Em-Peace LABS 2012

20-26 October, 2012Jain Hills, Jalgaon, Maharashtra, India- 425001

EmPeace LABS 2012

EmPeace LABS 2012 Overview

Welcome to the first ever EmPeace LABS Work-shop. This packet will provide you with more about the background of this Project as well as more details on the 2012 Workshop Organizers, Sponsors, Presenters and Moderators, along with the Daily Schedule of Events planned.

Location:Headquarters of Jain Irrigation Systems, Ltd. Jain Hills, Jalgaon (India)

Workshop Dates:October 18 - 26, 2012

Scope:The workshop initiates the Empowerment for Peace through Leadership in Agribusiness and Sustainability (EmPeace LABS) project conducted in frame of a partnership between Gandhi Re-search Foundation (GRF), Jain Irrigation Systems Ltd. (JISL), and Arizona State University (ASU). The EmPeace LABS project is coordinated by University-Community Partnerships for Social Ac-tion Research (UCP-SARnet).

The workshop was organized in collaboration with Coaching the Global Village, Centre for Com-munity Based Research in Canada, African Union and Phelps Stokes.

Program Editors:

Mohamed CamaraAbidah Khalife Birendra KumarBrian McCollowAbigail MillerDr. P. SomanOsee Romeo TcheupgoumDr. Marek WosinskiB. KrishnaKumar

Inside this Issue

EmPeace LABS Concept

Organizing Partners

Sponsors

Collaborating Partners

Coordinators of EmPeace LABS

Schedule At A Glance

Keynote Speakers

Presenters & Moderators

Daily Schedule

Participant Directory

UCP-SARnet Directory

Dear friends,

It has been my long cherished dream to create a lasting memorial to Mahatma Gandhi. He has been my ideal, my hero, my guide and in many ways my friend for the last five decades and more. For years I have wanted to pay my tribute to him for all that he has contributed to the fulfilment of my life. Unfortunately, circumstances did not allow me to do this till March 2012, when we formally inaugurated the Gandhi Research Foundation here at Jain Hills in Jalgaon.

Today I am proud to say that I am well on the way to fulfilling my dream. The Gandhi Research Foundation is established in a structure befitting the Father of the Nation. The message of the Mahatma is slowly, but surely taking root in the hearts and minds of the numerous visitors who throng Gandhi Teerth (museum), those who participate in tests on Gandhian thought, rural development programmes, lecture series and exhibitions, plays, Pada-yatras, Cycle-yatras, seminars, workshops and, most of all, through the publication and sale of books, Khadi and village industry products.

It is my earnest desire that EmPeace LABS 2012 workshop will provide the right impetus for the five year project of Empowering for Peace through Leadership in Agribusiness and Sustainability : Eradicating Poverty in Rural Communities. This was so close to Gandhiji’s heart. His everlasting desire was to make the rural community self sufficient and empower the underprivileged. May his divine hand guide us in this endeavour.

Dr. Bhavarlal H. JainFounder Chairman, Jain Irrigation Systems Ltd.Founder, Gandhi Research Foundation.

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Empowerment for Peace through Leadership in Agribusiness and Sustainability: Eradication of Poverty in Rural Communities

EmPeace LABS 2012 is an international leader-ship training workshop that will utilize proactive working sessions and “hands on experiences” to develop its participants’ leadership and entre-preneurship skills, and sustainable practices in the area of agribusiness and water management techniques in order to build peaceful, prosperous communities. The workshop will initiate a 5 year project Empowering for Peace through Leader-ship in Agribusiness and Sustainability—Eradi-cating Poverty in Rural Communities, that will repeat annually and will be followed by similar trainings organized locally in various participat-ing countries. Initially Cameroon, Ghana, Gam-bia, India, Kenya, Liberia, Mozambique, Nigeria, Uganda, and Zimbabwe are being targeted, how-ever collaboration and participation from other regions is welcome.

Local experts from JISL (Jain Irrigation Systems, Ltd), GRF (Gandhi Research Foundation), and ASU (Arizona State University) will facilitate these working sessions. Projects will be con-ducted in collaboration with the Center for Com-munity Based Research (Canada), African Union, Phelps Stokes, University of Arizona, University of Ghana and other organizations.

The goal of EmPeace LABS is to connect various youth leaders, especially women, with corpora-tions operating in their communities and with their local governments to co-design and imple-ment sustainable agribusiness projects. Utilizing this multi-stakeholder approach, EmPeace LABS’ forums and working sessions will allow for cross-fertilization of best practices and ensures local implementation, ownership, and account-ability of these projects. Its unique methodology of community based research will provide par-ticipants with continued mentoring, assistance, and monitoring of projects, ultimately ensuring that participants will make a sustainable impact on their communities and are able to organize lo-cal training workshops with EmPeace LABS’ sup-port network.

EmPeace LABS Concept

This approach to leadership training utilized by EmPeace LABS provides numerous impactful benefits such as: building sustainable agribusi-ness leadership skills; promoting innovation in organizing social action; facilitating local agri-cultural enterprises whose operations are con-sistent with international quality and operating standards; contributing to regional supply and value chains; decreasing a nation’s dependence on foreign investment for socio-economic and enterprise assistance programs; and increasing livelihood by promoting economic stability and peace.

Supported by an international network, EmPeace LABS is a unique multi-stakeholder, partnership initiative that emphasizes local control over de-sign and implementation of projects in order to create local ownership and accountability. This partnership fosters peace building, local leader-ship, educational opportunities, networking and job creation, and socio-economic independence and political stability.

UCP-SARnet is a growing online network that affiliates about 1600 students, university faculty, and community activists in 70 countries. Its mission is to educate a new generation of community leaders by inspiring partnerships between universities, community organizations, governments and corpo-rate businesses, promoting community engaged research, and facilitating cross-sector collaborations and multi-cultural dialogues. Website: www.ucpsarnet.org

Gandhi Research FoundationGRF is the largest and the most consummate memorial ever built for Gandhiji. It was dedicated to humanity by Her Excellency the President of India, Ms. Pratibha Devisingh Patil on the 25th of March 2012. The entire complex named ‘Gandhi Teerth’, nestled in about 300 acres of greenery, is built according to the green norms to endure the ravages of time; the GRF buildings have already been noted for low energy material application. To achieve its mission of disseminating Gandhi’s legacy, GRF has put up a state-of-the-art interactive, multimedia, audio visual museum. Its library has over 7500 books and rare periodicals such as ‘Harijan’, ‘Navjeevan’, ‘Young India’,‘Sarvodaya Bhudan Yadnya’ and ‘Indian Social Reformer’.The GRF archive has over 33,327 handwritten pages of Gandhiji’s documentation, the diaries of Mahadev Desai and Manu Gandhi, 28,000 pages of Vinobaji’s writings and 40,000 pages from the collection of the Gandhian historian, Dharampal scanned in colour in high quality digitally printable form. GRF has over 7500 photographs, 70 films, 47 audio files of Gandhiji’s speeches,stamps, envelopes, post cards and First Day covers related to Gandhiji from 114 countries and all the Gandhi coins and notes printed by the Government of India.

