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Goans abroad who are professionals and want to help Goa may get some ideas from
the news item below.Nicholas de Souza---
From: Pavni Guharoy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
I'm sending you some info about a social development program called the
Indian American Council.
Indian American Council www.indianamericancouncil.org
<http://www.indianamericancouncil.org/>
The Indian American Council is a DC based program started by the
Confederation of Indian Industry to help US based Indians give back to
India. The Indian American Council offers its members opportunities to
link with India in five key areas; Health and HIV, Education, SME
Development, Infrastructure/SCM and Water Management. By leveraging
CII's 52 offices all over India, you can link to opportunities any part
of the country.
The program is unique because it does not just connect you to an
organization or NGO in India but creates the entire linkage based on
your time and location preference. For example, you could be a doctor
that wants to do a two day seminar at a local hospital in Coimbatore or
primary school teacher that wants to teach at a government school in
Ahmadabad for a few hours or a financial analyst that wanted to mentor a
growing company in Chandigarh on an ongoing basis. We do all the
homework to match you to the right opportunity and then introduce you
via phone or email.
The Indian American Council is fee based because it offers you the
unique service of finding you the right organization to work with, in a
city that convenient to you. There are two types of memberships. The
Working Board Member ($1,000) serves in an advisory role to the program,
is invited to join annual board meetings and quarterly update calls. The
General Member at $200 is suitable for those who want to contribute to
any of the five interest areas without getting involved in the program
development.
For more information please contact:
Pavni Guharoy, Confederation of Indian Industry, 1700 North Moore
Street, Suite 1928, Arlington, VA 22209, Ph: 703 807 0310,[EMAIL PROTECTED]
<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
