A two day workshop was conducted for students of Younus College of Engineering and Technology,Kollam students from 26-27 September 2011. Fifty students (including 30 girls) participated in the workshop held to introduce them to PHP and Drupal.
SPACE showcased Insight project for the differently abled at Sangamam 2011, the NGO meet organised by the Kerala Chapter of the Indian Council of Social Work (ICSW) at Kottayam from 23-24 September 2011. The meet was organised in partnership with BCM College Kottayam and ICSW Kottayam District Chapter.
25 women students of the Government College of Teacher Education, Thiruvananthapuram participated in a two day workshop on ICT and New Media. The workshop, among a series aimed at equipping women students in ICT and New Media, was conducted from 22-23 September 2011.
SPACE conducted a workshop for the differently abled staff of NISH on 15, 16 and 24 September 2011 on the basics of Content Management Systems. The workshop included an introduction to Drupal, installation, content creation and website development.10 members of the staff participated.
SPACE conducted a two day ICT workshop for Civil Society Organisations on 12-13 August 2011 at Iritty, Kannur in association with I.E.T.D . Around 18 members from libraries and Community Development Society (CDS) participated in the workshop.
SPACE conducted a training on ICT/New media tools for research scholars from 20-28 June 2011 at Government College of Teacher Education, Thycaud, Thiruvananthapuram.15 research scholars attended the training. The training was organised in partnership with Department of Education, University of Kerala and Government College of Teacher Education,Thiruvananthapuram.
SPACE conducted a two day workshop on ICT and New Media for NGOs from 24-25 June 2011 at LISSAH College, Kozhikode. Members from 10 organisations participated in the workshop.
The joy with which children anticipate the two month long break from school in summer is often spoiled by the lack of choices that confronts them once it finally gets underway. The urban solution for this problem-the summer camp, a sometimes pricey but welcome day time getaway for children, is what working parents count on for the safe upkeep of their children. For the children it means much more: making new friends, learning an art/craft or two and exploring subjects that never make it to their curriculum at school.
SPACE rendered its support to the campaign for banning Endosulfan by streaming the protest headed by the Chief Minister of Kerala V.S Achuthanandan on 26 April 2011 at Thiruvananthapuram. Streaming using free software and rudimentary hardware allowed activists at the Stockholm Convention in Geneva to draw the attention of fellow participants to Kerala's demand for a ban on Endosulfan.
As part of SPACE's continued efforts to build technical support for GNU/Linux in Kerala, a workshop was organised in Malappuram district on 12 March 2011. 30 hardware vendors participated in the workshop. They were introduced to desktop features and networking in GNU/Linux. The workshop also provided installation and trouble shooting tips to the vendors. The workshop was organised in partnership with the All Kerala IT Dealers Association (AKITDA)
