Sensitization workshop on CAL Program held in OPEPA

A two day meeting on the Computer Aided Learning (CAL) Program was organised in OPEPA(SSA), Bhubaneswar on the 21^st and 22^nd of May, 2013. The meeting was chaired by Mr Pravat Mishra, Asst. Director, MIS and Mr Subrat Sarkar, Operations Director, DE Odisha, AIF comprising members from DE team along with the 30 CAL Assistants from all the respective Districts of Odisha. The meeting commenced with a welcome note by Ms Juthika Acharya, Programmer (CAL), OPEPA. The Connectix team made a presentation on SUSE Linux operating system with specific focus on installation and trouble shooting. This was followed by a presentation on the genesis, evolution and impact of the DE program by Mr Subrat Sarkar, along with a video clip. The meeting basically focused on the implementation plan and strategy for the current academic year.

On the 22^nd, Mr S.K. Bhol, Technical Director from NIC (National Informatics Centre), Odisha, attended the meeting and discussed in details the base line study to be  undertaken by AIF for the current set of schools. He also highlighted the importance of research and evaluation, focusing on learning outcomes.

CSR Partnerships Training Workshop organized by PIC in KSRM Campus, Bhubaneswar

A two day training workshop on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) was organised by the PIC (Partner in change) team in the KIIT School of Rural Management (KSRM) campus at Bhubaneswar from 22.05.2013 through 23.05.2013. Ms Laura Donovan and Mr Bhomik Shah from PIC along with Prof. L.K. Vaswani and Prof. Sumita sindhi from KSRM, addressed the participants from different NGOs.

The following points were discussed as part of the meeting:

1. CSR practices and SROI (Social return on investment) theory
2. CSR Business and stakeholders
3. The scope for NGOs in CSR partnerships
4. The evolving CSR ecosystem in India
5. DPE (Dept. for Public Enterprises) Guidelines
6. Business mapping for CSR partnerships
7. Concept note writing and Capability Statement