[Geo4All] Please send information on any scholarships, free training courses, free books etc to GeoForAll Newsletter

[Suchith Anand]

Dear colleagues,


Thanks to the efforts of Nikos and all co-editors of GeoForAll newsletter, we have nearly 10 years history in promoting scholarships, free training courses, free software and books through our Newsletter.


Ι would like to request all colleagues to send Nikos (labrinos at eled.auth.gr)  any news that you have about any scholarships , free training courses, free books etc, so the information can be shared through GeoForAll monthly newsletter, so more students from economically poor families can also know about these education opportunities.


I am grateful to everyone working for education opportunities for all.


Best wishes


Suchith


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From: Raju Kendre
Sent: 15 August 2022 21:09
To: Suchith Anand
Cc: GeoForAll at lists.osgeo.org
Subject: Re: Introducing Eklavya movement

Dear Suchith and Geo For All team

Thank you for my introduction

I am looking forward to working with you

Regards
Raju Kendre
https://linktr.ee/raju_kendre


On Wed, Aug 10, 2022, 7:24 PM Suchith Anand <Suchith.Anand at nottingham.ac.uk<mailto:Suchith.Anand at nottingham.ac.uk>> wrote:

Dear colleagues


I would like to introduce you all to Raju Kendre , the Founder at Eklavya - an initiative promoting higher education and enabling grassroots leadership of first-generation learners in India.


A first-generation learner from a nomadic tribal farming community, Raju is a graduate from

Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) . Recently, he also won the Chevening Scholarship that provides a fully-funded education in the UK, apart from unique leadership opportunities.  As a professional social worker, Raju has been engaged with tribal and rural community development for the last nine years.


More details at https://www.cede.co.in/inspiration/raju-kendre



Ekalvya is a Movement building education and career of underprivileged youth. Details at https://eklavyaindia.org



I invited Raju to join the GeoForAll community and mailing list, so he can get more information.


Raju, Welcome  to GeoForAll. Central to “Geo for All” mission is the belief that knowledge is a public good and Open Principles in Education will provide great opportunities for everyone. Access to quality education and opportunities is key for getting rid of extreme poverty and enable broadly shared prosperity for all. Looking forward to working and building collaborations with all interested on this open education mission.



You may be interested in GeoForAll contributions to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Overview is at

https://www.osgeo.org/foundation-news/geoforall-miniconference-at-world-commons-week-2019/


Our monthly newsletters also have information that might be of interest.

https://www.osgeo.org/initiatives/geo-for-all/geo-newsletters-archive/


You can also view our email archives for more information


https://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/geoforall/

This month’s archives at https://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/geoforall/2022-August/thread.html



Dear colleagues,   As GeoForAll community is spread in universities around the world, I would like to request colleagues to please share information on any scholarships, free training programs etc in your universities by sharing the information in GeoForAll maillist. Raju will then share relevant opportunities with his team, so more students from economically poor backgrounds can also access these opportunities.


You can contact Raju directly for any information on Ekalvya and he will be happy to get your advice and inputs.



Thank you in advance for your help.


Best wishes


Suchith




Dr Suchith Anand

Senior Adviser to Governments and International Organisations | Scientist | Board member | Governance | Policy | Consultant in Data Science and Data Ethics | Global Citizen | SDG Volunteer and Advocate


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