This summer, ICA Ambassadors nation-wide will collectively contribute to a global movement against poverty and for equity, while strengthening their individual connections with India at the grass roots level. For over 40 years, ICA has donated millions of dollars in support of hundreds of projects in India with the aim of poverty, injustice and inequity alleviation. Now, in 2010, ICA will take their journey to another level by creating opportunities to bridge the gap between Indians in the US and development work happening at the grass root level in their country of heritage.
ICA’s Ambassador Program will allow development experts, software engineers, and everyone in between the opportunity to connect on a deeper level with a country that has grown exponentially in the past decade. While one aim of the program is to re-connect Indians and their families to their homeland, ICA’s Ambassadors will also serve to initiate conversations in the U.S. regarding innovative solutions and best practices in the context of social and economic equity.
This program is a part of ICA’s Engagement Campaign and serves as a call-to-action for passionate members of the India Diaspora to give thought, advocate for issues and volunteer their time to join the conversation about India’s progress. “We are inviting everyone to join us in engaging in our communities at home, and by doing so, in helping us build an informed bridge between the US and India,” says Bhupen Mehta, current president ICA. “Bold first steps are vital to advancing the common good for everyone. When people come together to talk about issues close to their hearts, and network with others who can help push visions forward, we start to see the change we need. It’s all about connecting your passion to make a difference with other people who want to do the same.”
Dear Prospective ICA Ambassador: We have over 400 partners, but these are few recent partners where we ICA Ambassadors have visited
Category: Coordinated youth programs
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Location: Gujarat
Category: Remote, Health care, Service
Read here about program details and Foreign Student Guidelines
Two volunteers to visit during Summer 2011
Contact: Bhupen Mehta
1. SEWA Rural – Exemplary of rural health delivery system, By Unmesh Sheth
2. Sneha Thomas’s Journey to SEWA Rural
3. Khushali Shah’s Journey to SEWA Rural
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Location: Ahmedabad, Gujarat
Category: Education and Uplifting of slum children
Experience of Khushali Shah - Inspiring Journey 2009
Read a journey from Farheen Malik - Our first ICA Ambassador 2009
Read in inspiring journey and serila volunteer Surili Sheth - 2008, 2009, 2010
Contact: Asha Patel
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Location: Ahmedabad, Gujarat
Category: Education and Uplifting of slum children
Sameer’s Samvedana – An Inspiring journey of 12 year old ICA Ambassador
Contact: Ambassador Coordinators
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Location: Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Bihar, Rajasthan, West Bengal, Kerala, Uttarakhand
Category: Women Empowerment
Contact: Ambassador Coordinators
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Location: Calcutta
Category: Education and Uplifting of slum children
Contact: Ambassador Coordinators
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Location: Katch, Gujarat
Category: Microfinance
Read Bala's emotional journey to Kutch
Contact: Ambassador Coordinators
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Location: Global (see their website for locations)
Category: Water Management
Contact: Ambassador Coordinators
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Location: Madhya Pradesh
Category: Computer Literacy for Rural School
Contact: Ambassador Coordinators
Location: Calcutta
Category: Education and Uplifting of slum children
Contact: Ambassador Coordinators
See Picture Story and Experience of ICA Ambassador's Story
The first batch of ICA Ambassadors will visit Non Government Organizations (NGOs) in India beginning 2010 summer. We are now accepting applications from interested individuals.
Step 1: Review ICA NGO Map and Select your preference location: ICA NGO Map
Step 2:
(Preferred) Please select your preferences: ICA Ambassador Program Form and ICA Ambassador program coordinator will call you back.
Step 2:
(Optionally) E-mail ICA Ambassador Coordinators for more information
