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HP Climate Change Photography Contest ‘09

2009-11-06T22:32:00.000-08:00

The world around you is changing. When most people think of global warming, they think of icebergs melting, seas rising and low-lying areas getting flooded. But it is no longer just an apocalyptic warning of doom. It is no longer something that will happen in some distant land. Flashfloods, hurricanes, droughts, heat waves and other natural disasters are becoming commonplace. Each one of us is being affected. The impact of climate change is no longer something that will come in the future – it is happening right here… right now.

The HP Climate Change Photography Contest, in association with Sanctuary Asia and WWF-India asks you to record these changes happening around you. A single, striking image has the power to tell a story that truly hits home. Through your photos, we hope to spread your message to the world and help bring about a change in the way we look at our planet.

The jury will look for images that will help draw attention to the challenges and solutions of climate change and drive us toward local and global action. You are limited only by your imagination.
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http://hpcapturechange.in.com for more details
Win more than 3 lac prizes

CHNRI: International Essay Contest 2009

2009-10-22T02:31:00.000-07:00

"From Research to Evidence-based Policy”

The Child Health and Nutrition Research Initiative (CHNRI) is pleased to announce the CHNRI International Essay Contest 2009. It is CHNRI’s mandate to advocate research programmes directed at addressing the conditions responsible for the most important diseases suffered by children, especially in developing countries, where the major burden of disease remains. In particular, CHNRI aims to influence policy decisions and program development to fast track the adoption of cost-effective and sustainable solutions.

Theme:
The CHNRI International Essay Contest 2009 has been conceived to showcase examples of research that had an impact on policymakers, donors or relevant stakeholders to implement evidence informed policy or to allocate more funds for research focused on key issues that affect child health and nutrition. The contest is focused on examples of policies oriented to improve child health and nutrition that are based on research findings. CHNRI is looking for the best examples of how research has been translated into policy that improved the child health and/or nutrition status at national, regional, or global level within the past 20 years. Interested participants should provide a specific example of how the evidence was generated to help establish, modify or implement a policy, based on research. The essay should describe the context in which the described case took place, which may include the history of the institution, and provide a substantiated and specific example of how research results influenced policy-making as well as program development.
Rules and guidelines
Eligible papers may be submitted by any researcher working in the field of child health and nutrition research.
Each applicant can submit only one essay.
The essay must not have been published previously.
The essay should be in English of a maximum of 2,000 words and an abstract of maximum 300 words.
Each essay should have adequate references.
Entries will be judged on originality, expression of ideas, presentation, and understanding of the research environment, and be evaluated by an evaluating committee of experts via blind review.
Submission must include a cover sheet with the applicant’s name, date of birth, institutional affiliation, official designation i.e. title (if any), mailing address, e-mail address, phone and fax numbers.
Entries must be submitted in an electronic format to Dr. Tanvir M. Huda, Coordinator, CHNRI Secretariat: chnri@icddrb.org

Deadlines
The last date for acceptance of electronic applications is December 11, 2009.
The winners will be notified by end of December 2009.
Prizes
The 12 most outstanding essays will be published in an anthology and the authors will be featured on the CHNRI's official website throughout the year.
The best 5 essay winners will receive cash prizes of US$1000 each.
The first prize winner, in addition to cash prize, will receive financial support for presenting his/her paper at a relevant international academic conference. Grant assistance from CHNRI will be subject to acceptance of the paper in the conference.
More information on the contest
The Child Health and Nutrition Research Initiative (CHNRI) website
http://www.who.int/pmnch/media/membernews/2009/20091211_chnriessaycontest/en/index.html

Indo-US Research Fellowship Awards: 2009

2009-10-06T23:43:00.000-07:00

Indo-US Research for Indian Researchers

Science and Engineering Research Council (SERC) of Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India and Indo-US Science & Technology Forum (IUSSTF) committed to the common goal of promoting science and technology through devised programs and to nurture contacts between scientists and technologists at an early career stage jointly launch the Indo-US Research Fellowship Program for Indian Researchers. The objective of the Indo-US Research Fellowship Program for Indian Researchers is to introduce scientists and engineers in the early stages of their careers to international collaborative research opportunities, thereby furthering their research capacity and global perspective and forging long-term relationships with scientists, technologists and engineers in USA.

These awards will provide an excellent opportunity to young Indian scientists and technologists of all disciplines, under the age of 40 years to interact with the American scientific community and get first hand information of the developments taking place at the international level and acquaint themselves with new scientific research methods and to collaborate in a larger research project. It will enable young Indian researchers to carry out a clearly defined research project at a place of their choice in USA upto a period of 12 months. The individual availing this fellowship would be called as an IUSSTF Research Fellow.

Eligibility Criteria for Indo-US Research Fellowship
Academic Qualifications:

Master’s degree in engineering, technology or equivalent or Ph.D. in science or technology or equivalent or M.D. degree in medicine or equivalent.

Applicants must provide proof of independent research work in internationally recognized academic journals.

Age: Upto 40 years as on 31 December 2009

Employment: A permanent position in a public funded R&D lab/ S&T institution (non-private)/ recognized universities/colleges in India

Area of Work: Area proposed by the candidate should be clearly defined as:

(i) Atmospheric and Earth Sciences
(ii) Chemical Sciences
(iiii) Engineering Sciences
(iv) Life Sciences
(v) Medical Sciences
(vi) Mathematical and Computational Sciences
(vii) Physical Sciences

Promising applications in areas other than the above areas may also be considered.

Place of work: The fellow should be accepted by the US scientific/technological institution, which is internationally recognized as an outstanding institution where major work in the identified area is in progress. There should be willingness on the part of the American institution to accept and extend necessary support to the candidate for the work proposed.

The candidate should himself/herself correspond with their proposed host institution abroad for placement. Candidate is required to produce evidence, in the form of a letter of acceptance from the US institution to be visited along with merits/uniqueness of that host institute in the proposed area.

Note: The candidates who have availed any other overseas fellowship to USA for a period of more than three months through any Government/public funding agency during last two years will also not be considered for this fellowship.

Fellowship:
“The IUSSTF Fellow will be entitled to fellowship amount of US $ 3000 per month.”

"IUSSTF Fellow will also be entitled to a personal contingency grant of upto a maximum of Rs. 50,000 to cover for visa, airport transfer, medical insurance etc. Medical insurance expenses, visa fee, airport transfer charges will be met by the fellow from out of this personal contingency grant."

