Support Sustainable Developlment in India!
Hello everyone. I am currently a graduate student studying for my MBA at Assumption College, in Worcester, Massachusetts. I have been selected to participate in a six-month work project this fall with a local microfinance organization in Udaipur, India. Udaipur is a beautiful city with rich culture and history, and is a popular destination for travelers. Unfortunately the city's wealth is held by a sliver of the popular, and most citizens suffer from a lack of economic opportunity and supporting infrastructure. My work will be directly with the city's impoverished, underserved populations, identifying their need areas and improving methodologies for providing financial services for them. I will be working with the organization, planning, and implementing a sustainable project that will last beyond my time in the country. Please read more about my background, my project, and consider donating to support my efforts: http://gsclama.wordpress.com/
Peace,
Greg Sclama
Peace,
Greg Sclama
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Permalink Reply by Marcus Westling on -
That's great Greg, congrats! We look forward to hearing about your project in India, keep us updated!
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Permalink Reply by Brad Ewing on -
Sounds like quite the adventure, best of luck!
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Permalink Reply by P. Uday Shankar on -
Great idea Greg. All the best.
Uday Shankar
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Permalink Reply by VENKATARAMAN MACHIRAJU on -
Hi Greg,
Its nice that you have chosen India for your intern programme. Welcome ! Please update your activity with us, you may read our eMagazine, Microfinancefocus ( Link: www.microfinancefocus.com) for any information or contribute your experiences to us for more readers to know on your work.
If you plan to visit Hyderabad please let me know...
We can meet and share our experiences....
With Best Wishes,
Raman V Machiraju
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Permalink Reply by Greg Sclama on -
Mr. Raman V Machiraju,
Thank you very much for your encouragement and welcome. Microfinance Focus looks like a truly excellent publication, and I look forward to reading it. I would be very interested in contributing once my project gets started. If I am able to visit Hyderabad, I would certainly like to meet. All of the best,
Greg
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Permalink Reply by solardesi on
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greg, i'm interested in finding out more about your work in udaipur. i will be there starting next week doing similar work as you. please email me: solardesi[at]gmail[dot]com
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Permalink Reply by Ravi Pratap Shahi on -
Nice to know that you are working for sustainable developement project in India.
We are doing experiments with alternate developement processes in the eastern part of India and would have been gland to host you here on the site.
As we too dont take any fund from Govt / NGos, we are short of fund, and cant contribute much to your project at Udaipur.
While doing your project, please keep in mind that India is not like other countries. Here people who are doing planning and projects try to make their envirnment a 5 -start before they go into their public job. The thinking / ideas also comes from a/c offices with shuttling between the projects by helicopter or plane, and the projects are meant to give food and education to 70% of the population which earns less than 1/2 doller per day.
Larger plants, larger malls, express high ways SEZ etc or not sustainable in Indian context.. please go and talk to some one who lives in village far off from black road, and far away from electricity, education , primary health and freedom.
Dont even belive on NGOs here, as most of them are after the grant Indian corrupt Govt machinery provide the.
Hope you will do your work with independent thoughts...
All the best....rp
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