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| SALIENT FEATURES OF BUDGET 2010: An initial overview for the voluntary sector
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| 20th-21st January, 2010 : Asian Regional Meeting in Bangkok | |||
 STRENGTHENING LINKAGES WITH CIVIL SOCIETY PLATFORMS IN ASIA Voluntary Action Network India (VANI), the national platform of Indian civil society organizations has been making efforts to begin a process of working with national platforms in the Asian region on non-governmental global diplomacy. In developing this association, VANI involved several national platforms in Asia in various meetings in such as World Trade Organisation (prior to WTO Ministerial), legislation and there effect on civil society organisations in Asian countries, etc. to develop common understanding/positions on international development and non-government diplomacy.Read More... |
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| 18th January, 2010 : State Level Meeting in Ahmedabad | |||
| VANI in collaboration with Sajjata Sangh, Janvikas, EDI and UNNATI organised a one day consultation on 18th January 2010. The main aim of the discussion was to understand the various aspects of the National policy on the Voluntary sector and its translation at the Gujarat State Level on similar lines, along with sharing the implications of the draft direct tax code on the Voluntary Sector. The Meeting was attended by around 45 CSOs from Gujarat and around 57 participants. Read
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5th January, 2010 : State meeting in Uttranchal |
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 A one day meeting was organised in Dehradhun, Uttaranchal. The main purpose of the meeting was to promote the practices of good governance in the CSO of Uttranchal. The meeting was organised in collaboration with Sambandh – network. The meeting was attended by around 28 CSOs from the state of Uttaranchal. The meeting was held as a continuation of the regional meeting held in Chandigarh in November last year. In addition to the theme of good governance, the status of the state policy on voluntary sector also discussed. |
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| 22nd -23rd December, 2009 : Regional workshop on Good Governance in Jaipur, Rajasthan | |||
 A two day regional workshop on “Good governance in civil society organizations” was held in Jaipur on 22nd and 23rd December, 2009. The workshop was organised by Voluntary Action Network India (VANI) in association with Church’s Auxiliary for Social Action (CASA), Jaipur (Rajasthan).The main purpose of the workshop was to enhance common understanding among the participants on issues of legitimacy, transparency and accountability, hence leading to the creation of an environment for promoting of good governance practices among the Civil Society Organisations (CSOs). Read
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| 14th December, 2009 : Executive Member meeting in Bihar | |||
| The meeting focussed in redefining the Bihar State Network ABHA and its future agenda. The discussions pertained to challenges and opportunities for the sector in State. For furthering the issue it has been planned to jointly organise a two day consultation in Patna on 12-13th January, 2010 |
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| 27th – 28th November, 2009 : Meeting held in Goa on Importance of Building and sustaining Networks. | |||
| The Don Bosco Institutions want to build a national network under the name of Don Bosco Action India, to raise the issues, liaison, and advocate. Every year they organize national meet of Development Officers to review and strategize their work. This year the meet was organized in Goa and they requested VANI’s input on networking.Read
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| 26th November, 2009 -Consultation on State and Direct tax Code held in Bhopal, MP | |||
| VANI in collaboration with Samarthan organized a day long discussion on the burning issues like new taxation code of Indian Government, status of state policy for voluntary sector and challenges and opportunities faced by sector in the state of Madhya Pradesh. 42 representatives from various voluntary organizations attended this meeting which was held on November 26, 2009. The meeting started with Mr. Yogesh Kumar, Director of Samarthan (MP) highlighting the challenges faced by the sector in the state. Afterwards there was presentation by Mr. Avinash on the National Policy on Voluntary Sector adopted by Government of India in 2007.Read
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| 19th -20th November, 2009 : Regional Workshop on Good governance in Chandigarh | |||
 Promotion of practices of good governance and management amongst voluntary organizations through standard setting and sensitization is one of the main priorities of Voluntary Action Network India (VANI). In order to take this further VANI along with its partner SOFOSH- Society for Social Health organised a two day Regional workshop in Chandigarh on 19th – 20th November covering the Northern Region States (Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Haryana, Western Uttar Pradesh and Punjab).Read
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Feed from Members |
