BM_discussion http://groups.google.com/group/BM_discussion?hl=en
BM_discussion@googlegroups.com Today's topics: * Chennai Chapter August Monthly Report - 1 messages, 1 author http://groups.google.com/group/BM_discussion/browse_thread/thread/92446763f399bae3?hl=en * Annual Works Report on Social Governance (LG & DES Group) -- Part-One - 1 messages, 1 author http://groups.google.com/group/BM_discussion/browse_thread/thread/122cbc879bc615ce?hl=en ============================================================================== TOPIC: Chennai Chapter August Monthly Report http://groups.google.com/group/BM_discussion/browse_thread/thread/92446763f399bae3?hl=en ============================================================================== == 1 of 1 == Date: Wed, Sep 5 2007 3:17 am From: "Dr.Prahalathan KK, BM Chennai" Kanini Kanini, was launched by the Chennai chapter, earlier this year and has been steadily working towards its goal of 'igniting young minds to the endless possibilities of computers'. The project is currently going on successfully at . Anbu Karangal Orphanage, Thiruvanmiyur http://picasaweb.google.com/BhumiChennai/KaniniAnbuKarangal . SOS Village, Tambaram http://picasaweb.google.com/BhumiChennai/KaniniSOSHomes The Project is all set to launch between 8th to 16th September at . Jeroham Orphanage, Madipakkam are some of the orphanages in which the programme has tasted success, and Kanini is set to extend its reach to more orphanages in the near future. Kanini (which means Computer in Tamil) aims to teach the basics of computer science, achieving this over a few hours of classes every weekend, spread across a period of approximately four months. Kanini's volunteer-teachers employ a mix of theory, practical and feedback sessions to ensure that the programme has the desired impact on the children. Members involved: Ayyanaar, Hari Shankar, Mallieswaran, Prahalathan, Purnendu, Vaishnavi, Anand & Indumathi Teaching Program @ Jeroham Orphanage Spoken English classes and regular tuitions are being conducted on a regular basis. Members involved: Arun, Karthik K & Prakash Independence Day Celebrations Independence Day was celebrated @ Govt. Girls Higher Secondary school, Doveton, Purasawalkam, Chennai. Mission Dhwaja Samaan pamphlets were distributed to those present. After the flag hoisting a Tamil oratorical competition on freedom was held and prizes distributed. http://picasaweb.google.com/BhumiChennai/IndependenceDay2007 Decisions taken at Chapter meeting held on 4 August 2007 . Hari Shankar was elected to represent the chapter in the National Council instead of Gyan . To organise a Blood Donation camp at IIT and an organ Donation Awareness campaign in August/September. . To explore means to start a Road Safety Campaign. To spread knowledge about fines and rules to act as a deterrent for road users and to prevent fleecing by the traffic police. . To add basic internet usage to Kanini's curriculum and to get a portable internet connection for shared use among the centres. Vande Mataram! Prahalathan <http://www.prahalathan.blogspot.com/> http://www.prahalathan.blogspot.com/ <http://www.bhumichennai.co.nr/> www.BhumiChennai.co.nr India at 60, Better than yesterday, But, not as good as tomorrow! ============================================================================== TOPIC: Annual Works Report on Social Governance (LG & DES Group) -- Part-One http://groups.google.com/group/BM_discussion/browse_thread/thread/122cbc879bc615ce?hl=en ============================================================================== == 1 of 1 == Date: Fri, Sep 7 2007 12:32 pm From: "Social Ownership" An Annual Works Report (September 2006 - September 2007) in Khagaria, Bihar on SOCIAL GOVERNANCE By Madhuri Sewa Nyas (Local Governance & Decentralized Economy Social Group) (you can click the blue links to visit direct webpages) ** * Self-Sustained Social Models *<www.localgovernance.org/workreport001msn1.html> * * <www.localgovernance.org/workreport001msn1.html>*of Social Governance; Society Owned Education, Economy and Health Systems*<www.localgovernance.org/workreport001msn1.html> Khagaria District is one of the most backward and naturally very critical regions of the country. There are seven big and perennial rivers in this small district. The King Todarmal, the treasurer of Mughal Empire, did not show this region in his revenue map measurements due to very critical geography of this region. From that time, this region is being termed as * FARAKIA* (*FARAKIA* means separate from mainstream). For this region, it has been accepted that it cannot be developed thus it should not be developed. This region is one of most flood-affected regions of the country. Because of *FARAKIA* region, none of the centralized political or market systems was interested to work and still they are not interested to work for this region. We got this region as Fertile Society for Social Governance Models because it is a FARAKIA region from mainstream. In Khagaria District of Bihar, we are working to establish Self-Sustainable-Social-Models of Social Governance, Society Owned Education System, Society Owned Health Systems and Social