Jain Irrigation Systems Ltd. (JISL)JISL is a global agribusiness corporation of 50 years’ standing with presence in 120 countries. JISL has received 10 international, 144 national and 40 state awards for outstanding performance in Fair Business Practices, Entrepreneurship, Research and Development. In 2011 the World Economic Council nominated JISL as one of the World Champions of Sustainability in recognition of its achievements in promoting sustainable development. Today with over 7000 committed employees worldwide, JISL has established their Leadership in diverse products like Micro & Sprinkler Irrigation, Agricultural Inputs, Agri-processed Products, Plastic Pipes & Sheets, Bio / Solar Energy and Processed Food. Each of the JISL products is an outcome of an effort to conserve nature’s precious resources through substitution or value addition. This is the legacy of a deliberate and conscious endeavour that stems from a deep-rooted concern for nature.

Arizona State UniversityASU has developed a new model for the American research university creating an institution that is committed to transforming society through inspired research, social embeddedness, entrepreneurship and global engagement. Among ASU’s most significant accomplishments is the launch of the Global Institute of Sustainability (GIOS) and the nation’s first School of Sustainability (SOS). GIOS, established in 2004, serves as the hub of the University’s sustainability initiatives advancing research, education, business practices, and external partnerships with business, other universities, public interest groups and governmental entities. The university embraces the complexity of networks and tackles large challenges with multiple, coordinated solutions.

Organizing Partners

Collaborating Partners

African Unionwww.au.int

The vision of the African Union is that of: “An integrated, prosperous and peaceful Africa, driven by its own citizens and representing a dynamic force in global arena.” This vision of a new, forward-looking, dynamic and integrated Africa will be fully realized through relentless struggle on several fronts and as a long-term endeavor. The African Union has shifted focus from supporting liberation movements in the erstwhile African territories under colonialism and apartheid, as envisaged by the OAU since 1963 and the Constitutive Act, to an organization spear-heading Africa’s development and integration.

Guided by these values and principles, the Commission will endeavor to achieve its Mission through implementation of clear goals and strategies and by committing the requisite resources for effective discharge of its mandate. This would require the AUC presenting specific proposals to give full effect to its texts, and bring new possibilities and benefits to the citizens of Africa.

Care for Lifewww.careforlife.org

From the Care for Life website: “The mission of Care for Life is to alleviate suffering, promote self-reliance, and instill hope in Mozambique. Founded in 2000 by Blair and Cindy Packard, Care for Life empowers people to change their lives. Care for Life is a non-profit foundation and a U.S. 501(c)(3) charitable organization. In 2002, Care for Life received non-government organization (NGO) status in Mozambique, which provides increased access and permission to operate within the country.”

To help families in the long run, CFL developed the Family Preservation Program which is a holistic approach that focuses on 8 areas simultaneously. The Family Preservation Program makes families self-sufficient by having them set goals in each of the 8 areas and then work to accomplish these goals. As the Program Development Director Joao Bueno explains, CFL works with the people and not for them. The people do the work for themselves – they plant their own gardens, fix their own houses, buy the mosquito nets they need – it is all about giving the people self-reliance and the self-esteem they need to continue bettering their lives. Additionally CFL only goes into villages for 30 months, teach the people what they need to know, encourage them to accomplish the goals they set, and then make sure community leaders can take over when Care for Life leaves.

Center for Community Based Researchwww.communitybasedresearch.ca

The Center for Community Based Research is an independent, not-for-profit social research organi-zation with 29 years of experience in community based research (over 350 applied research studies). Located in Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario, CCBR employs about 12 multidisciplinary staff and manages 15-25 applied research projects at any given time. CCBR receives no core funding, relying on an entre-preneurial spirit in collaboration with our many partners (academics, service organizations, philan-thropic organizations, and government). CCBR is a pioneer of community-based research in Canada, using a participatory and action-oriented approach within its research.

Coaching the Global Village coachingtheglobalvillage.org

Coaching the Global Village utilizes professional coaching techniques to empower communities around the world to develop sustainable solutions for pressing human and societal needs. CGV trains leaders, change agents, and local volunteers or organizations to accelerate and magnify their work by using the coach approach to empower creative and sustainable change. The driving pur-pose of Coaching the Global Village is to work with social changers to use coaching to create innova-tive solutions to pressing global challenges. In the emerging international context new approaches to development are needed to increase sustainability. The coaching philosophy is that within every individual lies a wealth of knowledge and resources that are the source for sustainable solutions.

World Academy for the Future of Womenworldacademyforthefutureofwomen.org

The three Founding Partners of the World Academy for the Future of Women are Global Interactions Inc., Sias International University, and the Sias University Foundation. Noteworthy for its rigorous year-long certification program which is based at Sias International University in China, the program provides the skills needed for women who hope to be leaders of their communities and leaders in a global arena.

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A main guiding factor of the Academy curriculum includes how women can attain the Millennium Development Goals while implementing their leadership projects. Over the course of the program, the students involved are provided with an atmosphere to question and challenge what it is that they truly hope to accomplish as leaders; women are able to discover themselves and the life path that they wish to take while they work towards building their futures and the futures of those around them.

Center for the Study of Religion and Conflict (CSRC)csrc.asu.edu

The Center for the Study of Religion and Conflict at Arizona State University pro-motes interdisciplinary research and education on the dynamics of religion and conflict with the aim of advancing knowledge, seeking solutions and informing policy. By serving as a research hub that fosters exchange and collaboration across the university as well as with its broader publics—local, national, and global—the Center fosters innovative and engaged thinking on matters of enormous importance to us all.

Global Institute of Sustainabilitysustainability.asu.edu

The Global Institute of Sustainability is the hub of Arizona State University’s sustainability initiatives. The Institute advances research, education, and business practices for an urbanizing world. Its School of Sustainability, the first of its kind in the U.S., offers transdisciplinary degree programs focused on finding practical solu-tions to environmental, economic, and social challenges. GIOS trains the next generation of sustainability practitioners, entrepreneurs, and leaders. A university-wide commitment to sustainable operations en-compasses all units at all four ASU campuses.

