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Organizing Partners
Gandhi Research Foundation GRF mission has three major components – educational initiatives, archival preservation and rural reconstruction programs. The Foundation is the initiator and
promoter of ‘Gandhi Teerth, an international center for study, research and dialogue aiming to preserve and promote the Gandhian ideology and legacy. The Foundation is
the initiator and promoter of ‘Gandhi Teerth, an international center for Gandhian study, research and dialogue. Its core objective is to preserve and promote for posterity the Gandhian ideology and legacy. The initiative is sponsored by Jain Irrigation Systems
Limited and Bhavarlal and Kantabai Jain Multipurpose Foundation, an in-house charity. GRF′ s Chairman is Padma Bhushan Justice Chandrashekhar Dharmadhikari,
who was Gandhiji’s protégé at the Wardha Ashram. Padma Shri Dr. Bhavarlal Jain, Founder Chairman of Jain irrigation Systems Limited and a leading social entrepreneur,
is the Founder Trustee of GRF.
Jain Irrigation Systems Ltd. JISL is an agribusiness corporation with presence in 120 countries, The India-based company has received 10 international, 144 national and 40 state awards for outstanding
performance in Fair Business Practices, Entrepreneurship, Research and Development. In 2011 the World Economic Council nominated JISL as one of the World Champions
of Sustainability in recognition of its achievements in promoting sustainable development. Today with over 7000 committed employees strength worldwide, JISL has established their Leadership in diverse products like Micro & Sprinkler Irrigation,
Agricultural Inputs, Agro-Processed Products, Plastic Pipes & Sheets. Each of their products is an outcome of an effort to conserve natures precious resources through
substitution or value addition. This is the legacy of a deliberate and conscious endeavor that stems from a deep-rooted concern for nature.
Arizona State University ASU has developed a new model for the American research university creating an institution that is committed to transforming society through inspired research, social
embeddedness, entrepreneurship and global engagement. Among ASU's most significant accomplishments is the launch of the Global Institute of Sustainability (GIOS) and the
nation's first School of Sustainability (SOS). GIOS, established in 2004, serves as the hub of the University's sustainability initiatives advancing research, education, business
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Dear Friends and Colleagues,
It has been my long cherished dream to create a lasting memorial to the Mahatma Gandhi has been my ideal, my hero, my guide and in many ways my friend for the last five decades and more. For years I have wanted to pay my tribute to him for all that he has contributed to the fulfilment of my life. Unfortunately,
circumstances did not allow me to do this till last month, when we formally inaugurated the Gandhi Re-search Foundation here at Jain Hills in Jalgaon.
Today I am proud to say that I am well on the way to fulfilling my dream. The Gandhi Research Founda-tion is established in a structure befitting the Father of the Nation. The message of the Mahatma is slowly, but surely taking root in the hearts and minds of the numerous visitors that are beginning to throng Gandhi Teerth (museum), participating in Tests on Gandhian Thought, rural development programmes, dissemina-
tion of Gandhi's teachings through lecture series and exhibitions, plays, Pada-yatras and Cycle-yatras, semi-nars, workshops and, most of all, through publication and sale of books and the sale of Khadi and village industry products.
It is my earnest desire that this EmPeace LABS 2012 workshop will provide the right impetus for the five
year project of Empowering for Peace through Leadership in Agribusiness and Sustainability Eradicat-
ing Poverty in Rural Communities. This was so close to Gandhi's heart. His everlasting desire was to make the rural community self sufficient and empower the underprivileged.
May his divine hand guide us in this endeavour.
Dr. Bahavarlal H. Jain Chairman of Jain Irrigation Systems’ Ltd.
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Keynote Speakers
Dr. Bhavarlal H. Jain Dr. Bhavarlal H. Jain is the Founder of the Jain group of companies and Chairman of the Company. He began his business in 1963 by trading in agricultural inputs and equipments. In 1978, he acquired a sick unit which he used to manufacture Papain. In 1980, he commenced PVC Pipe manufacturing operations. Post 1986, he pioneered the concept of micro irrigation in India.
He has received many awards and accolades for outstanding work in agriculture including the prestigious Crawford Reid Memorial Award instituted by Irrigation Association, U.S.A. for "Significant Contribution to the Irrigation Industry outside the United States". 3 honorary doctorates have been conferred on him from different universities acknowledging path breaking work he has done for improvement of agriculture in India .
