March 2018
UPCOMING
Adaptation of Technologies: Plank & Joist and Door & Window Frame Production Training
EVENTS
Artisans Coached on Habitat Technologies
A series of training workshops begins in the state of Uttarakhand. The first two on CSEB & Concrete Blocks and Pine Shingles & Timber successfully trained 67 artisans. Read More...
#resourceefficiency
For further details, contact: Srijani Hazra
DA Propagates Baker's Sustainable Architecture
DA informed an international audience of its advancements and contributions in the field of sustainable habitat, commemorating the legacy of Laurie Baker: the 'Gandhi of Architecture'. Read More...
#sustainability
For further details, contact: Zeenat Niazi
DA attends APFSD 2018
Government and civil society representatives adopted Region's Progress and Review Report on 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development at the 5th Asia Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development. Read More...
#sustainability
For further details, contact: Anshul S. Bhamra
Women's Day as a Tribute to TA+ Graduates
Literacy and empowerment of rural women was celebrated by dedicating International Women's Day to the achievements and experiences of the TARA Akshar+ learners. Read More...
#literacy
For further details, contact: Col. M.S. Ahluwalia
Stimulating the Demand and Supply of Fly Ash Bricks
The Green Enterprise Mela focused on scaling up the utilisation of Fly Ash (a waste) as a raw material contributing towards transitioning to a resource-resilient India. Read More...
#resourceefficiency
For further details, contact: Samarth Gupta
Entrepreneurship Driven by Eco-Friendliness
DA facilitated entrepreneurship development by using environment-friendly solutions in the building material sector - also generating livelihoods for several people. Read More...
#greenenterprises
For further details, contact: Sudhir Sah
Standing for the Rights of Women
Students gained recognition and an opportunity to express their views and thoughts. They were also encouraged to examine the social issues impacting women. Read More...
#SDGs
For further details, contact: Jubin Jacob Babu
Torchbearers of Good WASH Practices
In four villages of Manesar, DA enabled every child to become an agent of change. It ensured that the learnings are not forgotten, but are transferred to the future generations. Read More...
#SDGs
For further details, contact: Jyoti Shresth
PUBLICATIONS
This photobook describes the journey of the WADI establishment process. It covers the scientific principles of agro-ecology that enable an optimal and sustainable utilisation of the productive potential of land, while offering significant ecological co-benefits that help the degraded land to regenerate itself. It also highlights the economic benefits of WADI - enabling small farmers to secure their livelihoods - substantiated through stories of change.
A World We Women Want: A Compendium
This document is an effort to bring to fore the issues related to women on ground and their expectations from the present and future. The good practices and the case studies have been analysed, and efforts have been made to link the ground experiences with UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). SDG 5, to "achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls", as a standalone goal, complements and is reinforced in the entire 17 SDG framework.
Climate Adaptive Practices: Case Studies
This report comprises case studies on community based conservation and climate change adaptation methods, from the eight community based flood management states of India - Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Odhisha, Sikkim, Tripura and Uttarakhand. The objective of documenting these case studies of grassroots initiatives from a climate adaptive perspective is its potential for replication and scalability.
BLOG
What does empowerment mean for different women in different situations? What kind of research evidence and knowledge are literacy programmes and policy initiatives building on? What are the things that policy proposals regarding women's literacy need to specifically focus on? This blog throws light on these questions, and emphasises on the need to explore not only 'what works' in practical terms of encouraging women to participate in literacy programmes, but also look at the 'why and how' of literacy programmes' contribution to sustainable development and the processes of empowerment.
DA IN NEWS
Dr. Khosla Receives the 2018 Honorary Degree by the Simon Fraser University, USA
Dr. Ashok Khosla, Chairman, DA, receives the honour for "developing conceptual frameworks and global systems for promoting a sustainable future, that have had profound impacts in India and around the globe."
International Women's Day Celebration 2018
Media Coverage | 9th March 2018
DA celebrated International Women's Day with full fervour in Aurai Block of Bhadohi District, Uttar Pradesh, on 8th March 2018. This was covered on various media platforms.
Haseena Begum Transforms the Lives of Several Women Dainik Jagran | 25th March 2018
Media has captured the inspiring story of Haseena Begum, a TARA Akshar+ learner. With her capacity built and enhanced by DA, she has successfully transformed the lives of more than 40 women.
Award for 'Excellent Work' in WADI and Watershed in Uttar Pradesh | 8 March 2018
Sonebhadra WADI Samiti and Pura & Budhpura Watershed Development Samitis - group institutions nurtured and promoted by DA - received awards from NABARD for 'Excellent Work' in Uttar Pradesh, for WADI implementation and Watershed development.
VIDEOS
In this video, George C. Varughese, President, DA, shares how DA's natural resource management initiatives in Bundelkhand, a drought prone region in Central India, have brought a progressive change in the lives of the rural community.
Humari Udaan - Wings of Empowerment
This video describes how the TARA Akshar+ Literacy Programme was implemented by DA and UNICEF, in response to the low literacy levels of women across 57 villages in 2 districts of Rajasthan. It aimed at making them functionally literate in just 56 days.
DA has developed 'green building solutions', an excellent example of which is its headquarters in New Delhi. This video takes us through the features of this 'Green Building' - one of the first institutional structures aimed at zero emissions and carbon neutrality in India.
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