thinkers are coming up with today. This category's target group includes interested persons throughout the world between the ages of 19 and 27, who have developed a not-yet-realized concept in the fields of media art, media design or media technology.
The winner will receive a 7,500-euro grant and
an invitation to spend a semester as scientific assistant and artist-in-residence at the Ars Electronica Futurelab.
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| YSEI fellowship or forward to young social technopreneurs |
YSEI fellowship or forward to young social technopreneurs in need of funding Global Knowledge Partnership's Youth Social Enterprise Initiative (YSEI) fellowships are designed to help social entrepreneurs achieve their goals from the initial idea through to project implementation and impact creation. They seek to support projects by young people who are creating impact with innovative solutions to social problems, especially those using information and communication technologies (ICTs) for development. YSEI will support fellows by providing mentorship and training programmes; networking; and seed grants up to US$15,000 per project. If you are a young social entrepreneur (age < 30 ) from India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Philippines and Malaysia in search for support and opportunities.
Please visit www.globalknowledge.org/ysei OR www.futureshifters.net to learn more and submit your proposal by 31st November 2005. Youth Social Enterprise Initiative (YSEI) is a Global Knowledge Partnership (GKP) Youth Program supported by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC). Its partners include MITRA, OrphanIT, TakingITGlobal, YoungAsiaTelevision, Philippines Resources for Sustainable Development (PRSD), Development Research Network (D.Net) with TRN as the intiative's lead. |
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| REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP);"Promoting Tactical Innovation and Strategic Thinking in the Global Human Rights Movement" |
Greetings from the New Tactics in Human Rights Project!
We are writing to encourage your organization to apply for one of two partnership grants that the New Tactics project has available. The grant amounts can reach a maximum of USD9,500 .
These funds are from the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) as a result of the successful New Tactics proposal: Promoting Tactical Innovation and Strategic Thinking in the Global Human Rights Movement . These funds are intended to make it possible for human rights practitioners to share with a broad range of people the New Tactics materials and resources on tactical and strategic thinking as well as specific innovative tactics. (NOTE: Eligible costs for such dissemination include staff, printing/photocopying, translation, and other relevant project expenses.)
We are providing below this message a detailed Request for Proposals (RFP) that is due at the New Tactics office by November 15, 2005 . Please note, we are only able to accept applications for proposals that directly share the New Tactics project materials and concepts with a broader audience by:
- Translation of New Tactics materials in order to share strategic and tactical thinking with those within a country or region.
- Creation of websites featuring New Tactics materials in cross-border shared languages (e.g., Russian, Spanish, Arabic, etc.).
- Forums or workshops featuring regular discussions in local languages on New Tactics materials and local/regional successful tactics.
- Designing local outreach campaigns to encourage media broadcasting or relevant stories to broaden the public audience of New Tactics ideas, materials and tactics.
Please complete the application form below and submit by Tuesday, November 15, 2005 . Please note that all activities must be completed before August 31, 2006. You will be notified if you are chosen to receive a grant by December 6, 2005 .
In making selections, New Tactics Project will favor activities that demonstrate clear goals and reach a significant audience to share the New Tactics project materials and resources. Please be as specific as possible regarding the activities you are proposing and adhere to the format indicated in the attached application form. The budget should reflect realistic costs related to the goals of the activity.
Thank you again for your continued involvement and interest in the New Tactics project.
Best regards,
Nancy Pearson
New Tactics Training Manager |
| Panos/UNDP Media fellowships on HIV/AIDS, Human Rights and Human Development |
| The Panos Institute Bangladesh organized an induction session of three media fellows on Wednesday 22 February at Brac Centre. Panos South Asia jointly with UNDP awarded fellowships to three print journalists to work on HIV/AIDS, Human Rights and Human Development. The selected fellows are namely, Shamim Al Amin, senior reporter of the Prothom Alo, Yasmin Reema, Comilla correspondent of the New Age and Naimul Haq, working formerly in the Daily Star. The fellowship will run till June 2006. In this in-country training workshop, the fellows worked directly with the key resource persons on HIV/AIDS in Bangladesh . Fellows presented three district level researches (Bogra, Khulna , Comilla) done recently by them around the fellowship topics based on a Panos guideline and got it reviewed. They jointly drew up their story-lines for their fellowship work. Detail >>> |
7-9 March 2006,
Johannesburg, South Africa
Second SANGONeT "ICTs for Civil Society" Conference and Exhibition |
SANGONeT will host its second annual "ICTs for Civil Society" Conference and
Exhibition from 7-9 March 2006 at the Indaba Hotel in Fourways,
Johannesburg.
