Meeting to form group working on Incarceration

We at Catalyst – Social Development Consultants P Ltd, New Delhi (CSDC) are hosting an informal meeting to bring together NGOs, individuals, donors working in the area of incarceration of under trials/prisoners in Jails/Prisons of India. The objective is to form a close knit group who will leverage each other's strengths and jointly & cohesively work on the following areas:

- Joint execution of projects
- Joint raise funds for this group/consortium
- Provide a platform for sharing resources including intellect, knowledge, human, technical expertise and contacts for accesses to jails.
- Lobbying with govt to modify laws and enact new laws
- Lobbying with govt to stop incarceration
- Monitor & ensure implementation of laws related to stopping incarceration using tools like RTI, ACB etc.
- Advocacy
- Workshops
- Provide free legal aid to undertrials
- Stopping incarceration by ensuring implementation of existing laws

This meeting will help bring us on the same page and we can design the modalities of working together. The discussions will be focused on incarceration and how to bring all of us together onto a common platform.

Any other related topics you would wish to share or discuss during this meeting for us to work together are most welcome. We kindly request you to make time and send us your mail in confirmation to take this forward. Kindly furnish the name of the participant, organization, designation and address with contact telephone numbers. Everyone is invited.

Date: 05/Sept/09
Time: 15.00 hrs to 17.00 hrs
Venue: Catalyst - Social Development Consultants P Ltd
A – 8, Mandakani Enclave, Opp Kalka Public School,
Opp Petrol Pump, Gate No 7,
Alaknanda, New Delhi - 110 019
Contact person: Mr. V Lakshmi Naryanan Raju
Contact numbers: 011-40533711, 9911751548
E-mail: csdc@catalystindia.net