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SAF-Nepal & Taal Music School paid homage to Late UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador Madanjeet Singh on his 97th birth Anniversary

Taal Music School in Kathmandu met on 16 April, 2021 to pay homage to Late UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador Madanjeet Singh on his birth anniversary. The school is run by Ms. Sarita Mishra, a renowned tabala player of Nepal and the students are mostly orphans. Ms. Mishra received an award just a few days ago from the Government of Nepal for her contribution to help the needy....

UMCSAJ organized a Virtual Memorial Lecture on 97th Birthday Anniversary of UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador Madanjeet Singh

UNESCO Madanjeet Singh Centre of South Asian Journalism (UMCSAJ) organized Virtual Memorial Lecture  on 97th Birthday  Anniversary of UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador Madanjeet Singh

The South Asia Foundation pays tribute to the memory of its Founder UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador Madanjeet Singh

South Asia Foundation fondly remembers the visionary, UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador Madanjeet Singh, author, diplomat, painter, photographer and philanthropist who dedicated his life to the principle of regional cooperation among the countries of South Asia. He is the first Indian in the history of UNESCO to be nominated UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador. The South Asia Foundation pays tribute to the memory of its Founder and dedicates itself to achieving his vision for the Region.

Incredible Treasures UNESCO Heritage Sites of India- Mr Eric Falt, Director and Representative partially support by MSF

The publication, celebrating India's remarkable cultural heritage, was partially funded by the Madanjeet Singh Foundation with a generous contribution of USD 10,000. This support underscores the foundation’s enduring commitment to cultural preservation and its collaborative efforts with UNESCO to promote a deeper understanding of India's World Heritage Sites.

On #WorldArtDay2021​, UNESCO New Delhi has collaborated with artists to highlight the uncertain situation of artists in India

On #WorldArtDay2021​, UNESCO New Delhi has collaborated with artists to highlight the uncertain situation of artists in India. The campaign, #UNESCOsupportsartists​ to strengthen the status of artists in the region by promoting a secure cultural policy and better social support for artists.

E-invite UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador Madanjeet Singh Memorial Lecture on April 16, 2021, 4pm IST

SOUTH ASIA FOUNDATION & ASIAN COLLEGE OF JOURNALISM cordially invite you to the UNESCO GOODWILL AMBASSADOR MADANJEET SINGH MEMORIAL LECTURE by Dr. Rasheeda Mohamed Didi...

Survey on home-based screen time, digital learning, and digital reading

UNESCO-Japan Prize on ESD nomination process for 2021

A selected works from Mr Pradeep Thalawatta, UMISAA , SAF Scholar exhibited at Lionel Wendt Gallery

SAF family congratulates Dr Prasad Dharmasena, Alumnus (UMIKS 2009 ) for serving as Director, NIPM, Ministry of Plantation,SL

Dr. Prasad Dharmasena is an exemplary renowned character in vital subjects of Environmental Management, Soil Conservation, and Agroforestry & Plantation Management with brilliance expertise knowledge spanning over 19 years. He held supremacy positions of Head of Agroforestry & Sustainability attached to Hayleys Group of Talawakelle Tea Estates & Kelani Valley Plantations of Sri-Lanka prior to present advocacy. He was on the academic staff...

Eight Fully paid Scholarship at UNESCO Madanjeet Center for South Asia Forestry Studies(UMCSAFS) for Academic 2021

he UNESCO Madanjeet Center for South Asia Forestry Studies (UMCSAFS) at Ugyen Wangchuck Institute for Conservation and Environment Research (UWICER), Bumthang, Bhutan, is pleased to announce the Madanjeet Singh scholarship for four years Bachelor degree program in Forestry and two years Masters Program in Natural Resources Management to be undertaken at College of Natural Resources (CNR), Royal University of Bhutan (RUB) in Lobesa, Punakha, Bhutan, from July 2021 to July 2025 and 2023 respectively.

