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NGO sector
NGO sector
Non Governmental Organisation sector waiting to explode. Increasingly more and more NGOs are coming up to bridge the gap between the have and have-nots. NGOs operate in the development sector. Large number of government work at the 'direct contact level' is done by NGOs. The Ministry of Rural Development for instance set up a body called Council for Advancement of People's Action and Rural Technology (CAPART) to overlook work done by various NGOs registered with it. There are many such ministries working in tandem with other NGOs.
Apart from these a large number of funding bodies are coming up which fund money to smaller NGOs working with them such as ActionAID.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION
The entry-level jobs in this sector begin with a profile of a developmental officer. CAPART for instance selects Young Professionals who after a three-year stint get placements in the various NGOs affiliated to CAPART. It works in the areas of watershed management, income generation, awareness, disabled people and rural technology. This sector is 'no profit no loss' in character. But the government spending in the sector is immense. Rural Development in the annual budget averages Rs 18,000 crore. This includes Government machinery and NGOs working in the field. Apart from government, there are large foreign funding bodies and UN bodies working in this area. As a sector, it has the potential to generate employment, particularly in the rural areas.
This sector is commitment driven.
EXPECTED REMUNERATION
Rs 5,000-7,000 (Rs 15,000 in UN organisation)
SOCIAL STANDING
Good. High on job satisfaction, service is the motto, explorable sector, no monotony, more girls than boys choose this line. Increasingly girls are able to convince parents to get into this line.
YEARS OF TRAINING REQUIRED
Formal training takes five years (minimum). Much of this sector is intuition based.
PLACES TO TRAIN
TISS, Mumbai (PG); Xavier's Institute of Social Science, Ranchi; Xavier's Institute of Development, Action and Studies, Jabalpur; Indian Institute of Rural Management (IIRM), Jaipur; Institute of Rural Management (IRMA), Anand; most UGC accredited universities have social work/rural development as a subject.
PLACEMENT
All NGOs under CAPART (there are 12,000 registered with CAPART); funding bodies like CARE, CRY, ActionAID; National level NGOs such as Pradan, CASA, CRS, UK Children's Fund; many corporates with a social welfare cell like Sahara, ICICI Bank, Ambuja Cement, Hindustan Lever, Glaxo, Mahindra & Mahindra
PLACE AGENCIES WORKING IN THE SECTOR
monster.com, nuralnaukri.com, devnetjobs.org to name a few
CHANCES OF GOING ABROAD
International and national NGOs do send workers abroad for exposure
WORK HOURS
Irregular
PERKS/OTHER BENEFITS
Not a high income sector, largely intuition and commitment-driven
The facts and figures quoted here are indicative, not exhaustive. These are broad industry estimates and do not pertain to any particular company.
For getting an overall picture of the NGO sector HindustanTimes.com spoke to KV Rao, Deputy Director, Council for Advancement of People's Action and Rural Technology, Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India.
