International
Conference to address skills needed for achieving and sustaining a Clean India
SKILLS2015 International Conference on “Life Skills and Livelihood Skills – for achieving and
sustaining a Clean India‟was
inaugurated atni-msme centre at Hyderabad by Shri M Venkaiah Naidu, Minister for
Urban Development; Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation, Government of India
in the presence of Shri BandaruDattatreya, Minister for Labour and Employment,
Government of India and other dignitaries. Theconference aims
to provide impetus to the ongoing Swach Bharat Abhiyan (Clean India) Campaign
in realizing its objectives. The conference coincides with World Toilet Day on
19 November.
Eminent
political leaders like Shri Kodela Siva Prasad Rao, Speaker - Andhra Pradesh
Legislative Assembly, Convenor for Swachh Bharat A.P - India; Shri K T Rama
RaoMinister for Panchayat Raj and Information Technology Govt. of Telangana –
India, Shri. Konda Vishweshwar ReddyHon'ble Member of Parliament ChevellaConsituency,
Telangana;Shri Jawahar Reddy K.S - Principal Secretary to Government, Panchyat
Raj&R W S, Andhra Pradesh, India attended the conference along with policy
makers, government officials, educators, business executives and training
professionals from around the world. The speakers exchanged ideas and discussed
initiatives on the sanitation to provide practical inputs to make Swachh Bharat
Campaign a success and take it to all parts of rural and urban India .The
conference received participation from distinguished personalities, key
national and international organizations from over 13 countries.
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| Lamplighting by Bandaru Dattatreya at SKILLS2015 |
The
two-day event will address several dimensions of skill development related to
sanitation and hygiene. SKILLS 2015 and will serve as a platform for a dialogue
on “Clean India” . It will also help in
preparing a white paper on roadmap to achieving Clean India by creating
opportunities by imparting life & livelihood skills to the citizens of
India.
According
to Dr. Ravi Reddy, co-chairman of the
conference, “SKILLS2015
conference is organised to provide a platform to discuss and provide the relevant
skills, technologies and best practices necessary to achieve the Clean India
campaign . There is a need that we bring about behavioural changes and the
importance of sanitation is understood and widely adopted throughout India.Skilling communities, village officials and
children are the key to the sustainability of sanitary practices in our country
.We are committed to both developing best practices through operating pilot
programs and advocating for the adoption of those practices at SKILLS2015. I am
delighted at the participation of our political leadership and International
dignitaries who have all come forward to work towards the common cause of
making a Clean India”
Speaking
on the occasion Dr. Richard Oliver (Founder and CEO, American Sentinel University) said, “SKILLS2015 is the third in a series of
Life Skills and Livelihood Skills International conferences aimed at developing
the skill levels, and therefore sustainable economies and general
quality of life, of rural India. Earlier conferences SKILLS2010 and SKILLS2013
held in December 2010 and December 2013 were focused on The Challenges for
Institutional Development and The Challenges for International Cooperation
respectively. The Indian Government is taking great initiative in promoting a
clean India and SKILLS 2015 is aimed at supporting and promoting the Government
of India’s initiatives for achieving Sustainable progress in this direction. ”
About SKILLS2015
SKILLS2015 International Conference is being organized by
Life Skills and Livelihood Skills International (LSLSI), a Hyderabad based
not-for-profit organization with a focus on the“skilling” of the rural
population of India. LSLSI was established in the year 2012 to further the work
of Rural Economic and Education Development Society (REEDS), a not-for-profit
NGO that has been active in fostering development in rural India since 1989.
For further information please contact
Konnections
Sunil Kumar M: 9866520337 / Sarodhya Yadav : 8686080577
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