Mr. Hamidullah Arefi appointed as the new Vice Chairperson of SAF- Afghanistan Chapter

SAF Alumni Informal Virtual Meeting held on 15 Feb, 2021

Around 40 SAF Alumni participated in informal Zoom Virtual meeting on 15 Feb 2021 at 1400Hrs (NST)

Call for nominations for the 2021 UNESCO-Japan Prize on Education for Sustainable Development

Mr. Moonis Shah, Alumnus (2013-2017 Batch) of UMISAA from India Exhibiting- Anarchic Archive: Spectres of Inconsistencty

UNESCO Dialogue & Inclusion Series with Kailash Satyarthi, Nobel Peace Laureate on 17 February 2021

Monitoring Report NGOs’ solidarity in response to the pandemic

Reports of Activities of UMSAILS & SAF Scholars

SAF Scholars Report and activities from UNESCO Madanjeet Singh Green Energy Technology (UMSGET)

SAF Scholars Report and activities from Jamchong Thuendrel Foundation (SAF-BhutanChapter)

One of the regular student activities is to meet among scholarship holders and discuss on the issues pertaining to the scholarship or any other problems while at CNR. Those issues are put up to the CNR and UMCSAFS management for effectively dealing or resolving the issues. In 2019

Ms Ayusha and Ms Aditi qualified for 2021-22 Batch at UMSCAJ from Nepal "Chapter"

Dr. Nischal Nath Pandey Chairperson, SAF-Nepal gave a warm farewell to two SAF- Nepal Scholars before leaving from Nepal to UNESCO Madanjeet Singh Centre of South Asian Journalism (UMCSAJ), ACJ Chennai, India

South Asia Foundation 17th Governing Council Meeting on Virtual Plateform 4 Jan 2021

MSF Trustees SAF Chairpersons, SAF Vice Chairpersons, SAF Scretaries and Directors of all Institutes of Excellence were participated in the Virtual Zoom Meeting.

Feedback from Mr Janak Pokhrel, SAF Scholar (2016-20), UMCDSRC, National College, Kathmandu

hope you are in good health and doing well. First of all, my sincere apologies as this email has been long due in its coming. Nevertheless, I am overwhelmed to be providing you a final update as a SAF scholar from UNESCO Madanjeet Singh Centre of Development Studies and Regional Cooperation (UMCDSRC)..

Call for nominations UNESCO ICT in Education Prize 2020 -Last Date 8 Jan 2021

Funded by the Kingdom of Bahrain and established in 2005, the Prize awards annually US$ 25,000 each to two innovative projects leveraging new technologies to expand educational opportunities....

Ms Aashiyana Adhikari, Scholar of UMCDSRC, National College, Kathmandu working as an intern at UNESCO Bangkok Office

Ms Aashiyana Adhikari, Scholar of UNESCO Madanjeet Singh Centre of Development Studies and Regional Cooperation (UMCDSRC) has been working under Director programs at UNESCO, Bangkok as an intern...

UMISARC's Special Lecture on "Sri Lanka on a larger Rubric of Regional Cooperation" by H.E. Amrith Rohan Perera

As part of special lecture series UNESCO Madanjeet Singh Institute for South Asia Regional Cooperation (UMISARC) organised special lecture "Sri Lanka on a larger Rubric of Regional Cooperation" by H.E. Amrith Rohan Perera, Formerly Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to UN

SAF - UMSGET Alumni Association Online Meeting on Thermometric Research & Application Prospect in South Asia

Call for admission to M.Tech (UMSGET) in Green Energy Technology programme under South Asia Foundation scholarship

Call for admission to M.Tech Program in UMSGET under SAF Scholarship Nominations are invited from respective SAF Chapters of SAARC countries for the admission to M.Tech. Green Energy Technology programme UMSGET....

Connectivity Through the Indo-Nepal Border During the Pandemic: Shailin Nongrang, UMCDSRC, Kathmandu, Scholar

Crossing across to India via the Kakarvitta border check post was one of the most exciting experience ever felt while traveling. From Nepal side once I reached the Bhadrapur airport by a domestic flight, taxis are available at the airport itself but...

Recording of proceedings 2020 Winner of UNESCO Madanjeet Singh Prize for Tolerance & Non Violence

In celebration of the International Day of Tolerance and the 2020 edition of the UNESCO-Madanjeet Prize, UNESCO is organized an online Master Class on Tolerance on Monday 16 November 2020 from 3 pm to 5:30 pm (CET).

