Partner Organisations

Horawalla Baal Panchayat (Facilitator: Ms Deepika Pawar)

Adopt Management Society :(Facilitator: Mr. Neeraj Vats)

Rajkiya Inter College :(Facilitator: Mr. Om Prakash Singh)

Karuna Vihar :(Facilitator: Ms. Joe Chopra)

Alpha Foundation :(Facilitator: Ms. Aparna Pandey)

Society for Enviornment and Development, Kalsi

Recent Activities:

Nov 2009: A one day follow-up workshop on the Right to Information Act was organized by SEAD at Pipaya (Lakhsyar) in block Kalsi, district Dehradun on 15th November, 2009. 138 children from 10 villages participated in the workshop. The workshop was also attended by the Gram Pradhan, anganvadi workers, volunteers and members of the village community.

Sept 2009: MCF sponsored a short RTI workshop for 45 children and teachers of Purkal Youth Development Society in Purkal village on 19th Sept.

Sept 2009: On Sept. 7th-8th, MCF and World Vision initiated RTI training for children of the Sehaspur Block, District Dehradun. Read more....

Sept 2009: A total of 11 RTI village level workshops have been conducted in Dehradun District of Uttrakhand. These workshops were conducted by MCF with their partner organisations Adopt Management Society, Horrawalla Baal Panchayat and SEAD. A total of 426 children were involved in this initiative. RTI applications have been filed by a large number of children on matters which affect their day to day life. Read more ....

Aug 2009: MCF's partner for the RTI worshops in Dehradun, Adopt Management Society has conducted a series of 5 village level workshops and have involved a total of 227 children. Read about the RTI applications filed by these children.

May 2009: "We solved a problem using the Right To Information" say the children of Horrawala Baal Panchayat. Read how....

April 2009: SEAD, Kalsi, Dehradun has conducted 2 more RTI village level workshops in Lohari and Khadhi.One workshop had been conducted in Jan 2009 in Dhiroi village.

Jan 2009: The Silicon Valley chapter of Asha for Education has joined forces with the MCF to promote understanding and use of the Right to Information act in rural mountain communities. The MCF is partnered by 18 NGOs to help spread the awarness amongst the village children. However, Horrawalla Baal Panchayat , is a special case and is not assisted by an NGO but is facilitated by a school teacher and the MCF. Read more about this special initiative....

ADOPT MANAGEMENT SOCIETY Dehradun, is one of the 18 partner and they have conducted a series of 3 RTI workshops at the village level. RTI applications have been filed with the concerned departments. Read more....

October 2008: We established our sangathan in August 2008. All the children of our village are a part of this baal sangathan. We have decided that we will hold our meetings on the 15th of every month and discuss what we were able to do in terms of meeting our previously discussed goals.
Firstly, we have decided that we will take up the cleaning of the village pathways as a priority as there is a lot of garbage spread all over the village. Also, as there are, a lot of pot holes along the path ways dirty water gets collected resulting in mosquitoes breeding. We have undertaken to fill in the pot holes.
There are two more issues that are very close to our hearts, which we would like to do something about. These are alcoholism and education for all. We firmly believe that our village will only be able to progress if all of us are educated. We would need the help of the MCF to give us some guidance towards meeting these goals as well.

Ritika Lobhiyal
Nathanpur, Jogiwala,
Dehradun

MCF meeting in Horawalla, August 26, 2006
The Horawalla chapter is in full swing, even though we still haven't found an NGO partner to act as a facilitator for the children. Instead, the kids themselves have taken on this role and are actively keeping the other young people excited and involved. On Aug. 26th, MCF staffers Aditi and Sudhir visited Horawalla to meet with the children. Read more ....

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"For your future, being a part of the MCF is beneficial. You must join and work collectively. You may not realize it but it has other personal advantages for you in the future".... the thoughts of a young adult who has gaduated from being a member of the MCF. read more.....

Other MCF Chapters:
To visit the web page of another chapter, please click on the links below:

Almora — Bageshwar — Chamoli — Champawat — Dehradun — Haridwar — Nainital — Pauri — Pithoragarh — Rudraprayag — Tehri — Udham Singh Nagar — Uttarkashi

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