Justice/Dr. Chandrashekhar
Dharmadhikari Dr. Chandrashekhar Dharmadhikari has been a judge of impeccable moral character, and is a staunch and steadfast Gandhian, both in equal measure. In both the roles, he has been uncompromising in his belief and value systems. Justice Dharmadhikari is a living icon of Gandhian values. He has emulated Gandhian thoughts and actions in every walk of his life, may it be on the social, economic, political, legislative or religious-spiritual fronts. At a time when Gandhiji is thought to be inconsequential to the present global situation by a section of opinion makers, the iconic presence of the likes of Dr. Darmadhikari helps in building a counter opinion that it is only by following Gandhiji’s prophesies that a better, sustainable and equitable world can be rebuilt. Gandhiji’s legacy is without age. Such traditions don′ t become irrelevant with the passage of time.
The success of Bahadarpur inspired Nileema to expand her work. In less than ten years, BNGVN has formed 1,800 self-help groups in two hundred villages across Maharashtra. Its microcredit pro-
gram has caused to be distributed the equivalent of US$5 million, with a hundred-percent loan recov-ery rate. But the most critical change has taken place in the villagers' sense of themselves, their new-
found confidence that they need not despair, that working together, they will find a way.
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Mdm. Nileema Mishra Nileema Mishra, from India, was recognized with 2011 Ramon M a g s a y s a y A w a r d f o r E m e r g e n t L e a d e r s h i p Nileema was born to a middle-class family in the village of Bahadarpur, Maharashtra. With a master's degree in clinical psychology, she could have gone on to a comfortable life as an urban professional. But even as a child, Nileema was sensitive to the crippling poverty in her village. Five years after finishing her studies in 1995, Nileema returned to her village to organize Bhagini Nivedita Gramin Vigyan Niketan (BNGVN), or Sister Nivedita Rural Science Center, named after an Anglo-Irish missionary who devoted her life to helping Indian women of all castes.
Mr. Pape Samb assumed the position of Director, Programs for Africa and Freedom En-
dowment (PAFE) at Phelps Stokes in 2010 to provide leadership and vision in the development, imple-mentation and assessment of Phelps Stokes’newly created Programs for Africa Department. Mr. Samb is a social entrepreneur focused on international development, who has over seventeen years of lead-ership experience in nonprofit management, program design and development, database management, fund-raising, and training facilitation.
Prior to being tapped as the Director of Africa Programs at Phelps Stokes, Mr.Samb was the Associate Development Director of Sasha Bruce Youth-work, where he supported the organization’s development and programmatic operations including writing proposals and developing and coordinating staff training programs. He also facilitated the creation of the Development De-partment’s strategic plan and assisted with the agency’s operational strategies. Mr. Samb is an active member and board member of several African- and Af-rican Diaspora-focused organizations including Constituents for Africa (CFA), African American United Caucus (AAUC) Next Generation of Lead-ers, Vort Port International (VPI), and the National Academy of Public Ad-ministration (NAPA) Africa Working Group. He is the founder of SENEGEL, an organization of Senegalese young leaders around the world, and the co-founder of African Neoleaders, an organization for emerging lead-ers, and CEO of EXELEADMEN,. He is fluent in English, French and sev-eral West African Languages and conversational Spanish and Arabic.
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Program for Saturday, October 20
8:00 BREAKFEST
9:00 OPENING SESSION
Topic: Introduction of represented countries, local experts, moderators, presenters and hosts; introduction to EmPeace LABS project
Moderator: Dr. Marek Wosinski (USA), UCP-SARnet
10:00 Keynote Speech 1
Topic: Introduction to Jain Irrigation Systems Mission, Philosophy and Plans
Presenter: Dr. Bhavarlal. H. Jain (India), Chairman of JISL
11:00 Keynote Speech 2
Topic: Empowerment in rural India- record of a personal initiative Presenter: Mdm. Nilima Mishra (India), Recipient of the 2011 Ramon Magsaysay
Award for Emergent Leadership
12:00 Keynote Speech3
Topic: Gandhi Research Foundation
Presenter: Justice C.S. (India), Chairman of GRF
13:00 LUNCH
14:00 Visit to Gandhi Theerth (Museum)
19:00 DINNER
20:00 Cultural Program: INDIA at ANUBUTI School Auditorium
21:00 Retire for the night
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Program for Sunday, October 21
8:00 BREAKFEST
9:00 Round Table Discussion 1
Topic: Local needs and expectations from the workshop
Moderators: Team
10:00 Gandhi Track
Topic 1: Leadership for Peace: Mahatma Gandhi as a Paradigm
Presenter: Dr. M.P. Mathai
11:00 Leadership Track
Topic 1: Participatory Action Research
Moderators: Dr. Marek Wosinski (USA), UCP-SARnet, Dr. Joanna Ochocki and Dr.
