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South Asia Foundation 17th Governing Council Meeting on Virtual Plateform 4 Jan 2021

MSF Trustees SAF Chairpersons, SAF Vice Chairpersons, SAF Scretaries and Directors of all Institutes of Excellence were participated in the Virtual Zoom Meeting.

Feedback from Mr Janak Pokhrel, SAF Scholar (2016-20), UMCDSRC, National College, Kathmandu

hope you are in good health and doing well. First of all, my sincere apologies as this email has been long due in its coming. Nevertheless, I am overwhelmed to be providing you a final update as a SAF scholar from UNESCO Madanjeet Singh Centre of Development Studies and Regional Cooperation (UMCDSRC)..

Call for nominations UNESCO ICT in Education Prize 2020 -Last Date 8 Jan 2021

Funded by the Kingdom of Bahrain and established in 2005, the Prize awards annually US$ 25,000 each to two innovative projects leveraging new technologies to expand educational opportunities....

Ms Aashiyana Adhikari, Scholar of UMCDSRC, National College, Kathmandu working as an intern at UNESCO Bangkok Office

Ms Aashiyana Adhikari, Scholar of UNESCO Madanjeet Singh Centre of Development Studies and Regional Cooperation (UMCDSRC) has been working under Director programs at UNESCO, Bangkok as an intern...

UMISARC's Special Lecture on "Sri Lanka on a larger Rubric of Regional Cooperation" by H.E. Amrith Rohan Perera

As part of special lecture series UNESCO Madanjeet Singh Institute for South Asia Regional Cooperation (UMISARC) organised special lecture "Sri Lanka on a larger Rubric of Regional Cooperation" by H.E. Amrith Rohan Perera, Formerly Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to UN

SAF - UMSGET Alumni Association Online Meeting on Thermometric Research & Application Prospect in South Asia

Call for admission to M.Tech (UMSGET) in Green Energy Technology programme under South Asia Foundation scholarship

Call for admission to M.Tech Program in UMSGET under SAF Scholarship Nominations are invited from respective SAF Chapters of SAARC countries for the admission to M.Tech. Green Energy Technology programme UMSGET....

Connectivity Through the Indo-Nepal Border During the Pandemic: Shailin Nongrang, UMCDSRC, Kathmandu, Scholar

Crossing across to India via the Kakarvitta border check post was one of the most exciting experience ever felt while traveling. From Nepal side once I reached the Bhadrapur airport by a domestic flight, taxis are available at the airport itself but...

Recording of proceedings 2020 Winner of UNESCO Madanjeet Singh Prize for Tolerance & Non Violence

In celebration of the International Day of Tolerance and the 2020 edition of the UNESCO-Madanjeet Prize, UNESCO is organized an online Master Class on Tolerance on Monday 16 November 2020 from 3 pm to 5:30 pm (CET).

“18 weeks' :-Adult in the context of Art and Design at UMISAA" By Koshal Hamal, UMISAA Alumni (2010-14)

Invitation to UNESCO Master Class for the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women

Exploring new and innovative responses to the crisis: NGO solidarity during COVID-19

MDSVAD Alumnus Kubra Khademi Praticipates in the Master Class on Tolerance by UNESCO

Message from Ms Audrey Azoulay, Director-General of UNESCO, on the occasion of International Day for Tolerance

Tunisian essayist Albert Memmi, who passed away this year, wrote that “tolerance is an exercise and a victory over ourselves”. His words teach us that tolerance, far from being a passive attitude tantamount to complacency or indifference, is a dynamic,daily effort, made both individually and collectively.....

An Exclusive Interview of Mr. Eric Falt Director, UNESCO New Delhi Office on International Day for Tolerance

Interview With Mr Eric Falt, Director, UNESCO New Delhi Office on International Day for Tolerance- 16 November

International Day of Tolerance and celebration of the 2020 Laureate of the UNESCO- Madanjeet Singh Prize

Call for nominations: The UNESCO King Hamad Bin Isa Al-Khalifa Prize for the use of ICT in Education

Centre Résolution Conflicts in Democratic Republic of Congo to receive UNESCO-Madanjeet Singh Prize 2020

UNESCO will award the 2020 edition of the UNESCO-Madanjeet Singh Prize for the Promotion of Tolerance and Non-Violence to the nongovernmental Centre Résolution Conflits (Centre for Resolution of Conflicts - CRC) in the Democratic Republic of Congo on 15 October 2020.....

