yed is a joy. I am staying in a spacious fishermanshut with AC. In basic it is a wooden hut with leaf roof, but inside the bedroom & living area are closed. The bathroom has the open roof though.
Dinner here was ok, buffet again but as said: I was not up to traveling again. Was pretty tired so went to bed early, hence was awake at 5 am. Dozed off until it was light, and went out running. Saw some restaurants for this eve to get myself some grilled fish. And then it almost is over.
I have stayed all day in the area of the resort: in front of the house watching the water, on the beach, back to the house. And now it is almost dinner time, so will find myself a place to go in the little village here.
For some pictures, look here
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Stefans Blog in het Duits,
Michels Blog in het Frans,
Enrics Blog in het Spaans.
But hey, who cares the language, more pics :-)
Photo albums:
First Impressions,
Meetings,
"the ABV/Janani/IBM office",
IIIT,
IBM Hyderabad,
Sat Feb 27,
Sun Feb 28,
Gifts to mysefl: local dress and candy,
Weekend in Mumbai, Another tourist picture us posing,
"Weekend" in Chennai,
Golden Triangle
You Tubes films and ohter albums:
Some movies from our sightseeing tours during the weekend on YouTube by Stefan and Stefans pics
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Fund Raising Ideas - your suggestions requested
Janani is looking to expand their network to all the districts of Andra Pradesh
I am here for 1.5 weeks now, and the conversations keep on coming down to Janani basically looking for funds (± 80K€ minimum, pref. 160K€) to move on from pilot stage to a company with some critical mass. The critical mass is required for some stakeholders and investors to jump onto this train.
Typically, the Janani Agriculture Facility Centers (JAFCs) will cover a cluster of 3 to 4 villages and serve around 1000 progressive farmers. Each center will support around 3000 to 4000 acres of cultivated lands that produce multiple crops. JAFCs will have state of art Information Technology and Communication Facilities. These Centres will be launched and managed by Agripreneurs. To manage these JAFCs, funds are required not only for the Agripeneurs but also at centralised corporate level. These funds now are lacking, and banks cannot provide loans by lack of securities.Promoters are diluting their stake to get strategic investments for scaling up operations in AP, before going in for IBM Technology Partnership and subsequent venture capital investments.
Ideas on how to raise funds are appreciated. I kindly request to to post them to my blog site.
Our NGO Partner
Every Corporate Service Corps assignment is arranged in close collaboration with a non-government organization (NGO). Our NGO is the Australian Business Volunteers.
The role of the global NGO partner is to work with IBM to identify Corporate Service Corps assignment opportunities in the destination countries and provide in-country and online support for the volunteers. The NGO partner leads in all logistical details relating to the in-country experience and ensure the volunteers are well prepared and supported throughout their in-country placement. Logistical details include in-country transport, lodging, food per diem, provision of cell phones, traveler’s health and evacuation insurance, airfare and where necessary language interpreters. The NGO partners also collaborate with IBM to provide detailed information on the country of work, selected projects, and community clients. NGO partners provide an in-country manager who is a host country national to support our teams while on assignment.
Australian Business Volunteers 1
ABV came into existence in 1981 and has since completed over 5000 development projects across 16 countries. They deliver an array of capacity building solutions leveraging the skill and experience of volunteer experts. Each ABV solution is development focused and tailored to meet the specific needs of each client and partner. With almost 30 years of experience working within diverse cultural contexts, ABV continues to provide outcomes that are sustainable and contribute to the attainment of the United Nations Millennium Development Goals.
Client and Assignment Background
Janani Foods strive to increase farm profitability and improve farmers’ standard of living by providing innovative, personalised, and customised solutions to their problems at their farm gate, by harnessing the power of the latest developments in Agri-Science, Agri-Business and Information & Communication Technologies.
Janani AgriServe functions through a network of small centers. There are currently three such centers operating in Andra Pradesh as pilots. Typically, the centres cover a cluster of three to four villages and serve around 1000 progressive farmers. Each center supports around 3000 to 4000 acres of cultivated lands that produce multiple crops.
Objectives of the assignment
- To improve current operating systems through review and strategic plan development
- To increase the effectiveness and knowledge of available services through the development of a marketing strategy
- Observe the current operations of the company including stakeholder visits
Janani AgriServe functions through a network of small centers. There are currently three such centers operating in Andra Pradesh as pilots. Typically, the centres cover a cluster of three to four villages and serve around 1000 progressive farmers. Each center supports around 3000 to 4000 acres of cultivated lands that produce multiple crops.
Objectives of the assignment
- To improve current operating systems through review and strategic plan development
- To increase the effectiveness and knowledge of available services through the development of a marketing strategy
- Observe the current operations of the company including stakeholder visits
The CSC team
One year ago I did an application for the IBM Corporate Service Corps (CSC), which is one of IBM's leadership programs. The idea of the CSC is to give IBMers an on-site experience with an emerging country. My team consists of ten IBMers, which are are from different countries. Besides Dutch representation, two people are from Denmark, one from Germany, three are from the United States, one is from France, one is from Austria and one person from Spain. Four are female and six are male. Our tenure is from 2 years to 30 years
My departure date for the four-week assignment February 19 and I will be based in Hyderabad.
My departure date for the four-week assignment February 19 and I will be based in Hyderabad.
Team Members
Hey Renate, nice to see a few pictures of Kerala, somewhat different from the arid landscapes from Rajasthan and Andra Pradesh.
ReplyDeleteEnjoy your stay in this nice environment, I am jalous of fish, palm trees, etc ...
Smil'India - Michel