Rich Janzen (Canada), Center for Community Based Research
12:00 Agribusiness Track
Topic 1: Water for Agriculture- Modernization of Canal Command through technol-
ogy intervention for conservation of water
Speaker: Mr. Somnath Jadhav, JISL
13:00 LUNCH
14:00 Leadership Track
Topic 2: Entrepreneurship, business plans, locating funding, microfinance, global
markets
Moderators: Aaron Dickerson (USA), Arizona State University; Solomon Kanu
(USA), Kanu and Associates; Robby Uppal and Nicolas Bright (USA), University of
Arizona
15:00 Agribusiness Track
Topic 4: Water management- Agriculture- Micro irrigation revolutionizing small scale
farming in India.
Speaker: Dr. P. Soman, JISL
16:00 Agribusiness Track
Topic 3: Water for Agriculture- Hardware for efficient water management
Speaker: Mr. Abhijit Joshi, JISL
16:00 Parallel meeting of moderators
17:00 Round Table Discussion 2
Topic: What Have We Learned from Today’s Experience?
Moderators: Team
18:00 Gandhi track
Topic 1: Gandhian Thoughts
Presenter: Prof. Ramji Singh, GRF
19:00 DINNER
20:00 Cultural Program: INDIA at ANUBUTI School Auditorium
21:00 Retire for the night
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Program for Monday October 22
8:00 BREAKFEST
9:00 Gandhi Track
Topic 2: Gandhian thoughts
Presenter: Sri Satyanarayana Sahu, GRF
10:00 Field Trip
Visits to Farms where small farmers have adopted high-tech cultivation methods on
various crops (location: Raver/Jamner)
Moderators: VB Patil; KB Patil; BD Jade. JISL
19:00 DINNER
20:00 Cultural Program: INDIA at ANUBUTI School Auditorium
21:00 Retire for the night
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Program for Tuesday, October 23
8:00 BREAKFEST
9:00 Gandhi Track
Topic 3: Gandhian thoughts
Presenter: Dr. Rajendra Khimani, GRF
10:00 Tour of Jain hill farm, food and energy park
13:00 LUNCH
14:00 Leadership Track
Topic 3: Multicultural perspective on community leadership: effective communi-
cation and multicultural dialog
Moderators: Dr. Benjamin Broome (USA), Arizona State University; Dr.
Ronald Mann (USA), Coaching the Global Village; Dr. Marek Wosinski (USA),
UCP-SARnet
15:00 Leadership Track
Topic 3: Women as Community Leaders
Moderators: Jerrie Ueberle, World Academy for the Future of Women (China)
16:00 Agribusiness Track
Topic 4: Agriculture and Agri-processing- An integrated approach.
Presenters: Mr. Sunil Deshpande and Mr. Sunil Gupta. JISL
17:00 Agribusiness Track
Topic 3: Key factors in Indian farming
Presenter: Mr. V. B. Patil, JISL
17:00 Parallel meeting of moderators with management of JISL
18:00 PANEL 1
Delegates from each table report their postulates for the leadership training to be
organized at the country level.
