CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

*Deadline: December 10, 2009

The Human Rights Watch International Film Festival in partnership with Adobe Youth Voices seeks youth-produced film, video and animated works on human rights issues made by youth ages 19 and under for its third annual YOUTH PRODUCING CHANGE program.

Armed with digital cameras, computers and their own boundless creativity, young people across the globe are bravely exposing human rights issues faced by themselves and their communities. YOUTH PRODUCING CHANGE provides a platform for youth to share their perspectives with audiences worldwide.

Click here for more information and to submit your film: http://www.hrw.org/en/iff/youth-producing-change/call-for-submissions

Selected films will travel to:

• Human Rights Watch International Film Festival, New York : June 10-24, 2010
• Human Rights Watch International Film Festival, London : March 2011 (dates tba)
• Human Rights Watch International Film Festival, San Francisco: March 2011 (dates tba)
• Selected films will be included in the 2010 Traveling Film Festival
• Films will be added to the Adobe Youth Voices and Human Rights Watch websites
• And distributed to teachers throughout the United States

To watch the films from our first year of YOUTH PRODUCING CHANGE please click here: http://www.adobe.ca/cfusion/ayv/index.cfm?event=detail&ayvid=223

Are you in Chennai, India this November?

If you are in Chennai between 1st and 20th of November then you should participate in the second edition of "Art, Arattai, Aarpattam - Children's Art, Music and Film Festival 2009".  It's a season for children, their families and teachers – to experience and experiment with art, to express, to challenge, to inspire and have fun together. The theme for this year is "Girls are Super Stars".

This festival is organised by NalandaWay Foundation in partnership with UNICEF, Tata Indicom, US Consulate, The Hindu Young World, Star Vijay TV, Radio One,  Growing Opportunity, Goethe-Institut, Hand in Hand, Indo Korea Centre, Satyam  Cinemas and Sangam Cinemas.

Festival Highlights:

* 20 days of street theatre, story telling, dance, films, arts for children, youth and adults

* 7 major concerts/musical by international troupes from South Africa, India and USA

* Over 320 performances in 100 locations across the 5 cities in the state

* 12 part TV serial depicting six real stories that capture the story of a girl who have won against odds directed by famous Tamil Film directors on Star Vijay TV

* Competitions for children in over 2700 villages, towns and towns across 32 districts of  Tamil Nadu

* Over 50,000 children directly participating in the festival

* International Children Films and Documentary Festival  - Films from India, US, Germany, and Korea.

* Grand Finale to mark the 20th anniversary of the "Child rights convention" – 20th November

All the children performing at the festival are from situations where they have been trafficked, forced into child labour, abused, or have been vulnerable to  these evils. Through this festival we provide an opportunity for children we work with to raise their voice and express their ideas through music, theatre and art.

For detailed events schedule visit http://www.nalandaway.org/aaa. For all queries please email shrutidas@nalandaway.org.

Tulir – Centre for the Prevention & Healing of Child Sexual Abuse (CPHCSA)

Chennai, India

Article 34 of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child

States Parties undertake to protect the child from all forms of sexual exploitation and sexual abuse.

For these purposes, States Parties shall in particular take all appropriate national, bilateral and

multilateral measures to prevent:

(a) The inducement or coercion of a child to engage in any unlawful sexual activity;

(b) The exploitative use of children in prostitution or other unlawful sexual practices;

(c) The exploitative use of children in pornographic performances and materials.?

The awards:

The awards have been instituted by Tulir-CPHCSA with an aim to affirm, support and celebrate efforts that strengthen every child's right to be safe from sexual violence, as enshrined in Article 34 of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.  The awards for the year 2009 will be presented to

(a)      An organization (government or non-government)

(b)      An individual in her/his professional capacity

who have worked substantially in addressing concerns relating to sexual violence against children.

The awards are open to not only NGOs and activists, but also to organizations and professionals working in the fields of media, health, tourism, education, police, law, corporate sector etc. Any efforts in the direction of children's right to protection from sexual violence will be considered.

The process:

To apply, the applicants will have to complete and send an application form latest by Nov .12, 2009. The awards will be based on the activities of the applying organization or individual in the last two years. The awardees will be selected from among the received applications by a panel of judges appointed by Tulir-CPHCSA. The awards are non-monetary, and will be given to organizations and individuals working in India only.

The organization:

Tulir - Centre for the Prevention and Healing of Child Sexual Abuse is a registered, non-government, non-profit organization committed to working against child sexual abuse in India.