IUSSTF Fellow will also be permitted to travel within USA to attend conferences or visit other institutes of interest with the approval of the advisor at the host institute. The Fellow will be entitled to avail one of the following grants for this purpose.
i) Grant of $ 600 for fellowship period upto 6 months
ii) Grant of $ 1200 for fellowship period beyond 6 months

Air-tickets for all the selected IUSSTF Fellow would be provided directly by the IUSSTF travel desk by economy class and shortest route from their place of work in India to the place of the American host institute and back. As a rule, reimbursements will not be provided for air tickets purchased directly.

Rules governing payment of salary, leave, medical, gratuity, GPF and pension etc. of the organization/ institution/ university to which the fellow belongs would continue to be applicable. No liability on any of these accounts will be borne by IUSSTF.

The candidate selected for the award of the Indo-US fellowship should commence their research with six month period from the date of award announcement. Failure to do so would render the fellow forfeit the award.
Application Guidelines

1. Application should be submitted in the prescribed format
2. Application should not be more than 20 pages maximum including CVs
3. Application should be forwarded through the head of organization/ department where the candidate is employed
4. Scanned copy of acceptance letter from host institution in USA

Application should be submitted electronically as single word/ pdf file to:
Indo-US Science and Technology Forum (IUSSTF)
Email: fellowship@indousstf.org

For immediate answers to your queries, please contact:
Dr. Smriti Trikha
Indo-US Science and Technology Forum
12 Hailey Road, Fulbright House
New Delhi- 110 001
Ph: 91-11-42691700; Fax: 91-11-23321552

Submission deadline: 31 December 2009

Echoing Green - Great funding for Social Change

2009-09-22T21:29:00.000-07:00

Social entrepreneurs play a vital role in fostering societal change
The next big idea for social change will come from a robust pipeline of new leaders with innovative solutions. Social entrepreneurs exhibit an extremely high level of passion and commitment to their ideas. As a result, they remain steadfast on realizing their vision, but they also remain malleable in order to weather the obstacles that they will confront.
Social entrepreneurs are extraordinary "bridgers." They have the great ability to deeply engage multiple and diverse stakeholders in their work, attracting corporate, public, and nonprofit leaders alike.
Social entrepreneurs need support and a strong network to succeed
Social change work is oftentimes lonely and arduous and beyond the capacity of any one individual, especially during its start-up stage.
A strong network of support is critical to sustaining the work of great societal leaders and broadening their impact.
More risk-taking is required in the philanthropic sector to drive true social change
The entrepreneurial spirit that has long driven the economic growth in the U.S. and around the world needs to be brought to the social sector. Social change is created by developing new approaches that address root causes.
Throughout history, breakthrough ideas and social change tend to come from the margins of society.

New organizations, unconstrained by tradition, are often best able to challenge the status quo.
Return on Investment:
By year two, Echoing Green Fellows raise three times their Echoing Green grant.
Five years after the completion of their fellowship, Echoing Green funded organizations raised total dollars equivalent to thirty-seven times their total Echoing Green seed investment.
According to a 2004 study, Echoing Green Fellows’ organizations raised approximately $930 million to support their work—an ROI of forty-four times our initial investment.
Launching Organizations Built for Impact:
By year two, 58 percent of Echoing Green organizations have budgets over $100,000, compared to 43 percent of peer organizations.
By year two, 86 percent of Echoing Green Fellows hire at least one additional staff member, compared to 75 percent of peer organizations.
Creating Long-Term Solutions:
Approximately two out of three organizations founded through an Echoing Green investment reaches sustainability.
Of the organizations without current fellow involvement, 75 percent continue to thrive under new leadership.

Echoing Green also assesses our fellows' idea diffusion—how our fellows' innovative ideas, models, or strategies for social change are adopted, adapted, and developed by other institutions and eventually considered a mainstream practice.

Visit web page for more details
http://www.echoinggreen.org

2009 Global Development Awards and Medals Competition

2009-09-11T04:00:00.000-07:00

2009 Global Development Awards and Medals Competition
2009 research themes "truly global"

The 2009 Global Development Awards and Medals Competition

The Global Development Network (GDN) is now accepting submissions for its annual competition for development research proposals/papers and development projects. Researchers and NGOs from developing and transition countries are invited to participate in the competition. The competition is generously funded by the Ministry of Finance, Government of Japan and other donors.

The competition focuses on key issues such as globalization, regional integration and international migration against the backdrop of the current global economic and financial crisis, the political and economic repercussions of which can already be felt across countries and regions. The impact of these crises on the architecture of developing countries cannot be understated. They have prompted many to challenge globalization and they are also likely to hasten the structural shift in global economic power from Western countries to emerging markets.

The deadline for submission of development projects has been extended till September 10, 2009.

The deadline for submission of new research proposals/papers has been extended till October 14, 2009.

Prizes
The finalists will win cash prizes and a round-trip air fare with all boarding and lodging expenses paid to travel to the GDN Annual Conference where they will present their proposals/papers and showcase an interesting on-project before an eminent jury for the final round. This year the final selection will be held in Prague, Czech Republic. The Awards are funded by the Government of Japan and the Medals are funded by prestigious donors.

The 2009 Global Development Awards and Medals Competition themes are:

Globalization, Regulation and Development
International Migration: Crossing Borders, Changing Lives?
Regional Integration- Convergence Big Time, or, an Opportunity Wasted?
Note: Those applying to the competition under the Japanese Award for Outstanding Research on Development and for the Japanese Award for the Most Innovative Development Project category need to apply on the template provided, while the ‘Medals for Research on Development’ may apply online as per the guidelines provided below.

Deadline:
September 10, 2009 for the Japanese Award for the Most Innovative Development Project
October 14, 2009, for the Japanese Award for Outstanding Research on Development and Medals for Research on Development

The competition is open to researchers from developing & transition countries.

Submissions will be accepted under the following three categories:

Category 1: Japanese Award for Outstanding Research on Development

Eligibility:

Applicants who have outstanding new research proposals that provides a new dimension to research on any of the three topics listed above
Citizens and permanent residents of developing and transition countries or who are temporarily based in a developed country for not more than five years
Staff of bilateral/multilateral agencies are not eligible to apply.
Prizes: First Prize: US $30,000; Second Prize: US $5,000. GDN will sponsor finalists to attend the Eleventh Annual Global Development Conference, Prague, Czech Republic from January 16-18, 2010 and present their proposals.

