Organiser: IRRAD

Venue: IRRAD Auditorium
             Plot No. 34,
             Sector 44,
             Institutional Area,
             Gurgaon 122003
             Haryana, India

Theme:  Rural voices: Unheard to empowered

IRRAD is an initiative of the S M Sehgal Foundation, registered as a Trust since 1999 to further the wellbeing of rural communities in India.  It envisions rural people across India motivated and empowered to make their lives more secure and prosperous through education, better health, improved skills and supportive governance.

Description:
A conference organized by the Institute of Rural Research and Development (IRRAD), an initiative of S.M. Sehgal Foundation, will feature creative ways in which rural communities receive information and express their needs and concerns effectively.  Community radio, vernacular newspapers, and wall paintings are often effective media in villages.  Other media used in participatory communications include theatre, comics, songs and other art forms.

OBJECTIVES OF THE CONFERENCE

• Highlight the positive impact of participatory communication within rural communities
• Showcase successful models and practices in alternative media
• Reiterate the need for community inputs in the development process
• Identify resources for rural development communications

CONFERENCE DESIGN:
Day 1: MAY 3, 2012
Venue:  IRRAD Auditorium, Gurgaon

        Sessions on day 1:

• Celebration of Rural Voices
• Alternative media in rural development communications
• Policy framework, guidelines and resources for development communications
• Action planning for collective initiative and cooperation

Day 2: May 4, 2012
Field visit
Venue: Ghaghas Community Center, Mewat (Haryana)

For participation:  RSVP to Sonia.chopra@irrad.org or call 91-124-4744122/ 91-124-4744100

Contact details:
Ms. Pooja O Murada
Director, Communications
Phone : 91-124-4744118/ 91-9810529324

Ms. Arti Manchanda
Communications Associate
Phone: 91-124-4744115/  91-9971695935

IRRAD
Plot No. 34,
Sector 44,
Institutional Area,
Gurgaon 122003,
Haryana, India
Website: http://www.smsfoundation.org/

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