Our objectives are:

• To support and participate in local, national and international efforts to promote and protect the rights of the child.
• To raise awareness on child sexual abuse.
• To work towards improving policy and advancing practice to prevent and address cases of child sexual abuse with a special emphasis on the psychosocial well being of children.
• To provide direct intervention services in the areas of prevention and healing of child sexual abuse.
• To undertake research, documentation, and dissemination of information on child sexual abuse

For  an application form and further details, write to article34@gmail.com

This is to announce the launch of Pankhudi Collection Drive “Sahayata” for flood victims from all the states who are in need of help and support from everyone in the country.

WHERE - Bangalore, Delhi, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Mumbai, Pune


WHEN - 20 Oct (Tuesday) - 30 Oct (Friday)

This is an URGENT APPEAL to all to join in its campaign “Sahayata“ to provide support to the victims of this disaster.

For donations, please email us at sahayata@pankhudifoundation.org or call one of our coordinators in your city (see image below).

Please circulate this e-mail to all your acquaintances, friends and colleagues.

Atlas Service Corps seeks nonprofit leaders from around the world to apply for their 2010-2011 fellowship positions in Washington, DC, Baltimore, MD and Bogota, Colombia. Expenses are paid in this prestigious fellowship program, including a living stipend, health insurance, and training. Applicants must have 3 or more years of experience in the nonprofit sector, a college degree, fluency in English (and Spanish if applying to volunteer in Colombia), and a commitment to return to their home country after one year. Candidates from outside the U.S. are placed at outstanding host organizations in Washington, DC or Baltimore, MD including Ashoka, Asian American LEAD, CentroNía, Grameen Foundation, and Population Action International. Candidates from the U.S. are placed at organizations in Bogota like Global Humanitaria and Oxfam GB. 


In addition to volunteering full time at their host organizations, Fellows are enrolled in a management development training program and join a growing network of nonprofit leaders from around the world. 


For more details about eligibility requirements and the application process, please visit: http://www.atlascorps.org/apply.html and watch a short video about the application process here:  


The deadline to apply is November 10, 2009.

We are currently coming to the end of the 2007 OIYP Program and this brings about the beginning of recruitment for the next program cycle. 2010 not only sees the growth of the OIYP network increase to more than 1100 dynamic change makers but also marks 10 years of the OIYP Program!! 


As away of celebrating this achievement, the 2010 Program cycle will be launched in India where the 300 selected Action Partners of the cycle will meet to launch the program at the Kaleidoscope event in New Delhi . This is the first time that the launch of the 3 year program has been help outside of Australia . It is a great opportunity for young people to experience a unique, vibrant culture and an emerging force in our world. OIYP will continue to be managed by Oxfam Australia , through the team in Sydney. For the specific Kaleidoscope event, we are looking forward to working with new organisational partners in India to help set up this event for all our new Action Partners to come to in November next year This brings an opportunity for you to continue supporting the growth of the OIYP network. Recruitment for the OIYP 2010 Action Partners has now been launched and we are asking you to help us find the next generation. Please pass on the enclosed information to the young people in your community, country and region that have something to contribute to OIYP, and would also learn from others in this process. You might also want to think about organizations in your community who could pass this onto young people. If you have any questions on the attached material, please write back to us. All the best from the OIYP team!! 


Irene Banda 
OIYP Program 
Coordinator *Oxfam Australia* 
P. O. Box 1711, Strawberry Hills, NSW Australia 2012 
Telephone: +61 8204 3939 
Fax: +61 9280 3426


OIYP_Application_Form_English

Salary structures are better and social sector experience can also prove very useful in the corporate sector

Bangalore: This summer, after she graduated with a master’s in information systems from Texas A&M University, US, Pooja Rao headed to India for what she thought would be a six-month break before taking up a job. To fill her time, she volunteered for a stint with Dream A Dream, a not-for-profit organization working with underprivileged children.

“But in two months, I realized this was the long-term career I was looking for,” says Rao, 24, who joined the 10-year-old Bangalore-based organization full time to work in fund-raising and communications.

For Parikshit Dubey, 26, a management trainee at the Bangalore-based Grameen Financial Services Pvt. Ltd, which runs the microfinance organization Grameen Koota, the switch from software services company Infosys Technologies Ltd was part of a premeditated move to engage in rural development.

Dubey left Infosys to sign on for a two-year master’s programme at the Indian Institute of Forest Management (IIFM), Bhopal, before he was chosen by Grameen Koota through a campus placement programme.

“Yes, I have a taken a drop in compensation compared with what I would have earned in the IT sector,” says Dubey, “But here, I am already participating in strategy-level managerial operations and I no longer feel like I am away from the real India.”

Read More at: http://www.livemint.com/2009/10/15001845/Indians-now-see-career-options.html?d=1