Age Limit: 45 years
Deadline: October 14, 2009

Guidelines: More »
Template: More »

Category 2: Medals for Research on Development

Eligibility:

Applicants who have completed research papers on any of the three topics
Citizens and permanent residents of developing and transition countries or who are temporarily based in a developed country for not more than five years
Staff of bilateral/multilateral agencies are not eligible to apply.
Prizes: First Prize: US $10,000; Second prize: US $5,000 in each of the three topics mentioned above. GDN will sponsor finalists to attend the Eleventh Annual Global Development Conference, Prague, Czech Republic from January 16-18, 2010 and present their papers.

Age Limit: 45 years
Deadline: October 14, 2009

Guidelines: More »
Apply Online: More »

Category 3: Japanese Award for the Most Innovative Development Project

Eligibility:

Proposals of ongoing development projects that have the potential to create the maximum impact in local communities
Development projects managed by an institution with headquarters in Africa, Asia, Middle East, Latin America, Caribbean, Pacific Islands or transition economies of Europe and Central Asia. Projects should have been implemented before December 31, 2007.
Participants from previous years (except finalists) may apply but must submit updated proposals.
Prizes: First Prize: US $30,000; Second Prize: US$ 5,000. GDN will sponsor finalists to attend the Eleventh Annual Global Development Conference, Prague, Czech Republic from January 16-18, 2010 and present their projects.
Deadline: September 10, 2009
Guidelines: More »
Template: More »

Apply Online: More »
http://www.gdnet.org/~2009awards

My teacher's Day Story contest 11th spt is last day

2009-09-04T22:49:00.000-07:00

Write story on how special your bond with your teacher. Write story and win prizes.
send your entries before 11th Spt 09 to Minal R.
at Kores India email response.opd@kores-india.com
Refer Times of India page 9 dt 5th Spt 2009

Role and Scope of MSW in Health and Medical

2009-08-25T01:30:00.000-07:00

Friends
Today onward I would like to start discussion and inputs on various scope of various students in health field. I like to take first about Master of Social Work. Please take active participation in discussion and make fruitful to students and faculties of department.

Medical social work is a sub-discipline of social work. It is the application and adoption of the methods and philosophy of social work in the field of health and medical care. It is also defined as the branch of social work dealing with the social, physical and psychological aspects of patients. It is the branch that uses the relevant social skills and knowledge to help the patients.
Medical social workers typically work in a hospital, skilled nursing facility or hospice, have a graduate degree in the field (Master’s degree in social work, MSW or MSSW), and work with patients and their families in need of psychosocial help. Medical social workers assess the psychosocial functioning of patients and families and intervene as necessary. Interventions may include connecting patients and families to necessary resources and supports in the community; providing psychotherapy, supportive counseling, or grief counseling; or helping a patient to expand and strengthen their network of social supports. Medical social workers typically work in an interdisciplinary team with professionals of other disciplines (such as medicine, nursing, physical, occupational, speech and recreational therapy, etc.). Medical social workers are dedicated to assisting the patients and families who are in need of help. (Book on sociology and health for physiotherapist page 196)

The author has tried to describe the emerging trend for MSW students. Master of social work is becoming synonym with Medical Social Work. It really interested. The university is giving degree of Master of Social work. But now next to industry, there is very big demand of MSW in Medical and Health field.
Now there is questions which need to target?
1. Why is the increasing demand of MSW in Health and Medical Field?
2. What are the different roles MSW play in this field?
3. What should they learn while they are in college or on project?
4. What should be their salary structure in field?
5. What further specialization can be done in field?
6. Are we copying the western world? Do we have our own model of health care?

I request people to give answer to all such questions. We like to make discussion interactive.

Note: The Book ‘Sociology and health for Physiotherapist’ is available on all medical book store and publisher is B. I Publication NewDelhi.

Millennium Development Goals: How should we deliver on these promises?

2009-08-12T20:30:00.000-07:00

Millennium Development Goals: How should we deliver on these promises?

By 2015 India has pledged to achieve the following eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)-

Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
Achieve universal primary education
Promote gender equality and women’s empowerment by eliminating gender disparity in schools
Reduce the child mortality rate
Reduce the maternal mortality rate
Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases
Ensure environment sustainability
Develop global partnership for development

As young Indians, assess where the gaps and challenges lie and then tell us how our country can achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs):

How to enter

You should be an Indian citizen between the ages of 18 to 35 years.
* The first step is to register with us at
indiabridgethegap@gmail.com with your name and email id. We will then be in touch with you.
* You must acquaint yourself with the Millennium Development Goals.
* Then rank the following 10 constituents on a scale of 10 to 1, in their order of importance for the achievement of the MDGs. The category you feel is more important figures higher on the scale.

1. Celebrities
2. Corporate leaders
3. Educationists
4. Elected representatives
5. Government officials
6. Health personnel
7. NGOs
8. The Judiciary
9. The Media
10. The Youth

Tell us what the most important things that need to be done are to achieve the MDGs. You may choose from the following formats to express yourself:
# A 1000-word essay #Or a pictorial strip # Or a film not longer than five minutes using a mobile phone or digital camera.

* Every contestant must enclose a birth certificate and a statement certifying that the work submitted is original.
* Each contestant can send in only one entry. Entries from teams comprising not more than three persons would also be considered, provided that the oldest member in the team is not more than 35 years.
* Entries should be sent in an envelope marked 'Mera India, Bridge the Gap' to Women’s Feature Service, G-69 Second Floor, Nizamuddin West, New Delhi –110013.

* Entries can also be emailed to: indiabridgethegap@gmail.com, along with a scanned birth certificate and statement certifying that the work is original.

The Prizes
1st prize – Rs 75,000
2nd prize – Rs 50,000
3rd prize – Rs 25,000
Many other prizes too!

Each entry would be judged on its content, its innovative nature and the practicability of the ideas suggested. The jury will be a panel of independent persons well known in their respective fields.
Prize winners will be invited to a special awards function in New Delhi and your ideas will be shared with policy makers, civil society leaders and people in various fields who can make a difference.

Last Date for receiving entries: October 5, 2009

The decision of our panel of judges will be final.

Organised by Unnati Features and Women’s Feature Service

Supported by the UN Millennium Campaign
http://meraindiamdgsbridgethegap.blogspot.com/

Inviting applications for Child Rights Fellowships- 2009

2009-08-03T02:44:00.000-07:00

CRY - Child Rights and You, invites applications from researchers in exploring child rights. 10 applicants will be selected from all over India, for grants between Rs. 50,000 - Rs. 100,000.

