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Social Impact Award 2008, On 6th September 2008 at S.P.Jain Institute of
Management & Research
Background:
S.P.Jain Institute of Management & Research's Center for Development
of Corporate Citizenship was established in 2001 with a view to mould
management education in the Indian context with particular reference to
the NGO sector. The specific mandate for the center is to bring a focus
to students on inculcation of managerial skills by exposing them to
problems relevant to the NGO sector.
The Social Impact Award is an initiative of the Center for Development
of Corporate Citizenship,SPIJMR started in 2005.In the first year the
award showcased the success stories of the social sector and their
impact on society.In 2006 the theme was `Partnership(NGOs and
Corporates).In 2007 the award was based on the theme"Livlihood for
the Differently Abled".
For the Social Impact Award 2008 the selected subject is "Women
Empowerment through Microcredit\SHGs."
Why Microcredit\SHGs?
While the concept has been in existence and practice for a many years
now,the issue has become an increasingly important one particularly in
developing countries.Mr Mohammad Yunus's pioneering work in this
segment led to the U.N. declaring 2005 to be `the year of
microcredit'.And Mr Yunus firmly believes that the right of poor
people to get loans should indeed be made a fundamental right.
We at the S.P.Jain Institute have over the last fourteen years as part
of DOCC projects collected a wealth of information and knowledge on
this subject.Our students through participation \internship with NGOs as
part of their curriculam and through the execution of over 70 projects
on various themes on microcredit have done pioneering work which needs
acknowledgement.While their projects cover both a geographic spread of
India and a spread of management applications, it would be relevant to
assess what has been done in this domain particularly in the state of
Maharashtra,since the state has had a proven track record.
On this occasion we are also planning to bring out a compendium of these
DOCC project reports which will demonstrate innovative models\frameworks
which could be used by the practisioner..
The Award
The proposal is to recognize the contribution of groups who have done
outstanding work in this domain within the state of Maharashtra.The
screening agencies would be invited to send their entries in categories
which include
a)groups who have worked with corporates
b)groups who have worked with NGOs and
c)groups who have worked with semi-government organizations.
Methodology
Each segment will be required to shortlist entries and will be
restricted to a total of 100 entries in the following breakup:
-10 from the corporate segment
-60 from the NGO segment
-30 from the semi-government segment
Evaluation Criteria
SHGs who have had a working life of at least 7 years would be eligible
and would be evaluated on the basis of:
*Innovation
*Sustainability
*Replicablity
*Scalability
*Impact
*Best practices
Panel of Judges
The initial screening of the 100 entries will be done internally by the
senior faculty members of SPJIMR .A short list of 30 entries will be put
before the panel comprising of 3 members:
a)one member from the corporate sector
b)one from the NGO sector and
c)one from the field of academics
The panel will select the final 3 winners.
The Award Ceremony
The ceremony will be held at the SPJIMR on Saturday, 6th Sept
2008.Special invitees, students and faculty will attend the function.
The chief guest will present the three awards from the three selected
segments. The award will consist of a cash prize of Rs. 25,000 per
winning group and a citation.
Important Date:
The deadline for the entries will be 31st May 2008.
The award will be given on 6th September 2008.
Social Impact Award Nomination Form.
1.Objective of the organization:
2.For how many years has your SHG been working in this area?
3.How many members do you have?
4.Is your SHG being evaluated by any external agency on a regular basis?
( If yes give details.)
5.What are the types of occupation that are in practice in your SHG?
6.Do you have collaboration with any corporate, NGO or semi-government
organization?
(If yes detail the type of collaboration.)
7.What are your future plans?
8.What kind of support do you need from the government, the banks or
NGOs to expand your network?
9.Any other information:
Contact S. P. Jain Institute of Management and Research Munshi Nagar,
Dadabhai Road, Andheri (W)| Mumbai � 400058
For further information, please do call Prof. Nirja Mattoo or Pradnya
at 022 26230396 / 2401/ 7454 (Extn: 460
or 465) or write to us at docc@spjimr.org <mailto:docc@spjimr.org>
or Microfinance Focus
Vikash Kumar
Email Id- vikash@microfinancefocus.com
<mailto:vikash@microfinancefocus.com>
Mobile no- +91.9916738702
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