CIRDAP – Enabling Rural Communities

Centre on Integrated Rural Development for Asia and the Pacific (CIRDAP)

An Intergovernmental & Autonomous Organization; Established in 1979, Mandated for Promoting & Strengthening Integrated Rural Development Systems for 15 Asia-Pacific Countries; Namely Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Fiji, India, Indonesia, IR Iran, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand & Vietnam.

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Call for CIRDAP IRD Expert

Centre on Integrated Rural Development for Asia and the Pacific (CIRDAP) is calling for Expression of Interest (EOI) from Rural Development Experts from CIRDAP Member Countries (Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Fiji, India, Indonesia, Iran, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Vietnam) for the position of CIRDAP IRD Expert. The guidelines and application process are as follows: Criteria Roles and Responsibilities Benefits The incumbent will be paid honorarium in recognition of a special service provided under his/her roles and responsibilities. Tenure The incumbent is appointed for a term of two years, and subject to extension for another term. Application Process Deadline for Application/Nomination: 31 August 2019.

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Training for Librarians organised

CIRDAP in collaboration with BALID has organized two-days long training on “Institutional Repository Software DSpace” from 26th – 27th July 2019 at CIRDAP headquarters in Dhaka. The DSpace is an open source repository software package used for creating open access repositories for scholarly and/or published digital content.  It is free and easy to maintain since it can be customized to fit the requirements of any organizations. DSpace preserves and enables easy and open access to all types of digital content including text, images, moving images, mpegs and data sets. The objective of the program was to train the librarian and information professional in using modern application and software’s in libraries across Bangladesh. The librarians of different govt. institutions, students of Information Science & Library Management and IT personnel were trained through the programme. The training was amazing and I believe the learning from the programme will help us in managing digital libraries Dr. S. M. Mohammad Ali Librarian, Rural Development Academy, Bogra Bangladesh The course is uniquely designed by technical experts in collaboration with Bangladesh Association of Librarians, Information Scientists and Documentalists (BALID) to ensure the meaningful skill development which enables the Participants to gain insight on application of D-Space. The training was conducted in the state-of-the-art IT Laboratory of CIRDAP situated at CIRDAP headquarter. At the end of the training, the participants were awarded with certificates.  “The training was excellent and within a short time we gathered much more knowledge about DSpace and digital information management.” Ms. Sharmin Shahria, Assistant Director, Bangladesh Academy for Rural Development

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The 34 Meeting of CIRDAP Technical Committee held in India

The Thirty fourth meeting of the CIRDAP Technical Committee (TC-34) was held on 27-28th June, 2019 at the National Institute of Rural Development & Panchayati Raj (NIRD&PR) in Hyderabad, India. Delegates from all CIRDAP Member Countries (CMCs) except Pakistan attended the Meeting. Observers and Representatives of CIRDAPs key development partners were also present during the inaugural and technical session. The inaugural session was held on 26th June 2019 at 11:30 am with the distinguished presence of guests and delegates. The speech of Chief Guest H.E. Shri. Narendra Singh Tomar, Honourable Union Minister, Secretary, Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India was delivered by Dr. W. R. Reddy, Director General of NIRD&PR. In his speech, the Minister conveyed, “We, the members of CIRDAP countries, with a combined population of 2,549 million, account for 34 per cent of global population. We, with our activities, will be impacting a combined rural population of 1,539 million in CIRDAP member countries”. The Director General of CIRDAP Mr. Tevita G. Botswana Taginavulau, thanked NIRDPR, Ministry of Rural Development and Government of India (GoI) for hosting the TC meeting mentioning that, “Government of India has shown us the way how a member country can be a good team player in promoting regional cooperation amongst CIRDAP Member Countries within its means – an expression of trust, sharing and caring, and compassion especially with regards to CMCs with smaller economy”. Dr. W.R. Reddy, Director General of NIRDPR welcomed the delegates and reassured India’s commitment to continue support towards CIRDAP. “NIRDPR is making a constant effort to innovate and reach out to a large number of functionaries. Innovative initiatives like operationalizing ‘A-VIEW’ will go a long way in reaching the large number of functionaries across the country” he added. Mr. Meleti Bainimarama the former Chairperson of the Technical Committee and Permanent Secretary for Ministry of Rural Development, Government of Fiji highlighted the importance of collaboration stating that “It can never be stressed enough to member countries how imperative it is that we work together collaboratively to achieve the objectives of the establishment of CIRDAP. As member countries, we must not lose sight of CIRDAP’s vision of sustainable integrated rural development in Asia Pacific Region.” Eng. Wassfi Hassan El-Sreihin, Secretary General of African-Asian Rural Development Organization (AARDO), Mr. Ravi Shankar Aisola, former Indian Ambassador to Lao PDR, Ms. Leena Johri, Joint Secretary, Department of Rural Development, GoI, MS. Radhika Rastogi, Deputy Director General of NIRD&PR were also spoke on the occasion as guests. After the programme, the CIRDAP National Sub-Centre was ceremoniously inaugurated at the NIRD&PR campus in Hyderabad, India and tree saplings were planted marking the occasion.

