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Wednesday, December 3, 2008

Welcome to SAMVAAD - SIAO Times

Dear Friends,

“Journey of a thousand miles begins with the first step."

It gives me great pleasure to present to you the launch of SAMVAAD – SIAO Times, Sightsavers South India Area’s blog.

“Samvaad”. It’s rightly the first step of a long journey on which this blog has embarked.

This blog comes to you with the aim to bring all the partners and friends of SIAO closer and to provide a medium for information exchange. The name Samvaad, which literally means “Constructive and Synergistic Dialogue”, was unanimously chosen by the blog team as the same was our driving force while planning and structuring the blog.

Through Samvaad you will get to know better about SIAO’s events, current affairs, who’s who, glimpse behind the desk, photographs and discussions. The blog aims to connect to each of you in providing useful, informal and interesting news bytes and by letting you know about SIA update across five states who walk the same path.

I express my gratitude towards my team for their support and encouragement in launching SAMVAAD – SIAO Times.My special thanks go to Shweta for her hard work in putting this dream in to the reality and Ketan for sharing his reflections on International Day for Disabled Person, which is apt for the launch of SAMVAAD.

The first step has been taken. Let us now make strides toward taking making this journey vibrant and dynamic through your contribution in ‘Samvaad’.

If you want to expose your gift of gab, share it with Samvaad by sending in your articles to ssiao.blog@gmail.com.

With Best Wishes,

Shrinivas Sawant
Area Director – SIAO

14 comments:

  1. Srinivas Jee and team

    Great inititive and use of information technology, all the very best from my side and I am looking forwad to get more and more information and innovation from the rich experience of South team and the partners

    Congratulations and all the best

    Prabhat

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  2. Congratulations to SIAO team for this beginning on a very significant day 'International Day of Disabled Persons'. In the present net savvy generation this is the most appropriate tool chosen by indeed a very vivacious team. I hope to journey along................

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  3. Great initiative........it would definitely bring fruitful result! GOODLUCK ========

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  4. Congratulations on the launch of SSIAO blog !
    We are the Rotary Netra rural eye hospital in Visakhapatnam - SSI's hospital partner for nearly 15 years. We are sure that this blog would turn out to be a good platform for exchange of information, experience and views of partners of SSI in South India. It marks a giant leap into the present information age. We are happy with the progress made and look forward to lively exchanges with other partners of SSI in this area.

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  5. Dear Shriniwas Sawant,

    Seasons Greetings!

    Thank you for your e-mail.

    Please accept my sincere congratulations.

    This is one more feather in the cap of SSI. Samvaad - SIAO times
    is for bridging the gap and going to help in sharing expriences.

    This is the way to march forward along with all stakeholders.

    Kind regards and best wishes,

    Yours sincerely,

    Major D K Zarekar (Rtd.)
    C.E.D. Tulsi Eye Hospital.

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  6. Congratulations SS....

    long time no see...lets meet when convenient for u....


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  7. Mr Shriniwas Sawant
    Area Director SSIAO

    cc Ketan.Shweta,Kalpana


    Congratulations to all concerned on launching Samvad
    WE will certainly use this forum

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  8. Respected Sir,
    “Winter greetings from Jana Kalyana Samakhya- JKS, Parvathipuram”

    It is our great pleasure to note the launch of SAMVAAD- SIAO times, Sightsavers International South India Area blog.

    No doubt, it is a marvelous effort to share the movements of the partners. Who was the greater course of the community. We will utilize the benefits of SAMVAAD- SIAO, of our Project happenings.

    We also sincerely thanks to the team and you for the endeavors taken to launch this site.

    Thanking you with best regards.

    For Jana Kalyana Samakhya-JKS.

    Sd/-
    M.V.Varghese
    Secretary.

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  9. Dear Shrinivasji, Many Congratulations on this occasion of launching 'SAMVAAD'. My best wishes for your team inthis endeavour. With regards - Pramod
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