WELCOME
TO
SAMAGAM 2020
27th-28th November 2020
Samagam 2020 is curated to have a dialogue on unique initiatives of Development achieved by the collaboration of Government Corporates and CSOs
After the initial missteps India saw an unprecedented coming together of governments, corporates and civil society organizations to support migrants and rural India. The COVID-19 experience has removed any doubts about how inextricably countries, communities and societies are linked, and how closely they need to work together to make this world a better place for everyone. It’s a good time to celebrate our new found enthusiasm for collaboration to address the challenges that threaten our world and communities - health, nutrition, livelihoods, education, women’s rights, domestic violence etc. It is time for us to reiterate our commitment to working together to make this world a better place for everyone.
This is an opportunity for the entire development ecosystem to reboot, reinvigorate and reframe on how we engage with each other, serve our communities and live up to our values. Governments, businesses and civil society will need to strengthen the spirit of collaboration to ensure that we pursue the twin agenda of achieving our GDP targets on one hand and ensuring dignified lives and a sustainable planet for all, on the other. Samagam 2020 will be an opportunity to introspect, in the context of the past 6 months, and create an actionable roadmap for a better future which ensures that doing well in terms of economic growth necessarily co-exists with doing good in terms of sustainable, inclusive development. Successful, and sometimes the not so successful, partnerships at grassroots, panchayat, district and state levels will provide us the guiding light to relook at, and plan for, our future with renewed confidence and self-faith, to pursue our goals and ambition of realizing a “sab jan hitaye, sab jan sukhaye” India (or an India that ensures “sab ka vikaas” with “sab ka saath”).
Ideas and insights that emerge from Samagam will form the basis for collective action, and further deliberation, to effectively address the issues of the most marginalized and those currently “excluded” from the development process. Deliberations during Samagam 2020 can also provide important inputs for arriving at the Voluntary Sector Policy document that is due for a refresh in early 2021.
Keynote Address
Dr. Kaustuv Bandyopadhyay
- Pandemic has now opened an opportunity for the entire development ecosystem to invigorate and reenergise their efforts.
- Governments, businesses and civil society will need to strengthen the spirit of collaboration to ensure they follow the agenda of making society and economy inclusive, making democracy work for all and making our planet resilient and sustainable.
Smt. Rajashree Birla
- Ms. Birla stated that to rebuild the economy, collaboration at every level is required with those who have a shared vision and interest in the same.
- Their organisation has been able to identify competent partners like PRADAN to conduct upliftment of farmers through watershed farmers, trainee exposure visits and nurturing farmer-producer organisations, enhancing agriculture productivity through intercropping, multi-layer farming and more.
- Finally, Ms Birla expressed that giving is living and in trying to empower underprivileged, we may face hoops but we must not give up. In Helen Keller’s words, “keep your face to the sunshine and you won’t be able to see the shadow”.
AGENDA
| SESSIONS | SPEAKERS | TIME |
| Inauguration & Welcome address | Dr. Kaustuv K. Bandyopadhyay Director, PRIA | 1030-1050 hrs |
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Keynote Session 1: “Learnings from COVID-19 experience” - Sharing of
ideas and perspectives on: ¨ Why is it important to work together and collaborate to go further? ¨ Addressing Development Challenges and SDGs going forward |
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1050-1215 hrs (15 min each speaker) |
| Introduction to Collaborative Projects | Dr. Kaustuv K. Bandyopadhyay | 1215-1230 hrs |
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Parallel session 1: Presentation of Collaborative projects and discussion on Rural Livelihoods, Migration sessions and Covid-19 Response ¨ What went well?¨ What did not work? ¨ What does it take to work together? |
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1230-1400 hrs (90 min each session) |
| Lunch | 1400-1430 hrs | |
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Keynote Session 2:
“Learnings from COVID-19 experience” - Sharing of ideas and perspectives on: ¨ What we did well and what we fell short on?¨ Why is it important to work together and collaborate to go further? Addressing Development Challenges and SDGs going forward |
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1430-1545 hrs (12-15 mins each speaker; interaction) |
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Parallel Session 2:
Presentation of Collaborative projects and discussion on Education, Environment & Livelihoods, Health & Nutrition and Youthand Mental Health ¨ What went well?¨ What did not work? ¨ What does it take to work together? |
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1545-1745 hrs (90 min each session) |
| SESSIONS | SPEAKERS | TIME |
| Welcome and opening comments/Summary of Day 1 Key takeaways | Dr. Nivedita Narain Integrator, PRADAN | 1000-1030 hrs |
| Future of Collaborations |
Conversations with key representatives of stakeholder groups
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1030-1230 hrs |
| SAMAGAM 2020 Declaration & Vote of Thanks |
Shri Narendranath Damodaran – Executive Director (PRADAN), Harshvrat Jaitli – CEO (VANI) with partners from NITI Aayog & FICCI |
1230-1330 hrs |
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