Nari Shakti Award 2016 for Dr. Ilse Köhler-Rollefson
We are pleased to announce that Dr. Ilse Köhler-Rollefson has been honoured with the Nari Shakti (Women Power) Award by the President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee, for her more than 25 years of engagement and research with the Raika pastoralist community. As only foreigner, she received the prize in a ceremony held on 8th of March, International World Women’s Day, in the Rashtrapati Bhavan in New-Delhi. Together with the 31 other awardees she also had the opportunity to interact with the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi on 9th March.
The awards are given every year by the Ministry of Women Child Development to institutions and individuals – to powerful women – who have made exceptional contribution to society. This year the Selection Committee was chaired by the Minister of Women Child Development Maneka Sanjay Gandhi.
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International Congress Global Peasants‘ Rights
The members of the League for Pastoral Peoples and Endogenous Livestock Development Christiane Herweg, Bettina Bock and Sabine Poth participated in the international congress “Global Peasants Rights” in Schwäbisch Hall.
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http://www.hdb-stiftung.com/index.php/en/projects/congress
International Congress Global Peasants‘ Rights, March 7th – 10th, 2017
The Foundation House of Farmers Schwaebisch Hall is organizing an international congress on the issue of “peasants’ rights” from 7-10 March 2017. The planned congress will bring activists from around the world together for three days to exchange the concerns, make the wider public aware of the issue and get organized for effective steps to advocate for real peasants´ rights. More than 100 peasant leaders are expected to come to the small town Schwaebisch Hall to make a real impact in safeguarding their peoples rights amidst the mounting pressure put on their resources and lifestyles by globalization forces, modernization efforts and reckless agribusiness.
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