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CHALLENGING THE PROFESSIONS Robert Chambers Publisher: Intermediate Technology Publications Price: Not stated
Heart to heart
A tongue-in-cheek report of a conversation overheard at a bar during a meeting of the Commission for Sustainable Development.
Rajstan tribals return to herbal healing
Jagaran, a voluntary body is seeking to re-establish traditional herbal medicines in an impoverished tribal area in Udayapur district.
Working to cleanse the Ganga
Several government and voluntary agencies are involved in the onerous task of cleaning up the country's best-known river.
Harsh reality goads Nepal NGOs into action
Environmental degradation in Nepal has spurred several non-governmental organisations into working on conservation measures, including teaching …
Lost in the jungle
The anti-people attitude that environmental NGOs had vehemently opposed in the '80s has resurfaced in the recent draft Forest Policy Bill. The …
Solutions forever
Dharamitra, a Wardha-based organisation, has been working on many projects and, with active participation of the local people, is ensuring a …
Together we stand
However Long is Forever Michael Isaac and Viren Kanitkar 17 mins vhs pal Telugu with English subtitles Presented by the Dialogue Group
Good, bad and ugly
MEETING NEEDS - NGO COORDINATION IN PRACTICE Jon Bennett . Earthscan Publications . Price US $21
At their mercy
Biotech companies and the World Trade Organisation took centrestage at the fourth conference on biological diversity, leaving traditional …
Mixed fare
ENCOUNTER — JOURNAL OF POLICY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES· Uplabdhi Publications· 1998·RS 50.00
Documentary review: Swaraj, the Little Republic
It is a well established practice for non-governmental organisations (ngos) to produce documentary films/videos. Over the last few years, some …
Direct to home
Where would homeless children broadcast their view of the world? The streets, of course, says SOPAN JOSHI
2004 diary: Kriti
Wars, communal carnages, human rights violations galore, the untrammeled march of global capitalism: 2003 was a bleak year for all yearning for a …
NGOs protest
No greenhorns here
...in efforts at getting the environmental message across in moving images
Centre tightens the leash
Restrictions won't curb population growth
View wars
Strengthening local government
For PAPs' sake
GOOD MORNING, NEPAL
Locking horns