“18 weeks' :-Adult in the context of Art and Design at UMISAA" By Koshal Hamal, UMISAA Alumni (2010-14)

Invitation to UNESCO Master Class for the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women

Exploring new and innovative responses to the crisis: NGO solidarity during COVID-19

MDSVAD Alumnus Kubra Khademi Praticipates in the Master Class on Tolerance by UNESCO

Message from Ms Audrey Azoulay, Director-General of UNESCO, on the occasion of International Day for Tolerance

Tunisian essayist Albert Memmi, who passed away this year, wrote that “tolerance is an exercise and a victory over ourselves”. His words teach us that tolerance, far from being a passive attitude tantamount to complacency or indifference, is a dynamic,daily effort, made both individually and collectively.....

An Exclusive Interview of Mr. Eric Falt Director, UNESCO New Delhi Office on International Day for Tolerance

Interview With Mr Eric Falt, Director, UNESCO New Delhi Office on International Day for Tolerance- 16 November

International Day of Tolerance and celebration of the 2020 Laureate of the UNESCO- Madanjeet Singh Prize

Call for nominations: The UNESCO King Hamad Bin Isa Al-Khalifa Prize for the use of ICT in Education

Centre Résolution Conflicts in Democratic Republic of Congo to receive UNESCO-Madanjeet Singh Prize 2020

UNESCO will award the 2020 edition of the UNESCO-Madanjeet Singh Prize for the Promotion of Tolerance and Non-Violence to the nongovernmental Centre Résolution Conflits (Centre for Resolution of Conflicts - CRC) in the Democratic Republic of Congo on 15 October 2020.....

Renewal of South Asia Foundation official relations with UNESCO for another Four-year with effect from 2 Oct 2020-1 Oct 2024.

A decision by the UNESCO Director General Ms Audrey Azoulay, following a positive evaluation of the cooperation between UNESCO and the South Asia Foundation (SAF)...

UNESCO seeks nominations for the UNESCO-Madanjeet Singh Prize for the Promotion of Tolerance and Non-Violence 2020

The UNESCO-Madanjeet Singh Prize for the Promotion of Tolerance and Non-Violence rewards significant activities in the scientific, artistic, cultural and communication fields aimed at the promotion of a spirit of tolerance and non-violence....

Dr Nishchal N. Pandey, Chairman, SAF- Nepal, hosted a farewell reception for UMCDSRC scholars

'Art of Being Nothing' Visual art Exhibition

Ms Mainul Islam, Textile Artist and UMISAA Alumna, received the Certificate along with other women entrepreneurs

Managing director of Joyeeta Foundation under M/O-Women and Children Affairs Afroza Khan distributed certificates among Joyeeta Women Entrepreneurs on Friday in the closing day of 6-day long Fashion Design Workshop held in Joyeeta Design Center at Lalmatia, Dhaka.

16th SAF Governing Council Virtual Zoom Meeting held on 24 September 2020 at 1130Hrs (IST)

16th SAF-India Board of Trustees Zoom Meeting held on 23rd September 2020

Mr. Avindra Rodrigo apppointed as the new Chairperson of SAF, Sri Lanka Chapter

Global Classroom Workshops/Seminar Schedule-Summer 2020

Launched a Video "We shall overcome" produced by Metalloid Productions in partnership with UNESCO New Delhi

Launch of the Ocean Decade Virtual series: Co-designing the science we need for the Ocean Decade

This session will explore how our health and well-being are closely connected to the ocean. It will discuss the opportunities and challenges for the coming years and what could be the positive outcomes from transformative actions under the Ocean Decade and long-lasting benefits to both the ocean and society....