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Int. Training on ‘Enhancing Rural Tourism through Homestay’

Centre on Integrated Rural Development for Asia and the Pacific (CIRDAP) in collaboration with Institute for Rural Advancement (INFRA) of Malaysia, are organizing an International Training Programme on ‘Enhancing Rural Tourism through Homestay’ on 22-28 September 2019 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Nominations are expected from the relevant Ministry, Government or Non-Government Institute, dealing with the tourism Industry. Official nominations should be come with the prescribed nomination form along with an official letter and sent to National Coordinator in their respective countries (Email of National Coordinator) and CC to training@cirdap.org by 22 July 2019. National Coordinators will send the nominations to CIRDAP. Click here for the list of National Coordinators. Kindly read the ‘ Programme Brief ‘ very carefully before sending nomination. Download the following Documents: Programme Brief Nomination Form Medical Form

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Int. Training on Social Audit in Rural Development Programmes

CIRDAP in collaboration with NIRD&PR has organised an International Training Programme on “Social Audit in Rural Development Programmes” on 19-28 March 2019 at NIRD&PR, Hyderabad, India. Social audit, as one of the tool of social accountability mechanism, is a process by which the people, the final beneficiaries of any scheme, programme, policy or law, are empowered to audit such schemes, programmes, policies and laws. Hence, training on rural development through social audit is expected to create working environment with mutual understanding among the parties, enhance accountability, giving ownership to the rural community, etc. The key objectives of the programme include: to discuss the need, concept and approaches of social accountability mechanisms in general and social audits in particular; to make the participant understand the provisions of different rural development programmes with reference to social accountability mechanisms; to enable the participants to understand and critically review the approach and practice of social audit ; to expose the participants to the best practices of social audit in rural development programmes in India; to have hands on experience by conducting one mock social audit in a village of India The Training methods include a combination of lectures-cum-discussions, panel and case discussions, audio-visual and country paper presentations. A three days study visit had also organized to expose the participants to the process of social audit. The senior and mid level government officials from nine (09) CMCs were attended in this training programme. Total 20 participants were been chosen from the countries namely, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Fiji, Iran, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam

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Int. Training on Decentralized Governance and Delivery of Services’

CIRDAP in collaboration with NIRD&PR has organised an International Training Programme on ‘Decentralized Governance and Delivery of Services –Way to Good Governance’ on 19-28 March 2019 at NIRD&PR, Hyderabad, India. Decentralization (local governance) is the power and authority that considered as a key to achieve more democracy at the grassroots level. In Asia and the Pacific region, people affected by palpable poverty are higher than the most other region of the world. To distribute governance services to these rural, poor people on basic civic needs and other sectors (e.g. education, health, water supply, sanitation, roads, communications, power, etc) decentralization is one of the most effective and straightforward way. It can alter the complexion of distribution and provide institutional support for the delivery of services. The training is expected to build capacity of the government official on decentralization through sharing of the best practices of good governance. The specific objectives of the programme were: to discuss the international perspectives and the Asia Pacific trends of decentralized governance; to share knowledge of governance, its theory and practices, and share best practices of good governance; to discuss decentralized governance in better service delivery; to develop mock action plan for decentralized governance; and to share knowledge on the rural development programmes in India by practicing decentralize governance. The Training methods include a combination of lectures-cum-discussions, panel and case discussions, audio-visual and country paper presentations. A three days study visit had also organized to expose the participants to the process of decentralized governance and delivery of services. The senior and mid level government officials from ten (10) CMCs were attended in this training programme. Total 16 participants were been chosen from the countries namely, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Fiji, Indonesia, Iran, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Sri Lanka and Vietnam.

