Voluntary Work Opportunities in the UK

The Assam Foundation – India is looking for a volunteer International Fund-raiser / Marketer and Web Designer to begin working with the organization ASAP on the SAVE THE BRAHMAPUTRA RIVER campaign. This is currently the only campaign working in Assam on a variety of environmental problems facing the river.

International Fund-raiser / Marketer

You should be interested in some or all of the following:

• Global environmental problems
• The Brahmaputra River
• Water related environmental problems
• Indian culture – ideally Assamese culture

You will be responsible for:

• Publicity – the campaign has already been well received by the Indian media, appearing on prime-time TV, the Times of India and other popular magazines including the Eclectic. We are hoping to branch into the UK market in the same way.
• Marketing the campaign at international level.
• Applying for grants on behalf of the Foundation.
• Liaising with distributors across the UK in order to promote the Foundation’s literature in the UK only.
• Organizing fund-raising events in the UK.

You should have experience in some or all of the following:

• Fund-raising
• Publicity
• Applying for grants
• The book publication field
• Voluntary work
• Environmental knowledge / experience.

Web Designer

You will be responsible for:

• Designing a web page for the campaign SAVE THE BRAHMAPUTRA RIVER as launched by the Assam Foundation – India.
• Helping with technical problems / issues as and when they arise.

You should have experience in some or all of the following:

• Web designing
• Technical knowledge / background
• Ideally – an interest in global / environmental problems.

The SAVE THE BRAHMAPUTRA RIVER campaign was launched by the Assam Foundation – India (Registration No. RS/KAM/240/H/287) on the 31st July 2009.

The Assam Foundation – India is a voluntary organization and therefore cannot provide financial help or reimburse any travel expenses.The Foundation will provide free membership to the successful candidates leaving the opportunity for them to work for the Foundation in India in the future if they so wish.

Please contact Tess Joyce, International Co-ordinator at savethebrahmaputra@hotmail.co.uk for more information.

Agenda for SAVE THE BRAHMAPUTRA RIVER

ASSAM FOUNDATION – INDIA
Registration No. RS/KAM/240/H/287
‘SAVE THE BRAHMAPUTRA RIVER’
Project Launching Programme
Date : 31 July 2009 / 11 AM
Venue : GUWAHATI PRESS CLUB, GUWAHATI CITY, INDIA.

The basic AGENDA for the campaign of ‘SAVE THE BRAHMAPUTRA RIVER’ shall be as follows :

I Creation of awareness for prevention of waste disposal and/or dumping in the River Brahmaputra;

II Prevention of tree-felling on the banks of Brahmaputra and creation of alternative agricultural so as not to affect Brahmaputra & to prevent erosion;

III To find scientific & eco-friendly ways to prevent flooding by Brahmaputra and to improve current flood measures & procedures to improve the living conditions of those affected by floods;
IV To raise awareness of the threats faced by declining species that live in or around the River Brahmaputra, and to find ways of ameliorating these threats;

V To create awareness of the potential dangers of national and international dams already constructed or awaiting constructions or planning permissions in and around Brahmaputra River, in Assam, India, Tibet and China.

A Stanza of Sunlight on the Banks of Brahmaputra

Above: Front and back cover design of the new release "A Stanza of Sunlight on the Banks of Brahmaputra" by Arnab Jan Deka and Tess Joyce.

Above: The two authors, Arnab Jan Deka and Tess Joyce (far right, and second right) at the book release function on the 31st July 2009 together with eminent Indian novelist Dr. Lakshmi Nandan Bora (second left) and feminist Bengali writer Suparna Lahiri Barua (far left) published in the local paper.

"What is happening at the banks of the Brahmaputra in the 21st century? Two writers, one from England and one from Assam, India, have encapsulated the hidden beauty of the Brahmaputra River and its surroundings in both abstract and descriptive poems. A real glimpse into two worlds which have been united through the power of nature."

These two writers are Arnab Jan Deka, a famous writer who has authored over 100 books and Tess Joyce, a writer from London, who is currently staying in Assam, India.

Both writers have composed poems concerning the Brahmaputra River, the riverine people and their cultures and have then translated these poems into both English and Assamese.

Their admiration for the Brahmaputra River was so great that both authors agreed that all authors' proceeds will go to the charity SAVE THE BRAHMAPUTRA RIVER launched by the Assam Foundation-India (Registration No. RS/KAM/240/H/287)

The book was published by Spectrum Publications in association with Philling Books on the 31st July 2009 and is available in stores across India. The book will be reaching UK shores shortly.

For more enquiries please contact the authors @:

Tess Joyce - tess.joyce@hotmail.co.uk
Arnab Jan Deka - janarnab@yahoo.co.uk