The National Child Rights Research Fellowships were started to encourage new findings on why children are deprived of their rights and ways in which rights may be guaranteed. "We find that on the one hand, the Constitution of India redefines the state-citizen relationship in terms of rights and duties. But on the other hand, how these rights and duties are interpreted is not always in terms of the best interest of the child," says Dipankar Majumder- Director, CRY.

"In the last six decades, children have been part of nation building and have also faced the brunt of the development path taken. This gives scope for in-depth studies on how children form their identities? How are their childhoods experienced in a society where the role of family, community, economy and the state is ever-changing? The CRY research fellowships encourage original ideas, non conventional approaches and seek creative methodologies to explore this area. >From the insights and information that researchers will share, we hope to learn more about the interplay of culture, tradition, law, ethics and policy in defining the best interest principle," he explains.

a.. Eligibility: Potential fellows will be Indians residing in India, above the age of 18 years. There is no upper age limit. Preference will be given to applicants who have studied in government schools, where no fees are charged (Studies conducted and CRY's experience of working with over 2000 deprived communities in villages and urban slums shows that students attending government schools are primarily Dalits, tribals, girls and children from female headed and/or landless households.) Applicants are invited from Indians residing in India.

a.. Language: Proposals may be submitted in any Indian language.

a.. Time Frame for Completion of Research Project: From one month to one year.

Please send the proposal through email to research@crymail.org. All regional language proposals (with an English translation) may also be sent by post to CRY Documentation Centre, CRY-Child Rights and You, 189 A, Anand Estate, Sane Guruji Marg, Mumbai 400011.

Last Date for receipt of application: September 12, 2009. The names of researchers who are awarded the Fellowship 2009 will be announced on the CRY website latest by April 2010.

About CRY - Child Rights and You:

CRY - Child Rights and You is India's leading advocate for child rights. Over 30 years CRY has partnered with NGOs, communities, government, the media to help create a movement that addresses the root causes that deprive children of their rights

For more information please visit us at www.cry.org

Small Grants and Fellowships Available for Work on Toxicity, Waste and Pollution in India

2009-07-29T03:20:00.000-07:00

EEJP: Small Grants and Fellowships Available for Work on Toxicity, Waste and Pollution in India

Environmental Equity and Justice Partnership (EEJP) announces the launch of second phase of its grant program.

EEJP strives to catalyse grassroots initiatives, trigger new imagination and perspectives, encourage crossover linkages, and provide greater opportunities to connect to environmental thinking. This it seeks to accomplish through its two components -- Environmental Small Grants (for organisations) and Environmental
Fellowship (for individuals)

The focus of the current program is on cross cutting environmental issues around Toxicity, Waste and Pollution in India. Any activity that falls within the program focus and is strategic; action-oriented; builds public involvement and support; focuses on root causes of the issue; and most important, has a clear sustainability plan; is eligible for support under EEJP.

EEJP is currently inviting applications. For details on eligibility, application process, time line, and other important aspects under each of the components are available on EEJP website (www.eejp.org). The deadline for submitting Concept Note (in prescribed) format) is 31 July 2009. All program or process related queries may be addressed to: EEJP Coordinator at info@eejp.org

Vacancy at UNDP India

2009-07-20T21:21:00.000-07:00

UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME

Vacancy Announcement No. UNDP/SC/2009/

Date of Issue: 10 July 2009

Date of Closing: 25 July 2009

I. Position Information

Post Title : State Project Officer (Disaster Risk Reduction)

Organization : UNDP

Band: : Seven

Supervisor : State Disaster Management Authority and/or Department of Disaster Management/Relief.

Duty Station : Arunachal Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Delhi, Gujarat, Kerala, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Orissa, Pondicherry, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakand and West Bengal)

Type of Contract : Service Contract (Taxable)

Duration : One Year

II. Organizational Context

Since 2002 UNDP has been providing funding and implementation support to the Ministry of Home Affairs under the GoI-UNDP Disaster Risk Management Programme covering 176 multi-hazard prone districts in 17 states. The programme has come to an end in June 2009. Based on the lessons learnt, recommendations of the evaluations conducted, priorities identified in the Eleventh Five Year Plan, provisions of the National Disaster Management Act 2005, Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA) and UNDP's global mandate, a new Disaster Risk Reduction Programme has been formulated through a consultative process. This programme, expected to start in 2009, would focus on disaster risk reduction and has essentially four components:

§ Strengthened SDMAs and DDMAs to fulfill the responsibilities stipulated in the National DM Act (2005), especially with respect to DRM;

§ Methodologies and modalities developed for ensuring risk reduction through development programmes of all partners at national, state and community levels;

§ Urban risk reduction undertaken by addressing planning and development issues through suitable legislative and regulatory mechanisms; and

§ Recovery framework setup through which the people affected by disasters are able to access resources for rebuilding their lives and to revive their livelihoods.

There is a fifth cross-cutting component which relates to strengthening Knowledge and Information Sharing platform in disaster management.

Though the Government at the Centre and States are committed to follow a holistic approach leading to disaster risk reduction, there is a need for common understanding of the various dimensions of disaster risk reduction identified under the national programmes, capacity building measures encompassing systemic, individual and institutional capacity at various levels are critical for the success of these programmes. The new Disaster Risk Reduction Programme encompasses the following outcomes at the end of the programme period at the Centre, States and institutional levels:

· Human resource development for DRM

· Partnership Development

· Support to formulate Policies and Frameworks for DRM

· Enhanced support to build linkages with Development Programmes and Partners

· Build resilience of communities and households

· Promote Equity, Social Inclusion and Gender Empowerment

· Develop mechanisms for compliance

· Enhanced Support to learning and knowledge sharing

While the above programme will focus in select states, the Government of India through NDMA and MHA has initiated several programmes/schemes. In order to help the State Governments to carry forward the DRR agenda and to participate in the national initiatives, UNDP will be placing experienced DM professionals in select states.

For this purpose, it is proposed to recruit State Project Officers (Disaster Risk Reduction) in various selected States who would coordinate activities as per the duties and responsibilities listed below and will work under the supervision of the SDMA and/or Department of Disaster Management/Relief in close consultation with UNDP, Disaster Management Unit.

