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RIM Annual Report for 2005-06
November 21th 2006: We are pleased to present the RIM Annual Report for the 2005-2006 financial year.
June 11th 2006: The following is a report on reading and writing assesments in Goverment/Government aided schools in Tharangampadi taluk of Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu.
April 24th 2006: The following is a brief summary of RIM activities in 2005. The AGM for RIM is being tentatively scheduled for June 2-5 at Auroville, Pondicherry, all interested are welcome to attend.
April 25th 2006 Thanks to the unstinting support of RIM Flint, USA, RIM TN is able to expand and induct new Samaj Shilpis. The following is the report of the Induction Training.
Dec 22nd 2005 -- RIM conducted an all-India Samaj Shilpi training between 20th and 25th August at BCT (Bhagavatula Charitable Trust), Haripuram Village, Visakhapatnam District. This was combined with exposure of the Samaj Shilpis to BCTs Balamandiram Concept for adoption by the Samaj Shilpis as they saw fit.
Sep 13th 2005 -- The 4th RIM Annual General Meeting was held on 4th and 5th May 2005 at Biligiri Rangaswamy Hills near Bangalore, on the campus of VGKK (Vivekananda Girijana Kalyana Kendra). There was also a session at the Indian Social Institute campus in Bangalore. Click here for the minutes (format is Word document).
(21st June 2005) The new Bill for a national commission for children - 'The Commission for
the Protection of Children's Rights Bill 2005' - is now with the
Parliamentary Committee for HRD. Request for copies
of the bill may be sent to sindhunaik@eth.net. Copies of the Bill are
also available at the Rajya Sabha website: www.rajyasabha.nic.in
The good news is that Parliamentary Committee has published a notice calling
for suggestions from the public (organisations, institutions, citizens). BUT
WE HAVE TO MOVE QUICKLY because the time-frame for suggestions to be
submitted is only 2 weeks (We have been told that the deadline in 27th
June - need to be confirmed). A written memoranda may be sent to Shri Swarabji B., Committee Officer, Rajya Sabha Secretariat, Cabin 'E', Basement, Parliament House Annexe, New Delhi - 110 001, (Telephone: 2303 4027) within two weeks.
Many NGOs and networks have worked on previous drafts of the Bill, and
submitted pleas and recommendations. Here is a chance to review the
finalised Bill and to make our concerns and recommendations known to the
Parliamentary Committee. The first consultation was held in New Delhi on Saturday, 18th June 2005, at the India International Centre (Annexe), Lodi Estate, (off Max Mueller Marg), New Delhi 110003. A consultation is also being convened at Chandigarh, and we another will be held at Bangalore on June 24th.
For more details : Emails: iacrindia@yahoo.com, wecan03@yahoo.co.uk
Tel: 011 24326025, 011 24310959 Fax: 011 24326025
Contact persons: Kiran Khanna/Razia Ismail Abbasi
RIM commissioned an impact assessment report by an external party to study the effectiveness of its work in Tamil Nadu. The report is an interesting account of the progress of RIM in Tamil Nadu, and the commendable work being done there. The report concludes that the cost/benefit ratio of supporting a RIM volunteer is very low compared to other development interventions and the tangible results of their work is significant. There are important points raised about the lack of a concrete mission or ‘corporate plan’ for RIM, and the lack of clarity in the movement aspect of RIM currently. Click here for the full report (format is a large zipped Word document ).
Exnora International, Exnora Club of South Chennai, Rejuvenate India Movement, Towns and Development & Citizens’ Alliance for Sustainable Living cordially invite you to a two day workshop & Symposium on “Youth and Women Forward Initiative”. click here for more details.
Click here for the report (doc file)
Some Bay Area RIM volunteers have decided to "Run For India's
villages". Vishy Kuruganti, Siddharth Rele, Sathya Thammanur and
Vijay Krishna are running in the Silicon Valley Marathon on Oct 27th 2002. Vishy Kuruganti will be
running the full marathon and Sid, Sathya and Vijay are running
in the 10K event. We encourage everyone to support their
efforts to raise money for RIM. All of them have been active in
RIM since very early on. Sid is also an active AID
volunteer.
A talk by Dr. Sudarshan is being organized in Bay Area. For more details Click Here.
Vellore Srinivasan has
been working under the guidance of Exnora and other organizations in Tamil Nadu with the financial support of RIM of
Flint Michigan which has been supporting him as a RIM Fellow. He has been working on different
interesting projects. Read about his water harvesting and composting/zero waste management efforts in
Tamil Nadu which have been very successful and have made a lot of difference.
Click here to read about Vellore Srinivasan's background and motivation
RIM,DC organized a talk by Dr. Sudarshan on July 14th 2002, at the
University of Maryland, College Park.
