List of Educational and other Human
Service Agencies for (Volunteer) Work Opportunities in South Asia
Contributed
by Joseph Schaller, Nazareth College
(I
cannot vouch for all of them, not having had the opportunity to meet the
persons in charge, but at least it is a start.)
India
Art Protection Society, Gujarat (Kutch dist.; works to
preserve and foster traditional art/artists)
http://www.kala-raksha.org/
Back to Life, Varanasi, UP (provides basic medical care)
Little Stars School, Varanasi, UP (volunteer school for street
children)
For further info. contact Andrea Pinkney, E-mail: amp65@columbia.edu
Buddha's Smile School for Underprivileged Children
Contact Person: Rajan Saini
E-mail: humptydumpty_school@yahoo.com
Cross-Cultural Solutions (volunteer work opp. in Delhi and
rural Himalyas)
47 Potter Avenue
New Rochelle, NY
Ph. (800) 380-4777
E-mail: info@crossculturalsolutions.org
Website: www.crossculturalsolutions.org
Grassroots Institute (Human Development Work in the Himalyan
region, H.P.)
New Delhi, India
Contact: Avanish Kumar, Training Coordinator
Phone: +91-9868466401
Email: grassrootsinstitute@gmail.com
Fax: +91-11-26936366
Website: www.grassrootsglobal.net/gi
Hindi School in Jaipur (affiliated with an NGO that works with
Rajasthan’s tribal communities)
http://www.jaipurhindi.com
Multiple service programs? (e.g. school construction in
Rajasthan)
Contact person: Ashok Malhotra, Prof. of Philosophy, SUNY-Oneonta
E-mail: malhotak@oneonta.edu
Web-site: www.oneonta.edu/ie
NauJivan, Varanasi, UP (works with leper communities and
street children)
Directors: Dale Mather, E-mail: dalemath@hotmail.com / Dr.
Tulsi (local psychologist and social worker)
School Director: Maxine Berntsen
PO Box 40
Satara District
Phaltan, Maharashtra 415-523
India
Tel: 02166-22-586
School #: 02166-23-324
Email: maxineberntsen@rediffmail.com
Vilas and Usha Wagh
Educational complex for tribal children, prostitutes, etc.
Pune, Maharashtra
Contact Eleanor Zelliot at: ezelliot@carleton.edu for further
details
Nepal
Educate the Children (NGO): Working with the People of Nepal
P.O. Box 414
Ithaca, NY 14851
Ph. (607) 272-1176
FAX: (607) 275-0932
E-mail: info@etc-nepal.org
Website: www.etc-nepal.org
Nepali Reliance Organization
Managing Director, Sovita Thapa
P.O. Box 21925
Gairidhara, Kathmandu
NEPAL
Website: www.nepalreliance.org
Note: female run NGO that focuses on: (1) child education, (2)
public health, (3) economic self-empowerment
Teacher and Administrator of Orphanage - Nepal
Children's Welfare Home (CWH) Contact Information: Jaya Ram
Tamata
Phone: 00977-1-534649
Email: childwh@wlink.com.np
Website: www.childwh.org
Revised: July 30, 2007
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