Events

Can we abolish tax? What is the alternative for funding government activities and servces? Are there less distortionary ways of raising revenue?

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School Choice Campaign (SCC) is a policy reform initiative of Centre for Civil Society (CCS) that aims to move India’s education system towards a school choice model that brings affordable and quality education of choice to all children. SCC is organising its sixth annual School Choice National Conference on 19 December 2014 at India Habitat Centre, New Delhi, India.

SCNC will provide a much needed platform to identify critical issues in the education sector, review existing programs, explore strategies to face the challenges ahead and ideate on ingenious solutions to provide quality education to all children in India.

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Centre for Civil Society is hosting an informal dialogue with Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha) to discuss new policy idea and options to introduce greater choice for parents and students in the education sector.

Ensuring the availability of good quality education in India is one of the key challenges faced by our elementary and higher education systems today. Many new developments and thoughts are emerging today, that have the potential to have a long-lasting positive impact on the education system as a whole.

Through this event we aim to engage with policymakers on the concept of Choice in Education, and share some models built around this theme, which have been adopted in various forms in different countries. We believe that through constructive dialogue and knowledge sharing, we can together solve some of the most pertinent and difficult issues facing the education sector in India.

Shri Gurcharan Das is an author, consultant and public intellectual, and writes regular columns for the Times of India and Dainik Bhaskar (and guest columns for The Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, Foreign Afairs, Time and Newsweek). His international bestseller, India Unbound, has been published in many countries and languages, and also been filmed by the BBC. He is currently a trustee with Centre for Civil Society.

Please note: This is an invite only event open to Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha)

For more information, contact Priyanka Chadha | +91 85888 56551 | priyanka@ccs.in

Submit your film TODAY!

Submission deadline 25 Nov 2014

Entry Fee:

• Professional Filmmakers: Rs 1000 / USD 25
• Student Filmmakers: Rs 500 / USD 15

* Please note that applications will not be accepted after 15 Nov

Awards category and cash prize 2014:

1. Best FEATURE Documentary (professional category, above 30 min): Rs 50,000
2. Best SHORT Documentary (professional category, below 30 min): Rs 40,000
3. Best STUDENT Documentary: Rs 20,000
4. Education World- Jeevika Freedom Award: This is a new category in this year’s festival where we are inviting applications for outstanding documentaries by professionals and students that highlight livelihood challenges or successes of people working in the education sector (school owners, principles, and teacher): Rs 20,000

Screening & Awards Ceremony

Shortlisted films will be screened over a two day period on 13 and 14 December 2014 at UChicago Center in New Delhi. Certificates will be presented to the directors of all shortlisted films.

The winners of the 2014 Jeevika festival will win a trip and three nights stay to be part of the Asia Liberty Forum from 8-10 January 2015 in Kathmandu, Nepal. The trophy and cash prize will be awarded to the winners at a grand event on 8 January during the conference which will be attended by over 200 think tank professionals, scholars and activists from over 40 countries.

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CCS is partnering with South Asia Bamboo Foundation (SABF) with support from Friedrich Naumann Foundation (FNF) and Kerala State Bamboo Mission (KSBM) plans to organise a workshop for policy makers, officials engaged in implementing of bamboo schemes including the provisions of Forest Rights Act 2006 and other schemes of Government of India where bamboo can play a predominant role.The workshop is a day long programme for selected government officials, NGO workers and professionals working in the bamboo sector. It aims to enable participants on understanding core issues regarding bamboo market in India, method and ways to deal with identified challenges to unleash potential of bamboo as resource. We will cover topics such as enabling bamboo enterprises, bamboo for social sector and livelihood development, Institutional mechanism, Experiences from other similar sector through thematic sessions. For more information, please click here.