Introducing Action for Social Advancement

Action for Social Advancement (ASA) is an Indian NGO formed in 1995. The organisation has a mission to ensure the sustainable livelihoods of people living in socio-economically disadvantaged communities throughout Indian states. This goal is achieved through a number of rural development programmes that encourage the participation of poor villagers’ in natural resource management and social initiatives, such as Micro Finance and Women’s Empowerment.

Work

ASA is looking for skilled volunteers with an interest in the development sector who can commit 2 or 5 months to gain skills and learn about development issues in rural India; contributing to ASA’s goals. As a volunteer, there are a number of opportunities, including:

- Technical Natural Resource Management Worker;

- Social Research Assistant;

- Marketing, Design and Communications Assistant;

- Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Practitioner; and

- Software and Website Developer.

Depending on your skills and interests, following an induction to ASA and our work, you will be placed either at our head office in Bhopal or one of the field unit offices throughout India. Here you be assigned tasks and (as appropriate to the position) receive training and support to deliver these projects.

Accommodation and Cost

Comfortable accommodation will be organised by ASA. To cover this cost (which includes staff and amenities) as well as an orientation week at the beginning of the placement; training and ongoing support whilst in India, volunteers are asked to contribute £650 in the case of 2 month volunteers and £1200 in the case of 5 month volunteers. 

For more information on the placements for the year 2008-09, please refer to the following documents on the left side of this page:

· Information on ASA Volunteer Action Programme

· Case Studies of the Previous Volunteers

· Application Form

In case of any query, please contact ASA Volunteer Action Programme Coordinator, Dheeraj Kapoor at dheeraj@asabhopal.org.