Global Resolveglobalresolve.asu.edu

Global Resolve was established at ASU in 2006 as a social entrepreneurship program designed to en-hance the educational experience for interested and qualified ASU students by involving them in semes-ter-long projects that directly improve the lives of underpraivileged people, and/or those in under-de-veloped nations throughout the world. Through Global Resolve, ASU students and faculty collaborate with international universities, residents of rural villages, local governments, financial institutions, and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to develop and disseminate no-tech, low-tech, and high-tech solutions that address pressing public health or environmental needs of a developing-world population.

Hugh Downs School of Human Communicationhumancommunication.clas.asu.edu

Through the study and critique of human communication, the Hugh Downs School of Human Communication at ASU generates knowledge, creativity, and understanding to facilitate healthy relationships and workplaces, civil and secure communities; and constructive intercultural interaction. The areas of teaching emphasis in Hugh Downs School are: Intercultural Communication and Cultural Studies, Interpersonal Communica-tion, Organizational Communication, Performance Studies, Rhetoric and Public Communication. Their ex-citing research program features the following new strategic initiatives: Health Communication, Conflict Transformation, Project for Wellness and Work-Life, Center for Strategic Communication, and Innovative Inquiry.

The collaborating partners at Arizona State University include the fol-lowing departments and initiatives:

Office for Knowledge Enterprise Developmentasuresearch.asu.edu

The Office for Knowledge Enterprise at ASU helps make discovery possible. They seek research funding, support faculty researchers, nurture partnerships with external partners, promote innovation and entrepreneurship, and share what they learn with the community and the world. As per Sethuraman Panchanathan, the Senior Vice President for Knowledge Enterprise Development: “All of us in the Office of Knowledge Enterprise Development support our outstanding faculty, researchers and students in advancing research, economic development, innovation and entrepreneurship.”

Pan American Initiatives: Office of the Vice President for Global Engagementwww.asu.edu/panamerican/initiatives

Since the establishment of their office in 2003 by ASU President Michael Crow, Pan American Initiatives has evolved into a strategic unit that focuses on maximizing support for ASU’s international initiatives by increasing resources and leveraging synergies with their global partners in Mexico, Canada, Central and South America. Pan American Initiatives facilitates and moderates key programs providing guidance and support to ASU units and external partners on behalf of the President’s Office.

School of Community Resources & Development scrd.asu.edu

The Arizona State University School of Community Resources & Development advances the social, economic, environmental and cultural well-being of local and global communities through instruction, research and service. They provide nationally recognized interdisciplinary research expertise and innovative academic programs in nonprofit leadership and management, parks and recreation management, and tourism development and management.

School of Social Workssw.asu.edu

The School of Social Work at ASU is motivated by its steadfast commitment to promote social, political, and economic justice, with special emphasis on populations of the Southwest. The School prepares professional social work practitioners and scholars who are committed to enhancing individual, family and group problem-solving capacities, maximizing human potential, and creating a more just and humane society. The School prepares professional social workers for beginning-level generalist practice (BSW), and for advanced practice (MSW) in one of the following specializations: health/behavioral health; children, youth and families; public child welfare; planning, administration; or community practice. The Ph.D. program prepares social work scholars and educators for positions in research and evaluation and social work education.

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Coordinators of EmPeace LABS

Dr. Marek Wosinski

Dr. Marek Wosinski received his degrees in psychology (with specialization in clinical and educational psychology) from the University of Warsaw (Poland). He held academic and admin-istrative positions at the universities in Warsaw, Krakow and Katowice in Poland. In 1990 he began teaching at the Arizona State University (USA), still maintaining contact with Poland working as an associate professor at the Warsaw School for So-cial Sciences and Humanities.

In addition to teaching basic psychology courses, since 2007 Dr. Wosinski has been building and facilitating UCP-SARnet. Dr. Wosinski is a member of the High-level Panel of Advisers of the Global Alliance for ICT and Development (GAID) - an organi-zation established by the UN to promote the use of ICT for the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals.

Dr. Rimjhim Aggarwal

Dr. Rimjhim Aggarwal holds the position of Senior Sustainabil-ity Scientist at the Global Institute of Sustainability and as fac-ulty at the School of Sustainability, at Arizona State University. Her research explores global dimensions of sustainability such as the links between globalization, local ecosystems, and pov-erty in less-developed countries. She has conducted extensive field work on groundwater-irrigation institutions in India; her recent research examines the emerging tradeoffs between wa-ter availability and the growing demands of agriculture in dry-land regions of the world.

Her areas of expertise include: resource economics; water con-flict; poverty; water resource management; agriculture; climate change impact; economic adaptation and climate change; eco-nomic development; economics of ecosystem services; environ-mental policy; urban development; and utilities regulation. Dr. Aggarwal is a member of the Advisory Board for UCP-SARnet in addition to an invaluable coordinator of the EmPeace LABS Project.

Dr. Bhavarlal H. Jain

Dr. Bhavarlal H. Jain (b. 1937) is Founder Chairman, Jain Irrigation Systems Ltd. He began his business in 1963 by trading in agricultural inputs and equipments. In 1978, he acquired a sick unit and used it to manufacture Papain. In 1980, he commenced PVC Pipe manufacturing operations. Post 1986, he pioneered the concept of micro irrigation in India.

He has received many awards and accolades for outstanding work in agriculture including the prestigious Crawford Reid Memorial Award instituted by Irrigation Association, U.S.A. for “Significant Contribution to the Irrigation Industry outside the United States”. Honorary doctorates have been conferred on him by different universities acknowledging his path breaking work in the field of agriculture in India. The Government of India conferred Padma Shri on him in 2008.

Author, orator, philanthropist and entrepreneur, Dr. Jain - ‘Bhau’ as he is endearingly called,- is indeed a protean.

Keynote Speakers

Justice Dr. Chandrashekhar Dharmadhikari

Chandrashekhar Shankar Dharmadhikari (b. 1927) is Chairman, Gandhi Smarak Nidhi and Gandhi Research Foundation. Son of Acharya Dada Dharmadhikari and Damayantibai, devoted Gandhians who were jailed several times during the freedom struggle, he, as a child had the privilege of being with Mahatma Gandhi at Bajawadi, Wardha. He grew up under the guidance of people like Jamnalal Bajaj, Kishorilal Mashroovala, Kaka Kalelkar and Mahadev Desai and took part in the ‘Quit India’ movement at the age of fifteen. For many years he practised as a lawyer and was later appointed as a judge of the Bombay High Court.

During the infamous Emergency (1975-77), he was one of those very few judges who, without fear or favour, decided the cases upholding the right to life and liberty. As he is never tried of saying, “the shoulder on which Mahatma Gandhi had rested his hand would not bow under any circumstances.”

