MCF workshops

Nov 2009: 5 follow up workshops sponsored by Asha (SV), were conducted by MCF and their partners GRASS in the districts of Rudraprayag, CHESTA, SARAL & VIMARSH in Nainital, JAN CHETNA KENDRA in district Pauri, ARPAN in district Pithoragarh and SEAD in district Dehradun. The children who had attended the state level workshop in Oct. 2009, were able to share their experiences with 759 participants of 50 villages including children from various baal panchayats, school teachers, health workers, social workers and members of the village community.

Oct 2009: The MCF and Asha (SV) concluded the year long RTI awareness programme with a workshop on 11th - 12th Oct 2009. Dr. Maithani, stated “the MCF network is a fantastic/ extraordinary altruistic network that not only spreads awareness about RTI but actually uses the right as well.

Oct 2009: The RTI program was sponsored by ASHA (SV) and conducted by MCF and the 19 Partner Organisations over a period of one year (2008-2009). Base Line and End Line Surveys were conducted, in all the 104 village, on commencement and conclusion of the programme. The survey shows a huge leap in the number of people who are now aware of the RTI. The figures are an approximation.

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: World Vision and MCF conducted RTI workshops at Dehradun on Sept 7th - 8th and Kotdwar on Sept 10th - 11th. 45 children across 10 village were trained on RTI and applications have been completed and are deposited with the village motivators for onward transmittion to the concerned department.

Aug 2009: 104 RTI workshops have been conducted across 12 districts of Uttrakhand by the MCF and the 19 partner organisations identified for this progrogramme sponsored by ASHA (SV). A total of 3,682 children have received training and many have filed RTI applications concerning matters pertaining to their village. Read more....

July 2009: The workshop on 22nd-23rd July 2009 was a mid-point check-in and debriefing with the Partners that have been part of the MCF’s year-long campaign on RTI. Read how the organisations have overcome the problems in their quest for information. Also read how successfully the children of the villages have used the RTI to empower their communities.

June 2009: 14 Partner Organisations have sent in a total of 57 workshop reports along with the details of the RTI applications filed by the children

May 2009: Reports of 45 village level RTI workshops conducted by 12 Partner Organisations have been received. Reports have also been received of how the Baal Panchayats are being able to use the RTI to bring help to the village communities.

April 2009 : By the end of the month a total of 37 village level workshops have been completed and a large number of RTI applications have been filed.

March 2009 : Reports of another enthusiastic village level workshop involving 70 children has been received. A further 12 RTI applications have been filed. Read more....

Feb 2009 : Till date 14 village level workshops have been conducted. Latest list of RTI applications filed Baal Panchayat wise is listed.

Jan 2009: The village level RTI workshops commenced in Jan 2009. There are at present 18 NGOs partnering the MCF in this outreach programme. Each NGO is to identify 5 Bal Panchayats with whom village level workshops will be conducted culminating in RTI applications being prepared and submitted to the concerned departments of the state administration by the children of these Baal Panchayats.

Nov 2008: On 24th & 25th Nov. 2008, a two day facilitators’ workshop on RTI was hosted by the Mountain Children’s Foundation and supported by Asha for Education SV, at Dehradun. This was the second in a series of workshops . The first was held on 12th -13th Oct 2008.

Nov 2008 : Community Engagement Workshops (One Year Later)The Jan 2008 workshop at Ranichouri (Tehri District) was followed by a series of 10 more workshops and 9 follow up visits spread over the Himalayan State of Uttrakhand in India. The workhsops were conducted in 10 of the 13 districts of the State and were attended by over 330 children.
(Overview of the workshops)

Oct 2008: the Mountain Children’s Foundation and Asha for Education, Silicon Valley (Asha SV) held a workshop with 72 children from 18 different partner organizations all over Uttarakhand (12 districts) to initiate them to the Right to Information.

May 2008 : The MCF Annual workshop focused on the Status Report by the State of Uttrakhand on the UNCRC and the survey conducted by the children on the status of the UNCRC. Read more ….