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SCOPE received the Certificate of Recognition in
Manthan South Asia Award Annual Digital Festival
for Development which was held at India Habitat
Center, New Delhi on 2nd December 2011. The
award was given by Nigerian corruption fighter
and MD of ABG Communications Ltd. Dr Musa Bawa.
The recognition certificate was given to
acknowledge and reward SCOPE's mission to
promote English language proficiency in the
youth of GUjarat and providing employment
opportunities for them.
There were total 481 entries and 85 shortlisted
under 15 categories. Apart from India, 7 other
countries also participated in the contest.
SCOPE was one of them.
Manthan Award is a first of its kind initiative
in India to recognize the best practices in
e-Content and Creativity. It (http://www.manthanaward.org)
was launched on 10th October '2004, by Digital
Empowerment Foundation in partnership with World
Summit Award, Department of Information
Technology, Govt. of India, and various other
stakeholders like civil society members, media
and other similar organisations engaged in
promoting digital content inclusiveness in the
whole of South Asian nation states for
development. Since then it has come to define
the very best in e-Content for development arena
in India. The areas of operation is all of SAARC
countries namely India, Pakistan, Bangladesh,
Nepal, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Bhutan &
Afghanistan. |