Justice Dharmadhikari has vowed to wear only ‘Khadi’(Hand spun cloth).He refuses to observe caste symbols and shuns speaking in English. The Government of India honoured him with Padma Bhushan in 2003.

Ms. Nileema Mishra

Nileema Mishra (b. 1972 ), was recognized with the 2011 Ramon Magsaysay Award for Emergent Leadership

Nileema was born to a middle-class family in the village of Bahadarpur, Jalgaon district, Maharashtra. With a master’s degree in clinical psychology, she could have gone on to a comfortable life as an urban professional. But even as a child, Nileema was sensitive to the crippling poverty in her village. Five years after finishing her studies in 1995, Nileema returned to her village to organize Bhagini Nivedita Gramin Vigyan Niketan (BNGVN), or Sister Nivedita Rural Science Centre, named after the Anglo-Irish missionary who devoted her life to helping Indian women of all castes. The success of Bahadarpur inspired Nileema to expand her work. In less than ten years, BNGVN has formed 1,800 self-help groups in two hundred villages across Maharashtra. Its micro-credit program has caused to be distributed the equivalent of US$5 million, with a hundred-percent loan recovery rate. But the most critical change it has taken place is in the villagers’ sense of themselves, their new found confidence that they need not despair, that working together, they can find a way.

Mr. Pape Samb

Mr. Pape Samb assumed the position of Director, Programs for Africa and Freedom Endowment (PAFE) at Phelps Stokes in 2010 to provide leadership and vision in the development, implementation and assessment of Phelps Stokes’ newly created Programs for Africa Department.

Prior to being tapped as the Director of Africa Programs at Phelps Stokes, Mr. Samb was the Associate Development Director of Sasha Bruce Youth-work, where he supported the organization’s development and programmatic operations including writing proposals and developing and coordinating staff training programs. He also facilitated the creation of the Development Department’s strategic plan and assisted with the agency’s operational strategies.

Mr. Samb is an active member and board member of several African and African Diaspora-focused organizations including Constituents for Africa (CFA), African American United Caucus (AAUC) Next Generation of Leaders, Vort Port International (VPI), and the National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA) Africa Working Group. He is the founder of SENEGEL, an organization of Senegalese young leaders around the world, and the cofounder of African Neoleaders, an organization for emerging leaders, and CEO of EXELEADMEN,. He is fluent in English, French and several West African Languages and conversational Spanish and Arabic.

Mr. Daniel Adugna, African Union (Africa)

Dr. Rimjhim AggarwalASU School of Sustainability

(USA)

Sri Y.P. Anand, GRF (India)

Dr. Sudarshan Ayyangar, GRF (India)

Nickolas Brait,University of Arizona

(USA)

Dr. Benjamin Broome, ASU Hugh Downs School of Human

Communication (USA)

Dr. Megha Budruk, ASU Community Resources

and Development (USA)

Joao Bueno, Care for Life (Mozambique)

Dr. Madhusudan Chaudhari, JISL (India)

Mr. Sanjay Daryapurkar, JISL (India)

Mr. Sunil Deshpande, JISL (India)

Aaron Dickerson,ASU Community Resources

and Development (USA)

Mr. Sunil Gupta, JISL (India)

Mr. B.D. Jade, JISL (India)

Shri Somnath Jadhav, JISL (India)

Dr. Rich Jenzen, Center for Community Based

Research (Canada)

Mr. Abhijit Joshi, JISL (India)

Solomon Kanu, Kanu and Associates (USA)

Dr. Rajendra Khimani, GRF (India)

Presenters & Moderators

Dr. Barbara Klimek, ASU School of Social Work

(USA)

Birendra Kumar, GRF (India)

Robert Kutter, ASU School of

Substainability (USA)

Dr. Ronald Mann, Coaching the Global

Village (USA)

Dr. M.P. Mathai, GRF (India)

Dr. Ashok Mishra, JISL (India)

Daniel Nzengya ASU School of

Substainability (USA)

Dr. Joanna Ochocki, Center for Community

Based Research (Canada)

Mr. K.B. Patil, JISL (India)

Mr. V. B. Patil, JISL (India)

Sri Satya Narayana Sahu, GRF (India)

Dr. Ramji Singh, GRF (India)

Dr. P. Soman, JISL (India)

Dr. V.R. Subramaniam, JISL (India)

Jerrie Ueberle, World Academy for the

Future of Women (China)

Robby Uppal, University of Arizona

(USA)

Dr. Marek Wosinki, UCP- SA Rnet / ASU

(USA)

Dr. Balkrishna Yadav, JISL (India)

The program of EmPeace LABS 2012 as listed on the following pages will provide hands-on experi-ence related to agribusiness and water management at the headquarters of Jain Irrigation Systems, Ltd. Participants will have an opportunity to visit local farms, an Agricultural Research Institute, food processing factories, educational centers, and learn about Gandhi’s model of sustainable village communities during the sessions at Gandhi Research Foundation.

The core of the program is organized in the form of working sessions on building peace through agribusiness, entrepreneurship, and leadership skills. We expect that each of you (participants) will present needs in the area of agriculture specific to your respective communities and share with oth-ers a vision for effective solutions.

There are three main tracks of presentations: Gandhi’s Legacy, Agriculture and Leadership. Ses-sions will be facilitated by local experts from JISL and GRF, as well as experts from other institutions including the Centre for Community Based Research (Canada), various departments at Arizona State University (USA) and UCP-SARnet.

Note that the first two days of the workshop—Thursday, October 18th and Friday, October 19th—will be reserved for travel to the workshop, assignment of lodging, as well as for casual meetings and informal activities. The official sessions will open on the morning of Saturday, October 20th and continue till Friday, October 26th. All travel to and from the facility will be arranged by the coordi-nators at the Jain Hills Complex.

We hope for you all to leave this workshop with a greater understanding of how to address the needs of your communities, how much making a change is in your grasp, and with a strong will to accomplish that change.

