The Katha-EU Community Activism Award for Best Practices

LAST DATE FOR ENTRIES: Nov. 15, 2005.
for registration forms or more information write to -
bestpractices@katha.org
or to katha . a-3 sarvodaya enclave . sri aurobindo marg . delhi110017 . India
tel: [91.11] 2652.4350 . 2652.4511
We take great pleasure in announcing the Katha-EU Community Activism Award, an India country-level Search for Best Practices from amongst voluntary nonprofit organisations working with urban poor communities. This search is limited to seven cities: Ahmedabad . Bangalore . Chennai . Delhi . Hyderabad . Mumbai . Kolkata .
The submission form and guidelines are enclosed. The last date for submission of forms along with other required documents is 15 November 2005.
This C ommunity Activism Award is organised by Katha, one of India's leading edge nonprofit organisations working in the literacy to literature continuum, in association with the European Union and the India Habitat Centre.
Seven selected organizations will be invited to participate in the Katha Asia International Festival , to be held at the India Habitat Centre, New Delhi l 6-11 January 2006. We expect about 100 community and literary activists, academics and scholars from 16 Asian countries including India, as also from UK and USA. Five full days of intense dialogues and discussions as well as master classes and workshops are on the cards. The KathaAsia theme is: CITY STORIES l Writing the City . Transforming the City. The gala Awards Ceremony is scheduled at the Utsav. Each participating NPO will be given generous space to showcase their innovative community work. Intensive hands-on workshops are also planned.
May we request you to take part in this first-of-its-kind search for excellence in India? Could we also request you to please support this venture by circulating the information to other like-minded organisations in your city or any of the cities listed above
We look forward to your participation in the Katha Community Activism Search for Excellence. We hope to see you in Delhi at Utsav time!
Geeta Dharmarajan
Executive Director
Katha
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