>From Goa Sudharop (www.goasudharop.org). Thank you Siddharth, great work! Your >volunteer work and dedication are an inspiration to us all. Goa is fortunate to have selfless volunteers like you - we at Goa Sudharop are very grateful and indebted to you.
George ************************************************************************************* Mr. Siddharth Gejji is an American India Foundation (AIF) volunteer currently placed with Goa Sudharop Community Development in Goa, India. His 6-month long assignment runs from February to July 2002. The American India Foundation (AIF) is a US-based organization with a long term commitment to providing financial, technological and managerial resources towards helping the people of India realize their full potential and strengthening the bonds between the US and India. Siddharth is one of the volunteers serving on the AIF Service Corps., a program created by the American India Foundation that is focused on creating a cross-cultural experience that promotes development in India. By partnering with existing Indian NGOs and developing a strong support layer for volunteers, the AIF Service Corps. is creating a safe and impact driven program for US-based volunteers to contribute to Indian development while gaining meaningful experience. Other AIF Service Corps volunteers are currently working with NGOs in Maharastra, Gujarat, Rajasthan and Karnataka. A graduate of Carnegie Mellon University (Pittsburgh, PA, USA), Siddharth obtained his B.S. in Business Administration in May 2000. He then worked for a year and a half as an IT Consultant with American Management Systems Inc. (AMS), a global business and information technology consulting firm based in the Washington DC area. In December 2000, Siddharth won an essay contest entitled �The Changing Face of India�, sponsored by the New York Life Insurance Company and Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, USA. The award was a three-week trip to India with 7 other winners, specifically focused on touring Andra Pradesh and meeting various dignitaries like AP Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu, AP Governor C. Rangarajan and Former J&K Governor K.V. Krishna Rao. The group then proceeded to New Delhi where they met with the Indian Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee and Former President R. Venkatraman. For Siddharth, this was an eye-opening trip that exposed him to the many spheres of Indian life and thought. After this trip, Siddharth felt a keen desire to serve India for an extended period of time in an area of his interest. And he came across the American India Foundation program. His motivation for volunteering through this program��springs from my deep-rooted desire to do hands-on work in the area of �digital divide� � the increasing socio-economic gap between technology haves and have-nots. I wish to leverage my IT knowledge, community experiences and Indian background to work with NGOs/projects that are experimenting with IT to bring about socio-economic change in rural/semi-urban communities in India�. Currently Siddharth is working with Goa Sudharop on building and deploying an electronic documentation and consumer information center and Internet site for Goa DESC, a Goa-based non-profit activist outfit working on the issues on development and democracy. Siddharth is also involved in other Goa Sudharop "digital" initiatives like the Goa Computers for Schools project, Goa Sudharop online handicrafts and development of Internet websites and applications for local NGOs. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? LAUNCH - Your Yahoo! Music Experience http://launch.yahoo.com =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-W-E-B---S-I-T-E-=-=-= To Subscribe/Unsubscribe from GoaNet | http://www.goacom.com/goanet =================================================================== For (un)subscribing or for help, Contact: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Dont want so many e=mails? Join GoaNet-Digest instead ! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Help support non-commercial projects in Goa by advertizing!! * * * * Your ad here !!