19:00 DINNER
20:00 Cultural Program
21:00 Retire for the night
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Program for Wednesday, October 24
8:00 BREAKFEST
9:00 Gandhi Track
Topic: Gandhi Philosophy
Presenter: Sri Y.P. Anand, GRF
10:00 Leadership Track
Topic 5: Legal Aspects of Agribusiness; Micro financing
Moderators: Solomon Kanu (Kenya), Kanu & Associates, Robby Uppal and Nicolas
Brait (USA), University of Arizona
11:00 Round Table Discussion 3
Topic: Starting Agribusiness in specific cultural and socio-economic context
12:00 Agribusiness Track
Topic 5: Building Partnerships for Water Management and Sanitation ; Presenters: Dr. Rimjhim Aggarwal, Daniel Nzengya, and Robert Kutter (USA), ASU
School of Sustainability
13:00 LUNCH
14:00 Leadership Track
Topic 6: Coaching Conversation
Moderator: Dr. Ronald Mann (USA), Coaching the Global Village
15:00 Agribusiness Track
Topic 6: Conveyance of Sea Water for Desalinization
Presenter: Dr. Madhusudan Chaudhari, JISL
15:00 Parallel meeting of moderators: strategy for collaboration with USAID.
16:00 Round Table Discussion 4
Topic: What Have We Learned from Today’s Experience?
Moderators: JISL experts
17:00 PANEL 2
Topic: Collaboration among Community Organizations
Moderator: Mr. Daniel Adugna, African Union
18:00 PANEL 3
Delegates from each table report their postulates for the leadership training to be organ-
ized at the country level.
19:00 DINNER
20:00 Cultural Program
21:00 Retire for the night
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Program for Thursday, October 25
8:00 BREAKFEST
9:00 Visions and Solutions
Organization: Care for Life
Presenters: Joao Bueno (Mozambique), Care for Life
10:00 Visions and Solutions:
Organization: Gandhi College of Social Work in Champaran
Presenters: Birendra Kumar (India), GRF; Dr. Barbara Klimek (USA), ASU
School of Social Work
11:00 Agribusiness Track
Topic: Practical role of biotechnology in Agriculture and agribusiness.
Presenter: Dr. V.R. Subramaniam, JISL
12:00 Leadership Track
Topic: Community Building and Community Leadership
Moderators: Team
13:00 LUNCH
14:00 Gandhi Track
Topic: Gandhian philosophy
Presenter: Dr. Sudarshan Ayyangar,
15:00 Discussion with Experts and Facilitators at the following topic tables:
Table 1: Agriculture
Table 2: Gandhi’s Legacy
Table 3: Legal Aspects of Agribusiness and Building Alliances
Table 4: Coaching and Mentoring
Table 5: Women as Leaders
Table 6: Community Building
Participants will rotate, ½ hour at each table.
19:00 DINNER
20:00 Cultural Program
21:00 Retire for the night
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Program for Friday, October 25
8:00 BREAKFEST
9:00 Open topics: We need to hear more on………. During the table discussion on Thursday we will collect information about the issues
that participants want to be elaborated more in details. We will ask facilitators to speak about these issues. The time for these presentations
will be determined depended on the amount of topics we need to cover.
11:00 Round Table Discussion 5: The most important issued I have learned during the
workshop that I would like to include in leadership trainings organized at the country
level.
Moderators: Team
13:00 LUNCH
14:00 PANEL 4: Moderators and Presenters
Delegates from each table will report their postulates for the leadership training to be
organized at the country level.
15:00 Leadership Track
Topic: Strategy for Leadership Training in Agribusiness and
Sustainability.
Presenters: Team of moderators
16:00 Keynote Speech 4
Topic: Synergy, Sustainability, and Success Stories: the case of Phelps Stokes; Need
for Entrepreneurial Leadership Training in Africa and How Can We Work Together?
Speaker: Mr. Pape Samb, President & CEO of Phelps Stokes
17:00 Closing Reflections: EmPeace LABS Network; What Is Next?
Presenter: Dr. Marek Wosinski (USA), UCP-SARnet
18:00 DINNER
19:00 Closing Session
Selected participant’s sharing their experience (30 min) Certificates (15 min) Recognitions (15 min) Closing speech by Dr. B. H. Jain
20:00 Farewell Social
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Sponsors
We would like to sincerely thank all of the Sponsors who made
this workshop possible:
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UCP-SARnet is a growing online network that affiliates about 1600 students, university faculty, and
community activists in 70 countries. Its mission is to educate a new generation of community leaders
by inspiring partnerships between universities, community organizations, governments and corporate
businesses, promoting community engaged research, and facilitating cross-sector collaborations and
multi-cultural dialogues.