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Name of the award: Ashoka Senior Fellowship Award
Award Recipient and relation to SGP: Mr. Bibhu Mohanty received
the Ashoka Fellowship award in September 2009.Mr. Mohanty is
heading the NGO Sambandh who is one of the SGP partner and is
currently carrying out the promotion of organic farming and
conservation of biodiversity in OrissaAshoka invests in people.
We search the world for leading social entrepreneurs and at the
launch stage, provide these entrepreneurs—Ashoka Fellows—a
living stipend for an average of three years, allowing them to
focus full-time on building their institutions and spreading
their ideas. We also provide our Fellows with a global support
network of their peers and partnerships with professional
consultants. Once elected to the Ashoka Fellowship, Fellows
benefit from this community for life.
Name
of the award: Ashden Award
The recipient is one of the SGP partner Technology Informatics
Design Endeavor (TIDE) working on the SGP Project “GHG Emission
Reductions Through use of Energy Efficient Technologies by
Textile Processing Units in Tamil Nadu”. The recipient NGO was
awarded with the first position of Ashden Award in the year
2008. The Ashden Awards set up in 2001 is award towards
sustainable energy solutions in the UK and developing world and
help ensure that they are spread more widely. Today the Awards
are an internationally recognised yardstick for excellence in
the field of sustainable energy.
http://www.ashdenawards.org/
Name of the Award: 1st Bihar Innovation Forum Award
NIDAN (a SGP Partner) received the 1st Bihar Innovation Forum
Award for organizing unorganized workers in Bihar and fourth
Prize for the insurance program run by NIDAN for the Informal
Sectors Workers specially Rag pickers and vendors. This event
was organised by Bihar (a state in India) Rural Livelihood
Promotion Society supported by World Bank. The award was given
by the then, Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar Mr. Sushil Modi to
the President of Nidan Ms.Prabhabati Devi. She is a Vendor
herself and has been associated with NIDAN from the beginning.
Name of the Award: Social Entrepreneur of the Year Award
Arbind Singh, Executive Director, Nidan (SGP –India partner)
won the Social Entrepreneur of the Year Award 2008 in India · Nidan
is developing sustainable businesses, cooperatives, trade unions
and “people's institutions” led by the most excluded categories
of the poor in Bihar ·In India, the Social Entrepreneur Year of
the Award is an initiative of The Nand & Jeet Khemka Foundation
and the Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship in
collaboration with the UNDP. Nidan is developing sustainable
businesses, cooperatives, trade unions and “people's
institutions” led by the most excluded categories of the poor in
Bihar. It has promoted and built 20 independent profit-making
ventures governed and owned by the urban poor including waste
workers, ragpickers, vegetable vendors, construction labourers,
domestic helpers, micro-farmers, street traders and other
marginalized occupation groupsThe Geneva-based Schwab
Foundation is a sister organization of the World
Economic Forum. Through its Social Entrepreneurship awards, the
Foundation provides a national platform to promote social
entrepreneurship as a key element to advance societies and
address social problems in an innovative and effective manner. http://www.schwabfound.org
The Nand & Jeet Khemka Foundation (www.khemkafoundation.org
<http://www.khemkafoundation.org/>)
The Nand & Jeet Khemka Foundation is a private and independent
Indian foundation. Its mission is to develop and promote
institutions and initiatives that make a substantial impact on
poverty, deprivation and disempowerment of the human and natural
environment.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/worldeconomicforum/sets/72157608048432450/
Name of the Award: Asian Scientific and Technical Awards
of WASWC"
Mr.Aman Singh from Krapavis was awarded with "2008, instituted
by the TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE Japan. Krapavis is the
NGO partner of SGP India working on conservation of biodiversity
and water conservation through the project named “Advocacy
Programme for Restoration of Orans Through Community Actions for
Local Biodiversity Impacting Local Favorable Policies and
Community Livelihoods”. Their main focus is to conserve and
revive the traditional sacred groves and community
forests. Their announcement reads "Asian Technical Award goes to
Mr. Aman Singh (India) under the title “Oran; A traditional
system/ technology for Permanent solution of water scarcity &
environment degradation”. Asian Technical Award is given to
scientist, engineer, constructor and farmer etc. who has
excellent technical achievements in the field of soil and water
conservation. The Government of Rajasthan/ Forest Department has
recognized work of Krapavis for plantation in Orans, and has
awarded Krapavis as “Vraksha Vardhak Puruskar” of the year
2008-09. The President of the “Oran Forum” Prof. P.P. Bakre was
also been invited by the honourable Governor of Rajasthan to
prepare and submit an action plan for the betterment of Orans in
Rajasthan. This has come great break through at policy level,
due to the project efforts.
