Reports

9 May 2010
A Brief Review of various Initiatives on Charter of Human Responsibilities in Nepal - 2010 by Sudha REDDY

Nepal is facing series of threats and challenges at present context. The issues and problems do not confine within its political system only; it is influencing the whole structure such as socio- cultural and economic development process very adversely. At this juncture, adoption and promotion of cultures of Responsibility is the only access, which can offer the right track to address such issues. With this view, Rahat a research oriented social organization, based at Kathmandu, Nepal and (...)

7 May 2010
Symposium on "CHR to Promote the Culture of Responsibilities in Nepal" by Sudha REDDY

Symposium on "Charter of Human Responsibilities to Promote the Culture of Responsibilities in Nepal" Kathmandu, Nepal on 23rd February 2010 A symposium was organized at Kathmandu, Nepal on 23rd February 2010 by Rahat- Nepal in collaboration with CHR and Sahajeevan- India in order to launch and promote CHR in Nepal. And in response to the call for corporate social responsibility, logistics was partly supported by Surya Nepal a major corporate house in Nepal. Approximately fifty plus (...)

2004: A Diversified approach to diffuse the Charter in India - 4 January 2005, by Sudha REDDY

Activities in 2004 - Translating the Charter texts: We have printed 1,000 copies each in Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, the four south Indian regional languages, and distributed 300 to 500 copies in these four languages as well as in Hindi and Marathi (...)

2005: New Fields of Activities for the Charter in India - 6 April 2005, by Sudha REDDY

In 2005, we have been stepping up our activities. 1. Printing and electronic communication Website: Continuation of our website with updates of fresh inputs e- group: For constant interaction with all IT-enabled people the e-group is being strengthened. On-line workshop: An on-line workshop, derived from the informal forum, is being taken up further. From the experience gathered from the national and regional workshops, we have started a process of getting an on-line space to (...)

2007 – A step Beyond the Indian Soil - Journey of Charter - 26 March 2008, by Sudha REDDY

I. Indian Schools and the CHR Children’s Charter and cultural exchanges The Indian Charter team, in collaboration with The Activity, an edutainment company, successfully facilitated over a six-month-long process the drafting, by children, of the Indian Children’s Charter of Social and Environmental Responsibilities. The process included 133,300 students 8 to 16 years old at the start of a “WIZ kids” competition. The Activity’s involvement also brought in the corporate sector. As a part of an (...)

2007: Indian Schools, Academics, Universities, and the CHR - 13 March 2008, by Sudha REDDY

I. Indian Schools and the CHR: 1. Charter of Human Responsibilities and Mainstream Education, CSR of Edutainment Company, The Activity: India-Philippines cultural exchange of Youth program: The Indian Charter team, in collaboration with The Activity, an edutainment company, in a six-month-long process, has successfully facilitated to draft the Indian Children’s Charter of Social and Environmental Responsibilities. This process, which was also India’s largest literary & cultural event, in (...)

2007 - The Media, Eminent Personalities, and the CHR - 13 March 2008, by Sudha REDDY

1. Regional Media Workshop on Nonviolent Transformation: While participating in Regional Media Workshop on Nonviolent Transformation, I shared views on Responsible media and CHR was distributed among about 40 journalists from South Asian countries. The Group Editor of “Dainik Bhaskar”, India’s fastest growing Newspaper and group of publications in Hindi and Gujarati, with more than a million readers, has proposed to bring out the CHR in their publications. Apart from these journalists, (...)

2007 - The CHR beyond India: International Conferences - 13 March 2008, by Sudha REDDY

Networking and Linkages: 1. Sri Lanka: Sudha’s Sri Lankan trip along with John Stewart in February 07 was very meaningful and appropriate for raising ‘responsibility” though it was a very short trip. Dr. Nalin Swaris in Colombo was instrumental in contacting the right persons and institutions and taking us to all these people within such a short intimation of our plan. It was our participatory responsibility to present the Charter together in a Buddhist country, which has been going through (...)

2007: The CHR in Environmental Education, India - 13 March 2008, by Sudha REDDY

1. Environmental Education and responsibility of teachers –one day training in Andhra Pradesh: A Day long training on ‘Environmental education in the schools’ was held for 85 teachers from 35 schools in Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh in collaboration with ‘Sahajeevan’, an NGO on 15th Dec 07. The teachers were enthusiastically discussed about the adverse impact of climate change and global warming at macro and micro levels. They agreed with no space for doubt the urgency of imparting (...)

2007: NGOs, Movements, and the CHR - 13 March 2008, by Sudha REDDY

IV. NGOs, Movements and CHR: 1. CHR in Environmental Action in addressing Climate Change and global warming: Greenpeace, India and CHR in the one million signatures to support campaign on ‘Ban the Bulb’. Greenpeace India has found the relevance of CHR in its objectives and actions. The Charter principles pamphlets are being distributed along with Green Peace campaign documents in educational institutions, to the eminent personalities, policy makers, politicians in all major cities of India (...)

2007: Indian Legal Professionals and the CHR - 13 March 2008, by Sudha REDDY

It is both a challenging and eye-opening experience to penetrate into a legal profession and Judiciary space with the CHR. The ethical practices of advocates and judiciaries have been in question in the present Indian context, where the poor and marginalized sections remain victims of injustice and corruption. As a result of networking with the initiative of Mr. Ramjan Darga, one of the Indian CHR team members, four meetings were held with Indian Lawyers Association, Hyderabad Karnataka (...)