Association for

India’s Development
 India TODAY

 12th largest economy in the world

 14th largest in factory output
 Recognized IT powerhouse

Even as India marches on in its quest,

the crisis in “Bharat” continues to deepen.
Hunger

One in two of India’s children

goes to bed hungry
 Child Labor

Many kids are the bread

winners of the family
Gender Discrimination

Dowry and Domestic violence

continue
India’s farmers face deep crisis

• Every year, more than 17,000 farmers

• commit suicide
 Displacement

Large Dams & other ill-conceived projects

continue to displace millions
Structural violence

Chhattisgarh Adivasis suffer from conflict

between State and Maoists
Problems are interconnected…

…so are the Solutions

 Association for
India’s Development
saMVYa- saovaa inamaa-Na

• Started in 1991 at University of Maryland

with 600 dollars,• 15 volunteers

and a lot of …
Compassion
Commitment
Courage
Whatever you do may seem insignificant...
But it is most important that you do it...
To us, development is about…
…supporting small steps at the grassroots
that bring about systemic changes.
 Issues are complex
A single solution will not work in a diverse
India
 Public Health
 Education
 Community Empowerment Our Focus
 Environment Areas
 Agriculture
 Pro-People Policies (NREGA, RTI, etc)
 Human Rights & Social Justice
AND MORE!
 AID
&
Agriculture
SRI cultivation - Higher yields with less water
- JSS, Chhattisgarh
Reclaiming salinated land via organic farming
-BTS & Mukti, West Bengal

Cyclone Aila – May 2009

 AID
&
Health Care
Providing exemplary service in remote villages
-JSS, Chhattisgarh

Village health worker from

Baiga tribe

UV disinfectant system:
Runs on Bicycle dynamo
 Demanding Accountability & Health Rights
- CEHAT, Madhya Pradesh

Report Cards for doctor and nurse in public health center

 AID
&
Education
Pioneering work in Quality education
- AID Chennai

• Making science education

FUN!

• Middle school math

program

• Improving reading skills

School for the underprivileged in Mumbai
- Parivatan, Maharashtra

My
MyDream
Reality
 AID
&
Livelihood
Learning to make energy-saving Haybox cooker
-AID Srikakulam
 AID
&
Women
 Court of Dowry Conference
- Vimochana, Bangalore

Protesting violence against women

Working with police on issues of violence
- Saathi Malika Virdi, Uttarkhand
 AID
&
Environment
Understanding ecological impacts of hydropower
projects
- Saathi Malika Virdi, Uttarakhand

Let communities have a voice

 Connecting the dots of Climate Change
- Saathi Souparna Lahiri, Delhi & Northeast India

Bangkok Climate Meet

Affected people of Teesta, Sikkim

Copenhagen Climate Conf
Solar Cookers save fuelwood in greening hills
- Saathi C. Srinivasan, Vellore Hills, Tamil Nadu
 AID
&
Disaster Relief
Relief & Rehabilitation for internally displaced tribals
-ASDS, Andhra Pradesh
 AID
&
Campaigns
 Justice for Bhopal

AID Volunteers protest at Indian Embassy

Photograph: The Hindu, Front Page, June 15th, 2010
 Public Hearing:
People Say No to Genetically Modified Foods
AID Boston Volunteers
@
The Grassroots
in close partnership
 With Cyclone Aila
affected people,
West Bengal

With health workers in a

remote village,
Chhattisgarh
 Earning Rakhis at a
school in Purulia, West
Bengal

At a refugee camp
with ASDS, Andhra
Pradesh
 AID & The People
• Relationship is one of partnership

Listening to the people and what they

want – the solutions lie within them

Developing sustainable and repeatable

development models with local flavor
 YOU can make a difference.
Association for
India’s Development
saMVYa- saovaa inamaa-Na

• Come Volunteer with us

• Visit AID projects in India
• Donate TODAY to AID Tufts (Boston) projects!
• Intern at an AID project in India
• Run a marathon with us
Compassion whenever there is suffering…

Conviction that the compassion is strong

enough to eliminate suffering…

Courage to make this conviction a reality..

THIS is AID
 • Thank you for your support!

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