Link:
http://homepage2.nifty.com/waswc/202_2_j-award.htm
Name of the Award: Ryutaro Hashimoto APFED Awards
Peekay Tree Corps Development Foundation (PTCDF), Kerala a SGP
partner received the silver prize of Ryutaro Hashimoto APFED
Awards, 2009 of USD 7,000.The award conferred o PTCDF is in
recognition of the activities being promoted since 2004 under
the GEF UNDP Small Grants Programme which supported the project
“Promoting Coconut-Based Agro-ecosystem and Efficient Product
Utilization for Augmenting On-Farm Income, Improving Quality of
Environment and Conserving Natural Resources” The project is now
operational in eight villages in Kerala having a combined
geographical area of 107.74 sq.kms.The Ryutaro Hashimoto APFED
Awards for Good Practices (GPs) aim at promoting information
dissemination of good practices towards sustainable development
in Asia and the Pacific. The initiative collects lessons and
experiences from innovative activities implemented in the region
in order to promote sustainable development and share knowledge
and wisdom with other stakeholders concerned.
http://www.apfed.net/index.html An article on the project is
attached for your reference.
Name of the Award: SEED Awards
Himalayan
Oregano oil won one of the five 2008 SEED Awards for its
potential to improve health and secure alternative livelihood
for herb collectors otherwise engaged in destructive extraction
of endangered species medicinal plant. Biolaya Organics and
Jagriti ( a NGO partner of SGP India) are the lead partners of
the project. Additional supporters include University of West
England, Bristol, GB Pant Institute of the Himalayan Environment
and Development and SGS India.
Jagriti is currently implementing a project which aims to
provide benefits to remote mountain communities through
sustainable collection of wild oregano and distillation of its
essential oil thereby reducing pressure on collection of
medicinal plant species threatened in the wild. Sound research
on efficacy of Himalayan oregano oil and sustainable collection
practices will form key basis for developing fair trade product.
The main activities of the proposed project includes scientific
research, implementation of Wild Harvest Management Plan,
setting up of oil distillation unit, capacity building and skill
development and developing marketing strategy with demonstrated
effectiveness.
www.jagritikullu.org /
www.seedinit.org/
Seed Awards:
Name of the award: Nehru Yuva Kendra appreciate award
Award Recipient: The award recipient are the youth groups of the
community who has been trained in the area of ecotourism and
adventure sports. These groups have been trained in the area of
ecotourism and adventure sports by one of the SGP partner New
Junoon Khel Yuvak Kalyan Aiwam Samaj working on the SGP project
“A Community Approach to Bio- Diversity Conservation through
Eco-Tourism -A model for better livelihoods” and are working
towards conservation of the biodiversity. The local youth have
been trained as guides, and trekkers and they are now earning
nearly 200 USD per month from earlier 20 USD under the project.
The project has been seen as the best encouraging the local
youths involvement. The youth groups were awarded with
appreciation award in the year 2007 for their contribution in
the area of ecotourism and adventure sports.