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Int. Training on Geospatial Information Management (GIM) in Rural Development Held

CIRDAP in collaboration with the National Institute for Rural Development and Panchayati Raj (NIRD&PR) has organised an International Training Programme on Geospatial Information Management (GIM) in Rural Development on 19-28 March 2019 in Hyderabad, India. GIM is proving as a very powerful spatial technology tool for understanding earth features, planning for resource optimization, generation of decision alternatives, real-time monitoring. Some countries in the region have significantly progressed in this direction, but others are yet to take off. This training has organized to share smart and best approaches of GIM field, and strengthening capacity in member countries to the other CIRDAP member countries.  The objectives of the programme includes the following: To promote effective networking among the relevant institutions in the countries of the region and to address common challenges, mitigation and issues and promote information sharing and for South-South cooperation; To present case studies on application of the GIM in rural development and to disseminate the same at the regional level; and To strengthen capacity building efforts of member countries through training to accelerate application GIM in the region to achieve SDGs.  Eminent experts, who have done considerable works in this filed, was invited as resource person to conduct the training programmes and demonstration of various GIS application modules. Specific areas like use of GIS in rural development planning, including agriculture, forestry, watershed planning, land use and land cover, infrastructure, water resources, natural resource management and governance issues were discussed. Knowledge was disseminated on various modules with various Geospatial technologies, image processing software, and capabilities. The regular sessions of the training programme were held through the presentation, discussion, and some hands-on experience. As part of the training programme, participants visited many relevant fields in Hyderabad, Bangalore, and Mysore for gaining relevant knowledge and experience. The training sessions were attended by representatives of the government departments from CIRDAP member countries and they gained knowledge and skills in the application of GIS and remote sensing tools and techniques in the field of agriculture, forestry, watershed planning, land use and land cover, infrastructure, water resources, natural resource management, and governance. It is expected that the participants will use the knowledge gained in their daily work, resulting in an improved workflow and high quality of outputs, thereby contributing to the better planning and management in their country. Sri Lanka can take advantage of this innovative technology to maximize economic development including rural development, drive business efficiencies. In the case of governments they would be able to focus on more responsive needs of the population. Every organisation in Malaysia needs to focus on the integration of geospatial data and analysis in the mission-critical business processes, work flows and on increasing the return on investment (ROI) in Geo-information technology and Geo-database by improving interoperability, decision making and service A snapshot of the Training     Participants during field visit

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GIS Training for young professionals

CIRDAP has organized a Basic Training on GIS for student and professionals. The course was uniquely designed by technical experts to ensure the meaningful skill development for the participants so that they can make the best use of the latest Geospatial Information System technologies in their professional fields. Geospatial technology broadly includes mapping and surveying techniques, remote sensing, photogrammetry, cartography, Global Positioning Systems (GPS) and Geographical Information Systems (GIS). With its unique ability for acquisition, integration, and analysis of geographically-referenced spatial information, this technology has in recent times been recognized as an effective tool for planning, management, and decision making locally and globally. This introductory Eight days training course designed to give thorough understanding of Remote Sensing, Image Interpretation, Digital Image processing, GIS, and various applications in their relevant field. The training included theoretical introduction of Geospatial, practical hands-on Data Collection using MDC, GPS, DGPS, Total Station, and computer work, emphasizing QGIS and Arc Map specific applications. A total of thirteen participants from different Backgrounds shortlisted and attended the entire training. The eight-day training was intense and thorough. The team of facilitators engaged to deliver the training implemented the program with dedication and passion. The participants also expressed confidence that they had built their capacity and acquired skills that give them a competitive advantage in the job market. #CIRDAP #RuralDevelopment #GIS

