PERSONNEL AND ORGANIZATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE
At present, DISA has the strength of forty-one Staff Members for programme implementation. They have been trained in Social Analysis, PRA, Community Health Education, Techniques of Non-formal Education and Joyful Learning, Skill Development, Panchayati Raj Systems, Group Formation, Micro-credit and Self Help Groups, Gender Sensitization and Gender Justice , Disaster Risk Reduction, Inclusive Development of Persons with Disabilities, Sustainable Agriculture and Natural Resource Management etc.
As a Development Organization, DISA has its own Office at Purana Dak Khana, Behind Civil Court, Basti. There is one Training Centre attached with the Office, which has the facilities for residential training and can accommodate about 50- 60 people at a time. The Conference Hall is of 70 x 30 feet size. Our major strength is in mobilizing and facilitating Social Capital for development interventions. We are also capable of various capacity building programmes for the development personnel. There are eight Community Centres where DISA has Field Offices for Coordinating the activities in the five Districts of Ayodhya, Basti, Gorakhpur, Shravasti and Siddharthnagar in Uttar Pradesh and Chatra in Jharkhand. DISA has the plan of expanding the programme interventions to other districts and areas.
