Grassroots India

WORKSHOP BACKGROUND

"Cameras in the Project" is a program for social sector people who want to learn ways to create stories and documentation with still cameras and explore methods for sharing these techniques with their projects. The workshop includes lectures, photo-shoots at locations and hand-on lab work, culminating in a completed project to share in a peer review session.

"Cameras in the Project" will also hold two competitions in conjunction with the review event: the Project Competition, honoring a documentary project, and the Singular Image, recognizing outstanding individual photographs.

The workshop offers participants an opportunity to experience and photograph a culture full of energy, a story, and humanity during the outdoor shooting.

The workshop is must for NGOs’ project implementing staff, project managers, government executives and all others who are involved in social development of communities.

VENUE OF THE WORKSHOP

JOSHI RESORT
Fatehpur Sikri Road, Kirawli, Agra (Uttar Pradesh)
Tel: 05613-244238, 0562-2210687 M: 09412259579, 09412342120, 09412300587
Email: info@joshiresort.com
Website: www.joshiresort.com

MEDIUM OF THE WORKSHOP

The medium of instructions will be mix of Hindi and English. Participants can speak and write in English or Hindi.

LEARNING STRATEGY & FEATURES

• Participatory learning methodologies
• Substantive reflections of participants' own personal capacities
• Group deliberation and experiential activities
• Handouts and reading materials
• Visuals and pictorials
• Residential venue and learning practice without formal time limits

LAST DATE OF REGISTRATION

Deadline for Application: 10 January 2009
Deadline for Fee Receipt: 15 January 2009

Early applications will be given priority. The moment the seats are full, accepting further applications will be stopped. Applicants whose fee is received will only be confirmed with the places.

AVAILABILITY OF PLACES

Total no. of seats: 20
[14 for full fee paying applicants, and 6 for discount fee applicants]

The places will be filled on first come first served basis.

MODULE OF THE WORKSHOP

Tentative module of the workshop is as under:

Day.1

First session                 : Introduction
Second session             : Social Photography and Photo Documentation
Third session                : 1. Theme/Subject
                                       2. Research
                                       3. Locations/ Travel Guide
                                       4. Selection of Equipments
                                       5. Technique/ Style/ Mannerism

Day.2

First & Second sessions : Outdoor Shooting/ Photo Documentation
Third session                 : Peer Review & Learning

Day.3

First session                 : 1. Photo Editing
                                      2. Digital Photo Library/ Archive
Second session             : 1. Review of Workshop and Feedback
                                    2. Project Competition & Certificate Distribution

* The module is subject to change.

ELIGIBILITY TO PARTICIPATE THE WORKSHOP

You are eligible if you fulfill the following criteria:

(i) You have a digital still camera in your possession;
(ii) You implement or coordinate the development project;
(iii) You have at least 2 years of field experience;
(iv) You have adequate knowledge of Hindi or English language;
(v) Your application is approved by your Head of Institution; and
(vi) You agree to follow the rules of participating the workshop and sign the declaration (given in application form).

ACCOMODATION & LOGISTICS

Place of workshop, Joshi Resort, is India's one of the 2 star ethnic village resort. It is located on Agra Jaipur Road, 20 km from Agra Airport and 25 km from Agra city center. The accommodation at the resort comprises Deluxe Cottages. All are spacious, air-conditioned, with attached bathrooms, running hot & cold water, telephone, mini bars, Tea Kettle, etc.

Full Fee paying participants will be provided with the accommodation on TWIN SHARED basis. On the other hand the Discount Fee paying participants would stay in 3-bed rooms shared by 3 persons. Rooms are equipped with linen, quilt, chair, table, attached toilet-bath, etc. Daily cleaning of rooms is ensured. TV is available in lobby.

Water supply is generally adequate in the hotel. However, the possibility of occasional interruption in water supply cannot be ruled out, viewing the scarcity of water all over.

Accommodation for participants will be available from 5 pm of 1st February’09 till 5 pm of 4th February’09. Before or after this duration, the accommodation will not be availed by the organizers. Residing in Joshi Resort before or after the specified timings will be the responsibility participant at his/her own cost.

To see the glimpses of JOSHI RESORT, please look website.

FOOD & REFRESHMENTS

During the training vegetarian food will be served. On 1st February’09, the dinner will be served. From 2nd February till 4th February, a bed tea, breakfast, lunch and dinner (except on 4th) will be served everyday. No dinner will be served on 4th February. Tea will be served twice during 3 days of the training during sessions.

WORKSHOP FEE

For Indian Participants

A non-refundable Full Fee of Rs. 9000 per participant is to be paid through DD once the Application is approved. Discount of Rs. 1000 may be given to small field based NGOs, but total number of Discount Fee seats is 6.

The DD should be made in favour of GRASSROOTS INDIA TRUST payable at New Delhi. Receipt for fee amount will be produced.

The fee can also be deposited by cash/local cheque in the account of GRASSROOTS INDIA TRUST. The account details can be obtained from Coordinator Training before depositing the fee.

Above nominal fee is towards the cost of (i) accommodation, (ii) food, (iii) reading material kit, (iv) CD-ROM (to be provided at the end of training), (v) organizing the field visit for practical exercise, and (vi) general guidance.

For Foreign Participants

A non-refundable fee of INR 12000 (or equivalent in USD) per participant is to be paid through DD once the Application is approved. DD should be made in favour of GRASSROOTS INDIA TRUST payable at New Delhi. Receipt for fee amount will be produced.

Above nominal fee is towards the cost of (i) accommodation, (ii) food, (iii) reading material kit, (iv) CD-ROM (to be provided at the end of training), (v) release of official offer letter to facilitate visa process, (vi) organizing the field visit for practical exercise, and (vii) general guidance.

HOW TO APPLY AND REGISTER ?

