International Workshop on “Training Tools for Knowledge Dissemination among Women Self Help Groups” on 20th and 21st November, 2009 at

INDIRA GANDHI NATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY (IGNOU) New Delhi

International workshop was organized in collaboration with School of Extension and Development Studies with the major objectives of

• To Present the findings on the testing of the designed knowledge kits among the Women Self Help Groups.
• To Highlight the use of the knowledge kits among the policy makers.

Inaugural function on 20th November 2009

Prof.B.Pattanaik, Director, (SOEDS), Prof. Geetha Bali, Vice-Chancellor (Karnataka State Women’s University),

Dr. V.V. Sadamate, Advisor, (Agriculture), Planning Commission, Prof. V.N. Rajasekharan Pillai, Vice- Chancellor (IGNOU), Prof. Chris Garforth,(University of Reading), Prof. S. Ramkumar, DelPHE Programme coordinator (RAGACOVAS)

Release of the document on “Knowledge Kit Exhibition”

Dr. V.V. Sadamate

Research partners presenting the results of the testing of knowledge kits among the Women groups.

Dr. T.S. Rajeev (Kerala ), Dr. D. Thammi Raju(Andhra Pradesh) , Dr. K. Natchimuthu ( Puducherry)

Dr. K.K. Seethamma (Karnataka), Dr. K.C. Leelavathy (Tamil Nadu)