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| Samarthan is working in Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh on the issues of participatory governance and development. Over the years, we have strengthened institutions of Local Self Governance through capacity building initiatives, research and information dissemination, as well as demonstrating positive examples on the ground. Read
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| 10th-11th October, 2009 : Two Day Meet at UPVAN, Lucknow. | |||
| UPVAN organized a two day AGM/ discussions on the 10th – 11th October, 2009 at Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. The meeting focused on issues of NREGA, Social Audit, CSR, and State Policy on voluntary sector and last bur not the least the very recent Direct Tax Code and its implications on the voluntary sector. Read
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22nd September 2009: Drafting Committee Meeting of Tamil Nadu Voluntary Sector Policy organised at Asha Niwas, Chennai |
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Rejuvenate India Movement (RIM) organised a meeting of the Drafting Committee members of Tamil Nadu Voluntary Sector Policy on 22nd September, 2009 at Chennai. Drafting committee members were invited to discuss the following points regarding the policy:
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8th-9th September 2009 : Regional Workshop (South) on Good Governance in CSOs in Kerala. |
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 Voluntary Action Network India (VANI), New Delhi and SAHAYI, Centre for Collective Learning and Action, Kerala jointly organized a Southern Regional workshop on Good Governance in Civil Society Organizations on 8th and 9th of September 2009 at Hotel Geeth International in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. It was attended by delegates representing 31 voluntary organizations in Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Pondicherry, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka. The two-day workshop was aimed at enhancing common understanding among the participants on issues of legitimacy, transparency and accountability, leading to the creation of an enhancing environment for promoting good governance practices among the CSOs.Read More... |
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| 3rd September 2009: Consultation on Draft Direct Tax Code Bill 2009 and its Impact on Voluntary Sector | |||
 VANI organized a consultation on the ‘Direct Tax Code Bill and its impact on Voluntary Sector on 3rd September 2009 in New Delhi. The purpose of this consultation was to discuss the Bill which was released by the Ministry of Finance on 12th August 2009 for public comments. This consultation of experts and representatives from the sector helped thrash out a more concrete and detailed analysis of this Code, it also paved way for a very concrete discussion which will become the basis of making a recommendation to the Finance Minister and other stakeholders on all issues of concern.Read
More... Appeal for Action to the Voluntary sector in India [English Version] |
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13th July 2009: Representation to the Hon'ble Finance Minister on amendments to definition of ‘Charitable Purpose’ in the Finance Bill 2009 |
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On behalf of the voluntary sector, VANI made a renewed representation to the Hon'ble Finance Minister on Monday, 13th July 2009 regarding the recent amendments to the definition of 'charitable purpose' that he introduced in the Finance Bill 2009 in the Parliament on 6th July 2009. VANI has also sent appeals to several MPs to raise the concern of the sector with the Hon’ble Minister. VANI has also appealed to its members and other civil society organisations to raise this issue with the Finance Minister urgently through various contacts/channels like government, private sector and media. Representation to the Hon'ble Finance Minister, Mr. Pranab Mukherjee. |
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June 2009; Cambodian Delegation from Cooperation Committee for Cambodia
(CCC) visits VANI |
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| A three member delegation from Cooperation Committee for Cambodia (CCC), which was in India on an exposure visit, was hosted by VANI on 22nd June 2009. CCC is the pre-eminent membership organization of the non-government sector in Cambodia. Since 1991 it has taken a lead role in representing the voice of Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) to government and donors communities and effectively representing the professional interests of NGOs across diverse sectors. The purpose of this exposure visit was to provide opportunity for key project staff and management to learn and share practical experiences on mechanisms, challenges and methodologies to promote NGO Good Governance in Cambodia, to learn how Good Governance and accountability principles are being practiced in India and to know about potential mechanisms for NGOs to get engaged and influence in decision-making processes regarding social and development issues | |||
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