III. Functions / Key Results Expected

a.. Support SDMA in development of awareness campaign strategy for DRR and its implementation in the state.
b.. Facilitate SDMA in development of Human Resource Plan for implementation of the DRR initiatives as well for the training institutes/ resource institutes to undertake training at different levels based on DRR
c.. Provide technical support in preparation or updation of state disaster management plan to ensure that the issues of DRR have been addressed
d.. Facilitate the SDMA to initiating risk and vulnerability assessments and preparation of annual vulnerability and risk reduction reports.
e.. Support the SDMA in follow up with various line departments to ensure that DRR issues have been addressed in their development plans.
f.. Facilitate SDMA in preparation of Disaster Risk Reduction Projects in various sectors
g.. Facilitate SDMA in carrying out DRR Audit of the development plans prepared by line departments.
h.. Support the SDMA in developing a Recovery framework for the state
i.. Support the SDMA in Knowledge and information sharing platform in DRR
j.. Support SDMA in conceptualizing and formulating projects and programmes as a part of the national initiatives/schemes.
k.. Support SDMA in reporting progress and achievements in the field of DM to Government and donors as required
l.. Assist the UNDP DM Unit in overall physical and financial monitoring and evaluation through regular tracking of results and reporting

V. Recruitment Qualifications:

Education:

· Post-graduate Degree/Diploma in Management, Urban/Rural planning, Social Sciences, Disaster Management and/or relevant fields

Experience:

· At least 7-10 years experience in the development sector having relevance to disaster management

· Work experience in government/national and international agencies and civil society organization

· Candidates should be willing to be positioned in any state and to travel within India.

Knowledge and Skills:

a.. Good understanding of hazard and vulnerability of the state
b.. Knowledge of vulnerability reduction issues in the context of natural and human induced hazards, including cross cutting themes such as gender, inclusion, human rights, etc.
c.. Understanding of capacity building and institutional building issues
d.. Hand on experience in programme/project management and related tools.
e.. Proficiency in computers and web applications
f.. Excellent communication and writing skills including report writing

Language Requirements:

a.. Excellent command over written and spoken English language.

Elsevier Foundation libraries grant

2009-07-05T21:17:00.000-07:00

The Elsevier Foundation is inviting proposals under its 2009 Innovative Libraries in Developing Countries. The program provides support to libraries in developing countries for adding scientific, technical and medical information. The program supports projects such as digitization of the library information, knowledge preservation, training and education for librarians and researchers and long-term partnerships between developed and developing countries for technical assistance and training. Projects should preferably be innovative, have the potential to generate impact in the society and demonstrate sound sustainability. The Foundation provides grants up to US $5,000 – 50,000 for one-year projects as well as for multi-year projects. Proposals can be submitted by email, mail or fax. The last date for submitting the completed proposals is 9 August 2009. For more information, visit this link.
http://www.elsevierfoundation.org/guidelines.html

1 million dollar form Gets foundation for innovative learning

2009-07-05T21:10:00.000-07:00

The Access to Learning Award (ATLA) honors innovative organizations that are opening a world of online information to people in need. The foundation’s Global Libraries initiative invites applications from libraries and similar organizations outside the United States that have created new ways to offer these key services:

Free public access to computers and the Internet.

Public training to assist users in accessing online information that can help improve their lives.

Technology training for library staff.

Outreach to underserved communities.
The award recipient will receive $1 million.

The application period for the 2009 Access to Learning Award closed on October 31, 2008. Thank you to everyone who submitted an application. The award recipient and all other applicants will be notified of their status by July 2009 and we will publicly announce the award recipient in August 2009.

. For more information, visit this link.
http://www.gatesfoundation.org/atla/Pages/access-to-learning-award-how-to-apply.aspx

Interview with Executive director oF Bill-Melinda Foundation

2009-06-16T02:36:00.000-07:00

Tadataka Yamada, the executive director of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, is the former chairman of research and development at the pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline and was a gastroenterologist for much of his early career.

Yamada is responsible for the foundation's grant-making in global health. He spoke to Katherine Nightingale, at a media briefing, about the philosophy behind the foundation's Grand Challenges Explorations programme (see US$100 million awarded for innovation in health research). The US$100 million programme, launched in 2008, provides investigators with unorthodox ideas US$100,000 grants to take their ideas to proof of principle stage — with the potential for further funding.

What is Grand Challenges all about?
Health solutions for the developing world are hard to create, so we believe that true innovation is needed. Some areas require a revolution in thinking — not just an evolution in thinking. If you think about HIV vaccines, everything that's been tried so far has not gone well, and part of the problem is that we are locked in an orthodoxy of thinking about the problem that prevents us from thinking in novel creative ways.

We have many different mechanisms for funding innovation but the one that we started last year was really focused on creating true innovation, ways to imagine solutions to problems that have existed for some time but really challenge orthodoxy.

Is it hard to apply for a grant?

You need a two-page application at the start with no preliminary data required. If you have a 20-page application where you dot the "i"s and cross the "t"s, you're not going to get those new ideas.

Have you been deluged with applications?

We've had 7,000 applications. The first round we funded about 105 and the second round about 75–80 new grants. Over five years I'm thinking we'll have signed off 1,000 grants. The whole point is that we're willing to take risks. My guess is that maybe one or two are real charlatans but that happens.

Can people submit any idea?

We pick the subjects. We say: here are the stumbling blocks, here are the roadblocks. So there is a variety of topics that are specifically interesting to us: new ways to protect against HIV; new ways to think about TB latency; new ways to prevent against infection in general.

And are the proposed subjects always a direct response to problems "on the ground"?

Yes. Let me give you an example. This is one that we haven't announced yet. Reproductive health is one of the major problems. High fertility rate is a big problem but one of the biggest problems is the early onset of the first pregnancy, and maternal death and child death is greatly enhanced if the mother is young.

One of the major concerns — though hard to prove — is that hormone-based contraceptives close epiphysis of bone early [preventing bones from reaching its full height]. It hasn't been proven yet but that's one of the fears and there's been some evidence that that might happen. So you can't use these hormone-based pills for pre-adolescent girls and one of the big questions is what kinds of non-hormonal contraceptives are there? Zero. Why? Because there's no market for them, because in the developed world 13-year-olds don't have babies by and large.

So I said what if we created a Grand Challenges Explorations category: new ways to prevent pregnancies that are not hormone based. I hope we get a thousand ideas on this of which we can pick 20 or 30 and fund them and see how far they go.

How does the foundation choose between the applicants?

The critical piece is the review. The NIH established a "pioneer" award in the US, but the reviewers were peers. Peer review innovation because by definition innovators have no peers. That's really critical because I think people who are experts in their field are locked in an orthodoxy of thinking that makes it difficult for them to accept the most novel ideas. As long as you've got smart people looking at the application that aren't experts in the field they'll recognise innovation. We had many outstanding scientists and entrepreneurs on the panel.

