Fellowship: Harsha
Fellowship: Harsha
Project Brief:
Project Type: Fellowships (description)
Primary Focus: other (description)
Supporting Chapter Contact: Colorado
Project Type: Fellowships (description)
Primary Focus: other (description)
Secondary Focus: other
Area: RuralSupporting Chapter Contact:
Status: completed - requirements ended
Project Steward: Shiva Arunachalam
Project Partner(s): Harshavardhan Purandare
Other Contacts: Pankaj Jagtap
Project Address: , Shaligram House, Subhash Path, Nr Old municipality,,Thane,,
Maharashtra 4000601
Tel: +91-22-25369666,25363122,93229
Stewarding Chapter: Colorado
Project Steward: Shiva Arunachalam
Project Partner(s): Harshavardhan Purandare
Other Contacts: Pankaj Jagtap
Project Address: , Shaligram House, Subhash Path, Nr Old municipality,,Thane,,
Maharashtra 4000601
Tel: +91-22-25369666,25363122,93229
Stewarding Chapter: Colorado
Project Description
Harsha, 31, based in Mumbai, is an IT and Social Networking activist, implementing his innovative solutions to resolve social problems.
Harsha started India 700k activities with mission to develop village sites / information base for addressing developmental issues by means of communication, information, knowledge-transfer and networking between communities. The backbone of this activity are grass root activists in more than 65 villages now and accepting this path of catalyzing social change. The volunteers organize data drives and link them to action. They analyze the situation on various issues and brainstorm to create relationships, leadership finds and implement the solutions.
They use technology tools; in absence of technology they use social networking methods. A team of 18 grass root activists associated with Harsha’s India 700k exercise has been nominated for National Virtual Academy fellowship by M.S.Swaminathan Foundation. Two of them have received the fellowship already. The remaining team of at least 50 more volunteer leaders is aspiring to provide grass roots as well as virtual leadership to this information revolution. These volunteers are addressing issues in education, health, employment, water and agriculture to help underdeveloped communities.
Harsha, former Asha Mumbai coordinator, started his activism by giving up mainstream job in 2003, exploring entrepreneurial opportunities in social development sector with new ideas. He co-founded the organization Ek Gaav Ek Sanganak (One Village One Computer-/1v1c) with Anil Shaligram, leading journalist and activist in Maharashtra. Anil is now “Ashoka fellow for social entrepreneurship†for 1v1c idea and work. This project was Maharashtra foundation (US) initiative in the period Jan 2003 -March 2006.
Harsha has now formed network called ITforSocialChange which acts with networking philosophy and ideology. This is turning out to be new movement of the youth working to build India as knowledge economy. Harsha sees his ‘knowledge’ activism as very natural evolution of thinking Asha volunteer, who tries to understand everything about socio-economic change in his Asha exposure and makes attempts to move fast on learning curve.
Harsha, 31, based in Mumbai, is an IT and Social Networking activist, implementing his innovative solutions to resolve social problems.
Harsha started India 700k activities with mission to develop village sites / information base for addressing developmental issues by means of communication, information, knowledge-transfer and networking between communities. The backbone of this activity are grass root activists in more than 65 villages now and accepting this path of catalyzing social change. The volunteers organize data drives and link them to action. They analyze the situation on various issues and brainstorm to create relationships, leadership finds and implement the solutions.
They use technology tools; in absence of technology they use social networking methods. A team of 18 grass root activists associated with Harsha’s India 700k exercise has been nominated for National Virtual Academy fellowship by M.S.Swaminathan Foundation. Two of them have received the fellowship already. The remaining team of at least 50 more volunteer leaders is aspiring to provide grass roots as well as virtual leadership to this information revolution. These volunteers are addressing issues in education, health, employment, water and agriculture to help underdeveloped communities.
Harsha, former Asha Mumbai coordinator, started his activism by giving up mainstream job in 2003, exploring entrepreneurial opportunities in social development sector with new ideas. He co-founded the organization Ek Gaav Ek Sanganak (One Village One Computer-/1v1c) with Anil Shaligram, leading journalist and activist in Maharashtra. Anil is now “Ashoka fellow for social entrepreneurship†for 1v1c idea and work. This project was Maharashtra foundation (US) initiative in the period Jan 2003 -March 2006.