The Nehru Yuvak Kendra appreciation award aims to encourage the
growth of Youth Clubs which have been recognised as catalysts of
social change. It has been observed that Youth Clubs can play a
vital role in activities such as adult literacy, vocational
training, creation of durable community assets in villages,
national integration, sports, culture, health and family
welfare, environment enrichment, self-employment, women
empowerment, eradication of social evils, community development,
etc. In order to promote further growth of Youth Clubs the
Government of India have introduced the scheme so as to
encourage more and more Youth Clubs to come forward towards
nation building. With the introduction of the scheme, the
government hopes that not only the existing Youth Clubs will
play a more meaningful role but more Youth Clubs will come into
being in future.
http://www.nyks.org/index.htm
Name of the Award:
Kubera-Edelweiss Social
Innovation Honors
In
March 2009, Ibtada a SGP partner was honoured as Runner Up in
Girl Child Education category of the award instituted by
Edelgive: The financial services firm, Edelweiss
Capital Ltd is partnering Kubera Partners, a private equity firm
based in USA to launch the Kubera-Edelweiss Social
Innovation Honours, three awards totaling US$
60,000 to felicitate outstanding innovations that
positively impact the status of the girl child, through the
delivery of services in three areas: education, health and
nutrition, and future employability of the girl child. EdelGive
Foundation, the not for profit subsidiary of Edelweiss Capital
is managing the entire process of these awards. The primary
objective of the awards is to give an impetus to the issue of
the girl child, and also to use prize philanthropy as an
effective tool to promote innovation, awareness and targeted
benefits to the needy.
http://www.edelcap.com/
Ibtada has been working on one of the SGP project titled
“Promoting Animal Husbandry as Sustainable Livelihood for Rural
Women leading to Ecological Conservation”. The objective of the
project is promotion of alternate fuel in households and animal
husbandry as a means for sustainable livelihoods for rural women
leading to ecological conservation and better incomes.
Name of the Award: Dubai International Award for
Best Practices
SGP
project partner Aadhar won the Best Practice Award by the
Dubai International Award for Best Practices, 2008.
The DIABP was established under the directives of late
Sheikh Maktoum Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, during the United Nations
International Conference that convened in Dubai between 19 – 22
November, 1995 with 914 participants from 95 countries, to
recognize the best practices with positive impact on improving
the living environment. H.H. Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al
Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the U.A.E. and the
Ruler of Dubai and H.H. Sheikh Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum,
Deputy Ruler of Dubai, Minister of Finance and Industry and
Chairman of Dubai Municipality has continued to support this
Award.
The Award reflects the policy and commitment of Dubai Government
and the United Arab Emirates towards sustainable development of
the human settlements and protection of the environment on the
basis of mutual international cooperation.
http://www.dubaiaward.ae/Web/default.aspx
The award recipient has been working on the SGP project titled
“To protect farmers from Chrome VI menace through remediation of
ground water affected by Tannery Effluents containing CHROME VI
’ under the GEF UNDP Small Grants Programme”. The project is
being implemented in 32 villages & 8 slums of
the Jajmau tannery area of Kanpur District in Uttar Pradesh.
Janhit:
One World Award & Green Apple Environment Award
The Founder Director of Janhit Foundation has been conferred
upon with the prestigious ‘One World Award’ in 2008, by IFOAM
and Rapunzel, for his constant contribution towards nature
conservation, biodiversity conservation, organic agriculture and
activities which have brought a change in the lives of the
community at large, both economically and socially.
Janhit foundation is the SGP partner working on the GEF UNDP SGP
project “Reducing the use of persistant Organic Pollutants and
related POPs Namely Lindane and Endosulphan through Promotion of
the use of Bio Pesticides and Organic Manures”
IFOAM (International Federation of Organic Agriculture) is
patron of the One World Award. The award is aimed to recognize
people who are committed to permanently protect and conserve
this one world as the basis of existence for all people.
