Partnership with R.O.S.E.
Project Profile
The Rural Organization for Social Elevation (R.O.S.E.) is a non-governmental, non-profit voluntary organisation located in the village of Kanda in Uttarakhand in Northern India. Formed in 1983, our primary goal is to resolve the socio-economic and ecological problems of the local community, restricted availability of educational facilities, high unemployment and environmental degradation. The eco-village tourism is playing the major part in the fulfilment of these goals. Tourist volunteers from different parts of the world have the opportunity to come to Kanda to live with the Verma family, experience local culture as well as assist financially and manually. R.O.S.E. has created an opportunity to the volunteers to benefit from their experience by acquiring new skills as well as enormous contribution towards the improvement of the local community. Our major programs involve building construction by using local low cost material – house/toilet/water harvesting tanks/soil conservation, organic farming, education,training, awareness, income generation, employment generation, and eco-development. Visit www.rosekanda.org to learn more.
Primary contact: Jeevan Verma, Volunteer Director
Rural Organisation for Social Elevation (R.O.S.E.)
Address: Sunargaon, Kanda, Bageshwar-263631
Uttarakhand, India
E-mails: jeevanverma@rosekanda.org & jlverma_rosekanda@hotmail.com
Telephones: +91-5963-241081 (Office) and +91-9412167186 (Mobile)
Partnership History
R.O.S.E. has been an Omprakash Partner since April, 2009.
Need for Volunteers
R.O.S.E. seeks volunteer teachers, health workers, computer programmers, construction workers, manual laborers, carpenters, engineers, fundraisers, organic farmers, social workers/activists, and eco-developers. Volunteers can stay for as long as 25 weeks, depending on their visa situation. Volunteers need patience, a sense of humor, respect to our culture, proper dress, adjustable, and honest.
Affordable housing arrangements can be arranged for volunteers. Volunteers should be prepared to pay a registration fee of Rs. 3900 (about $100) and daily food/lodging expenses of Rs. 500 (about $13).