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Keywords
Education, Environment, Health, Gender, Science, Development, Teacher Training, Awareness, Resource Centre, Fairs, Festivals, Urban, Videos, Media, Toys, Books, Periodicals, Workshops
Geographical Location
Mumbai, Maharashtra
Languages
English, Hindi, Marathi
Objective/Mission/Goals
Comet Media Foundation, started in 1985, researches and produces communication materials on themes related to development. The subjects of this work include education, environment, health, gender issues and the history of science. The materials produced with an aim to bring out alternative perspectives on these themes and tell of innovations by practitioners. The main objectives are:
- creating awareness on development-related issues, especially choices available to society in science, engineering and technology
- developing communication material on such issues, using appropriate media
- facilitating issue-specific workshops, film screenings, knowledge festivals and other meetings
- running a publicly accessible resource centre with material on these subjects
All activities of Comet involve creating and distributing knowledge artifacts. The activities reach out to a wide range of audience including children, parents, teachers, women and NGOs. The activities broadly fall into 3 categories:
Comet Educational Services organizes knowledge festivals under the banner Vividha. This includes Bal-vividha on the theme of alternative approaches to school education, Stree-vividha on women's empowerment, Paryavaran-vividha on environment issues etc. It also conducts workshop programs, regular film screenings and awareness campaigns on various development related issues. These festivals create a self-learning environment for visitors.
Comet Resource Center consists of a book counter, learning toys and an exhaustive reference library of books, periodicals, art resources, videos etc. The resource centre is a space for learning about innovative indigenous toys and aids and referring to materials available on developmental issues.
Comet Media Services provides space, technical know how and the technology to do video production, text production, design services, photography and video editing. It also holds regular film screenings, workshops and awareness campaigns on development related issues.
Comet Media continues to explore possibilities of partnering with other organizations and individuals to reach out its services, skills and know-how to more people.
Resources Available
Comet Media Foundation provides a range of resources like a book counter, learning toys, an exhaustive reference library of books, periodicals, art resources, videos, workshops for teachers, film screening, space for activities, technical know how and the technology to do video production, text production, design services, photography and video editing.
Contact Information
Comet Media Foundation
Topiwala Lane School
Lamington Road
Mumbai, Maharashtra 400007
Phone: (022) 2386 9052
Website Links
www.cometmedia.org
Profile of Comet Media in Jan 2005 Newsletter