It was with great honour that Lt. Sh. Anil Rana and the Janhit
Foundation had been awarded this award for the year 2008. It has
been selected as one of the five finalist organisations in the
world which have constantly contributed towards nature
conservation, biodiversity conservation, organic agriculture and
activities which have brought a change in the lives of the
community at large, both economically and socially. The other
four finalists included Mr. Lal Emmanuel of the Nagenahiru
Foundation from Sri Lanka, Mr. Sheng Lyun of the Fo Fa Shan
Organic Ecological Group from Taiwan, Mr. Harald Schutzeichel of
the Solar Energy Foundation from Ethiopia and Mr. Victor Ananias
of the Bugday Association from Turkey. Apart from a cash prize,
a beautiful citation was presented to him as the Director of the
organisation, at a public function which was held at Modena
Italy on June 19, 2008. The award was presented by Ms. Renate
Kunast, the Former German Minister of Agriculture and the
chairwoman of the greens parliamentary group.
http://www.one-world-award.com/
Janhit was also recognized for the outstanding contribution in
water conservation– Appreciation Certificate was issued by Ms.
Lizzette Burgers, WES Chief, UNICEF and the Country
Representative of Water Aid, Mr. Depinder Singh Kapur in 2008.
The foundation also joined in celebrating Ground Water Day on
10th June 2008. The Ground Water Department, Govt. of UP hosted
a seminar at Lucknow and chaired by Honourable Minister for
Department. Here late Mr. Anil Rana, was also honoured with the
title of ‘Waterman of Uttar Pradesh’ and was recognized for his
outstanding contribution.
In 2009, Janhit Foundation has been declared as one of the major
winners of the prestigious ‘Green Apple Environment Awards’ for
their outstanding contribution and work towards environment
issues. The award is being presented to the Director during the
Award ceremony at the House of Commons, Palace of Westminster,
London on November 17, 2009 being hosted by former Health
Minister Patricia Hewittat.
http://www.thegreenorganisation.info/
Name of the Award: Dr. Bhimroa Ambedkar Award
SGP partner
Dalit Sangh was awarded with Dr. Bhimroa Ambedkar Award of Rs
500,000 by Madhya Pradesh Government for the year 2006-2007 for
its best services rendered to the society. The award was
presented on 14th April 2008 on the Ambedkar Jayanti to Dalit
Sangh. Dalit Sangh is working with the Pardhi Community in the
area of Biodiversity conservation. They are working on the
project titled “To Ensure Biodiversity Conservation through
promoting traditional skill based livelihoods for the Pardhi
Tribes”.
Name of the Award: Indira Priyadarshini Vriksha Mitra
Award
The SGP partner WOMEN ORGANISATION FOR SOCIO CULTURAL AWARENESS
(WOSCA) has been awarded with Indira Priyadarshini Vriksha Mitra
Award .The partner is currently implementing the SGP project
titled “Replication of Sustainable Development Among Tribals
Through Participatory Bio-Diversity Conservation Programme at 13
Gram Panchayat of Sadar and Ghatagaon block of Keonjhar
District, ORISSA” The award will be presented on 19th November
2009 at New Delhi. A supporting document is attached for your
reference. Indira Priyadarshini Vrikshamitra Awards are given to
individuals and institutions who have done pioneering and
exemplary work in the field of afforestation and wasteland
development. A cash award of Rupees Two lakh fifty thousand is
presented to individuals/institutions in four catergories.
http://moef.nic.in/modules/fellowships-and-awards/awards/index.php?f=1
International Recognition of work done by one of the
SGP partner C-Dot
CDOT a SGP partner is a community based organisation working in
the Chennai Coastal
area. After the Tsunami C-Dot was identified and selected to
implement a project of "Empowering Women through the Start of a
Value Added Fish Product Unit at Royapuram and capacity building
at Thiruvanmiur Kuppam” with the support of GEF UNDP Small
Grants Program.
After the successful implementation of the project a Knowledge
Sharing Workshop was organized on the South-South Grants
Facility at Colobmo,Sri Lanka from 6-9 September 2007. During
the workshop project of C-Dot was selected as one of the best
practices and it was decided that it could be replicated in
other needed area.
Human Development Stock Exchange (HDSX) Forum, UNDP,Newyork
invited C-Dot to replicate this program in Sri Lamka with their
support as a model program. C-Dot identified a NGO called NESDO
based in Sainthamaruth of Eastern Province of Sri Lanka and is
going to start the capacity building program. |
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