[Reader-list] Discussion: How Communities Help Children Learn and Keep Schools Honest, Bangalore, Feb. 22

[Chintan Girish Modi]

  From
http://india.ashoka.org/ashoka-open-house-how-communities-help-children-learn-and-keep-schools-honest

The Power of Many: How Communities Help Children Learn and Keep Schools
Honest

The discussion will hinge on the strength of communities in helping
organizations and individuals overcome challenges of scale and achieve goals
that are otherwise difficult. Gautam John works on creating online and
offline communities that are helping realise twin missions of “A Book in
Every Child's Hand” and “Every Child in School and Learning Well”... He will
share his experiences and learnings from these community models and why he
thinks communities ought to be central to any organization's theory of
change, their organizational model and their delivery methods.

About Gautam John

Gautam John used to be a lawyer with a an interest in Intellectual Property
Rights. Recently, he has been an entrepreneur and since 2007 has worked with
the Akshara Foundation, where he manages the Karnataka Learning Partnership
and at Pratham Books building a new, social,publishing model. He is a
founder member of Wikimedia Chapter (India), was a TED India Fellow in 2009
and is an advisor to Inclusive Planet.

He is passionate about education, equality and equity and focuses on
'access' as a way to achieve these.

Date : On Tuesday February 22nd , 7:00PM to 8:30PM

Venue
Ashoka, 54, 1st cross
Domlur Layout, Bangalore

Seats are limited
RSVP : sparker at ashoka.org or call 42745777/41480496