Renewal of South Asia Foundation official relations with UNESCO for another Four-year with effect from 2 Oct 2020-1 Oct 2024.

A decision by the UNESCO Director General Ms Audrey Azoulay, following a positive evaluation of the cooperation between UNESCO and the South Asia Foundation (SAF)...

UNESCO seeks nominations for the UNESCO-Madanjeet Singh Prize for the Promotion of Tolerance and Non-Violence 2020

The UNESCO-Madanjeet Singh Prize for the Promotion of Tolerance and Non-Violence rewards significant activities in the scientific, artistic, cultural and communication fields aimed at the promotion of a spirit of tolerance and non-violence....

Dr Nishchal N. Pandey, Chairman, SAF- Nepal, hosted a farewell reception for UMCDSRC scholars

'Art of Being Nothing' Visual art Exhibition

Ms Mainul Islam, Textile Artist and UMISAA Alumna, received the Certificate along with other women entrepreneurs

Managing director of Joyeeta Foundation under M/O-Women and Children Affairs Afroza Khan distributed certificates among Joyeeta Women Entrepreneurs on Friday in the closing day of 6-day long Fashion Design Workshop held in Joyeeta Design Center at Lalmatia, Dhaka.

16th SAF Governing Council Virtual Zoom Meeting held on 24 September 2020 at 1130Hrs (IST)

16th SAF-India Board of Trustees Zoom Meeting held on 23rd September 2020

Mr. Avindra Rodrigo apppointed as the new Chairperson of SAF, Sri Lanka Chapter

Global Classroom Workshops/Seminar Schedule-Summer 2020

Launched a Video "We shall overcome" produced by Metalloid Productions in partnership with UNESCO New Delhi

Launch of the Ocean Decade Virtual series: Co-designing the science we need for the Ocean Decade

This session will explore how our health and well-being are closely connected to the ocean. It will discuss the opportunities and challenges for the coming years and what could be the positive outcomes from transformative actions under the Ocean Decade and long-lasting benefits to both the ocean and society....

Virtual- Event - Prof Salima Hashmi - Rumours of Spring: Some reflections on Pakistani Contemporary Art

[VIRTUAL EVENT] Salima Hashmi | Rumours of Spring: Some Reflections on Pakistani Contemporary Art (The 2020 Mahomedali Habib Distinguished Lecture)

The 8th Mahomedali Habib Distinguished Lecture by Prof Salima Hashmi 'Rumours of Spring: on Pakistani Comtemporary Art'

Launch of the Ocean Decade Virtual series: Co-designing the science we need for the Ocean Decade

The Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO, along with partner organizations, will convene a series of high-level and scientific virtual dialogues to mobilize the global ocean community, foster transformative partnerships and innovative solution-oriented actions under the Ocean Decade

Climate Change in Southeast Asia Programme (CCSEAP) was established in 2020

UNESCO launches Global Skills Academy to boost employability of one million youth as recession looms

'NEVER MORE TO MORE THAN EVER : Between the Social Outbreak and the Pandemic' says Francisco Javier Estevez, Laureate 2014

The Museum of Memory and Human Rights of Chile celebrated, this 2020, a decade since its foundation. A determining museum space for our society and a benchmark in the Latin American region, which is part of a very wide network of places of memory, constituted in remembrance and tribute to the victims of regimes that violate the basic rights of human dignity, and at the same time as testimony to the fight for justice and human rights in this continen Laureate UNESCO-Madanjeet Singh Award of 2014

Talking Across Generations on Reimagining Education

Live session - SAF Scholars Alumni Association

Webinar on The Struggle of Memory Against Forgetting: : Reading Kamila Shamsie’s Salt and Saffron

Save the Date: Online Edition of the Mobile Learning Week 2020. From 12 to 15 October 2020.