Step-I:
Applicants should fill in the Application Form which is attached separately or can be downloaded from www.grassroots.org.in/catalogue/photodocumentation2009_application_form.doc, and submit it by e-mail grassrootsinstitute@gmail.com quickly to the Grassroots Institute. In case of difficulty, one can request Application Form through e-mail.

Step-II:
If the applicant is found eligible, he/she will be immediately informed and asked to send the amount of requisite fee through Demand Draft drawn in favour of Grassroots India Trust payable at New Delhi. Along with the payment, the applicant should also send the hard copy of Application Form duly approved by the Head of Institution and signed by the applicant himself/herself. The DD is to be sent by SPEEDPOST or AIRMAIL to: Mrs. S. Haleem, Administrator, Grassroots India Trust, 301 H-51/E, A. F. Enclave, Okhla, New Delhi – 110 025 India.

Step-III:
After dispatching the DD and hard copy of the Application Form, the applicant is expected to inform Mr. Yogendra, Grassroots India Trust on his mobile telephone (09868993710).

* Please note that the candidature for this training in non-transferable. No other candidate would be accepted in place of the applicant.

TRAVEL & TRANSPORT EXPENSES

The travel and transport expenses to Agra (and venue of training) and back would be taken care of by the participant or sponsoring organization. The organizers will not be responsible for any travel or transport expenses and or arrangements. Applicant is required to make his/her own bookings etc. Moreover, the organizers cannot arrange for receiving the participants at Bus Stand or Airport of Agra. It will be the responsibility of the participants to reach the venue of training.

HOW TO REACH THE PLACE OF WORKSHOP ?

There are lot many trains connected with Agra Cantt. from all parts of the country. You can reserve your rail tickets through your booking agent or by visiting: http://indianrail.gov.in/ . From Agra a regular bus/taxi service is available to Fatehpur Sikri. The venue of the training is on the main road going to Bharatpur/Jaipur via Fatehpur Sikri.

Various domestic flights are available to Agra. Indian Airlines, Deccan Air, Jet Airways, Spice Jet, Indigo and Kingfisher Airlines operate to Agra.

*Reserve your return ticket from your travel agent in your city/town.

ABOUT THE GRASSROOTS INSTITUTE

Grassroots institute aims to strengthen the grassroots action for social transformation through mainstreaming innovative learnings. Grassroots Institute is established by Grassroots India Trust (No. UA/972, registered under M. P. Public Trust Act 1951) to support the grassroots action for change through training, research, skill upgradation and professional education. Presently, the Grassroots Institute is in evolution phase and is being operated from Banjar (Kullu) in Himachal Pradesh. For further information about the GI, please visit the links: www.grassrootsglobal.net/gi.

CONTACT FOR GENERAL ENQUIRY

MR. CHUNI LAL
Coordinator Training
Grassroots Institute
GIT/SHARA, Top Floor, PO Building
Banjar - 175 123 Kullu (HP), India
Tel: 01903-201201, 222803, 09418133427
E-mail: grassrootsinstitute@gmail.com
Websites: www.grassrootsglobal.net/gi, www.grassroots.org.in

TOURIST ATTRACTIONS OF AGRA

Agra is famous all over the world for historic monuments: Taj Mahal, Red Fort, Tomb of Itmad-ud-Daula, and Fatehpur Sikri. Further information can be accessed from the following websites:

http://agra-india.com/
http://agra.nic.in/
http://www.agrahub.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agra
http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Uttar-Pradesh/Agra/blog-348796.html
http://www.aboutpalaceonwheels.com/palace-on-wheels-destinations/tourist-attractions-in-agra.html

DOWNLOAD APPLICATION FORM

Progress of our past trainings on may be seen by visiting the link: www.grassroots.org.in/trainings_progress.htm

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Mr. Firoz Ahmad Firoz is interested in the everyday lives of ordinary people and is active as social activist and documentary photographer since 1986. He has worked for various organizations such as UNESCO, UNICEF, VVGNLI, MoHRD, Lok Jumbish, NYKs, National Social Watch Coalition, GCAP, UNMDG, ILO, and many more. He spent 5 years in Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi where his life transformed to be a photographer. JNU actually influenced him greatly as an individual. He believes that there is always a typical world in every picture, and the camera is a medium that teaches him how to see the typical world. He is living in Delhi and founded an NGO called “Social Geographic”. It’s focus is on campaigning on social issues like female foeticide, gender violence, poverty, child labour, dalits repression, etc. His some pieces of work may be seen at: www.flickr.com/photos/social_geographic.

Mr. H. Arjjumend attained MSc from G. B. Pant University of Agri. & Tech. in Environmental Science, MRM from Indian Institute of Forest Management (Govt. of India) and few certificate courses from World Bank Institute, Human Rights Education Associates (USA), Green Net (Thailand), Grolink (Sweden) and Transcend University (Belgium). He was Commonwealth Professional Fellow 2007 in Wolverhampton/London. Currently he is Social-Impact Fellow. He has over 16 years experience of development action, research, documentation and media writing. Previously he was Biologist at Wildlife Institute of India (Govt. of India), Research Officer at NCHSE, CCV Fellow of WWF-India, and Sr. Program Officer at PRIA. He taught at Masters level for about 3 years in MC National University of Journalism, Bhopal. He founded People’s Resource Centre, a consultancy and publication group, in 1999, and served as Consultant to large number of NGOs, support agencies and donors. He is founder of Grassroots India Trust. He has supervised about 25 study projects and produced over 30 research/discussion papers and technical reports. He has written over 270 project proposals for variety of agencies/clients. He is engaged in several social enterprises. He is the Managing Trustee and Executive Director of Grassroots India Trust, and leading the establishment process of all other institutions of Grassroots Group including Grassroots Institute.