Daily Schedule

Saturday, October 207:30 BREAKFAST9:00 OPENING SESSION

Topic: Introduction of the countries, local experts, moderators, presenters and hosts; introduction to EmPeace LABS project Moderator: Dr. Marek Wosinski (USA), UCP-SARnet

10:00 Keynote Speech 1Topic: Introduction to Jain Irrigation Systems Mission, Philosophy and Plans Speaker: Dr. Bhavarlal H. Jain (India), Founder Chairman, JISL

11:00 JUICE BREAK11:10 Keynote Speech 2

Topic: Empowerment in Rural India- Record of a Personal Initiative Speaker: Ms. Nileema Mishra (India), Recipient of the 2011 Ramon Magsaysay Award for Emergent Leadership

12:10 Keynote Speech 3Topic: Gandhian Ethics in Business; Related IssuesSpeaker: Justice C.S. Dharmadhikari (India), Chairman, GRF

13:10 LUNCH14:30 Visit to Gandhi Teerth (Museum)19:00 Cultural Program: INDIA - GRF Auditorium20:00 DINNER21:00 Retire for the night

Sunday, October 217:30 BREAKFAST9:00 Round Table Discussion 1

Topic: Local Needs and Expectations from the Workshop Moderators: ASU Team

10:00 Gandhi TrackTopic 1: Leadership for Peace: Mahatma Gandhi as a Paradigm Speaker: Dr. M.P. Mathai, Director, Gandhian Studies, Gujarat Vidyapeeth

11:00 JUICE BREAK11:10 Leadership Track

Topic 1: Participatory Action ResearchModerators: Dr. Marek Wosinski (USA), UCP-SARnet, Dr. Joanna Ochocki and Dr. Rich Janzen (Canada), Centre for Community Based Research

12:10 Agribusiness TrackTopic 1: Water for Agriculture- Modernization of Canal Command through Technology Intervention for Conservation of Water Speaker: Mr. Somnath Jadhav, Irrigation Engineer, JISL

13:10 LUNCH14:00 Leadership Track

Topic 2: Entrepreneurship, Business Plans, Locating Funding, Micro-Finance, Global MarketsModerators: Aaron Dickerson (USA), Arizona State University; Solomon Kanu (USA), Kanu and Associates; Robby Uppal and Nicolas Bright (USA), University of Arizona

15:00 Agribusiness TrackTopic 2: Water Management- Agriculture- Micro irrigation revolutionizing small scale farming in India.Speaker: Dr. P. Soman, Chief Agronomist, JISL

15:00 JUICE BREAK15:10 Agribusiness Track

Topic 3: Water for Agriculture- Hardware for Efficient Water Management Speaker: Mr. Abhijeet Joshi, Irrigation Product Specialist, JISL

16:10 Parallel meeting of moderators17:10 Round Table Discussion 2

Topic: What Have We Learned from Today’s Experience? Moderators: ASU Team

18:10 Gandhi trackTopic 2: Gandhian Thoughts and Gandhian PracticesPresenter: Prof. Ramjee Singh, Emeritus Professor and Eminent Gandhian

19:10 Cultural Program: Nigeria - GRF Auditorium20:00 DINNER21:00 Retire for the night

Monday, October 227:30 BREAKFAST9:00 Gandhi Track

Topic 3: Agriculture and Peace: Recalling the Vision of Mahatma GandhiSpeaker: Mr. Satya Narayana Sahu, Senior Bureaucrat and Gandhian Scholar

10:00 Field TripVisits to farms where small farmers have adopted high-tech cultivation methods on various crops (Location: Raver/Jamner) Guides: Mr. V.B. Patil, Mr. K.B. Patil and Mr. B.D. Jade, Sr. Agronomists, JISL On- farm Lunch

19:00 Cultural Program: Madagascar - GRF Auditorium20:00 DINNER 21:00 Retire for the night

Tuesday, October 237:30 BREAKFAST9:00 Gandhi Track

Topic 4: Organic Farming: New Horizons for LeadershipSpeaker: Dr. Rajendra Khimani, Registrar, Gujarat Vidyapeeth

10:00 Visit of Jain Hill farm, Food, Energy and Plastic ParkGuides: Dr. Balkrishna and Dr. A.V. Dhake, Agriculture Scientists , JISL

13:00 LUNCH14:00 Leadership Track

Topic 3: Multicultural Perspective on Community Leadership: Effective Communication and Multicultural DialogueModerators: Dr. Benjamin Broome (USA), Arizona State University; Dr. Ronald Mann (USA), Coaching the Global Village; Dr. Marek Wosinski (USA), UCP-SARnet

15:00 Leadership TrackTopic 4: Women as Community LeadersModerator: Ms. Jerrie Ueberle, World Academy for the Future of Women (China)

16:00 JUICE BREAK16:10 Agribusiness Track

Topic 4: Agriculture and Agri-processing: An Integrated Approach. Presenters: Mr. Sunil Deshpande and Mr. Sunil Gupta, Specialists in Agriculture, Food Processing, JISL

17:10 Agribusiness TrackTopic 5: Key factors in Indian FarmingPresenter: Mr. V.B. Patil, Sr. Agronomist, JISL

18:10 Parallel meeting of moderators18:10 PANEL 1

Delegates from each table report their postulates for the leadership training to be organized at the country level.

19:00 Cultural Program: Uganda - GRF Auditorium20:00 DINNER21:00 Retire for the night

Wednesday, October 247:30 BREAKFAST9:00 Gandhi Track

Topic 5 : Concepts in Gandhian Political EconomyPresenter: Dr. Y.P. Anand, Author and Eminent Gandhi Scholar

10:00 Leadership TrackTopic 5: Legal Aspects of Agribusiness; Micro financingModerators: Mr. Solomon Kanu (Kenya), Kanu & Associates, Mr. Robby Uppal and Mr. Nicolas Brait (USA), University of Arizona

11:00 JUICE BREAK11:10 Round Table Discussion 3

Topic: Starting Agribusiness in Specific Cultural and Socioeconomic Contexts12:10 Agribusiness Track

Topic 6: Building Partnerships for Water Management and SanitationPresenters: Dr. Rimjhim Aggarwal, Mr. Daniel Nzengya and Mr. Robert Kutter (USA), ASU School of Sustainability

13:10 LUNCH14:00 Leadership Track

Topic 6: Coaching ConversationModerator: Dr. Ronald Mann (USA), Coaching the Global Village

15:00 Agribusiness TrackTopic 7: Conveyance of Sea Water for Desalinization Presenter: Dr. Madhusudan Chaudhari, Engineer, Specialist in Marine Pipelines, JISL

16:00 JUICE BREAK16:10 Parallel meeting of moderators: strategy for collaboration with USAID.16:10 Round Table Discussion 4

Topic: What Have We Learned from Today’s Experience? Moderators: JISL experts

17:10 PANEL 2Topic: Collaboration among Community Organizations Moderator: Mr. Daniel Adugna, African Union

18:10 PANEL 3Delegates from each table report their postulates for the leadership training to be organized at the country level.