The reviewers in each cycle get to pick one winner for certain, that's their 'gold'. Then they get to pick two 'silvers' to be considered. Most of them have never had that opportunity before, they're usually part of a review panel and they state an opinion but don't actually pick. Some very smart people — Nobel prize winners — found this very hard, it made them very nervous.

And what's your own approach?

Good incremental science, the kind of thing you would get in an NIH or MRC application, I throw in the wastebasket — the MRC should be funding that; the NIH should be funding it. It's the stuff that NIH would never fund that I put into my 'good' pile. I love those ideas. And none of them are completely original, they've been around but no one's actually funded them.

Are Bill and Melinda Gates heavily involved in the vetting and ideas process?

Definitely. We always run our new ideas by Bill to make sure he knows about them. Bill was one of the reviewers. Here's a guy who's a bright person, an innovator — why shouldn't he be able to tell the difference between something that's good and not?

Can you give some examples of grant-winners?

In the first round we had approaches whereby acrylamide nanoparticles would be incubated with HIV virions [virus particles] and as they solidified the virions would be washed off. So there would be particles with pockets that exactly fit HIV virions — a little bit like a synthetic antibody. The idea is that you would inject the particles, the particles would mop up the virions in the way an antibody would.

That one got funded in the first round and it's been six months or so and I haven't heard back from the scientist in Singapore.

Another one involved expressing malaria antigens in the salivary glands of a mosquito so that every time a mosquito bit you it was basically inoculating you. That might not work but these are novel concepts.

There's another one that involves a magneto-optical approach to diagnosing malaria. Malaria parasites make from human haemoglobin a pigment called haemozoin which has iron in it. Using a certain kind of magnetic field you can orient those iron particles in a certain direction that is different from the way that particles of, let's say, human blood orient. And then you can use an optical mechanism to make the diagnosis. That's one that's just been submitted. That's exciting. I love reading these proposals.

And what's the deal for the winners?

You get funding of US$100,000 within three months of submitting your proposal . But we're prepared to fund the ones that work with US$1 million in the second round and more if necessary as it succeeds. It's potentially a US$200 million investment.

Does Grand Challenges attract developing world scientists?

Roughly 10–11 per cent of applications came from the developing world and 10–11 per cent of the funded applications came from the developing world — they did as well as people from the developed world.

We had a scientist in the last round from Kenya who was working with a group from Canada who had come to Kenya to try to understand why some sex workers were highly exposed to HIV but didn't get HIV. When they stopped having frequent sex they got exposed again so it wasn't quite clear what causes their resistance. He couldn't get funding in Kenya and went to Canada to get some training. He'd gone back to Kenya and pored through the data and made the link between potential — or a propensity to — diabetes and resistance to HIV so he's pursuing that.

Have you ever funded very simple ideas?

There was one from someone in Africa in the first round who was going to use the house as a means of baiting and trapping mosquitoes. That was very basic. They did get funded though.

Are you interested in funding projects through to application?

The idea is that we get these ideas, we fund them, we de-risk them. Once they get to the point where there's a proof of concept, then other organisations are interested. One of the things we've been looking at is how we can help countries and other agencies invest in what we're doing.

Are you going to patent these ideas?

No. We don't own the patents.The investigator could patent it or sell the idea to somebody else. The only thing we ask for is a global access agreement, which basically says that if something happens to make this a viable product then the product will be made available at an affordable cost for poor people.

Do you get any really nutty ideas?

Yes, some of them are absolutely crazy.

Aren't you scared that all these wacky ideas will fail?

That's one of the things I asked Bill. I said: "There's a risk that we'll do this and nothing will happen". I think our conclusion was: billions have already been thrown at [these problems] by the Wellcome Trust, the NIH and the MRC and nothing's happened — the standard approaches haven't been successful.

http://www.scidev.net/en/features/q-a-tadataka-yamada-and-wild-science-ideas.html

Department of Road traffic is funding to NGO for Various activities

2009-05-29T22:14:00.000-07:00

Any voluntary organisation registered under the Registration of Societies Act, 1860 or under Societies Registration Act of concerned State or UT /autonomous body/educational institution engaged in research activity or field programmes relating to Road Safety for a period of at least two years, can apply for grant-in-aid for undertaking road safety activities.

Schemes/programmes eligible for assistance :- An illustrative list of activities is as under:-

i) Raising road safety consciousness among the road users;

ii) Publicity Campaigns on road safety;

iii) Providing training to drivers and medical aid to the victims of road accidents;

iv) Organising training programmes for special target groups like drivers of heavy vehicles/goods vehicles, etc;

v) Research and Development of traffic control methods, design of vehicles and roads, etc;

vi) Sponsoring / financing of publication of popular literature on road safety;

vii) Organising quiz competition, Essay competition, painting competition, for school/college students

viii) Cultural activities promoting road safety such as puppet shows, plays etc.

ix) Organsising seminars in subjects like Don’t over-speed, Don’t drink & Drive , follow lane discipline, be alert on road.

(This list is illustrative and an individual organisation is free to submit suitable proposals keeping in view the essential objective of improving Road Safety in India).

More Details click
http://morth.nic.in/writereaddata/sublinkimages/guidelines_for_RoadSafetyProgrammes8706143.htm

Vacancy in Gujarat for IMNCI consultant

2009-05-23T09:49:00.000-07:00

Friends
There are vacancies for six post of Regional Child Survival officer in Gujarat. For IMNCI coordination and strentheninig services.
Qualification is MD Ped or MD PSM or MBBS with MPH with good experiance
IMNCI training is desirable
Renumeration 60000 Rs per month
Send Your cv with documents
Additional Director (FW)
Commissionerate of Health
Medical Service and Medical Education
Block 5/2
Dr. Jivraj Mehta Bhavan
Gandhinagar 382010
In 15 days

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Vacancy at Tata Memorial Mumbai for Epidemiologist

2009-05-14T23:02:00.000-07:00

Assistant Professor, Epidemiology
Ph.D. in Public Health /Epidemiology OR MBBS+ MPH from a recognized University with minimum 3 years experience in Biostatistics or Epidemiological Research after Masters degree. Research experience in the field of Oncology is desirable. This position requires proven track record indicating leadership qualities for developing front line research programs in cancer epidemiology.
Please visit
www.tatamemorialcentre.com/work/work39.html

The Ryutaro Hashimoto APFED Awards for Good Practices (GPs)

2009-04-28T01:55:00.001-07:00

The Ryutaro Hashimoto APFED Awards for Good Practices (GPs) aim at promoting information dissemination of good practices towards sustainable development in Asia and the Pacific. The initiative collects lessons and experiences from innovative activities implemented in the region in order to promote sustainable development and share knowledge and wisdom with other stakeholders concerned.

