First pine handicrafts training organised by VOH
VOH facilitated a handicrafts training program for 25 women in Jatehar village close to Dharamshala in Himachal Pradesh. The first training was sponsored by ISAP, a Delhi based NGO starting from 10th August, 2010. Handicrafts training program in Jatehar Panchayat near Dharamshala During 15 days of training 25 women mostly from BPL families were provided training in making pine needle based handicrafts. The topics covered under the training were harvesting of pine needles, treatment of needles, weaving of pine needles, tray making, pot making and basket weaving etc. Women in this region have...
Read MorePRS & VOH organise workshop for CSOs/Journalists on tracking work of legislatures
PRS Legislative Research in collaboration with Voice of Himachal organized a half-day workshop in Shimla on Thursday on how to track the work of legislators. The workshop was open for journalists and members of civil society organisations. The workshop highlighted how and from where journalists could sources information about the work of MPs/ MLAs. Chaksu Roy from PRS Legislative Research spoke about the need for journalists and members of the civil society organisations to familiarise themselves with legislative processes and the points of engagement for citizens therein. The working of the...
Read MoreTracking the work of MPs/MLAs A PRS and VOH workshop for CSOs & journalists
Workshop overview As journalists or social workers, there are various questions that crop up regarding the political process. How can one track the performance of MPs/MLAs? How can one hold them accountable to the promises they make? Most importantly, how can one engage with the legislative process and legislators? These are some of the questions that the PRS workshop, exclusively for journalists and NGOs, seeks to answer. PRS aims to increase public engagement on issues of national importance through collaborative activities. PRS has been reaching out to the citizen sector and the media to...
Read MoreVOH organises first Barcamp in Himachal for promotion of Entrpreneurship and IT in the state
The first-ever barcamp in Himachal Pradesh, held in Shimla on Sunday, literally set the ice melting as local new-age entrepreneurs, media professionals, technology enthusiast, IT professionals and even bureaucrats sat together to discuss the future of enterprise and innovation in the state. Prof Ahluwalia making his point during the BarCamp The event was initiated by Voice Of Himachal and sponsored by Srijan, Padmavati Balaji Institute, Instablogs and HPIE. Around 80 participants from all across the state and also places as far off as Bangalore, Delhi and Chandigarh participated in the tech...
Read MoreVOH organises blood donation camp in Shimla
HimVani Shimla: Hospitals in Shimla have been facing severe shortage of blood, but a collective effort made by voluntary organizations like Voice of Himachal (VOH), Umang Foundation for Thalassemic Children and Youth Enlightening the Society (YES) and also the State AIDS Control Society in holding a blood donation camp at the Ridge has once again reiterated that mass movement is the only way out to tackle the problem. Ninety units of blood were donation at the camp, with many tourists, including students from Chandigarh and Punjab. too pitching in for the cause. Participants included nine...
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