19:00 Cultural Program: Ghana - GRF Auditorium20:00 DINNER21:00 Retire for the night

Thursday, October 257:30 BREAKFAST9:00 Visions and Solutions

Organization: Care for LifePresenter: Mr. Joao Bueno (Brazil), Care for Life

10:00 Visions and SolutionsOrganization: Gandhi College of Social Work, Champaran, Bihar, IndiaPresenters: Mr. Birendra Kumar (India), GRF; Dr. Barbara Klimek (USA), ASU School of Social Work

11:00 JUICE BREAK11:10 Agribusiness Track

Topic 8: Practical Role of Biotechnology in Agriculture and Agribusiness. Presenter: Dr. V.R. Subramaniam and Dr. S. Bharadwaj, JISL

12:10 Leadership TrackTopic 7: Community Building and Community Leadership Moderators: ASU Team

13:10 LUNCH14:00 Gandhi Track

Topic 6: Agriculture Economics: Need for a New ParadigmPresenter: Dr. Sudarshan Iyengar, Vice Chancellor, Gujarat Vidyapeeth

15:10 JUICE BREAK15:10 to 19:00

Discussion with Experts and Facilitators

Table 1: Agriculture Table 2: Gandhi’s LegacyTable 3: Legal Aspects of Agribusiness and Building Alliances

17:00 JUICE BREAKTable 4: Coaching and Mentoring Table 5: Women as Leaders Table 6: Community BuildingParticipants will switch tables every half hour.

19:00 Cultural Program: Cameroon - GRF Auditorium20:00 DINNER21:00 Retire for the night

Friday, October 267:30 BREAKFAST9:00 Further Discussions on Topics as Requested by Participants11:00 JUICE BREAK11:10 Round Table Discussion 5: The most important issue learnt during the workshop

that I would like to include in leadership trainings organized at the country level.Moderators: Team of Facilitators

13:10 LUNCH14:00 PANEL 4: Moderators and Presenters

Delegates from each table will report their postulates for the leadership training to be organized at the country level.

15:00 Leadership TrackTopic 7: Strategy for Leadership Training in Agribusiness and Sustainability. Presenters: Team of moderators

16:00 JUICE BREAK16:10 Keynote Speech 4

Topic: Synergy, Sustainability, and Success Stories: The Case of Phelps Stokes; Need for Entrepreneurial Leadership Training in Africa: How Can We Work Together? Speaker: Mr. Pape Samb, President & CEO of Phelps Stokes

17:10 Closing Reflections: EmPeace LABS Network - The Road AheadPresenter: Dr. Marek Wosinski (USA), UCP-SARnet

18:10 Closing SessionSelected participants sharing their experience (30 minutes)Certificates (15 minutes)Recognitions (15 minutes)Valedictory speech: Dr. Bhavarlal H. Jain, Founder Chairman, JISL/ Founder GRF

19:00 DINNER20:00 Farewell Social

Applicant Organization/Expertise Country

Abdulrazaq Olanrewaju Afolabi African Youths Initiative on Crime Prevention NigeriaAdegoke Olanrewaju Global Youth Coalition on HIV/AIDS NigeriaAdeyemi Damilare Caring Hands International NigeriaAffiong Williams ReelFruit – Dried Fruit Company NigeriaAhmed Aderibigbe Salami Youth Alliance, The Gambia NigeriaAlban Olivry Natural Medicine, Ayurveda AustraliaAlemayehu Amare Tadese Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research EthiopiaAnowey Victor National Youth Council of Nigeria NigeriaAnozie Udenwa National Youth Council of Nigeria NigeriaBalogun Omobolanle Network of African Youths for Development NigeriaBeatrice Kanu National Library of Nigeria NigeriaChristogonus Chidiebere Ibe African Youths Initiative on Crime Prevention NigeriaDanjuma Mohammed UCP-SARnet, and TakingITGlobal NigeriaDarline Symphonie Global Youth Innovation Network CameroonDavid French Orbis Institute Inc. USADenise Rasoarinirina Arivola Tanora Miray Hina Cooperative MadagascarElendu Cletus Ugochukwu National Youth Council of Nigeria NigeriaElysette Eddya Nomenjanahary FIMPAZA Association MadagascarEster Rian Relief Mission Foundation Tanzania TanzaniaFati Aziz Transforming Rural Agricultural Communities

Through Organic Re-EngineeringGhana

Helvecia Takwe World Vision for Education & Development CameroonHenrietta Andersson Liberian Association of Arizona USAHerman Kizito Bukenya Joseph Generosity International Development UgandaHetiarivony Hasinandrasana Zo Mami-soa Rabetsimamanga Rafenomanantsoa

PROSPERER program Madagascar

Ibe Elvis Ogadinma African Youths Initiative on Crime Prevention NigeriaIdowu Abiodun Monsurat Network of African Youths for Development NigeriaIke Godfre Ndidi Ebu African Youths Initiative on Crime Prevention NigeriaJason Shah National Business Initiative (NBI) Nepal NepalJohn Kamoiro Laikipia North Stakeholders KenyaJohn Nwakanma Positive Care Development Foundation NigeriaJonathan Nsebo UCP-SARnet Ghana GhanaLalaniaina Marina Renko PROSPERER program MadagascarLawal Olabode Idowu African Youths Initiative on Crime Prevention NigeriaManveer Dhillon University College of the North CanadaMark Okowa Villages Action Against poverty (VAAP) KenyaMugisha Augustine Generosity International Development UgandaNick Zemura Lillian Watson Values & Phelps Stokes USANkemakolam Peter Emmanuel Niger Delta Development Commission NigeriaNnenne Usim Women & Youth Foundation NigeriaOkoro Justin Kelechi National Youth Council of Nigeria NigeriaOkullu-Ayor Vincent Generosity International Lifecare Development Coali-

tionUganda

Participant Directory

HEAD OFFICE

Arizona State UniversityDepartment of PsychologyP.O. Box 871104, Tempe, AZ 85287, USA. Tel. 480-965-6253Email: [email protected]

INTERNATIONAL LEADERSHIP TEAM Dr. Marek WosinskiFACILITATORExecutive OfficerEmail: [email protected] Osee Romeo TcheupgoumASSOCIATE FACILITATORHead of OperationsEmail: [email protected]

Robby Uppal (USA)ASSOCIATE FACILITATOREmail: [email protected] Adam Euerby (Canada)ICT COORDINATOREmail: [email protected] Dr. Iris Drower (USA)Email: [email protected] Birendra Kumar (India)Email: [email protected] John Mabey (The Netherlands)Email: [email protected] Ganeswar Sahoo (Italy)Email: [email protected] Susana Pesis (Argentina)Email: [email protected] Dr. Eva Szeli (USA)Email: [email protected]

EXECUTIVE TEAM Lauryn BatesLindy BlakeKrystyna BryniakMohamed Camara Angela KabasanAbidah KhalifeBrian McCollowAbigail MillerVarun PatankarRaviraj Poosarla

