[UgaBYTES] FW: Requisition for nominating grassroots academicians for the 6th set of Jamsetji Tata National Virtual Academy (NVA) Fellowship

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On Mon, Jul 28, 2008 at 6:36 AM, B. Shadrach <bshadrach at telecentre.org>wrote:

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> From: Senthil [mailto:senthil at mssrf.res.in]
> Sent: July 26, 2008 5:10 PM
> To: senthil
> Cc: Senthil
> Subject: Requisition for nominating grassroots academicians for the 6th set
> of Jamsetji Tata National Virtual Academy (NVA) Fellowship
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> July 25, 2008
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> Sub: Requisition for nominating grassroots academicians for the 6th set of
> Jamsetji Tata National Virtual Academy (NVA) Fellowship
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> Dear Sir / Madam:
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> Greetings. In 2003, M S Swaminathan Research Foundation (non-profit
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> organization is located at Chennai, South India) launched the Jamsetji Tata
> National Virtual Academy (NVA) in collaboration with several International
> and National partners for developing content and capacity building for
> sustainable development.
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> Rural women and men are rich in traditional knowledge and wisdom derived
> from experience of working with nature and natural resources. If rural
> transformation is to take place, the contributions of the grassroots
> academicians are essential since they know the problems of rural
> communities
> and also the solutions. It will be important to identify and elect suitable
> rural women and men who have shown leadership qualities, so that they would
> become role models in their respective villages. Selection of Fellows is
> done in recognition of their own abilities and their proven social
> commitment. The most important criterion is the commitment of the
> individual
> to the progress of his / her village. The selection of NVA Fellows is done
> on the basis of a Peer Review Process and not on the basis of patronage.
> Also, the principle of social inclusion should be adopted in the selection
> process. It is in recognition of the SOCIAL COMMITMENT OF THE INDIVIDUAL TO
> 'PUBLIC GOOD'. This Fellowship does not contain any monitory benefits.
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> Based on this concept, 985 NVA Fellows (grassroots academicians) have been
> selected from 21 States (Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Chhattisgarh, Delhi,
> Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Jharkhand, Karnataka,
> Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Orissa, Puducherry, Punjab, Rajasthan,
> Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarkand and West Bengal). During 2007. NVA has
> also selected 25 International Fellows from Afghanistan, Philippines,
> Nepal,
> Kenya, Nigeria and Sri Lanka.
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> NVA has been continuously organizing regional level Participatory Knowledge
> Management Workshops for NVA Fellows to find out the expertise and
> expectations of the NVA Fellows with the help of developmental experts,
> subject mater specialists and different developmental organizations. NVA
> has
> been documenting their expertise and disseminating these to other fellow
> rural communities. NVA has also been organizing several training workshops
> for the NVA Fellows based on their expectations.
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> I am enclosing herewith a nomination form along with the guidelines. I
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> be grateful if you could kindly return the duly filled in nomination form
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> us on or before August 22, 2008. I shall also be grateful if you could
> kindly provide the photographs of your nominees along with the forms.
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> After that the short listed candidates would be interviewed by our advisors
> and experts region wise. The selected grassroot academicians (NVA Fellows)
> will be formally admitted to the Fellowship in November 2008.
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> Kindly return the dully filled in nomination forms by post or email to the
> id senthil at mssrf.res.in.
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> The communication address of the M S Swaminathan Research Foundation is
> mentioned below.
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> Thank you and regards.
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> Sincerely
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> S Senthilkumaran
> Director
> Jamsetji Tata National Virtual Academy for Rural Prosperity
> M S Swaminathan Research Foundation
> 3rd Cross Road, Institutional Area, Taramani, Chennai 600 113
> Tel +91 44 22542791, 22541229, 22542698
> Fax +91 22541319
> senthil at mssrf.res.in; senthilrural at gmail.com
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> Grameen Gyan Abhiyan (GGA-Mission 2007) Secretariat
> gga at mssrf.res.in
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