Founded in 2018. Asta-Ja USA is a tax-exempt organization registered under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, or the corresponding section of federal tax code of USA.
Asta-Ja stands for eight resources:
- Jal (Water)
- Jamin (Land)
- Jungle (Forest)
- Jadibuti (Medicinal and Aromatic Plants)
- Janawar (Animals)
- Jarajuri (Crop Plants)
- Jalbayu (Climate)
- Janashakti (Human Resource)
Mission
To promote sustainable development of natural and human resources through education, capacity building, charitable activities, applied research, policy decision support, and environmental conservation.
Purposes
Specific purposes are to:
- Promote and enhance sustainable conservation, development, and utilization of Asta-Ja resources.
- Build community capacity for Asta-Ja resources, development, community resiliency, and environmental quality.
- Promote charitable activities related to community development through providing skills, technology and financial support, and
- Conduct research to generate new knowledge and influence policies and practices in conversation of nature and environment, and environment-friendly sustainable development initiatives and strategies at local, national and international levels.