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An action group for BASIC EDUCATION in India. www.ashanet.org/centralnj. THE VICIOUS CYCLE. Lack of Education. Poverty. Child Labor. SOME LESSER KNOWN FACTS More that 90% rural parents believe education is very important for their children

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  1. An action group for BASIC EDUCATION in India www.ashanet.org/centralnj

  2. THE VICIOUS CYCLE Lack of Education Poverty Child Labor

  3. SOME LESSER KNOWN FACTS More that 90% rural parents believe education is very important for their children In rural India sending a child to school on a regular basis requires a great deal of effort

  4. INDIA Population : 1,027,015,247 (1st March 2001) Literacy Rate : 65.38 % Males : 75.85 % Females : 54.16 % (Source: Provisional Population Totals : India . Census of India 2001, Paper 1 of 2001, Office of the Registrar General, India)

  5. Literacy Rate of some other countries (1995) Japan : 99 % Nigeria : 57 % China : 81 % Uganda : 62 % India : 52 % Russian Fed. : 98-99 % USA : 99 % France : 99 % Mexico : 90 % Brazil : 83 % (Source: The World Bank Group - http://www.worldbank.org )

  6. Asha Non-profit ZERO overhead organization Run entirely by volunteers Asha Chapters have a high degree of freedom in their activities Volunteers work closely with education projects

  7. Over 1000 active volunteers in over 65 chapters Central NJ

  8. TYPES OF PROJECTS Formal schools Urban/Rural children Evening schools Street children Vocational training centers Sexually exploited Orphanage homes Tribal population Mobile laboratories Migrant laborers Support A Child

  9. Asha Projects

  10. CENTRAL NJ CHAPTER • Highly motivated group of volunteers • Students, working professionals, retired people • Diverse backgrounds • Looking to grow and expand

  11. SAMPLE CENTRAL NJ PROJECTS Save The Children Home West Bengal Guria, Education for children of women in prostitution Uttar Pradesh Seva Chakkra Orphanage School Tamil Nadu Vasundhara, Science Education Maharashtra

  12. ACHIEVEMENTS • Asha Global • Funds Raised • $1.13 M • $1.04 M • $0.70 M • $0.55 M • Over 600 projects supported since inception in 1991 • Central NJ • $25,000 net amount raised in 2002 • SURBAHAAR • TV/Radio/Newspaper coverage • Publicity campaign targeted over 10,000 Indians in NJ/NY • Mega success event • Involved with 6 education projects

  13. Learn More About Issues Volunteer YOU and Asha Publicize Support a Project

  14. DONATE 100 % Tax Exempt Asha Patron http://www.ashanet.org/centralnj/donate PO Box 285, New Brunswick, NJ 08903

  15. Less of this … MORE of this … Our Hearts, Their Minds, One Hope

  16. Central NewJersey Chapter Website http://www.ashanet.org/centralnj Email centralnj@ashanet.org

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