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Relief Groups Respond to Sri Lanka Flooding 03/31/2008 Relief agencies are mobilizing in Sri Lanka's Batticaloa region, where recent torrential rains forced more than 7,000 Sri Lankans -- many of whom were already displaced by fighting between the government and a rebel group -- to flee their homes. Read more From: Lutheran World Relief Related: [Sri Lanka]

Tribal women leaders interface with civil society 03/31/2008 A state level tribal women leader’s summit was organised by Centre for Youth and Social Development (CYSD) at Bhubanewar, Orissa in eastern India. Several women tribal leaders and stakeholders representing government and civil society emphasised the need to empower tribal women with decision-making and elevate their social status. Read more From: OneWorld South Asia Related: [Social Exclusion] [Forests] [Gender] [Indigenous Rights] [Civil Society]

Village girl sets bold example 03/31/2008 A young village girl from Rajasthan has become a role model for her community by protesting against her own marriage as a child, a tradition generally accepted as norm in rural India. For her act of heroic defiance, Congress Kanwar was given the National Bravery Award on the Indian Republic Day on January 26. Read more From: OneWorld South Asia Related: [India] [Education] [Gender] [Culture] [Activism]

Grassroots' Celebration 03/31/2008 More... From: Machizo Multimedia Communication Related: [Bangladesh] [Education] [Youth] [Culture] [Freedom of Expression] [ICT] [Knowledge] [Media] [War and Peace] [Conflict Resolution] [Peace]

Pakistan launches campaign against measles 03/29/2008 Thousands of children in Pakistan succumb to measles every year. All these deaths can be easily prevented with effective immunisation. The government has launched a comprehensive campaign against the disease, which will help protect 63 million children in the country. Read more Related: [Children] [Health] [Disease/treatment]

Afghanistan: Poppy fields pose dangers to students 03/28/2008 Young students in Afghanistan unable to afford rentals and other expenses are forced to work on illicit poppy fields to earn some money. Not only do their studies suffer due to grueling work, but they also get exposed to the dangerous addiction of drugs. Read more Related: [Children] [Education] [Labor] [Health]

Healthy living goes slow and organic 03/28/2008 The Slow Food Movement is globally picking pace amidst the fast food culture. Traditional and organic food is healthier, culture-specific and in tandem with one's natural environment, its proponents claim. Read more Related: [Food] [Health] [Culture]

India sits right on top of world polio map 03/28/2008 Battle in India against polio is far from over. This year until February, 82 new cases have been detected despite the fact that the country has the largest ever mass immunisation campaign in the world going on since 2003. Read more Related: [Health] [Disease/treatment] [United Nations] Image: Polio drops being administered © Crack Palinggi/Reuters/Corbis; permissions through “Rx for Survival”

Consultation on Bhutanese refugees 03/28/2008 South Asians for Human Rights is organising a consultation on the Concerns of the Bhutanese Refugees in South Asia on March 31, 2008, in New Delhi, India. The consultation will provide a forum to deliberate on the present state of the Bhutanese refugees in India and Nepal and the recently held elections to the National Assembly. Read more Related: [Refugees] [Human Rights] [Civil Rights] [Democracy]

Weaving change in Chanderi 03/28/2008 Bunkar Vikas Sanstha in Chanderi town in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh has changed the lives of weavers by helping them earn better incomes. Once bound by poverty and exploited by traders, the community now aspires to use media tools to create more livelihood opportunities. Read more From: OneWorld South Asia Related: [India] [Capacity Building] [Poverty] [ICT] [Media]

NATO’s indiscriminate bombings alienating Afghans 03/28/2008 At least 40 civilians have fallen prey to aerial bombings by US-led forces in Afghanistan in last two weeks alone. Aid agencies say more than 12,000 people have been killed since 2001. Anger among the people against NATO forces is mounting and they have begun to equate them with the Russians. Read more Related: [Human Rights] [Arms & Military] [Conflict] [Terrorism]

Saying no to sexual harassment at work 03/28/2008 A handbook released by SANHITA, a women’s group in eastern India, tries to address the dynamics of sexual harassment at work, an issue that is often hidden and yet present in all kinds of organisations. The book, through its testimonies of women’s experiences, is a somber attempt to integrate a human rights perspective within the workplace. Read more From: OneWorld South Asia Related: [Human Rights] [Gender] [Sexuality] [Culture]

NATO’s indiscriminate bombings alienating Afghans 03/27/2008 At least 40 civilians have fallen prey to aerial bombings by US-led forces in Afghanistan in last two weeks alone. Aid agencies say more than 12,000 people have been killed since 2001. Anger among the people against NATO forces is mounting and they have begun to equate them with the Russians. Read more

125 million people could face displacement in South Asia 03/27/2008 Greenpeace has warned that if current levels of emissions of greenhouses gases are not curtailed and global warming is not kept below 2-degree point, a major humanitarian crisis is awaiting the South Asian region. This can result in massive displacement of 125 million people in India and Bangladesh alone. Read more Related: [Migration] [Refugees] [Climate Change]

Pakistani Parliament Elects First Female Speaker 03/25/2008 This week Dr. Fehmida Mirza, a member of the late Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto's Pakistan People's Party, was elected the first woman Speaker of Pakistan's General Assembly. Read more From: Feminist Majority Foundation Related: [Pakistan] Related links Perspectives Magazine: Gender Matters Country Guide: Pakistan

Rebuilding lives after bondage 03/25/2008 Thousands of bonded labourers released from granite and marble quarries of north India have settled in the southern state of Tamil Nadu. They are now trying to rebuild their lives, free from the exploitative shackles of contractors. Read more Related: [Labor] [Migration] [Poverty]

‘Indian budget will not raise farm incomes’ 03/25/2008 The government’s loan waivers for farmers are more of a populist stunt in the election year and less of seeking solutions to the current agrarian crisis, says journalist P.Sainath. The waivers fail to address moneylender debts and limit beneficiaries by a pre-determined two-hectare mark. Read more Related: [India] [Agriculture] [Land] [Poverty] [Debt] [Politics]

‘User-generated content very important on Net’ 03/25/2008 Jimmy Wales, founder of Wikipedia, was in Mumbai, India to launch his new commercial venture ‘Wikia’. Here he shared his desire to increase local Indian language contributions on the site and the need to challenge spam content. Read more Related: [Education] [ICT] [Internet]

Bumper potato crop may save Bangladeshis from starving 03/25/2008 This year’s bumper potato crop in Bangladesh may save millions of hungry people from starvation, who are reeling under the skyrocketing prices of food items. The government plans to distribute free potatoes and rice among the poor under its Vulnerable Group Feeding programme. Read more Related: [Agriculture] [Food] [Poverty]

Bhutan embraces democracy 03/25/2008 In the first ever parliamentary poll in Bhutan, the people have made clear their preference for a government that will preserve the peace and development enjoyed under a century of royal rule. The people want stability, says winning party DTP, whose past experience under the former king won the people by a large majority. Read more Related: [Bhutan] [Politics] [Democracy] [Governance]

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