Scholar Exchange Program
Learning from each others is a potential process among the scholars just as farmers learn from other farmers more than from scientists. SRDF focus has been to encourage scholars exchange program between India , Australia and USA. In 2005-6 Nicholas Haines from University Of Queensland visited Chilver and spent more than a month understanding the practical aspects of development. In 2006 The university of Quensland awarded six scholarships for attending Australian Scholar athelets program held at The University of Queensland.
In 2007 Miss Nadia Zeaiter & Miss. Mithra Bakhiari from Australia and Brant Arthur and Bronwen Arthur from USA spent time in Chilver and Dannur as part of their Development masters interns. see their profiles. This exchange program has facilitated understanding of different cultures and promoted appreciation of development issues and opportunities.
Roeland Martin also gave motivational lectures to school children in Chilver and Dannur in 2007. He is also visiting again in September 2008 also to promote sports especially football among youth.
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