REGIONAL OFFICES

AFRICAContact Person: Osee Romeo Email: [email protected] ASIA & THE PACIFICContact Person: Birendra KumarUniversity Community Partnership for Social Action Research Network. UN Commission on Sustainable Development (Youth and Children Major Group ) Tel. +91-9910711112 Email: [email protected]

EUROPEContact Person: Ganeswar Sahoovia s cosma e damiano 103trento, tn 38122, ITALYTel. +39 3319782685Email: [email protected] CANADAContact Person: Adam EuerbyUniversity of WaterlooAdvanced Interface Design Lab1.519.888.4567 [email protected]

UNITED STATESContact Person: Mohamed Camara Department of Psychology Email: [email protected]

SOUTH AMERICAContact Person: Susana PesisEmail: [email protected] ADVISORY BOARD Rimjhim Aggarwal, Arizona State University (USA)

Robert Cialdini, Arizona State Uni-versity (USA)

Liz Cunningham, University of Brighton (England)

Aecio D’Silva, University of Ari-zona (USA)

Kim Eagles, Grassroots Activist (USA)

William A. Foster, Foster and Brahm Management Consulting (USA)

Rajesh Jangareddy, Vitesse Semi-conductor (India)

Solomon O. Kanu, Kanu and As-sociates (USA)

Richard Knopf, Arizona State Uni-versity (USA)

Grazyna Prawelska-Skrzypek, Jagiellonian University (Poland)

Jan Sadlak, Warsaw School of social Sciences and Humanities (Poland)Daniel Schugurensky, Arizona State University (USA)

Jerrie Ueberle, Global Interactions, Inc. (USA)

Christopher Zambakari, Student Representative (USA)

UCP-SARnet Directory

Olayinka Christopher Oresile National Youth Council of Nigeria NigeriaApplicant Organization/Expertise CountrySam Omojola Network of African Youths for Development NigeriaSilas Ngahane Njacheun UCP-SARnet - Cameroon / United Planet CameroonSimon Kisabi THYROID TanzaniaTanyi Christian LUKMEF-Cameroon USATsonam Cleanse Akpeloo UCP-SARnet Ghana GhanaZaidahmed Shaikh Mahila Housing SEWA Trust and Himmat India

AASRA for Community Transformation (ACT) is a non-profit advocating for universal human rights and children’s rights. Website: www.aasraindia.org.

African Woman and Child Features Service (AWC) ensures that the voices of the women and children in Africa, and the issues they face, are better represented in mainstream media. Website: www.awcfs.org.

African Youths Initiative on Crime Prevention (AYICRIP) is a non-governmental non-profit organization founded in 2008 with the purpose of organizing leadership and crime prevention programmes in communities and in institutions across Nigeria. Website: ayicrip.org.

Ann Foundation empowers people who live with the daily challenges of vision impairment, hearing loss and other disabilities in some of the world’s most impoverished places. Website: www.AnnFoundation.org

Anti-Poverty Project (TAPP) assists communities through job training, personal development training and providing technology to non-profit organizations and to the disadvantaged. Website: www.tapp.org.

Asian Pacific Community in Action. Created in 2002, the mission of the Asian Pacific Community in Action is to improve the health and well-being of the Asian Pacific Islander community in Maricopa County through empowerment, health promotion, and disease prevention. apcaaz.org.

Association for Welfare, Social Action, and Research—India (AWSAR) is an organization comprising of a group of professional social development workers from diverse background. Website: www.awsarindia.org.

Beam Foundation provides needy children in the developing world with school uniforms and necessary school supplies. Website: www.beamindia.org.

Cameroon Association for the Protection and Education of the Child (CAPEC) works with children, youth, parents, and governmental bodies to identify the needs of underprivileged children in Cameroon. Website: www.capecam.org.

The Canadian Forum on Civil Justice works towards a civil justice system that is accessible, effective, fair and efficient. Website: cfcj-fcjc.org/news.

The Centre for Community Research and Action, Laurier works to advance community knowledge, social policy, and practice for community wellness and social equity. Website: www.wlu.ca.

Changes for New Hope supports the impoverished children from the Peruvian Andes region through educational programs, personal development, and building of social and emotional wellbeing. Website: www.changesfornewhope.org.

The Community University Research Alliance explores new ways of providing community mental health support. Website: www.communitybasedresearch.ca/takingcultureseriouslyCURA.

Department of Youth Development, Sport & Training (Vanuatu). A government ministry that oversees sports and recreation along with technical vocational education and training which provides applicable life-skills to Youth and forges national, community and individual development. No Official Website.: More Info Here.

Ecuador Volunteer Foundation volunteers for social, community, educational, healthcare, and ecological projects throughout Ecuador. Website: www.ecuadorvolunteer.org.

Energy To Empower (E2E), a US based NPO, enables personal wealth and job creation by bridging regional and global economies for Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO’s) that serve developing world communities - empowering change. Website: www.energy2empower.org.

FIRBEJC—Fondation Islamique de Recherches pour le Bien-Etre de La Jeunesse Congolaise—is an NGO dedicated to helping youth in region fight economic, human, sociocultural, and political poverties. No Official Website. More Info Here.

UCP- SARnet Member Organizations

Global Thinking Women empowers women of all ages throughout the various stages in their lives. Website: www.odatsglobaltrainingandrecruitmentservice.com/index.html.

Greater Boghé Area Association, INC is a US based organization that partners with groups in the Boghé region of Mauritania to improve health conditions there and underlying factors affecting health. Website: www.boghe.org.

Helping Lives International is a non-profit focusing on eradicating poverty. Help youth gain employment and to work as Ambassadors and leaders. Website: www.helpinglives.7p.com.

International Youth Peace Tourism & Development Initiative (Nigeria) is an NGO that envisions volunteerism, especially of young tourists, as a key to accomplishing the MDGs and achieving sustainable development worldwide. Website: iyptding.wordpress.com.

India Vision Foundation (IVF): founded in 1994 by Dr. Kiran Bedi to expand upon the work of Navjyoti India Foundation. It strives to improve conditions in prisons, the lives of those incarcerated and that of their children. Website: www.indiaviosionfoundation.org.

Kalawa Library and School Project is a non-profit organization that endeavors to develop the next generation by providing basic library resources and teaching materials to several cities in Kenya that are in dire need of such resources. They are interested in gathering information to develop programs that will facilitate youth leadership and development. Website: kalawalspinc.org.

LUKMEF helps Cameroon to embrace peace, non-violence, social justice, and sustainable development in order to alleviate poverty. Website: www.lukmefcameroon.org.

Navjyoti India Foundation (NIF) was founded in 1988 by Dr. Kiran Bedi. NIF works in collaboration with IVF for positive change, beginning with a flagship program for correction, drug-addiction and rehabilitation. Website: www.navjyoti.org.in.

