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InfoChange is an ethically-driven, professionally-run
enterprise committed to the dissemination of information
for change, high-quality research, effective and
strategic communication strategies, and socially
responsible business.
InfoChange was set up in 2000 to provide services
including news and features, research, editing,
publishing and content management to publishing
houses, development organisations, institutions
and corporations.
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www.infochangeindia.org which was conceived and
constructed by InfoChange, provides daily uploads
on the development stories of the day, plus the
background and context for development issues
in India, and stories of change from the grassroots.
This website constitutes the news and views channel
of icicicommunities.org, a cyberdonation site
sponsored by India's leading financial institution.
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and maintenance of websites, particularly for development
organisations and institutions. We have developed
the content and designed and deployed the website
for Gram Vikas (www.gramvikas.org), a well-known
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We provide high-quality research on development
issues, disaster management, philanthropy etc.
In 2000, InfoChange was commissioned by Christian
Aid, London, to research and write a series of
seven case studies on disaster management interventions
in Orissa after the supercyclone of 1999. The
case studies were:
- Vulnerability, displacement and trafficking
of women in Orissa after the cyclone
- The impact of the Orissa supercyclone on
children
- The role of enabling infrastructure in disaster
preparedness: A case study of housing interventions
in Orissa
- Community perspective in disaster mitigation:
Lessons from three villages
- Grants vs loans in disaster management: A
study on the experience of micro-finance in
Orissa after the cyclone
- Disaster to development: An effort towards
micro planning
- Community participation in ecological regeneration:
An experiment in disaster preparedness
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| The publication of books for change. We are also involved
in writing, editing and publishing reports, brochures,
direct mail and campaign material. And in scripting
and producing documentary films and CD-ROMs. |
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InfoChange
was promoted in the year 2000 by a team of experienced,
highly-regarded and competent media professionals,
communication experts, development researchers
and analysts. All mid-career professionals, we
were brought together by the shared desire to
use our knowledge and skills in ways that would
help bring about change in the lives of the most
deprived sections of society. And in doing so,
bring about change in our own lives.
We have a wide network of well-known journalists
and development professionals within India and
across the world.
This network is perfectly placed to synergise
perspective, knowledge, skill and experience,
so that communication
and information are used to effect institutional
and social change.
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John Samuel: A researcher and writer on
development issues and social change for over a
decade, he is associated with a number of national
and international development agencies. With an
extensive network of contacts in the fields of activism
and development research, he is a well-known and
active player in the development world. He has trained
over 3,500 activists in India. His special expertise
is in the field of strategic communications, information
management and policy research. He is International
Director (Asia) of ActionAid, and former director
of the National Centre for Advocacy Studies, Pune.
Hutokshi Doctor: A senior journalist with
over 19 years of experience, she has been assistant
editor of The Times of India, Mumbai, features
editor of The Independent and editor of Humanscape.
She has also held senior editorial positions at
Midday, The Illustrated Weekly of India, Debonair
and Imprint. She has a special interest in culture,
society and alternative development models.
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N Vinod Chandra Menon is Professor, Disaster
Management at the Yeshwantrao Chavan Academy of
Development Administration (YASHADA), Pune, where
he heads the Centre for Disaster Management. He
is a member of the High Power Committee set up by
the Government of India for the preparation of national,
state and district disaster management plans. He
is a trustee of the Calamity Reduction Fund Trust
set up by the Government of Andhra Pradesh. He has
been a consultant to the UNDP for the Orissa supercyclone
and for the preparation of multi-hazard response
plans for various districts in Maharashtra. |
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Udita Ghosh-Sarkar has a PhD in Rural Development
from Vishva Bharati, Shantiniketan. She has worked
with NGOs in Bihar, Orissa, West Bengal and Maharashtra.
She has publications on rural development and women's
issues. She is on the staff of InfoChange.
Shirish N Kavadi is an independent researcher
and consultant based in Pune. He has degrees in
history and political science from the University
of Bombay. With more than 20 years of teaching
and research experience, he has written and published
on health policy and the history of public health
in India.
Professional Institute for Development and
Socio Environmental Management (PRISM), West
Bengal, assisted with the research work for the
states of Orissa, Bihar, Rajasthan, West Bengal,
Assam and Tripura. The team comprised Dr Snigdha
Chakraborty, Dr Aniruddha Dey and Debojyoti Chakraborty,
with help from associates in the different states.
PRISM works in the areas of natural resource
management, right to livelihood, women’s
empowerment, micro-finance and resettlement and
rehabilitation.
Jayasree Kalathil has a PhD from the Central
Institute of English and Foreign Languages, Hyderabad.
She has worked extensively with issues concerning
women, mental health and the media.
Biju Jose has a master's degree in social
work from Nirmala Niketan, Mumbai. He works with
a well-known voluntary agency in India called
Pratham.
Jaya Jose has a PhD from the Department
of Archaeology, Pune University, and a degree
in communication and journalism.
Leo Mukherjee is a post-graduate in Sociology
from the University of Pune.
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Ashok Gopal An independent writer and editor
based in Pune, he specialises in technical writing,
content for websites and CD-Roms and corporate communications. |
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Vijay Narvekar holds diplomas in electronic
engineering and Internet and multimedia. He has
been developing and designing websites and portals
for the last four years. |
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