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Volunteering & Internships

Change is built on collaboration.

SSA welcomes volunteers, interns, and professionals who share our vision of inclusive, climate-resilient livelihoods and Fair Trade enterprise ecosystems. Through these opportunities, you can contribute your skills, gain hands-on experience, and work closely with grassroots producer groups, artisans, and women entrepreneurs.

Get Hands-On With Fair Trade & Sustainability

You will learn from SSA’s 45+ years of experience in enterprise development, networks, and sustainability. SSA provides unique insights into development, sustainability, craft ecosystems, and Fair Trade.

Six Ways to Contribute Your Skills

Case studies, reporting, documentation.

New product lines, trend research, workshops.

Social media, content creation, storytelling, global outreach.

Eco-friendly practices, renewable solutions, climate-resilience models

Business planning, producer group training, market linkages.

Finance, compliance, legal systems.

Why Volunteer or Intern With Us?

Meaningful Engagement

Working directly with artisan clusters, producer enterprises, and livelihood initiatives.

Learning Opportunity

Gain practical exposure to development, sustainability, craft ecosystems, and Fair Trade practice.

Skill Application

Use your knowledge in design, business, digital media, research, or development studies to create real impact.

Cross-Cultural Experience

Be part of diverse communities, understand local contexts, and contribute to global-local dialogue.

Mentorship & Growth

Learning from SSA’s 45+ years of experience

What You'll Gain: Learning & Impact

Strengthen SSA’s Programs

Enhance research, communication, and innovation capacity.

Foster Knowledge Exchange

Build global-local dialogue by bringing diverse skills and perspectives.

Inspire Future Leaders

Provide young professionals and students with meaningful exposure to sustainability, livelihoods, and ethical business models.

Inspire Future Leaders

Provide young professionals and students with meaningful exposure to sustainability, livelihoods, and ethical business models.

Higher Income, Higher Skills

Enabled hundreds of grassroots groups to become self-sustaining enterprises; supported 100+ producer enterprises and collectives across 12 states.

Ramesh Mondal
Weaver, North 24 Parganas

Join Us

By supporting SSA, institutional donors help empower grassroots communities, preserve cultural heritage, and build climate-smart futures. Together, we can create an economy that is equitable, inclusive, and sustainable.

Contact us to explore partnership opportunities and co-create impact.

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