Launched in 2006, the Awards Programme received an overwhelming and encouraging response from all over the region. The Programme, under the auspices of APFED, intends to further contribute to the build-up of knowledge and the dissemination of information on good practices.

The Awards Programme is especially supportive of good practice activities in developing countries of Asia and the Pacific, and organisations operating in these developing countries are encouraged to apply. Applicants who participated in the past APFED Awards Programme are encouraged to apply for the 2009 APFED Awards Programme with new practices.

Awards will be given to recognise the practices that have demonstrated outstanding achievements in promoting environmental management and sustainable development in Asia and the Pacific. The awards will be given in the following three categories:
Gold Prize: 1 case (USD 20,000)
Silver Prize: 2 cases (USD 7,000 each)
Incentive Prize: Up to 5 cases (USD 2,000 each)

Award prize selection shall be made based on the scores and views given by the Selection Panel members in line with the following viewpoints:

1. Gold Prize (1 case)
The gold prize will be awarded to a practice that has made outstanding achievements in promoting environmental management and sustainable development in the region.

2. Silver Prize (2 cases)
The silver prize will be awarded to practices that have made great achievements in this field.

3. Incentive Prize (Maximum 5 cases)
The incentive prize will be awarded to practices that have unique features and have made reputable achievements.
Visit for more details
http://www.apfed.net/ki/awards/about/index.html

grants-for-innovative-libraries

2009-04-22T09:46:00.000-07:00

The Elsevier Foundation is inviting proposals under its 2009 Innovative Libraries in Developing Countries. The program provides support to libraries in developing countries for adding scientific, technical and medical information. The program supports projects such as digitization of the library information, knowledge preservation, training and education for librarians and researchers and long-term partnerships between developed and developing countries for technical assistance and training. Projects should preferably be innovative, have the potential to generate impact in the society and demonstrate sound sustainability. The Foundation provides grants up to US $5,000 - 50,000 for one-year projects as well as for multi-year projects. Proposals can be submitted by email, mail or fax. The last date for submitting the completed proposals is 9 August 2009.

Fund for innovative projects click

2009-04-14T01:31:00.000-07:00

The Asia-Pacific Forum for Environment and Development (APFED) has launched the 2009 Showcase Programme. The Showcase Programme seeks to support projects that "promote innovative policies, measures, and actions for sustainable development in the Asia-Pacific region." Under this programme, projects that are innovative such as piloting innovating policies, organizing innovating technologies or building the social capacity of NGOs and other organizations for sustainable development can receive grant support. The grant support has a limit of US $30,000 and it can be used for implementing the project. NGOs proposing the project or at least the projects being proposed should be implemented in the Asia-Pacific region. The project duration can be from six months to 24 months. The areas covered in the programme are (1)climate change; (2)marine and coastal resources; (3)wastes and chemicals; (4)energy and air, (5) biodiversity; (6)freshwater;; and (7)land management (including urbanisation, rural development and forest). The proposal format can be downloaded from this link. The last date for submitting the grant proposal is 31 May 2009. For more information, visit this link.

Grant support for Indian NGO working for vulnerable group

2009-04-03T03:04:00.000-07:00

The European Commission (EC) has announced a Call for Proposals to Indian NGOs under its "Civil Society Organizations in Development Support to In-country Interventions" for the "Vocational Education and Training for Vulnerable and Marginalized Groups in India." This is a golden opportunity for NGOs working on livelihood development with remote and marginalized communities across the country to apply for grant from the European Commission. The funding would be provided for providing vocational education, training and skill development. building innovative linkages, adequate use of local resoruces and capacity-building of relevant institutions. The projects proposed under this "Call for Proposals" can cover healthcare, travel and tourism, renewable energy/sustainable environmental management, trading, retail and fast growing service sectors, agro-processing and value-adding sectors in agriculture and manufacturing. The grant allocated to each successful proposal is substantial, falling within the range of €500,000 to €1,000,000.

The sanction of the funds to NGOs would be made according the priorities based upon the geographical focus. This is based upon the allocation of the certain areas as poor and backward by the Government of Indai under the Backward Regions Grant Fund, in which nearly 250 districts have been mapped in such a manner. For a list of these districts, visit this link.

Concept notes have to be submitted in the initial stage, following which detailed proposals would be requested. However, it is mandatory for all applicants to be registered at PADOR. PADOR or the Potential Applicant Data On-Line Registration ensures that the EC has complete and up-to-date information about the applying organization and it is a one-time process. After registration, the applications can be sent by mail only to the Delegation of the European Commission based in New Delhi, India. The last date for submitting the concept notes is 22 May 2009. For more information, download the Guidelines for Grant Applicants, the Grant Application Form, Budget or Logical Framework Analysis or visit this link.
https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/europeaid/online-services/index.cfm?ADSSChck=1238691985248&do=publi.detPUB&searchtype=QS&orderby=upd&orderbyad=Desc&nbPubliList=15&page=2&aoref=128395

Funding from Wellcome trust

2009-03-30T02:49:00.000-07:00

Trust fund research into all aspects of biology and medicine: from molecules and cells vital to life, through the spread of diseases or the vectors of disease across the globe, to clinical and public health research that can improve the quality of healthcare delivered to people.

Trust offers a wide variety of funding, from personal support to grants to cover research and equipment costs. We organise our funding into five streams: Immunology and Infectious Disease; Neuroscience and Mental Health; Physiological Sciences; Molecules, Genes and Cells; and Populations and Public Health.

Trust fund research that aims to improve animal health. Proposals addressing research into animal health are considered in their own right, on the basis of the importance of the scientific question posed and the excellence of science, regardless of relevance to human disease. Animal health, zoonoses and emerging infections are areas of specific interest within the Trust's International Strategy, and applications are encouraged from eligible individuals based either in the UK or a developing country.

Visit http://www.wellcome.ac.uk

"Innovating for the health of all" an Essay competition

2009-03-10T03:16:00.000-07:00

For the fourth time, the Global Forum and The Lancet invite young
researchers and leaders of tomorrow to submit an essay to the popular
competition "Young Voices in Research for Health": Innovating for the health
of all.

