The Sauvé Scholars Program exists for young leaders (30 years old or less) from across the globe who want to change the world. The Scholars are chosen above all on the basis of criteria laid out by the Right Honourable Jeanne Sauvé:
 

Initiative
Motivation
Vision
Imagination
Demonstrated communication skills
Awareness of international and domestic issues
A strong desire to effect change

The Sauvé Scholars Program has welcomed 87 Scholars from 44 different countries. Launched in 2003, the Sauvé Scholars Program has evolved from the Jeanne Sauvé Youth Foundation, created in 1991 by the late Jeanne Sauvé, the first woman to serve as Governor General of Canada, the country’s Head of State and Commander-in-Chief.

The Right Honourable Jeanne Sauvé was a woman of strength and vision. Throughout her distinguished career as youth activist, journalist, Minister of the Crown, Speaker of the House of Commons and ultimately Governor General, she remained at the forefront of the most socially progressive issues of her day, and was deeply committed to advancing the role of young leaders.

In June 1991 Mme Sauvé explained how the Jeanne Sauvé Youth Foundation came into being and her goals in establishing it:
Canadian Governors General have the privilege when they leave office of creating an institution which will bear their name …. At the end of my mandate, I decided that my contribution would be to establish a permanent international forum for young leaders. No such institution exists in the world and I strongly believe that the young leaders of the world have a pressing need to get involved in issues which confront their generation.

Each year, up to 14 remarkable young leaders are invited to come to Montreal for the academic calendar year. They live together in a beautifully restored mansion, enjoy unlimited access to McGill University’s academic programs and other resources – including lectures, conferences and events suited to the advancement of their individual professional and intellectual goals – while benefiting from the communal life and multi-faceted exchanges with their fellow Scholars.

The Sauvé experience, a period of personal and professional growth, is founded on:
Intense exchange of ideas and experience, supported by communal life
Extensive intellectual freedom, allowing each participant to develop according to his or her needs and aspirations
Focus on action accompanied by a clear commitment to the community —including the host community
Commitment to dialogue among cultures, which allows participants to understand and assimilate viewpoints built within multiple frames of reference

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Certificate course in Community Driven Development for International Participants from 18th January to 14th February, 2010 at Bala Vikasa People Development Training Center, Warangal, Andhra Pradesh, India.

Bala Vikasa is an Indian non-profit, secular, non-government voluntary organization, extensively involved in Community Development since its inception. Bala Vikasa is the Indian counterpart of Canadian INGO-SOPAR.

Bala Vikasa PDTC is happy to announce the 4th one month special training program in Community Driven Development (CDD) from 18th January - 14th February, 2010. The content of the course consists of both theoretical and practical aspects of Community Driven Development to be facilitated by expert faculty. 

This programme is designed for social entrepreneurs including senior program e managers from the civil society organizations (NGOs) and corporate organizations looking for long term engagement with the civil society. It is also beneficial for officers from Central and State Governments, and international development organizations who are interested in getting an understanding of the Community Driven Development.  
The details of the course content, objectives etc are specified in the Prospectus. 

OTHER DETAILS: 

Number of seats: The maximum intake for the training program is only 25 from 6-7 countries. The admissions and eligible scholarships will be provided on the first come first served basis.  

Course Fee: Rs.40,000 ( 800 USD)  (includes registration Fee). Scholarships are available on request to the deserving participants

Accommodation and Food: To encourage the participation of International NGOs, Bala Vikasa is providing boarding and lodging at free of cost to all the participants. 

Travel:  Travel to and from the training centre to be borne by participants. 

Venue: The training will be held at Bala Vikasa People Development Training Centre in the city of Kazipet, Warangal District, Andhra Pradesh, India.

The Kazipet city is 135 Kms by road from Rajiv Gandhi International airport, Hyderabad  capital city of Andhra Pradesh.

Nominations: Nomination form to be filled and send by email balavikasapdtc@gmail.com. Nominations forms also can be downloaded from www.balavikasa.org. The last date for receiving nominations is 15th December, 2009.

For further details, please refer to the prospectus or contact Ms. Sunitha on 9849844868 or 0870-2453255. 

Note: Please disseminate this information to other NGOs in your region or networks. We appreciate your cooperation in this regard. 

With best wishes
Mr. S. Shoury Reddy
Executive Director, Bala Vikasa SS

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