Right to Information Empowerment Programme - Experience Sharing Workshop on Right to Information in South Asia
Posted on: 14-03-2008 | Author: sabine
Public Affairs Centre is planning to conduct an “Experience Sharing Workshop on Right to Information in South Asia”. This workshop will take place from 17th to 18th of March 2008 in Bangalore and is designed for NGO and Civil Society activists from Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistn and Sri Lanka working in the field of good governance, human rights, education, health or development who have already participated in the previous right to information training programme or are actively working on right to information issues in their coutry of origin. This workshop is part of a 19 months’ South Asian Right to Information Empowerment Programme funded by Hivos, Netherlands and implemented by Public Affairs Centre. Participants will be expected to share their experience on right to information project activities or difficulties with the enactment or implementation process within their country of origin with the other participating NGOs. Objectives and Content of the Workshop The training has the objective to give a new impetus for right to information activities in Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. Methodology The workshop will combine presentations of participants with group discussions. Language of the Training The training will be in English. For more information on this workshop please contact: Sabine Benzing-Balzer (Programme Co-ordinator) or Megha Gowda (Programme Associate) Public Affairs Centre No. 15 KIADB Industrial Area Brommasandra – Jigani Link Road Anekal Taluk Bangalore – 562106 Telephone: 080 – 27834918 E-mail: sbenzingbalzer@yahoo.com and megha.gowda@gmail.com