The deadline for receipt of entries is 3 May 2009.
Who can participate?
If you are a young professional (under 30) working on or interested in the
broad spectrum of research for health, please feel free to submit your
original, provocative, idealistic and passionate ideas on this year's theme,
taking established practices to task in a constructive fashion. You will
find the participation guidelines here:
http://www.globalforumhealth.org/shlinks/yvhr2009.php

What is the theme?
This year's competition focuses on "Innovating for the health of all".
"Innovation" encompasses the entire process from the generation of new
ideas, to their transformation into something useful, to their
implementation. Innovation for health includes the development of new and
more cost-effective services, products, methods, management practices and
policies to improve health outcomes. It involves both social and
technological innovation.

What are the prizes?
The 40 most outstanding essays will be published in an anthology and the
authors are featured one by one on the Global Forum's home page throughout
the year. From these, five or six winners from different geographical
regions will be invited to Forum 2009, with all expenses paid (Havana, Cuba,
from 16 to 20 November). http://www.globalforumhealth.org/shlinks/f2009.php

Deadline: 3 May 2009
You can submit ur essay on
http://www.globalforumhealth.org/Site/005__Get%20involved/009__Essay%20Competition/005__Essay%20competition.php

Design the classroom of the future and win

2009-03-10T03:08:00.000-07:00

2009 Open Architecture Challenge: Classroom

Design the classroom of the future

Teachers and students know what makes a classroom work. We're inviting you
to design the classroom of the future together.

According to the World Bank, educating all children worldwide will require
the construction of 10 million new classrooms in more than 100 countries by
2015. At the same time, millions of existing classrooms are in serious need
of repair and refurbishment.

Let's get started.

We are inviting you, teachers, students, architects and designers, to work
together to design the classroom of the future for a school of your
choosing. Your design should address the unique challenges your school faces
in trying to provide smart, safe and sustainable learning spaces. Students
and teachers, here's your chance to tell the world what you need to make
your classroom more effective. Architects and designers, you'll work
one-on-one with students to translate those needs into better classroom
design.

Share your design expertise and inspire school students to re-imagine their
classroom

Help students learn about the built environment using a companion design
curriculum

Become an advocate for better classroom design in your community

Jurors currently includes Dave Eggers, Michelle Kaufmann, Hilary Cottam,
Kigge Hvid and others. More will be added over the course of the
registration period.

If your design wins, your school will receive up to $50,000 in funding for
classroom construction and upgrading. You will receive a grant of $5,000 to
help them do it.
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Competition Details

2009 Open Architecture Challenge: Classroom

Host: Architecture for Humanity

Registration Deadline: May 4, 2009

Submission Deadline: June 1, 2009

Entry Fee: $25 USD (waived for entrants from developing nations)

Jury: Leaders in education and architecture (including students) to be
hosted online and at the 2009 Aspen Ideas Festival. Members include Dave
Eggers, Michelle Kaufmann, Saul Griffith, Kigge Hvid and others.

Award: If your design wins, your school will receive up to $50,000 in
funding for classroom construction and upgrading. You will receive a grant
of $5,000 to help them do it.
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http://www.openarchitecturenetwork.org/competitions/challenge/2009

2009 Louise Lown Heart Hero Award

2009-02-25T06:36:00.000-08:00

Community-based initiatives from around the world that promote heart
health are encouraged to apply to the 2009 Louise Lown Heart Hero
Award.

The Louise Lown Heart Hero Award recognizes innovative, preventive
approaches to promoting cardiovascular health in developing
countries and other low-resource settings.

Application deadline: 30 April 2009

Award amount: US$2000

Information about the award including who can apply, criteria, and
the application are provided below. The information is also
available in Word and PDF format at www.procor.org or by emailing
Juan Ramos, ProCor program coordinator, at jramos3@partners. org.

The award is administered by ProCor (www.procor. org), a US-based
communication network that uses email and the web to support
knowledge sharing of cardiovascular health among a global community
working in clinical, community, research, and policy settings.

Past recipients of the award include the Rheumatic Heart Disease
Prevention Program in Tonga (2008), which screens primary school
children for rheumatic heart disease and provides early, effective
treatment; and the Heart and Stroke Foundation South Africa
Children's Programme (2007), which teaches heart healthy practices,
such as growing vegetables for their daily meals, to over a million
children in rural and urban impoverished settings throughout South
Africa.

Dr. Bernard Lown, Nobel Peace Prize recipient, inventor of the
defibrillator, and founder of ProCor, created the award in 2007 to
honor his wife's lifelong commitment to the rights and wellbeing of
others through her work as a social worker, activist, and writer.

Who can apply
Applications are encouraged from community-based programs (non-
profit, governmental, or private sector) that have successfully
worked to promote heart health in developing countries or other low-
resource settings (i.e., disadvantaged communities in developed
countries) through innovative, preventive approaches. The Heart Hero
Award is not a grant. Applicants should focus on their past
accomplishments that deserve recognition, rather than future
initiatives that need funding. Programs that are accepted for
consideration but that do not receive the award will gain increased
visibility through ProCor among a diverse global community committed
to sharing knowledge in order to prevent cardiovascular disease.

Examples of eligible initiatives include community programs
promoting physical activity, nutrition, or tobacco control;
population-based interventions reducing diabetes, hypertension, and
obesity; patient-focused clinical programs increasing access to
screening, identification, and control of risk factors; advocacy and
policy activities; and resource development and dissemination.

Award criteria
Applicants should focus on one specific initiative rather than an
organization' s entire scope of work. The initiative must:
• Build awareness or support action that promotes heart health.
• Be community-based and innovatively respond to local health
needs.
• Demonstrate success.
• Be cost-effective and potentially sustainable.
• Have the potential to be adapted or replicated in other
settings.
• Have been in operation for a minimum of one year.

Application process and timeline
• Applications are accepted year-round.
• Deadline for the 2009 award is 30 April 2009.
• Applications are reviewed on a continuous basis by an award
committee.
• Applicants are notified whether their program has been
accepted for consideration.
• Information about programs that are selected for award
consideration may be published in ProCor's email news and discussion
forum and website (www.procor. org).
• Funds are provided directly to the organization or
individual with primary responsibility for the initiative.

For more information
Contact Juan Ramos, ProCor Program Coordinator.
Email: jramos3@partners. org
Telephone: 1 617 732 1318 ext. 3319