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• Violence Against Dalit Women final report
• Kis Aor Le Jaye Nagrik Samaaj
• Round Table Discussions on Collective Actions to

Workshop on India’s Global D...

31st May, 2013 - 12.00 AM

Consultation on Right to Parti...

06th Jun, 2013 - 12.00 AM

The Hong Kong Institute of Edu...

18th Nov, 2013 - 12.00 AM

• Webinar on Knowledge Mobilisation in Community
  Thursday, 09 May 2013
  
  
• Dissemination and Outreach through Media – Efforts of Slum Improvement Committees
  Monday, 29 April 2013
  
  
• Citizen-Media Dialogue in Raipur
  Friday, 26 April 2013
  
  

• Making Statutory Institutions Vibrant, Responsive and Accountable
• Gender Mainstreaming Strategy Implementation for Orissa Tribal Empowerment and L...
• Institutional Assessment of AAD

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Does lack of citizen participation directly affect the quality of democracy in India? YES NO DON’T KNOW   Is your city safe for women? YES NO DON’T KNOW   Will urban development plans prepared in consultation with women living in your city make them safer? YES NO DON’T KNOW   Is Public Private Partnership (PPP) with corporates the best way to provide basic urban services and improve the financial health of our municipalities? Yes No Can’t say   Who is supreme? Citizens The government   Which is the most critical issue faced by slum dwellers in India that should be dealt with on a priority basis by the government? Water and sanitation Awareness about rights, government policies, schemes and programmes Housing Employment Health Education Social security   Is social media (Twitter, Facebook) eroding characteristics that are essentially human: the ability to reflect, pursuit of meaning, genuine empathy and a real sense of community? YES NO Can’t Say   What is the biggest hindrance to institutionalising social accountability mechanisms in the governance structure? Resistance to reforms by politicians and bureaucrats Apathy among citizens Limited access by citizens to information / government data / survey findings Capacity, resource and time constraints of CSOs   How can we ‘formalize’ the informal sector in order to recognize their economic contribution? All of the above Issuing government identity cards Allocating physical spaces in urban plans Recognizing ‘unauthorized’ activities like ragpicking   Do you think the JnNURM programme is a success and has achieved its objectives? NO YES Can’t Say   Is democracy and participation delaying the decision making process in India, leading to governance issues? YES NO Can’t Say   Should Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) be delinked from philanthropy for it to become more meaningful? YES NO Can’t Say   Do you think that the construction for the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi in October 2010 has been sensitive towards the needs of those displaced? NO YES Can’t Say   Citizens’ voice could be best represented in the urban governance processes by: Citizens’ own organizations & their leadership Elected representatives Intermediary CSOs Political parties

 

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