Mr. Aziz Hazara, Alumnus (2017 Batch) of UMISAA from Afghanistan among 21 finalists in Future Generation Art Prize

Mr Aziz Hazara, graduated from UNESCO Madanjeet Singh Institute for South Asian Art, Lahore, Pakistan (UMISSA) in 2017 among 21 shortlist finalists over 11,700 entries by artists across almost 200 countries...

Ms Ghazala's unshakable resolve made things easier for SAF Scholars at UMISAA, BNU, during pandemic

Art Work by Ms Yeshi Chodan, UNESCO Madanjeet Singh Institute for South Asian Arts (UMISAA ), BNU Scholar from Bhutan

Sending our love from Bhutan

he past few months have opened our eyes to the goodness and kindness of humanity in the face of adversity, and it has filled us with much much gratitude. We really would like to thank each and everyone of you kind souls who has helped in getting us safely back to our country during this pandemic.....

Dr Nischal N Pandey, Chairperson, SAF Nepal organized Webinar to plan SAF Alumni Meet

A zoom webinar was organized on the planned SAF Alumni Meet by SAF Nepal. Dr. Nishchal N Pandey, chairperson of SAF Nepal said that these webinars will now be regularly held between alumni and SAF institutions

Activities of UNESCO Chair on Community Based disability Management and Rehabilitation studies ,During the Pandemic

As the spread of Covid-19, children with developmental disabilities are facing different challenges at home including behavioral and other related issues. These difficulties have become a major concern for the parents as children most cases could not attend the therapy sessions due to the Covid-19 lockdown imposed across the country. To address this problem UNESCO chair on Community based Disability Management Studies, University of Calicut

End of Odyssey

About the repatriation of Two Visual Arts Master Scholars from Bhutan, confined at UNESCO Madanjeet Singh Institute for South Asian Art(UMISAA), Beaconhouse University, Lahore, Pakistan

Mme France Marquet SAF Representative to UNESCO attended Webinar 'COVID-19 Implication on Water Management in Megacities'

Letter of gratitude from Ms Pema Yangzom sister of Dorji Nidup, SAF Scholar, UMISAA

Warm greetings from Bhutan, I am sister of Dorji Nidup who have recently returned from Pakistan to Bhutan. I would like to express my gratitude for madam's immense support and effort in helping Dorji and Yeshi to fly back to Bhutan against all the odds imposed by the pandemic. Dorji and Yeshi have safely landed ....

Forthcoming Solo Exhibitions of Mr Aziz Hazara , Alumnus (2017 Batch) of UMISAA

Mr Aziz Hazara from Afghanistan, graduated from UNESCO Madanjeet Singh Institute for South Asian Art, Lahore, Pakistan (UMISSA) in 2017 having 4 Solo Exhibition in 2020-21

Art Work by Ms Yeshi Chodan, UNESCO Madanjeet Singh Institute for South Asian Arts (UMISAA ), BNU Scholar from Bhutan

By taking inspiration from the legacy of worlds' renowned paintings : birth of 'Venus', 'David', and 'A girl with pearl earring, Yeshi from UMISAA has re-arranged the eras of World Art History' in her own artistic way. It is fascinating to see these evergreen paintings remain iconic for the symbol of aesthetic and femininity even in today's age of advance skills and suppermicy of contemporary art..

HOMECOMING: More like an extraction by Mr. Aarjab Gehimire Scholar UMSGET, Pondicherry University

June 2020. The month when India’s COVID-19 tally was exponentially rising, I along with two fellow Nepalese, Kushal Devkota (UMSGET, I Year) and Prabin Bikram Katwal (UMISARC, II Year) had made our minds of coming back to Nepal, anyhow. This report is about our travel back home from Pondicherry University, the feelings and the experience

Mr. Nima Gyeltshen apppointed as the new Secretary of SAF Bhutan

Prof Salima Hashmi, Chairperson, SAF-Pakistan participated in Webinar on the Impact of COVID-19 on Creative Arts, Craft

Webinar on the Impact of COVID-19 on Creative Arts, Craft To highlight the impact of Covid-19 on Creative Arts, Craft and Cultural activities, Tourism and struggles of Creative Artists and art Organizations in Pakistan. Prof Salima Hashmi, Chairperson, South Asia Foundation - Pakistan & Director UNESCO Madanjeet Singh Institute for South Asian Arts (UMISAA) is also one of the Panelist