Network of East West Women - Polska (NEWW-Polska) is a Poland-based women’s advocacy network that provides knowledge and resources to empower and strengthen women while working towards social and economic equity. Website: www.neww.eu/en/about/neww/0.html.

“New Choice” Children’s Charity (Mongolia) is a non-governmental, non-profit organization based in Ulaanbaatar that seeks out volunteers to participate in their many projects based around helping the Mongolian community especially underserved children and orphans. Website: www.volunteer.org.mn.

Nigerian Youth Climate Coalition (NYCC) is focusing on climate change and collaborates with collaborating with youth, policy makers, and other stakeholders. Website: nigerianyouthclimatecoalition.blogspot.com.

Pluribus Europe is a consulting organization which coaches and trains their clients, comprised of international companies, in diversity and inclusion techniques at all levels of corporate management. Founded in 2006. Website: www.pluribus-europe.com/en.

Social Care Youth Initiative (Rwanda) is a youth-run organization that also incidentally works for the empowerment of youth in their region. They are devoted to accomplishing the MDGs as well as to addressing issues of Human Rights and Justice through various programs that they have developed. Website: scyi-rwanda.weebly.com.

Somali Family Services, established in 2003, envisions a peaceful and thriving Somalia. They promote the causes of human rights, social justice, democracy, and sustainable living by empowering the marginalized groups and communities in the country. Website: ussfs.org.

Students Travel and Exposure South Africa (STAESA) is a non-profit organization promoting and enhancing cultural exchange and development in Africa. Website: www.staesa.org.

TESA is a nonprofit organization aimed at researching, training researchers, outlining an implementing projects for the promotion of sustainable economy. Website: www.fundaciontesa.org/eng.

Unreasonable Institute supports globally-minded social entrepreneurs who are developing solutions to pressing issues. Website: unreasonableinstitute.org

UCP-SARnet The Gambia and UCP-SARnet Ghana are two separate officially registered NGOs that undertake a diverse and creative range of education-al, humanitarian, and peace-building initiatives to help achieve MDGs in their respective countries. Websites: ucpsarnet.iglooprojects.org/gambia and www.ucpsarnetghana.org.

Woman As Hero is an ASU Student Organization driven by the importance of the empower-ment of women to societies. Their main interests are education and entrepreneurship op-portunities for women, and they hold awareness campaigns on gender-related issues such as violence against women to spread the message. Website: womanashero.weebly.com

Youth Alliance for Justice & Peace (Sierra Leone), an NGO dedicated to the youth in the region fights the evils of poverty by encouraging saying no to narcotics, by creating education and employment opportunities, and by provid-ing desperately needed housing and medical care. This NGO unites youth, gives stronger self-worth, and allows them to help their own country. No Official Website: More Info Here.

The Youth Empowerment and Rehabilitation Association “YERA” is a non-profit that advocates for empowerment of youth in Somalia and to this end they promote self-reliance in various fields of activities. The organization is also committed to helping the needy hence their name “rehabilitation association”. Website: www.yerasom.org.

Amity University (India) is one of the best private universities in India with over 50000 students. Website: www.amity.edu.

Care for Life is a nonprofit organization operating in Mozambique and dedicated to promoting self reliance and instilling hope in families in poorer regions of this country. Website: www.careforlife.org.

Centre for Community Based Research brings people together to share knowledge in order to impact posi-tive social change. Website: www.communitybasedresearch.ca.

Coaching the Global Village works with social changers to use coaching to create innovative solutions to pressing global challenges. Website: coachingtheglobalvillage.org.

Comunitaria provides technical support and tools for community and psychosocial intervention programs. Four professional psychologists run this organization. Website: www.comunitaria.cl.

Community-Campus Partnerships for Health promotes health through service-learning, community-based participatory research, broad-based coalitions, and other partnership strategies. Website: www.ccph.info.

Community Toolbox provides resources for community leaders. Website: ctb.ku.edu.

East Europe Foundation seeks to support successful community-driven development initiatives. Website: www.eef.org.ua.

Global Alliance for ICT & Development creates an inclusive global forum and platform to promote discus-sion on using ICT for the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals. Website: www.un-gaid.org.

Global Alliance for Community Based Research promotes Community-Engaged Research as a fundamen-tal means to contributing to human betterment by the sharing of knowledge across the world. Website: com-munityresearchcanada.ca.

UCP- SARnet Collaborating Knowledge Partners

Global Interactions, Inc works with professionals to interact with domestic and global counterparts to increase exchange of practices, technologies, and research. Website.: www.globalinteractions.org

Indira Gandhi National Open University (India) offers 338 programs of study through over 3,500 courses to a cumulative student strength of over 30 million students. Website: www.ignou.ac.in.

Jagiellonian University (Poland) is the second oldest university in Europe located in Krakow. Website: www.uj.edu.pl.

Leaders De Demain (LDD) – Leaders of Tomorrow – is an Association of Educational Consultants based in Cameroon with Partners all around the world. Their objective is to open borders to African youths to study and work abroad. Website: www.ldd.com.Leadership Learning Community identifies, evaluates, and applies ideas and practices in leadership develop-ment in order to make leadership more effective. Website: leadershiplearning.org/community-connections.

Orbis Institute develops global leaders through programs that advance awareness, critical thinking, and ac-tion. Website: www.orbisinstitute.org.

Sias International University combines Chinese educational philosophies with Western educational models to develop professionals who are prepared to meet the demands of trans-national corporations and enter-prises. Website: www.sias.edu.cn/en.

SoReCom conducts and disperses research that focuses on social issues relevant to Europe and its policies. Website: www.europhd.eu.

Taking It Global uses the power of online community to facilitate global education, social entrepreneurship, and civic engagement for millions of youth worldwide. Website: www.tigweb.org.

UN Millennium Campaign supports and inspires people from around the world to take action towards the Millennium Development Goals. Website: www.endpoverty2015.org.

United Nations Foundation advocates for the UN and a platform for connecting people, ideas and resources to help the United Nations solve global problems. Website: www.unfoundation.org.

Video Voice Collective: brings academic researchers, filmmakers, technology mavens, social justice champi-ons, and community leaders together to improve the health conditions of underserved communities. Web-site: video-voice.org.

Warsaw School of Social Sciences and Humanities is a private university that educates students in psy-chology, philosophy, humanities, and social sciences. Website: www.swps.pl/english.

World for World Organization (Italy) is an Italian-based non-profit organization, operating in Italy and internationally. Website: www.worldforworld.org.

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The statue ‘Ahimsa’ by eminent Gandhi sculptor Ram Vanji Sutar adorning the portals of Gandhi Research Foundation