Economy. Twenty One (21) Technical Training, Professional Training and Vocational Training Institutes and Institutes for Global Peace and Brotherhoods; are being established in the holy land of Khagaria, District. Local Society is arranging more than 300 Acres of Land for these Society Owned Institutes. These Society Owned Institutes will include Nursing Institute, Primary Teachers Training Institute, B.Ed Training Institute, Industrial Training Institute, Polytechnic Institute, Engineering Training Institutes, Medical Science Institute, Paramedical Science Institute, Institute of Water and others including a 1000 Beds Community Hospital. To establish Social Ownership and Direct Social Governance, we are not applying to get fund at any funding agency (government or non-government). We are making efforts to establish Self-Sustained Social Models of Direct Social Ownership and Direct Social Governance. Society is constructing these institutes with her own Social Capital that proves Social Ownership. The Decentralized Governing Committees will govern all these institutes. The villages and individuals have started to form these decentralized governing committees. These institutes will be self-reliance for their running and maintenance expenses. *In these institutes, 50% seats in each institute will be for Khagaria District, within these 50% seats, poor students will get admissions with various fee concessions according to the recommendations by villages committees and governing committees. * We started weekly, bi-weekly, and monthly discussions continuously with the villagers to get their support about two years ago. We organized a big mass meeting on 6th of October 2006 to expand public span for Social Governance's self-sustained social models. In last more than 60 years after political independence of India, our political power, administrative power and market power systems established only one thing in society that is-- *Social Mistrust.* To avoid the negativities or reactions of Social Mistrusts, The Board of Conveners decided that we would not accept any centralized fund or grant; we will not apply for fund to any structured funding agency (either government or non-government). The Board decided that we will prefer to accept non-currency contributions, particular village or particular individual decides the utilization of contributions. Slowly-slowly, we are moving forward to form continuous and periodic contributions systems in each village of Khagaria District. These villages collect periodic contributions and send their representatives to the construction sites where they can decide to purchase construction materials or any other uses for their contributions. *Some time they come to monitor the works, some time we invite them to evaluate works. Thus, continuous monitoring and evaluation process is going on directly by society.* After the day of First Foundation Ceremony, in less than one year, we have completed one Nursing Training Institute with hostels and we have started first phase of community hospital. *We are in continuous touch with Local Society by our Continuous Public Communication Systems. *By these communication systems, we are in alive and direct communication/ information systems with the local society. ** * Big Mass Meeting (About One Lac People) on 6th October 2006<http://www.localgovernance.org/workreport001msn2.html> * We organized a mass meeting on 6th of October 2007 at Khagaria, Bihar to discuss these institutes based on social governance with the common public openly. About, One Lac (100,000) persons attended this public meeting. We talked to them that they could make ideal social model in this *FARAKIA*region, we told them that if governments are not interested in our developments then why should we not work for our development by our own. We have facing problems for last 60 years, we have been paying revenues, taxes etc. Up to, how many years, we will wait for developments. We form governments for us; society is much bigger than governments, administrations, markets. All these structures were formed for the social welfares, but because these systems are not accountable to the common society thus society should start to establish Education Systems, Economy Systems, Development Systems with social accountability under its own supervision. More than 80,000 people were hearing all these talks with patience. Up to evening the public strength became more than 100,000 people. * Continuous Public Communication System with Local Society<http://www.localgovernance.org/workreport001msn3.html> * We publish a Multi Pages Periodical without name and registration. We circulate Periodicals within Khagaria District. The circulation of Periodical is about to 50,000 families of Khagaria (the total circulation strength of all daily newspapers in whole Khagaria District is about 15,000 copies. Persons read our Periodicals with interests because they get a direct talk to themselves by us time to time. To circulate our periodicals, our volunteers reach each village, each block, each local market to circulate Periodicals directly. We also use hawkers in urban and semi-urban areas to circulate