Asia Society for Social Improvement and Sustainable Transformation

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ASSIST Goes on NCPC Mission in Ukraine

Within the existing agreement with GIZ, ASSIST’s Regional Director, Aru David, and Social Initiatives & Enterprises Manager, Olga Babina, conducted a 3-day organizational diagnosis for the Resource Efficiency and Cleaner Production Centre in Kiev, Ukraine on March 5-7, 2013.

Projects LEAP and RAISE Conduct Forums in Indonesia

Ongoing PPP DEG-supported projects LEAP (Leapfrog towards Efficiency And Progress through Low Carbon Economy) and RAISE (Refrigerant Management Awareness in Industrial and Commercial Application for Sustainable Energy Conservation) held Review and Awareness Forums from March 4-8, 2013 in the cities of Surabaya, Medan and Jakarta in Indonesia.

Promotion of Green Economic Development (ProGED) Launched in Cebu

The GIZ managed project called “Promotion of Green Economic Development” (ProGED) was launched with the help of ASSIST on March 11-13 in Marco Polo Plaza Hotel, Cebu.

Local Trainers in India Empowered by Project SWEEP

Two Training-of-Trainer (ToT) sessions were held in Mumbai and Chennai in February and March 2013 within the framework of the DEG-supported Public Private Partnership project SWEEP (Southwest Energy Efficiency Project). The event was attended by Mr. Sathappan and Mr. Balamurugan of ASSIST.

PUMA & ASSIST Launch PPP Project SAVE

A Public Private Partnership (PPP) project “Sustainable Action & Vision for a Better Environment” (SAVE) was officially kicked-off by PUMA and ASSIST in Jakarta, Indonesia on 15 March 2013.

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Welcome to ASSIST

Here at ASSIST, a leading international capacity building organization, we hope to promote sustainable practices to address social problems in the developing world, with focus on Asia and Africa.

We take pride in our process-oriented approach to capacity building towards social improvement and sustainable transformation. Our goal is to empower our target groups to make them resilient to the social, economic and environmental challenges.

Please browse around to know more about our initiatives in people empowerment as well as our involvements in social entrepreneurship. We also invite you to become one of our partners in working towards the progress of the people and the planet. Together, let's communicate, collaborate and capacitate.