Building on the success of the 2005 event, this 2006 conference will focus
on a wide range of policy issues and practical information communication
technology (ICT) solutions and applications relevant to the work of civil
society in South Africa and the broader Southern African region.
The conference will have a strong focus on free and open source software and
open content issues. Day two (8 March 2006) will be entirely dedicated to
the topic of open source.
The ultimate aim of the conference is to expose participants to a wide range
of ICT-related issues that impact on the work of NGOs in Southern Africa and
the environment in which they operate.
For information about every aspect of the event, including the programme and
registration, visit the conference website - www.sangonet.org.za/conference2006 . |
25th - 28th April 2006, St. Gallen, Switzerland
Workshop on the Management of International Networks for Knowledge
Sharing |
The Skat Foundation and Helvetas, two Swiss NGOs, invite you to a
four-day workshop on the management of international networks fostering
knowledge sharing in development cooperation, taking place on 25th to
28th April 2006 in St. Gallen, Switzerland.
For the most part of the thematic areas of development cooperation
networks for international knowledge sharing between organisations and
development practitioners have been established. The goal of the
workshop is to bring together primarily networking practitioners who are
directly involved in the management of rather formalized or
institutionalised international networks for knowledge sharing.
The full workshop announcement and the pre-registration form are
available for download on the following website: http://www.skat.ch/.
2006-01-19.3838511108
Contact:
Skat Foundation - Helvetas ,
email: mailto:threads@skat.ch ,
web: http://www.skat-foundation.org
phone +41 71 228 54 54,
fax +41 71 228 54 55 |
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August 2006, Bagerhat, Bangladesh
International Training Workshop on Environment and Disaster Management |
The World Youth Foundation is hosting an International Training Workshop on Environment and Disaster Management in August 2006. This international training workshop is a follow up process to the International Conference on Environment and Disaster Management held in Melaka, Malaysia from 26- 29 th August 2005.
Participation :· 90 youth representatives from various national youth coordination councils globally and locally. 10 representatives of collaborating Ministries and international non-governmental organizations working on environment and sustainable development related aspects and representatives of United Nations agencies.
Participants who are interested to participate in the proposed training workshop are requested to send an email to wyf@po.jaring.my for the application forms and participation guidelines . The Foundation is also trying to assist participants from 30 countries to subsidize their air travel either in full or in part i.e. Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Cambodia, Fiji, Ghana, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Laos, Mauritius, Macedonia, Namibia, Nepal, Nigeria, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Serbia, Sierra Leona, Slovakia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Tanzania, Thailand, Uganda, Vietnam, Zimbabwe |
| 4 March 2006, Bagerhat, Bangladesh |
| Second Participatory Village Mapping Workshop |
The Knowledge Mapping Workshop initiated by Amader Gram ICT4D Project at the community level will be held for second time on 4 March 2006 ; the venue is Japan-Bangladesh Auditorium, Sreefaltola, Rampal, Bagerhat. Participatory mapping is a process involving all members of the community. The object is to map aspects of the villager's land and resources that are important to them. The key ingredient in participatory mapping is that it is participatory, and the community controls the outcome as well as all stages of the mapping process. All individuals have the opportunity to join in the making of the maps, both through field surveys, drafting and feedback. The value of these maps is that they respond to the needs and wants of the community.
The proposed day-long workshop on our process and knowledge sharing will be held in Rampal on 4 March 2006. Interested people are requested to contact for registration at info@amadergram.org (attention: Ms. Reksona Kochi).