periodicals. The name of institutes or any other important issue, we place in our Periodicals and after reading these, people give their responses to us. By these communication systems, local people are in Decision Making Systems directly. We are successfully using Continuous Public Communication System with Local Society in Decision Making Processes directly. * Foot March in Khagaria<http://www.localgovernance.org/workreport001msn4.html> * To expand social discussions within each village of Khagaria; each corner of FARAKIA region of Khagaria District; we did a primary march in two bikes in whole district for 10 days. *Foot March was necessary to get deep understanding about the real and ground problems, issues and culture of local society* We started an about one and half month long Foot March in Khagaria District. We covered each block, each village Panchayat. We walked daily average more than 30 Kms, we had not pre-planned foot march route. We were walking from a village to next village continuously. Where we saw a group of some persons in villages or in agricultural fields, we went them and discussed with them. There were no shops in these villages to get food or tea, in many villages there were no link roads. We had no food for us. We were walking in villages in a non-planned manner. We did not know that in which village we would be in night or at noon. Unknown villages, unknown villagers gave us food and shelters. Villagers were feeding us their best with love and respect even they were poor because they felt that we were walking for them under too hot sun. *We had decided that in foot march, we would not accept any penny from the villagers because we are going to meet our bigger family.* *We decided that we should not take food by one family; we preferred to take food in small groups in different families of village. By this method, we did not become burden on any family and we could generate direct family relationship with the individual families of villages. * We walked in those areas also, where none of political leaders, none of administrative officers and none of NGO workers visited in last decades. We were also welcomed warmly in Mushar Colonies, Dom Colonies (the lowest castes of Hindu Society) and by poorest families. We preferred to accept food by them. We are in continuous efforts to add last man of the society in the Decision Making Systems of these Society Owned Institutes. * Right to Information Activities *<http://www.localgovernance.org/workreport001msn5.html> * -- <http://www.localgovernance.org/workreport001msn5.html>(Society Owned Information Centres) <http://www.localgovernance.org/workreport001msn5.html> * Prafull Chandra Ghosh ji is our state representative for Right to Information Activities in Bihar. He has been working on Rights for last more than two decades without taking any fund or fellowship. He goes in different villages daily in his Motor Cycle and distribute booklets, pamphlets and stickers of RTI Act campaigning. He keeps 10 Rs Postal Orders with him and he motivates villagers towards the uses of RTI Act. He initiated the concept of Village Information Centres in Khagaria, later his initiative was modified as Social Information Centres. After Foot March, it was discussed that because state government and government departments are not honest and responsible for the Right to Information Act-2005. Also, they are not supportive to RTI Activities and they are not following Indian Constitution. In Bihar, even after two years of this act, there are not information about Public Information Officers in many districts of Bihar. It was discussed that why we should not establish Independent Social Information Centres, in these social information centres, local village, local block and local community will have information of government workings according to the particular village and block level society and anytime these information can be compared with government departments provided information. In some villages, young students and youth started to campaign RTI Act and they started non-formal Social Information Centres. We are making effort to make these Information Centres financially independent. (Work Report of Koya Wes on Social Governance in South Bastar, Chhattisgarh will be published in one or two days) love Vivek Umrao <http://www.localgovernance.org/family.html> ( We invite you in Big Mass Meeting in Khagaria, Bihar.) www.localgovernance.org/invitation.html -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ============================================================================== You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "BM_discussion" group. To post to this group, send email to BM_discussion@googlegroups.com or visit http://groups.google.com/group/BM_discussion?hl=en To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To change the way you get mail from this group, visit: http://groups.google.com/group/BM_discussion/subscribe?hl=en To report abuse, send email explaining the problem to [EMAIL PROTECTED] ============================================================================== Google Groups: http://groups.google.com?hl=en
