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Establishing hubs for Sikh Human Rights Group partnerships on SDGs
Description/achievement of initiative

The Sikh Human rights Group is an NGO with special consultative status with ECOSOC. It has a number of affiliates around the world that are engaged in projects which are consistent with Sustainable Development Goals. It decided to set up hubs with these affiliates in at least 6 countries that will promote the aims of SDGs and encourage other civil society projects to integrate their work with UN SDGs.

Implementation methodologies

The Hubs will hold workshops and conferences for interested civil society projects to integrate their work with UN SDGs and commit to attainable goals. The affiliates offer expertise and they work with civil society. SHRG will coordinate their engagement with UN as it has access to United Nations through its ECOSOC status.

Arrangements for Capacity-Building and Technology Transfer

Coordination mechanisms/governance structure

The project is run by SHRG in association with its affiliates in respective countries. The Director of SHRG has visited the affiliates and established discussions on hubs. The director will coordinate the work of the hubs through email contacts, phone, personal visits. workshops and conferences. The hubs will set targets for themselves and these will be evaluated every year.

Partner(s)

Sikh Human Rights Group (SHRG), Nishan-e-Sikhi Charitable Trust (Punjab, India), Centre for Indigenous Knowledge Systems Kwazulu Natal University (Durban), EUBIOS, Sikh Human Rights Group UK branch, Sikh Human rights Group Canada branch, Atlantic Rainforest Project (Cosimiro De Abreau, Brazil)
Progress reports
Goal 17
12/2019
Establish a hub in South East Asia, Bangkok, with EUBIOS, by 12/2019
4/2021
Set up hubs in Brazil and Canada by 6/2020
6/2019
Set up hub in Punjab, India with Nishan-e-Sikhi by June 2019
7/2019
Set up hub in Durban, South Africa, with Centre for Indigenous Knowledge Systems (IKS), Kwazulu Natal University, Durban, South Africa by July 2019
Financing (in USD)
10,000 USD
Other, please specify
Publicise through social media and direct contacts
Staff / Technical expertise
SHRG staff will coordinate and technical staff from affiliates will provide expertise
In-kind contribution
volunteer time from Director (CEO) and Affiliates

Basic information
Time-frame: 9/2017 - 4/2022
Partners
Sikh Human Rights Group (SHRG), Nishan-e-Sikhi Charitable Trust (Punjab, India), Centre for Indigenous Knowledge Systems Kwazulu Natal University (Durban), EUBIOS, Sikh Human Rights Group UK branch, Sikh Human rights Group Canada branch, Atlantic Rainforest Project (Cosimiro De Abreau, Brazil)
Countries
Contact information
Jasdev Rai, Dr, shrg@shrg.net
United Nations