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NGO Centre Programme in South Asia
TATA INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL
SCIENCES
A premier Institute engaged in the area
of Social Work and Applied Social Sciences is initiating a major programme
for the enhancement of NGOs in South Asia. An important objective
of the programme will be to assist the development of the least developed
countries in South Asia by supporting the development or strengthening
of NGO Centres in those countries as a way of enhancing their NGO
sectors. Some of the activities will be focussed mainly on India and
the programme will collaborate with any other centres with similar
objectives in countries outside India.
The core objectives of the NGO programme are six fold:
1. To establish and operate an NGO centre
2. To establish and operate a database NGO in South Asia
3. To offer support services to NGOs for fulfilling their role and
enhancing their capacity to contribute to the social development process
4. To develop a programme of activity including publications, action
research projects, documentation projects and promotion of networks
in specific areas
5. To carry out research on the roles of NGOs in social development
and
6. To organise workshops and conferences which will facilitate the
dissemination of NGO sector and the results of action research and
so on, to enhance networking among NGOs.
I am writing this letter to seek your help in identifying possible
sources of funds. I have the project document ready and got it approved
by the head of my Institute. I shall be happy to forward the proposal
to anyone who may be in a position to help us getting in touch with
interested funding agencies and foundations.
Please send me name and email addresses of foundataions and funding
agencies that may be interested to support such a project in Soth
Asia.
I am also exploring possibilities to collaborate with similar nonprofit
resource and research centres. I invite dialogue on this matter.
Programme Director : Dr. Swapan Garain
By Rana Aftab
Karachi Sindh Pakistan
lotustrust@hotmail.com
lotustrust@yahoo.com
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