Entrants's Name: Hemanta R Naik
Country: India
Field: Education
Innovation - idea: State Universal Basic Education Board is a Kano State institution active in the field of BASIC PRIMARY EDUCATION. On 16.October.2006 we participated in the " Stand Up " even called by the United Nations. It made a historic approximately 1.2 Million Students and Teachers Stand Up in the event. http://www.flickr.com/photos/63627822@N00/2739 15894
Innovation - why it is pioneering: The " Stand Up " event brought Mass Awareness about the United Nations Millennium Development Goals in which Universalisation of Basic education is a Goal - 2. The Photo of the Kano Stand Up Boy appears on the home page of " Guinnes World Records " home page. http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/default.as px
Strategy - how it achieves impact: It helped in bringing 44 LGEA's and 3000 odd Primary Schools in making this historical event. Around 45,000 School Teachers Participated. It has brought a Mass Awareness about the role of Citizens in Governance. It brought a " Guinness World Records " for the institution. http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/default.as px
Strategy - growth plans: I am planning to bring this Awareness Building Activity in the 18 more Northern States of Nigeria. Specifically focusing the SUBEB's of 18 States.
Impact to date: To prepare the Young minds about the MDG and its implementation in the Education Sector. It will be replicable in other SUBEBs of Nigeria.
Future impact: It should positively bring Change in the Education Sector in Northern Nigerian States.
Sustainability - resource base: Department of Social Mobilisation took the initiative. In the future it may require strategic partnership from like minded institutions from around the globe.
Major challenge for the field: Quality Basic Education in the SUBEB managed more than 3000 Schools nad create " Role Model Role " in Nigerian Basic Education.
Contact Information:
Name: Hemanta R Naik
Mailing address: HIG-430, IX A Cross, XII A Main, A Sector, Yelahanka New Town, BANGALORE -64
Country: India
Email: hemanta_naik@yahoo.com
Tel: 91-80-57607193
Bio: Hemanta Ramachnadra Naik is ICT Coordinator working as a VSO Development Worker. It is a voluntary work. Hemanta R naik has worked as a Stae level ICT Trainer with Azim Premzi Foundation in India and trained few hundred " Young India Fellows" and brought IT Education in Several Government High Schools in Karnataka. He initiated several Small Scale Enterprises in Uttara Kannada District of Karnataka, India. He shared his Medicinal and Aromatic Plants knowledge to several Agri/Forestry/Dairy Graduates- Post Graduates. He taught several hundred Young Engineer graduates in ICT who are spread all across the globe in IT industry. Since Students days he was a Science popularisation activist. Fought with Corruption and Written more than 1000 articles in local news paper.Several articles in Kannada appeared in several Karnataka Newspapers.
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Universal Peace through Quality Education-Kano Stand a Begining
Posted November 6 '06, 7:20:52
The Kano Stand Up event was a tremendous effort to achieve an awareness amongst the people in the developing nation like Nigeria.A humble begining by a long standing crusader against poverty and illiteracy.Finally his years of unstinted determination towards educating the underpriveldged of our civilzation has come to light in a country far away from his own.Inspite of worst adversities and opposition from all corners from his own people, he continued his selfless service.Kudos to his inexhaustible dedication towards service to the humanity as a whole.
- Vidyadhar Durgekar,Safety Officer,Ennore Port Ltd,Chennai,India
Tushar Tongaonkar
Posted November 16 '06, 4:40:52
It is really remarkable to achieve such type of huge participation from African government structure - teacher and education department as a whole. It requires lots of patience and positiveness about such type of event to be organized. Though it will not have direct impact on poverty, but it will have long term impact on community at large and will help in reaching to our objectives of basic education through changes in attitudes, and which is more sustainable.
- Tushar Tongaonkar; Centre for People's Health, Peace and Progress, Sokoto, Nigeria; Organizational Development Advisor, VSO Volunteer, Nigeria
Linking the Present to the Future
Posted November 16 '06, 5:45:02
The effort is unique in itself as it links the children to the development at an early age. Moreover that are a part of the UN fight against poverty under the Millenium Development Goals. Being recognised by the Guiness Book of World Records is just a step towards encourging the effort. But it is like building the future capturing the present that too in the education sector. The SUBEB KANO Officials have taken an unique approach to development. The same could be replicated elsewhere extending classroom teaching to real life problems of the World Today. The approach may in future lead us to a stage where Behaviour Change is not longer the focus as the Right Behaviour is already inculcated in children who are the future of tomorrow.
- Gyanendra Singh, Organizational Development Specialist, DFID SNR Program, Family Health International, Abuja, Nigeria
Raise Childern To Help Mankind
Posted November 27 '06, 8:40:13
Its really a great effort to organise such a huge people under one roof to stand for poverty. Congrulations for all the effort Mr.Hemanta Naik, it also should be surprise for anyone who know Mr.Naik, that he can do it. He has always been a voice against corruption and always been a part of upliftment of mankind. The noble cause of educating the young minds of Kano to be a better human and thus help mankind, will surely result in transforming the Country in the coming years.
- Ranjit, QuestNet
It is a great effort for bringing awareness among children, which will improve social structure.
Posted November 29 '06, 6:56:42
I Understand that this program has been a unique. To bring such a huge participation attracts the attention of world at large. I also understand that education can bring a change in the poverty. An educated public can contribute in the development of africa. This event has contributed a lot that these efforts are praiseworth.
- Lalit Mehta, / State innovations in family planning services project agency (SIFPSA), / Manager -Fin.
Great work!
Posted December 15 '06, 16:12:52
Dear Hemanta, you really did a remarkable job there! Keep up the good work, you're an inspiration!
Esme Berkhout, The Netherlands
- Esme Berkhout
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