Harsha has now formed network called ITforSocialChange which acts with networking philosophy and ideology. This is turning out to be new movement of the youth working to build India as knowledge economy. Harsha sees his ‘knowledge’ activism as very natural evolution of thinking Asha volunteer, who tries to understand everything about socio-economic change in his Asha exposure and makes attempts to move fast on learning curve.
To lead the knowledge and information revolution in villages by means of developing virtual & grass root leaderships, encouraging social networking activism by creating India-wide scalable and replicable enterprise for solving people’s developmental problems.
Office for village activists: Gokul Sadan/ BTRandive Bhavan, Agroli, Belapur CBD , Navi Mumbai 400614
Dec 2007 Nitrud team builds fast around issues
Apr 2007 Somthane and Nalad Grassroot work
Mar 2007 Takali action initiated by new teams joining with us
Feb 2007 Iralad Grass Roots Work
Jan 2007 Issue analysis of movement in parbhani villages
Jan 2007 Manvat Grassroot Work
Dec 2006 Nitrud team builds fast around issues
Nov 2006 Korti Village Joins us!
Oct 2006 NREGS Proposal presented to NRI Minister in NY
Oct 2006 Tulsan Ground Action
Sep 2006 http://www.ashanet.org/projects-new/documents/792
Sep 2006 Hingoli - Social Advocacy and Knowledge Lobbying
Sep 2006 Data Volunteers Expose grain Scam
Aug 2006 Starting action in Jalaldabha and surrounding 11 villages
Aug 2006 Profile Krishna (grassroots india 700k/1v1c activist)
Aug 2006 ProfileBapusaheb (Grassroot 1v1c fellow of Virtual Academy)
Jul 2006 Grassroots Action in Rainapur Village Hingoli
Jul 2006 Grassroots Action in Maldhamani Village
Jun 2006 NREGS May and June Snaps of movement
Jun 2006 June Central NREGS Camp
May 2006 Hinglo NREGS Story
May 2006 Campaign in Vatkali village , Sengaon
Apr 2006 March & April India 700k Software Project -2
Mar 2006 March & April -India 700k Software Project 1
Jan 2006 Iralad Village Grass Roots Data Drive
Jan 2006 My activities in January
Dec 2005 Fellowship Application
Dec 2005 Application Section V
Dec 2005 Harsha Resume'
Dec 2005 Harsha Resume'
Apr 2007 Somthane and Nalad Grassroot work
Mar 2007 Takali action initiated by new teams joining with us
Feb 2007 Iralad Grass Roots Work
Jan 2007 Issue analysis of movement in parbhani villages
Jan 2007 Manvat Grassroot Work
Dec 2006 Nitrud team builds fast around issues
Nov 2006 Korti Village Joins us!
Oct 2006 NREGS Proposal presented to NRI Minister in NY
Oct 2006 Tulsan Ground Action
Sep 2006 http://www.ashanet.org/projects-new/documents/792
Sep 2006 Hingoli - Social Advocacy and Knowledge Lobbying
Sep 2006 Data Volunteers Expose grain Scam
Aug 2006 Starting action in Jalaldabha and surrounding 11 villages
Aug 2006 Profile Krishna (grassroots india 700k/1v1c activist)
Aug 2006 ProfileBapusaheb (Grassroot 1v1c fellow of Virtual Academy)
Jul 2006 Grassroots Action in Rainapur Village Hingoli
Jul 2006 Grassroots Action in Maldhamani Village
Jun 2006 NREGS May and June Snaps of movement
Jun 2006 June Central NREGS Camp
May 2006 Hinglo NREGS Story
May 2006 Campaign in Vatkali village , Sengaon
Apr 2006 March & April India 700k Software Project -2
Mar 2006 March & April -India 700k Software Project 1
Jan 2006 Iralad Village Grass Roots Data Drive
Jan 2006 My activities in January
Dec 2005 Fellowship Application
Dec 2005 Application Section V
Dec 2005 Harsha Resume'
Dec 2005 Harsha Resume'