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Post Graduate Diploma in Rural Development Management (PGDRDM) in India

Post Graduate Diploma in Rural Development Management (PGDRDM) 17th batch is going to start from June’2019. It’s a one-year residential course conducted by National Institute for Rural Development and Panchayati Raj (NIRD&PR), Hyderabad, India. CIRDAP is offering some slots of PGDRDM programme for its member countries sponsored by MoRD, Govt of India to develop a committed and competent cadre of Rural Development Management Professionals in CMCs. Nominations are expected from CIRDAP member countries. Interested organisations (Government/Non-Government/Autonomous bodies related to rural development) can nominate suitable candidates according to eligibility criteria and send nomination to National Coordinators in their respective countries and cc to training@cirdap.org. List of the National Coordinators is available in this link List of CIRDAP National Coordinators. National Coordinators will send the nomination to CIRDAP. Note that no  direct application will be considered. You may get course details including eligibility criteria and application procedure through Programme Brief. Official nominations should be come with the prescribed nomination form along with an official letter and sent to training@cirdap.org by 16 May 2019. Download the following documents: Programme Brief  Nomination Form Application Form Medical Form

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Basic Course on GIS and its Applications

CIRDAP Centre on Geoinformatics Applications for Rural Development (CGARD) with technical support from National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj (NIRD&PR), India, is offering two batches of Basic Course on GIS and its Applications to be organized on 26 April -23 May, 2019, and 14th July  to 25th July 2019 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The courses are designed for students and professionals who want to make the best use of the latest spatial technologies in their professional fields. Course Objectives The objective of the course is to develop an understanding and competence in, Geo spatial technology. Analyze Geo-information problems encountered in professional domain and develop, apply the appropriate methods for studying and/or solving the problems Learn different technologies for collecting, acquiring and verifying spatial data Different Technology to generate, integrates, analyze and visualize spatial data Apply practical skills by working on international standard projects To carry out an independent mini project and presentation Who Should Attend this Course? The courses are uniquely designed by technical experts to ensure the meaningful skill development which enables the Participants to gain insight on application of Geoinformatics. If your interest goes beyond existing academic education and you want to know more about the latest technologies which can boost your career then this program is for you. CIRDAP is offering 20% scholarship to encourage students, professionals and rural development practitioners in the field of GIS so that they contribute to development in Bangladesh. Course Content Basics, Process and Application of Geo-Informatics Coordinate System and Projection Geotagging with Mobile Data Collection Quantum GIS Software and its Applications Global Positioning System (GPS) Principles, Concepts and Applications Geo-informatics applications and Best Practices in Agriculture, Disaster Management, and Water Resources on Asia Pacific Region. Hands on GPS Data Acquisition, downloading interfacing and overlaying on Google maps. Satellite Programmes and data availability for Asia and Pacific Data Collection in field and import in software Hands on Digital Image Processing Carry out a mini project and presentation Training Registration Process Fill in the online registration form by clicking the link given below; We will confirm your eligibility by e-mail/phone within 2/3 working days. Once you are informed as eligible for the program, you will have to submit:- Recent 1 passport and 1 stamp size photograph Copy of certificate of last degree Address proof (Copy of NID) Full Course fee On completion of registration process and full payment, we will sent admission letter mentioning registration number and detailed programmer schedule. Once payment is made, there is no scope for cancellation or refund. The admission is fist come first serve basis till the deadline of application, therefore interested applicants are requested to apply at the earliest.  Payment Procedure There are two types of secured payment options to pay training registration fees: Demand Draft/Pay order in favor of CIRDAP Cash  Other Information Please note that the programme will be held in Dhaka, Bangladesh, and no accommodation facilities will be provided by CIRDAP. The final mark will be calculated based on Attendances, exam, and Project. Only participants who will pass the course with minimum of 40% marks will get certificate. No certificate will be provided if the participants fail to get the minimum marks. For any query – feel free to contact us at +880 1902 0199917, +880 1903 277837 or email at shanawaz@cirdap.org; farhana@cirdap.org. APPLY Download the Course Brochure 

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