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| January 28-29, 2006 |
| Grand 5th Anniversary of D.Net |
You will be happy to know that D.Net is going to celebrate its fifth anniversary during January 28-29, 2006 at BRAC Center Inn, Mohakhali, Dhaka. D.Net spent last five years to create space for research on mainstreaming ICTs in economic development.
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Ananya Raihan,
Executive Director/ D Net. Detail >>> |
| 1-2 January, 2006 |
| SEHD`s books and documentary film ( Biponno Bon (Stolen Forest ) launching |
Launching of six SEHD publications on January 1, 2006, 3:30 p.m. (Sunday).
TIME AND DATE:
January 1, 2006, 3:30 p.m. (Sunday);
VENUE:
National Press Club VIP Lounge, 18 Topkhana Road , Dhaka
Detail >>>
Premier screening of SEHD documentary film, Biponno Bon (Stolen Forest ) on Janurary 2, 2006 at German Cultural Centre (Goethe institut) at 3.00 p.m. Detail>> |
| 26 January , 2006 |
| International Rickets Conference organised by SARPV |
| We are organizing an international Rickets conference at BIAM auditorium at 63 Eskaton, Dhaka on Thursday 26 January 2006. We are expecting honorable minister for health and family welfare as chief guest and the honorable ambassador of the France embassy in Bangladesh will be present as special guest in the conference. Contact - Md. Shahidul Haque, Chief Executive/ SARPV . Detail >> |
| 17 November, 2005 |
| An international training course on TV Journalism will commence in Rajshahi |
on Thursday, 17 November. Mass communication oriented development organizations, BCDJC and CCD Bangladesh, have jointly arranged this training course for the first time in Rajshahi. Worldwide reputed trainer and Knight Fellow of USA, Ms Jacqueline Frank, will conduct the weeklong training course. Graduates 30 years old and under are able to take part in this training course. Young working journalists and females will be given preference in the selection. Interested candidates are requested to apply in the prescribed form available in the office of CCD Bangladesh, Monafer Morh, Raninagar, Rajshahi by Monday, 14 November.
The training course will be held in the conference room of CCD Bangladesh from 17 to 23 November.
More information regarding this workshop can be gathered by calling telephone number 0721-751001 and cell number 0175-137780, 0156-317450 and 0171-109563.
E-mail: ccd at ccdbd.org , ccd at bttb.net.bd
Source news : /unnayannews/2005-November/000240.html |
| 25-27 November , 2005 |
National Development and Rights Convention - 2005, Chittagong, Bangladesh
Organised by - YPSA and its partner organisations
Contact
address - info@ypsa.org |
| 02-03 December, 2005 |
| International Tipaimukh Dam Conference 02-03 December, 2005,Dhaka, Bangladesh |
Angikar Bangladesh Foundation expresses its great pleasure in placing First Call and Announcement for Registration for holding International Tipaimukh Dam Conference on 02-03 December, 2005 at the Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh, Dhaka.
Detail >>> |
| 6-7 December, 2005 |
| National Consultation on Designing an Enabling Framework for Community Radio in Bangladesh |
| LGED auditorium, Agargoan, Dhaka, Bangladesh |
National Consultation is being jointly organized by 5 major NGOs working around the issues of communication rights namely, Massline Media Centre (MMC), Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and Communication (BNNRC), VOICE, Young Power in Social Action (YPSA) and FOCUS
The consultation is supported by UNESCO, UNDP and UNICEF, Bangladesh.
We wish that at the event community radio practitioners from different countries, NGO representatives, media and communication experts and activists, national and regional institutions, donors and UN agencies, key policy players, civil society groups will gather around for two day consultation and address the issues of regulatory framework, south Asian scenario of community radio, importance of community radio for development, experience sharing of community radio practitioners, the role of Government to open up the license for Community Radio in Bangladesh and strategizing further strengthening the advocacy activism.
URL >> http://www.bnnrc.net/crconsultation.htm |
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