In recent days, there are many NGOs focusing Assam in a big way.
Many of them has started very good project. NGOs can speak to - and
speak for - the poor, the disenfranchised, the minorities and others in
society to make sure that the needs and desires of the people are heard
and responded to by development institutions at the national and
international level. NGOs also serve an important role as "watchdogs"
- pointing out where governments and corporations need to improve
their performances, and serving to enforce the operation of checks and
balances that characterize democratic society. Out of these "Mission
Together" of UK is one. For more information visit
Mission Together
http://www.missiontogether.org.uk
With their motto 'Children Helping Children', Mission Together
encourages a concern for children world-wide through prayer, learning
activities and fund-raising in Catholic primary schools.
Once our children realise the wretched situations faced by two-thirds
of the people in our world, they are anxious to share and give
generously. Their gift is used to provide food, medicine clean water,
shelter and education for needy children. Taking the holistic approach,
however, the Society also encourages spiritual development by
promoting pastoral and catechetical projects.
Address:
23, Eccleston Square Harambee Cottage
London 3 Old School Lane
SW1V 1NU Calow, Chesterfield, S44 5UE
Bread & Water
http://www.breadandwater.org
Bread&Water was founded in 1999 by a group of young professionals
in the New York City area who sought to use every means they had to
improve the condition of the needy and the destitute. Today, we are a
fast growing non-profit, providing relief in a increasing number of
countries around the world, and are still entirely run by volunteers.
Bread & Water has taken a project called "School for Disadvantaged
Nepali Children" in Assam. Project details:
Type: Education, Shelter, Food
Location: Assam, India
Organization: Himalayan Ministries
Description: This project seeks to give severely disadvantaged Nepali
children a chance to gain a quality education. As a result of ethnic
discrimination, poverty and illiteracy is widespread among the Nepalis
in Assam. The NBAA school extends beyond ethnic and religious
barriers to offer Nepali children from Kindergarten to 10th grade the
chance for an education alongside their non-Nepali peers. Despite the
school's great financial setbacks, NBAA's students have been among
the top students in the area.
Asha for Education(TM)
P.O. Box 322
New York, NY - 10024-0322
How it Started
In the summer of 1991, a few students including V.J.P.Srivatsavoy@,
D. Gupta#, and S. Pandey* got together to think of ways in which they
could play a role in the development of India, the country of their
origin. These young people shared the belief that education is a critical
requisite and an effective catalyst for social and economic change in
India. Basic education became the agenda for the action group that
emerged from this gathering. The group was named Asha to represent
the hope that had brought these individuals together and the hope that
they aimed to bring into the lives of children in India. In that summer
of 1991, Asha was born at the University of California in Berkeley.
The Beginnings by V.J.P.Srivatsavoy: Writeup about Asha's history
@ V.J.P.Srivatsavoy was working in India with Unilever, Mumbai. He passed away
in May 2000. Please read the article about our late founder - Remembering Sri.
# Deepak Gupta is currently a Professor at IIT, Kanpur and continues to be involved
with Asha in shaping its vision.
* S. Pandey is currently in India and is devoted to grass roots work full time.
Project: Asha Darshan - Assam
Location: Nalbari District, ASSAM
Project Description:
This is an Asha Stars project under the Asha SV chapter. The
objective is to provide adequate resources to support salaries of
organizers, teachers and equipments for the organization. The
funds are mainly to support the teachers and staff in the project
who will be involved in running the balwadis and SHGs for the
women and children in this region. Education proposed is
informal.
Project: ACRD
Localton: Kamrup District, ASSAM
Project Description:
This is an Asha Stars project under the Asha Stamford chapter.
The objective is to provide adequate resources to support the
construction and extension of school buildings in Bonpura
Lower Primary and Nartap High School in Assam's Kamrup
district. Both schools are "venture" schools, which until now
have been entirely supported by the local communities. Once
the infrastructure is in place, ASHA hopes to support the
schools in terms of salaries for the teachers. Ultimately, ASHA
has a vision of working with ACRD and the school
management committees to set up vocational training and
income generating activities in the schools which will make
them self reliant. Presently, the education imparted is formal
and the schools follow the state education board's curriculum.
Project: Kokila Vikas Ashram
Location: Gohpur, Sonitpur District, ASSAM
Project Description:
Location of the project is in the area inhabited by Bodo tribes
and other scheduled caste and backward population. The area is
affected by the Bodo militants who are fighting for autonomy.
The schools run by the government are not sufficient, so the
villagers themselves run schools in different villages. They
form local committees for this purpose. These committees
collect donations from the villagers to pay nominal salaries to
the teachers. They also construct temporary bamboo walled
shed for the school with thatched roof. In this project it is
proposed to provide some furniture, reading and playing
materials to 9 such schools run in the area. It is also proposed to
replace the thatched roof with G.C.I. sheet.
Project: Shanti Sadhana Ashram
Location: Guwahati, Kamrup District, ASSAM
Project Description:
Locations of the Schools: The Jeevan Sadhana Vidya Niketans
(JSVNs) of Shanti Sadhana Ashram have been running schools
in 4 districts of Assam (Kamrup, Sibsagar, Lakhimpur and
Nalbari) that fall under 4 Development Blocks of Dimoria,
Pachim Abhaypur, Narayanpur and Tamulpur. All the schools
are located in rural backward areas and cover children from at
least 3-4 nearby villages.
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