----- Original Message ----- From: Bhushan Punani To: Chinara ; khalid naeem ; Khandaker Jahurul Alam ; Madhav Ariyal ; Mohammad Bellow ; Rima Qanawati ; S R Mittal ; Sayed Hussein Alavi ; Shaden Elewat ; T.D.T.L Dhanapala Sent: Tuesday, March 24, 2009 12:58 PM Subject: Fw: Braille without Borders
Dear Friends, I am pleased t circulate information about the admission process to this innovative course. Kindly circulate the information among concerned persons. With best wishes, Bhushan ----- Original Message ----- From: Braille Without Borders To: Bushan Punani Sent: Monday, March 23, 2009 8:52 PM Subject: Braille without Borders Dear Bushan Punani, The International Institute for Social Entrepreneurs is a not-for-profit educational training center for blind and partially sighted adults who have a desire to foster social change in their communities and throughout the world. Located in Kerala, India, this eleven-month training course founded by Braille Without Borders offers full scholarships and transport to qualified, motivated candidates. The course covers business management, communication, project and financial planning, open source computer technology, English, public speaking, and fund-raising, among other subjects. The institute is now accepting applications for the course beginning January, 2010. In order to ensure that we reach as wide a pool of potential candidates as possible, we ask for your assistance in disseminating the information below to appropriate individuals and pertinent organizations. Thank you for your help! Attention! Attention! Do you experience social discrimination? Is it your dream to change and improve the situation? If yes, the International Institute for Social Entrepreneurs (IISE) is the right place to be. The IISE seeks to empower people, especially blind and partially sighted, to become social entrepreneurs in your communities. Candidates from all over the world who are at least eighteen and older and who can read and write English are invited to apply for this one-year program before the 30th of June. Computer literacy training, public speaking, fund raising, and management are some of the courses offered here. For more information please visit our website at http://www.bwb-iise.org/ You can also write to braill...@gmx.net or per regular post to: Braille Without Borders International Institute for Social Entrepreneurs c/o P. Kronenberg Vivekanenda Nagar, Vellayani, Ookode, Nemom PO, TRV 695020 KERALA, INDIA or fax your questions to: Fax 0031848307904 More languages of the above text can be found on our website Please find below the application form for the 2010 course. If you feel like you are the right one for this training, please copy the questions in a Word or Open Office document, answer them by yourself with the English knowledge you have and send it together with your CV to braill...@gmx.net. Add in Subject: "application" and your full name. APPLICATION FORM: 2010 IISE COURSE: Name First Surname Date of birth Address Post code City/town Country Tel Fax Email Gender Gradation of blindness Language skills Education Please send two letters of recommendation, pererably from a present or former employer, teacher or colleague which include their contact details. 1. Please tell us your reason(s) for applying for the IISE Course in Kerala in no more than 100words. 2. Please tell us more about your rough idea or vision on setting up your own social project or improvingexisting ones? What is your motivation? 3. Where do you plan to set up your project? 4. What target group will benefit? 5. Why do you believe your idea is important? Please give your reasons. 6. How will you achieve your vision? 7. What help will you need? - what people can help, what resources do you try to find, where would you find funding 8. How long do you think it will take to set up your idea/vision? 9. What is your current profession? 10. Braille and language skills: Do you read, write and speak? what languages: Local Braille, English grade 1, English grade 2, other languages. Black print, regular print, large print. 11. How do you judge your mobility and orientation skills? 12. Do you use computertechnology? If yes, what are your skills? What programmes do you use? We are looking forward to hearing from you. With best regards, Sabriye Tenberken and Paul Kronenberg Founders Braille Without Borders Contact details project Kerala: E-mail: braill...@gmx.net To unsubscribe send a message to accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