Dr. Sudharshan's talk was divided in two parts,
For complete details, Click Here
A meeting of most of the NGOs involved in the RIM program was held in Bangalore on June 8th and 9th 2002. For detailed minutes of the meeting, Click Here
"We feel that the vision of RIM is a part of us, not that we are a part of
RIM"
The RIM, Flint group has undertaken to support the entire volunteer effort
in Tamil Nadu for the year 2002. The RIM, Flint group is supporting 6 Samaj
Shilpis (Stimulated Volunteers), 8 Fellows,and 1 Coordinator (Part-Time) for
RIM Tamil Nadu. The total budget for supporting them is approximately 10000$
for the calendar year 2002. They also have an egroup 'im-sv-tamilnadu' which
they invite anyone interested to join. The RIM co-ordinator in India for TN,
A.L. Rangarajan, posts all the updates there, about the work being done in
India. Swami Ganapathy, one of the RIM Flint members has written a short
mail, describing the RIM Flint Michigan group, and their activities and
ideas. Its pretty inspiring. Among other things the group does volunteer
work locally in their area as well as support the volunteers in India. "We
feel that the vision of RIM is a part of us, not that we are a part of RIM".
Maybe RIM volunteers in other cities can get inspired by this group and
reactivate themselves ?
For complete article, click here
Dr. H. Sudarshan, the convenor of RIM was
recently appointed as Special Investigator to the Karnataka Lok Ayukta.
This post was specially created for him at the behest of the Lok Ayukta,
Mr. Justice N. Venkatachala. "I am here to protect and encourage
upright personnel and to show the door to the corrupt and guilty",
says Dr. Sudarshan in an interview with the Hindu newspaper. We wish Dr.
Sudarshan all the best in this important job. The 4th RIM India National meeting took place
in Bangalore on December 29 and 30th of 2001. It was attended by heads and
representatives of the 12 principal NGOs who are active in RIM. There were
attendees from the USA representing RIM USA at the meeting. Click
here for the full minutes of the meeting (Word document) Prime Minister Atal
Vajpayee along with Defence Minister George Fernandes and Home Minister
L.K.Advani, visited Ludiya to see for themselves the outstanding work
being done. Photos After 1 year of
work, a review workshop was organized for all the RIM Karnataka volunteers
in October. A report on the workshop was written up gives an idea of the
training RIM volunteers receive, and the problems they faced in day-to-day
work. Click
here for this report was organized for all the RIM Karnataka
volunteers in October. A report on the workshop was written up gives an
idea of the training RIM volunteers receive, and the problems they faced
in day-to-day work. Click
here for this report RIM-USA enthusiast
Sangeetha Sriram is currently travelling in India to visit many of the RIM
projects. She was very impressed with what she saw in her visit to
Bhagavatula Charitable Trust (BCT) schools in Andhra Pradesh villages. Click
here for her report
Here is the report (Pdf, 4.2 Meg file size).
Report on Reading and Writing Assesments in Tharangampadi schools
Here is the report. Format is Word document
RIM Activities in 2005 -- A Brief Report.
Here is the report. Format is pdf
RIM Tamil Nadu Samaj Shilpi Induction Training, Gandhigram, Jan 6-9 2006.
Format is pdf.
Report
RIM All-India Samaj Shilpi training, August 20-25, 2005, BCT, Visakhapatnam Dt., AP.
Here is the report (in two parts due to the size of the report). Format is pdf.
Part 1
Part 2
RIM AGM May 4-5, B R Hills, Karnataka.
Childrens' Rights Bill, 2005
RIM Impact Assessment Report
Youth and Women Forward Initiative
Activity Report, April 2003 - Dec 2003
Bay Area volunteers running for India's Villages
Talk By Dr. Sudarshan in Bay Area
'RIM Fellow' Vellore Srinivasan's work in Tamil Nadu
Click here to read about his work on Water Harvesting and flood control
Click here to read about his work on COmposting/Zero Waste Management
Talk By Dr. Sudarshan in Washington D.C.
RIM India Meeting
The RIM group at Flint, Michigan
RIM people in the news - Dr Sudarshan
Click here for the complete article in the Hindu newspaper (Word doc)RIM India National Meeting, Bangalore, Dec
29-30, 2001
Click
here for a letter from Dr. Sudarshan, convenor of RIM, summarizing the
activities of RIM so far.
Click here for a report on the
meeting by Srikanth Nadhamuni, who was one of the representatives of RIM
USA at the meeting.
Click here for photos from the meetingRIM partner Manav Sadhana in the news!
In
an article pubished on Aug 5th 2001 in the Deccan Herald, Manav Sadhana's
work with the villagers of Ludiya, Gujarat has been described as a model
for the country. To read this article click
here. RIM Karnataka Volunteer Workshop 6-8 Oct
2001
Sangeetha Sriram's BCT Report:
All-India Co-ordinating
NGO Workshop in Nagpur
Dr. Sudarshan's visit to
the San Francisco Bay Area
Archives
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Core Group Meeting (Oct 18, 2000) |
Dr. Sudarshan's Visit and Workshop (Nov 4-5, 2000] |
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(July 28-30, 2000), Chennai |
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(May 27-29, 2000), Bangalore |
National Meeting — II (Nov 25 —28, 1999) |
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National Meeting — I (Mar 25-27 2000), Haripuram, AP |
Fund-raiser: Mahatma vs Gandhi Play (Oct 16, 1999) |
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Vivekananda Monastery Clean Up (Sep 18 — Oct 10, 1999) |
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RIM Awareness - Festival of India (Aug 14-15, 1999) Bay Area |