Listen to Her A film by Nandita Das Supported by UNESCO, UNFPA, UNICEF, UN Women and the South Asia Foundation (Madanjeet Singh

Listen to Her A film by Nandita Das Supported by UNESCO, UNFPA, UNICEF, UN Women and the South Asia Foundation (Madanjeet Singh Foundation)

My COVID -19 Story Campaign

UMISAA Scholars flyback to their native countries

UNESCO Madanjeet Singh South Asian Institute of Advanced Legal & Human Rights Studies (UMSAILS) announces LLM Admission 2020-21

UNESCO Madanjeet Singh South Asian Institute of Advanced Legal & Human Rights Studies (UMSAILS)announces 8 fully paid Scholarships one for each SAARC member countries.

Listen to Her A film by Nandita Das, supported by UNESCO, UNFPA, UNICEF, UN Women & Madanjeet Singh Foundation

Listen to Her A film by Ms Nandita Das Supported by UNESCO, UNFPA, UNICEF, UN Women and the South Asia Foundation (Madanjeet Singh Foundation)

SAF Alumni share experiencesof finding hope and peace during Covid-19

During the COVID-19 pandemic, alumni from the South Asia Foundation share their experiences of finding hope and peace.

South Asia Foundation Alumni Association shares message on Facebook

UNESCO Prize for Girls’ and Women’s Education 2020 is now accepting nominations

Message from Madam France Marquet, Trustee MSF & Representative of SAF to UNESCO on the occasion of World Press Freedom Day

Today, May 3rd 2020, UNESCO Is commemorating in confinement, due to the COVID 19 pandemic, the World Press Freedom Day...

Message from Mr Sashi Kumar, Chairman, UMCSAJ, ACJ on World Press Freedom Day

Message from Mr Sashi Kumar, Chairman, Media Development Foundation & Asian College of Journalism, Chennai on World Press Freedom Day, 3rd May, 2020

Message from Ms Audrey Azoulay, Director-General of UNESCO, on the occasion of World Press Freedom Day

At a time when we are mired in worry and uncertainty because of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic....

World Press Freedom Day

3 May acts as a reminder to governments of the need to respect their commitment to press freedom and is also a day of reflection among media professionals about issues of press freedom and professional ethics. Just as importantly, World Press Freedom Day ...

Ms Maneesha Rendaniya, SAF Scholar, UMCDSRC reached safely Colombo through a reserved flight by Govt of Sri Lanka

I am a student of UNESCO Madanjeet Singh Centre of Development Studies and Regional Cooperation (UMCDSRC), National College, Kathmandu University. I am currently in quarantine in Colombo. I flew from Kathmandu last Tuesday on April 21. We had celebrated the birth anniversary of Late Ambassador Madanjeet Singh at our hostel in Kathmandu on April 16...

MSF & SAF Family deeply mourn the sudden passing away of Vice Chairman of SAF- Bangladesh Prof Jamilur Reza Choudhury

Prof. Choudhury was involved in SAF activities since the very beginning and was the first vice-chancellor of BRAC University. A brilliant educationalist and an acclaimed civil engineer, his expert views were always helpful to all SAF institutions of excellence spread around South Asia. We pray for the eternal peace of the departed soul and convey our sympathy to the bereaved family members....

National Professor and SAF-Bangladesh, Vice Chairman Jamilur Reza Choudhury no more

A renowned Civil Engineer and Educationist, Dr Choudhury was the vice chancellor of University of Asia Pacific. He had been the president of Bangladesh Mathematical Olympiad Committee since 2003. In 2017, he was awarded Ekushey Padak by the Government of Bangladesh in the category of science and technology.....

Mme France Marquet SAF Representative to UNESCO attended webinar on Inclusion in the time of COVID-19

The second edition of the UNESCO webinar series aims to exchange experiences and expertise on the measures to address the COVID-19 crisis

South Asia Foundation Scholars and Alumni Association Panel Promotes COVID-19 Safety Amidst Challenging Times

In these hard Times our SAF Scholars Alumni Association Panel spreading message for all South Asia to be safe by the pandemic disease of COVID-19