Volunteers

Seeking volunteers with degrees in medicine or nursing to work at the BRWS hospital clinic and diagnostic center in Kolkata

Seeking volunteers who are proficient in English and who are excellent writers to facilitate collaboration between BRWS and various (potential or pre-existing) partner organizations. Volunteers would engage in email correspondence as well as grant-proposal writing for various BRWS programs.

Looking for MBA students who can apply knowledge about leadership and active business principles to conduct workshops with clientele of a micro-lending program. The clientele are women who use their savings to take out loans for income generating purposes, such as paddy cultivation, small fruit stands, poultry raising, etc.

Volunteers would conduct workshops to broaden view and strategies surrounding the cultivation and maintenance of simple business structures and would play a key role in emphasizing the benefits of simple investments (such as a sowing machine for a seamstress). These workshops would occur from two to three times a year.

In addition to the understanding of business concepts, fluency in Bengali is a necessary qualification for volunteers.

Seeking multiple MBA students or degree owners who would like to volunteer to increase the efficiency of BRWS as a non-profit consultant. More specifically, volunteers would provide consultation in implementing long-standing changes that promote effective and sustainable endeavors towards BRWS's mission to assist the impoverished citizens of rural Bengal.

Volunteers would work with the board of directors and managing director of BRWS at its main office located in southern Kolkata. Organizational skills and dedication to the project are a must.

Seeking volunteer with a background in micro-lending to work with the BRWS Board of Directors in improving the village women's Self Help Group system. This person would work to strengthen and follow through on goals set for the micro-lending program and be committed to following the mission. This volunteer would also ensure that BRWS SHG have strong marketing, fundraising and community development skills.

Volunteers would apply their knowledge to strengthen the microfinance department and develop innovative strategies and business plans to help the women of rural Bengal raise themselves out of poverty. This position will require two to three hours minimum a week.

Seeking volunteer with a background in micro-lending to work with the BRWS Board of Directors in improving the village women's Self Help Group system. This person would work to strengthen and follow through on goals set for the micro-lending program and be committed to following the mission. This volunteer would also ensure that BRWS SHG have strong marketing, fundraising and community development skills.

Volunteers would apply their knowledge to strengthen the microfinance department and develop innovative strategies and business plans to help the women of rural Bengal raise themselves out of poverty. This position will require two to three hours minimum a week.

Seeking volunteer with a background in micro-lending to work with the BRWS Board of Directors in improving the village women's Self Help Group system. This person would work to strengthen and follow through on goals set for the micro-lending program and be committed to following the mission. This volunteer would also ensure that BRWS SHG have strong marketing, fundraising and community development skills.

Volunteers would apply their knowledge to strengthen the microfinance department and develop innovative strategies and business plans to help the women of rural Bengal raise themselves out of poverty. This position will require two to three hours minimum a week.

Seeking volunteers to conduct annual surveys of questions in the villages in which BRWS has programs (and those in which BRWS hopes to establish programs). The questionnaires are very important tools for assessment and transparency of the organization. They are conducted on the individual, household, and Self Help Group level.

Volunteers would visit the villages to collect data, would then score the surveys, record the data on a computer, and would highlight the areas of BRWS that are successful and those that could be improved.

Fluency in Bengali is a must. Knowledge of basic economics and statistics, skills in computing with Microsoft Excel, and an understanding of the survey material and BRWS's programs are all highly important as well.