PRIA Sustainable Urban Future Initiative

Building resilience in cities and citizens

[Rajesh Tandon @RTandon_PRIA]

As Colloquium on Social Inequities in Health organised by @rki_de in Berlin concludes, serious effort is needed worldwide to implement principle of participation and #CBPR to empower individuals & communities as resolved 45 yrs ago in Alma Ata @PRIA_India @UNESCOchairCBR @UNAIDS

[PRIA India @PRIA_India]

"...children don't have physical, mental devlt & their social life becomes null if they use smartphones for a long time" #fieldvisit activity with women through FGDs & Problem Tree Analysis in Baradih & Kishnidih @RTandon_PRIA @BMGFIndia @aaptiinstitute @KaustuvK @FoundationMf

[Rajesh Tandon @RTandon_PRIA]

As delegation of new leaders from @RDT_anantapur visit @PRIA_India & @FoundationMf this week, remembering forty years of our long partnership in building capacity & voice of grassroots communities with inspiration of Fr Ferrer to continue despite obstacles

[Rajesh Tandon @RTandon_PRIA]

Promotion of transdisciplinary research can be further enabled thru focused research funding that includes partnerships all stages of research process @GUNi_net @UIL @DSTCPRIISc @cmsadvocacy @dineshcsharma @ScienceShops @FoistLab @ArjanDevDebate @OAIndia @openscience @PRIA_India

[ANSHUMAN KAROL @anshumankarol]

@PRIA_India facilitated dialogue among 6th SFC Sikkim and #SHGs #FPOs There are 5000 SHGs and 30 FPOs registered in #Sikkim SHGs can play an important role in citizen education and awareness in increasing own source revenue of PRIs @RTandon_PRIA @PRIA_CS_Program @pria_panchayat

[ANSHUMAN KAROL @anshumankarol]

@PRIA_India facilitated dialogue among 6th State Finance Commission Sikkim and #CSR representatives of various industries in #Sikkim Industry demands for nodal agency at govt level to coordinate their fruitful and sustainable engagement with Local Bodies
https://t.co/pbejx9GDWc

[ANSHUMAN KAROL @anshumankarol]

During interaction with 6th State Finance Commission Sikkim, SIRD Sikkim and PR & Skill Development Department shared their initiatives on Capacity Building of ERs and Skilling. These important institutions are under resourced and limited institutional capacities @PRIA_India

[ANSHUMAN KAROL @anshumankarol]

@PRIA_Academy in Collaboration with @nirehbhopal concluded 2nd Cohort of Six weeks online course on Community Based Participatory Research in Environmental Health
Out of 59 applications 17 shortlisted and 13 participants successfully completed the course @RTandon_PRIA
@KaustuvK

[ANSHUMAN KAROL @anshumankarol]

@PRIA_India facilitating 6th State Finance Commission #Sikkim Consultation with elected representatives of Gram Panchayats and Zilla Panchayats revealed capacity gaps and challenges in generating Own Source Revenue for developmental needs.
https://t.co/jjnhtHUS8r

[Rajesh Tandon @RTandon_PRIA]

Rights to culture & languages embed indigenous knowledge systems, critical for human survival in coming decades @PRIA_India @UNESCOchairCBR promoting recognition of indigenous knowledge in light of recommendations @openscience @UNESCO exclusion thru knowledge @FPCFoundation

[ANSHUMAN KAROL @anshumankarol]

Kaneez @PCESAQE Pakistan shared PCE's intervention on #Vote4Education campaign by Community Education Groups to demand accountability of elected representatives of Local, Provincial & Federal govt's She also highlighted poor implementation of RTE Act 2010 and financial devolution

[ANSHUMAN KAROL @anshumankarol]

Sayeed Ahamed @iidbd Bangladesh shared that 500 youth volunteers in 35 districts collected data through community meetings and survey to prepare Youth Manifesto for Social Accountability and engaged with Parliamentarians @PRIA_Academy @KaustuvK @RTandon_PRIA @ASPBAE @GPSA_org

[ANSHUMAN KAROL @anshumankarol]

@ncenepal2018 stressed on civil society empowerment and mobilisation to ensure social accountability mechanisms in place and operational @GPforEducation @ASPBAE @JohnGaventa @RTandon_PRIA @KaustuvK @UNESCOchairCBR

[ANSHUMAN KAROL @anshumankarol]

@PRIA_India facilitating learning exchange workshop at #Nagarkot, Nepal on Social Accountability and Advocacy with #EducationOutLoud partners from Bangladesh, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, Philippines @GPforEducation @KaustuvK @RTandon_PRIA @FoundationMf @UNESCOchairCBR @GPSA_org

[PRIA India @PRIA_India]

ECRC intervention curated by @PRIA_India supported by @EU_Commission focused on strengthening #communityleadership & #civilsociety role in planning & monitoring of sanitation services for #urbanpoor. Catch a glimpse on @JoshTalksLive #citychampions - https://t.co/SZS0ID7Fkt

[Rajesh Tandon @RTandon_PRIA]

Congratulations to colleague & partner of 40 yrs in recognition to her exceptional courage & innovation in supporting voice & representation of urban poor around the world @buddhall @UNESCOchairCBR @PRIA_India @jagada_odisha @yogeshkumar93 @ashok19349 @FoundationMf Stay on Sheela

[ANSHUMAN KAROL @anshumankarol]

@PRIA_India supporting 6th SFC, Sikkim. Day 3, 2nd consultation with State officials of Finance, UDD, RDD, organised to discuss state of devolution, financial health of local bodies and other key issues for consideration by 6th SFC.

[ANSHUMAN KAROL @anshumankarol]

@PRIA_India supporting 6th SFC, Sikkim. Day 3 consultation with officials of PRIs organised at Chintan Bhawan to discuss issues and seeking suggestions for consideration by 6th SFC Chairperson urged all officials to come up with ideas for generating own revenue resources for PRIs

[ANSHUMAN KAROL @anshumankarol]

@PRIA_India supporting 6th SFC, Sikkim. Day 2, consultation with officials of all ULBs organised at @Gangtok MC to discuss issues and seeking suggestions for consideration by 6th SFC. Chairperson, stressed on the need of peer learning and documentation of best practices on OSR