- The General Body, consisting of all the members, is the supreme forum.
- Initiation of programmes, administration, management, supervision, and funds are vested in an elected and representative Executive Committee comprising about 21 members including the President, Vice-President, Treasurer and General Secretary, besides some invitees.
- In addition, functional advisory committees in vital areas are constituted when needed.
- to facilitate interchange of ideas and experiences;
- Besides, there is a ‘vidvatparishad’ (think tank) to advise on larger conceptual and policy issues.
- The General Secretary, assisted by an inter-disciplinary team of professionals and a secretariat, implements the decisions and carries on day-to-day work.
- Considering the size of, and diversities in, the country, autonomous multilevel multipronged networks of voluntary agencies are being promoted for more effective networking. AVARD would have active cooperation with these networks while maintaining its direct link with grassroot voluntary agencies.
AVARD Orgnizational Chart:
