PAD is still out there doing work for the communities

‘People’s Coalition for Green Tamil Nadu’ launches ‘Green Manifesto’‘People’s Coalition for Green Tamil Nadu’ has been formed during the Round Table Meet on 11 March 2011 at Chennai, to promote a ‘Green Agenda’ in the electoral process of Tamil Nadu. This independent, non-partisan coalition consists of a wide-ranging group of individuals, Civil Society Organisations, Community Based Organisations, Think Tanks, Workers’ Unions and others who came together to identify the issues in environmental governance and sustainable development.This initiative of mooting Green agenda in election manifesto was jointly taken up Public Affairs Centre, Bangalore, Earth Smiles, Chennai and People’s Action for Development, Vembar. Now there are many organisations and networks that are part of this endeavour.The coalition is launching a ‘Green Manifesto’ urging ALL political parties to take up ‘green agenda’ in their respective election manifestos. The Green Manifesto is aimed at productively engaging the political establishment, urging them to step up to the people’s needs and pave the way for a greener future.

From Tueday the 15th to Thursday the 17 the main donor of the Rameswaram unit, Terre des Hommes Suisse, paid a visit to PAD. Marc from Switzerland and Ashish from Kolkatta were staying for three days in Rameswaram to have discussions with the staff, some of the working communities in order to assess the project.

The program included a presentation about PAD's activities in the last time, the computercenter anual celebration and certificate distribution, a visit to the Dhanoskode FISHERR group and the Netshop, and a visit to Erakadu to meet one of the female livelihood groups.

All in all the Vist can be considered quite succesful and both partners looking forward to another three years of good cooperation.