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Hi Leslie
I don’t know the financial modalities of the project. Could you correspond with Mr. Ravi? My personal opinion is that you should send the invoice pertaining to Becky’s roles to Mr. Ravi and he will shepherd you along from there.
Best,
Shy

[sshankar]

Thanks for the update, Becky. All we have to ensure is that the job profile and invoice match the items in the budget. Also, as I mentioned earlier, we can transfer unto 10% of the funds from one head to another.
Best,
Shy

[sshankar]

Leslie/Becky: This are the sub-heads for the platform component. Can you let me know if you have hired the programmers and RA?

PlatformPlatform Component: Programmer 1 (customization of WordPress and original coding for integrating with other online tools including mapping, digital repositories, 150 hours X 2500 per hour) 375000
Programmer 2 (integration of web analytics and social media analytics tools into the platform, 50 hoursX2500 per hour) 125000
Research Assistant – data gathering for online engagement and best practices research (100 hours @ 2000/hour) 200000
Coordinator – overseeing the development of the platform, testing, evaluation and research (50 hours@ 5000/hour) 250000 TOTAL for Platform component: 950000 ($ 15207)

Thanks and regards,
Shy

[sshankar]

Hi All,
Here are the three components that will need a transfer of funds from CPR to foreign consultants.

Development of collaborative research and co-ordination among group members ( activities include – proposal development, development of background/ framing paper, e-conference ). (30 hoursx2 personsX7500 per hour) Rs.450000 ($ 7200) ($8400 if I transfer ten percent from the dissemination head)

Disemination and engagement with policy makers (Personnel (trainers and facilitators), venue, equipment, site visit, media) : Rs. 750000 ($ 12,000) ( I can transfer unto 10% from this head to the first one)

From what I remember, we had agreed that mediation, and violence/mapping had agreed to give their share of the 7200 to the other four groups. Any other groups who don’t plan to use their funds? Each of the groups below will have 2100 dollars (approx if we go by the 8400 figure),
plus, we have about 10,800 dollars for those other activities (about 2500 approx for each of the four groups). Can each group head please tell me the activities, persons, amounts, timespan for the amounts I have outlined above — total is about $4600 per group but the activities must pertain to the sub-headings listed above).

3. Political and Economic Citizenship: Alison and Ranjita

4. Knowledge and Democracy: Leslie and Jo

5. Marginality and Public Policy: Vera, Laura, Paul (?)

6. Claim-making,etc: Deepta, Claire, Alex (?)

Thanks and regards
Shy

[sshankar]

lravi@cprindia.org
Thanks for setting up the doodle poll (nice nickname)

[sshankar]

Yes Leslie. Becky, could you also send your passport details to Mr. Ravi.
Thanks

[sshankar]

Hi All,
Had a long chat with Mr. Ravi about the modalities of transferring funds to foreigners. There are a number of formalities that the government requires of us.
a) An invoice has to be generated by the person/institution asking for the funds.
b) Need the passport details of the recipient

These documents are then sent to the government for clearance. So transferring funds will probably take a few months. I will send all of you the list of formalities once Mr. Ravi sends them to me.

I second Laurence’s question — can someone please post the list of working groups and their reps?

And can all of you indicate your availability in March/April so that we can fix the dates. There are two issues on having the conference in India: a) The visas will take time, so we will have to get going on the invitations/clearances etc ASAP. b) The national elections will take place in India sometime before May — we don’t yet know the dates. So though i would like to organise something in Hyderabad, it might not be feasible because that state is going to be bifurcated and there might be curfews and riots there. Let’s see. You might have to come to Delhi again. Alternatively, I will check with Mr. Ravi if we can organise the conference in South Africa instead — thanks for the invite Laurence.

best,
Shy

[sshankar]

Hi All,
We have received the first tranche of the IDRC grant. Can each working group rep let me know how and when they plan to use the funds. Since CPR is administering the funds, you will have to submit the relevant papers to the finance dept (Mr. Ravi) of CPR. Can each of you please do the following:
a) Tell me how much and what activities the funds will support
b) When and where will the activities take place?
Based on that, I can ask Mr. Ravi about the modalities of transferring the funds to you.

Becky, I don’t know how to paste the budget in this document since it does not come up as a table. I will send you the final proposal and budget and could you please put it on the site?

Workshop in 2014: We have to make plans for the next workshop since a significant proportion of the budget is for that activity. We also have to use the funds by June 2014. I have a series of conferences and workshops from late May onwards, so would prefer to organise something for March/April. Can we plan the dates and the activities?

Thanks and regards,
Shylashri

[sshankar]

Hi All,
A hectic year. My co-authored book ‘Battling Corruption: Has NREGA reached India’s Rural Poor?’ (with Raghav Gaiha) was published by OUP in August. Am working on a co-edited volume ‘Beyond a secular age’ and CUP is very interested in it. We plan to submit the final version next month. Also in the middle of composing the structure for my next book, an ethnography of Hyderabad’s walled city.

Spent two weeks of July in Ireland on holiday and ten days in August planning the research activities and two conferences we plan to hold at ZiF (Bielefeld University) next summer and fall. We received a large research collaborative network grant of 250000 euros to bring about 16 scholars to Bielefeld in Germany for stays ranging from 1-6 months. I am mentioning it because we should apply for it as a network. They give grants of 250000 and 500000 euros.

Working group on urban violence: Laurence, Andrew, our collaborator in Sri Lanka and I have applied to the Guggenheim foundation for a grant to conduct the study. We will know in December. Joanna was very helpful in arranging for the referees (so thanks again, Joanna). I also applied to ICSSR (India’s social science research network) for funds, so let’s see what happens. We have to plan a methodology meeting of this group in CapeTown (IDRC has given us funds for that) sometime early next year either before or after conducting the study.

Looking forward to hearing your news.
Shylashri

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