UNESCO Madanjeet Singh Institute for South Asia Regional Cooperation (UNESCO MISARC)
What the **** is that?
Founded by UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador Madanjeet Singh in 2000, the South Asia Foundation (SAF) is a secular, non-profit and non-political organization, comprising eight autonomous chapters:
Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
SAF’s core objective is:
To promote regional cooperation through a number of
UNESCO Madanjeet Singh Institutions of Excellence in the eight SAARC countries, offering courses in Preservation of Cultural Heritage
(Kabul), Human Rights and Common Law
(Dhaka), Forestry Studies (Bumthang,
Bhutan), Journalism (Chennai), Kashmir Studies (Srinagar), Regional Cooperation (Pondicherry), Green Energy Technology (Pondicherry,
India), Climate Research (
Maldives), Development Studies (
Kathmandu), Visual Arts (
Lahore), South Asian Studies (
Lahore), Water Management (Moratuwa,
Sri Lanka).
By the way, all these institutes are funded by Ambassador Madanjeet Singh, a billionaire who resides in France.
He has contributed $1 million from his own pocket for infrastructure for EACH of the above institutes/universities.
Now, how many billionaires have done so much for regional cooperation? He has even funded (Given scholarships) to hundreds of students from all SAARC countries.
Here's the web site:
South Asia Foundation - Home
Cheers!