ASA is an N.G.O. focusing on natural resource management in tribal villages. It is built on the firm belief that development had to be from inside and that the people, it offered an opportunity and faith restored in their own capabilities would do it on their on. The mission is to conduct an extensive and intensive participatory and sustainable development process through empowerment of local community and with special focus on the role of women and the socio-economically deprived sections of society. It currently operates over 2000 community groups.