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Fellows Give Feedback!
Author | 24.02.2008 | Category Uncategorized
Earlier this year, I had sent out an email asking each of the fellows some questions, to reflect if the fellowship had helped them professionally or personally. I have taken the liberty to put together a few of the responses and am posting them here so you can read their responses and assess for yourself what the impact has been. While the Fellowship is a long-term association to a progressive cause, this is a very short-term insight into their lives!
What was the biggest achievement(s) since your return from the Fellowship
Gunvor Kronman: I survived and actually won a few very tough battles in the Public Radio and TV Board, resulting in the sanctity of minority channels. This is a fight that will continue. I have successfully started the re-orientation of my center. Strategy processes are going well, and of course, I managed to reconnected with a number of old friends.
Farith Rithauddeen: I managed to learn to delegate responsibilities and coach my new team to allow them to learn and resolve issues in their own way. I also brought
Roberto Guerrero: I was able to start a fund raising program for our law school shortly after my return. We launched it in October and in less than two months we have raised half of the targeted amount. I also implemented many of the management tools I learned for a law firm which helped 2007 become one of our best years in sales, revenues and internal organization.
Emine Kaya: Sharing my experiences of the Fellowship with my collegues from both the Dutch Ministry and the European Commission. The lectures I gave will be published in an article , dealing with the topic on linking integration-immigration issues with experiences from the EU-USA.
Everybody has to deal with diversity, not only societies, but also multinationals. Can the models of the profit and private sector be compared and if yes, what are the results? The private sector has already established, as a vision and a mission, that diversity leads to creativity which leads to inspiring working environments, innovative products and outputs.
On a societal level, diversity is dealt within the historical, judicial and cultural framework of a particular country. There can be discrepancies in national policy approaches (for example racist, multi-cultural, liberal etc) however pressing demographic and economic challenges are urging factors to re-design new answers to issues of integration and immigration in this global society.
Susie Perera: I faced the biggest challenge in my life up to now when I got back from the
Fatin Bundagji’s Columns in the Arab News!
Author | 09.02.2008 | Category Uncategorized
The Arab News, Saudi Arabia’s largest English Language Daily Newspaper, has a new regular columnist! Fatin Bundagji (EF MNP 2007), has several columns talking about everything from social change to community building, infrastructure to HR development.
You can log onto www.arabnews.com and search for ‘FATIN’ to see a complete list of these articles, but here are direct links to a few:
‘Have We Failed Them?’ February 8, 2008
‘Why Do We Fear Accountability?’ February 1, 2008
‘A Stitch in Time, Saves Nine!’ - January 9, 2008
You can write to Fatin directly a: fatin@bundagji.com or post a comment for her through this website.
Emine and Koby in Israel!
Author | 28.01.2008 | Category Uncategorized
Back from Israel/Palestine! Had a tremendous interesting trip, which started with a VIP
treatment (think Roberto;-)… but finally felt most welcomed by Koby. The next day we were able to reconnect, and made a trip with the family and his beautiful wife and kids. Unfortunately it was impossible to meet up with Wafa, due to logistical and technical restraints. So no PIN reunion, but a IN reunion.
Fatin Bundagji writes for the Arab News!
Author | 09.01.2008 | Category Uncategorized
Fellow from Saudi Arabia, Fatin Bundagji, wrote an article in the January 9th, 2008 issue of the Arab News - you can read a bit of the article below, and click the link at the end of it to go to the Arab News site to read the rest!
‘A Stitch in Time Saves Nine’
Fatin Bundagji, Arab News, January 9, 2008
I had never realized the truth of the proverb “A Stitch in Time Saves Nine” like I did today. As is usual to my daily morning routine, I logged on to be greeted by my Yahoo homepage. As I sat sipping my necessary morning tea, an unusual “news” headline caught my eye. “Garbage Crisis Stirs Protest in Naples”.
Unusual in its seemingly benign topic because in comparison to current news headlines of war, terror, death and disease, garbage seems secondary and trivial.
But is it really? In Naples it seems that it is not. According to the news, the city is suffering a two-week-old garbage collection crisis that has resulted in “scattered stinking mountains in the city.” With no solution in sight, angry citizens have taken to the streets in riots and rebellion. The media latched onto the story and finally government officials began to pay attention. In a public statement, Italian President Giorgio said that he was “alarmed” by the situation and called on officials to shoulder their responsibilities in resolving the problem. Premier Romano Prodi announced that government ministers would meet to resolve Naples’ garbage problems “once and for all.” Fearing negative international coverage on such a domestic issue, he continued to state that “Everybody is watching us, and I don’t want Italy to have such a negative image. It’s an emergency we must tackle rapidly.”
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The PIN Fellows Plan a Reunion!
Author | 07.01.2008 | Category Uncategorized
I know you’re all wondering what the heck “PIN” fellows are, so here’s ending the suspense: Palestine, Israel and the Netherlands! Yes! Emine Kay (MNP 2007, Netherlands) may be making a trip to Palestine and Israel in the next few weeks - If she makes it THAT far, then she will also be meeting up with Wafa and Koby!
Photograph, guys!! We need updated Photographs!
Ratish Runs Around Boston!
Author | 05.01.2008 | Category Uncategorized
So, when we were waiting to hop over for a quick dinner right after the Reception at the State House, here was Ratish (MNP 2007 Fellow, India) insisting on wearing his big “B” cap in public! Of course, if you look closely at the left portion of the photograph, Mandira DID run after him and put a stop to that! I would know! I was there! *giggles
Women in Villanova!
Author | 03.01.2008 | Category Uncategorized
Here’s another photograph that is just too perfect to pass up on. This photograph was snapped by Ratish Nanda during the last week of the Fellowship in Villanova, Philadelphia. This was right after the slide show presentation that I had put together and previewed for the entire group, of course, broke out in tears when I was supposed to make my grand finale speech, causing everyone to come forward and do a great big group hug and photograph!
Olga, Gregory and Wafa at the Massachusetts State House
Author | 03.01.2008 | Category Uncategorized
I think this group has some fantastic bonds developed amongst one another - And just to say THANK YOU to all of you who stop by and stay in touch with us, I’m going to start posting something or the other at a more feverish pace - Here are some photographs that I was unable to fit on the movie presentation I made for the group, but well, I feel strongly that someone must see them!
Here’s a fun photograph of Olga (Czech Republic), Gregory (Russia) and Wafa (Palestine… not Pakistan!) at the wonderful reception and tour of the Massachusetts State House, arranged by Treasurer Timothy Cahill!
Khash is all Good News in 2008!
Author | 01.01.2008 | Category Uncategorized
The MNP 2007 fellow from Mongolia, Khash, has tons of great news to share with the group as he writes in with New Year Greetings - What’s he upto? Well, the institution that Khash works with, has successfully published ‘The Economic Freedom Yearbook of Mongolia 2007′ where they tackled unfair competition in the country, Human Development Report of Mongolia 2007 and a number of other policy reports all aimed at making the economy and business develop faster and be fairer. “This”, he says, “is our contribution to economic development.“
On December 21, Fatin Bundagji writes…
Author | 21.12.2007 | Category Uncategorized
My Dear Fellows,
Wishing you all Eid Mubarak, Merry Christmas and A prosperous New Gregorian and Hijri new year…
All the best,
Fatin (Fellow from Saudi Arabia MNP2007)
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