Virtual- Event - Prof Salima Hashmi - Rumours of Spring: Some reflections on Pakistani Contemporary Art

[VIRTUAL EVENT] Salima Hashmi | Rumours of Spring: Some Reflections on Pakistani Contemporary Art (The 2020 Mahomedali Habib Distinguished Lecture)

The 8th Mahomedali Habib Distinguished Lecture by Prof Salima Hashmi 'Rumours of Spring: on Pakistani Comtemporary Art'

Launch of the Ocean Decade Virtual series: Co-designing the science we need for the Ocean Decade

The Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO, along with partner organizations, will convene a series of high-level and scientific virtual dialogues to mobilize the global ocean community, foster transformative partnerships and innovative solution-oriented actions under the Ocean Decade

Climate Change in Southeast Asia Programme (CCSEAP) was established in 2020

UNESCO launches Global Skills Academy to boost employability of one million youth as recession looms

'NEVER MORE TO MORE THAN EVER : Between the Social Outbreak and the Pandemic' says Francisco Javier Estevez, Laureate 2014

The Museum of Memory and Human Rights of Chile celebrated, this 2020, a decade since its foundation. A determining museum space for our society and a benchmark in the Latin American region, which is part of a very wide network of places of memory, constituted in remembrance and tribute to the victims of regimes that violate the basic rights of human dignity, and at the same time as testimony to the fight for justice and human rights in this continen Laureate UNESCO-Madanjeet Singh Award of 2014

Talking Across Generations on Reimagining Education

Live session - SAF Scholars Alumni Association

Webinar on The Struggle of Memory Against Forgetting: : Reading Kamila Shamsie’s Salt and Saffron

Save the Date: Online Edition of the Mobile Learning Week 2020. From 12 to 15 October 2020.

Mr. Aziz Hazara, Alumnus (2017 Batch) of UMISAA from Afghanistan among 21 finalists in Future Generation Art Prize

Mr Aziz Hazara, graduated from UNESCO Madanjeet Singh Institute for South Asian Art, Lahore, Pakistan (UMISSA) in 2017 among 21 shortlist finalists over 11,700 entries by artists across almost 200 countries...

Ms Ghazala's unshakable resolve made things easier for SAF Scholars at UMISAA, BNU, during pandemic

Art Work by Ms Yeshi Chodan, UNESCO Madanjeet Singh Institute for South Asian Arts (UMISAA ), BNU Scholar from Bhutan

Sending our love from Bhutan

he past few months have opened our eyes to the goodness and kindness of humanity in the face of adversity, and it has filled us with much much gratitude. We really would like to thank each and everyone of you kind souls who has helped in getting us safely back to our country during this pandemic.....

Dr Nischal N Pandey, Chairperson, SAF Nepal organized Webinar to plan SAF Alumni Meet

A zoom webinar was organized on the planned SAF Alumni Meet by SAF Nepal. Dr. Nishchal N Pandey, chairperson of SAF Nepal said that these webinars will now be regularly held between alumni and SAF institutions

Activities of UNESCO Chair on Community Based disability Management and Rehabilitation studies ,During the Pandemic

As the spread of Covid-19, children with developmental disabilities are facing different challenges at home including behavioral and other related issues. These difficulties have become a major concern for the parents as children most cases could not attend the therapy sessions due to the Covid-19 lockdown imposed across the country. To address this problem UNESCO chair on Community based Disability Management Studies, University of Calicut

End of Odyssey

About the repatriation of Two Visual Arts Master Scholars from Bhutan, confined at UNESCO Madanjeet Singh Institute for South Asian Art(UMISAA), Beaconhouse University, Lahore, Pakistan

Mme France Marquet SAF Representative to UNESCO attended Webinar 'COVID-19 Implication on Water Management in Megacities'

Letter of gratitude from Ms Pema Yangzom sister of Dorji Nidup, SAF Scholar, UMISAA

Warm greetings from Bhutan, I am sister of Dorji Nidup who have recently returned from Pakistan to Bhutan. I would like to express my gratitude for madam's immense support and effort in helping Dorji and Yeshi to fly back to Bhutan against all the odds imposed by the pandemic. Dorji and Yeshi have safely landed ....

Forthcoming Solo Exhibitions of Mr Aziz Hazara , Alumnus (2017 Batch) of UMISAA

Mr Aziz Hazara from Afghanistan, graduated from UNESCO Madanjeet Singh Institute for South Asian Art, Lahore, Pakistan (UMISSA) in 2017 having 4 Solo Exhibition in 2020-21