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Asha for Education: Bringing Hope Through Education

Asha for Education aims to break the vicious cycle of illiteracy, poverty, and child labor by supporting educational projects in India. With over 60 chapters worldwide, Asha has disbursed millions to impact lives. Join us in making a difference!

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Asha for Education: Bringing Hope Through Education

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  1. Asha for Education Bringing hope through education “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world; Indeed, it’s the only thing that ever does” Margaret Mead

  2. The Vicious Cycle Illiteracy Poverty Child Labor

  3. Is thereHope ? Yes!

  4. We CAN make a DIFFERENCE !

  5. Asha for Education • Was started by 3 students in 1991 at UC Berkeley • Has more than 60 chapters world-wide • Currently supports over 410 projects in India • Has disbursed over $6 million between 1995 and 2008 Asha Dallas was started in 1997 and currently supports 10 projects

  6. Asha Dallas Projects Bharuch Kanpur Kolkata Nizamabad Gurgaon Jaipur Chennai SANKALP (Gurgaon) TRY (Chennai) EDUCATION & SELF-RELIANCE FOR FARMER’S CHILDREN (Nizamabad) GRAM VIKAS TRUST, BALWADI (Bharuch) BACHPAN BACHAO ANDOLAN (Jaipur) JABALA (Kolkata) PRERANA SHISHU VIDYALAYA (Kanpur)

  7. Asha Dallas supports Prerana Shishu Vidyalaya – Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh Technology Meets Education! Current Need: $5000 To buy DVD, TV, cable wires to support Digital Study Hall

  8. Asha Dallas supports T.R.Y (To Reach You) – Chennai, Tamilnadu RehabilitatesTrafficked Kids Current Need: $15,000 To Complete construction of “Anand” TRY Home

  9. Asha Dallas supports Gram Vikas Trust: Balwadi - Kadodara, Gujarat To educate children of factory workers Current Need: $10,000 Construction of Balwadi in Lakhigam, Gujarat

  10. Asha Dallas supports Sankalp – Gurgaon, Haryana To educate children of migrant laborers Current Need: $6000 Recurring Operational Expenses

  11. How do we do it?

  12. Our Fundraising Activities Notes of Hope Indian Ocean Strides of Hope Volunteers in Action

  13. Our Fundraising Activities “Over 12 million reasons to speak for why I run – that's the approximate number of children between the ages of 5 and 14 that work for a living, in India” - Purnima Krishnan, Asha-Dallas “ Training for a marathon, though grueling and exhausting at times, has been the best team sport that I have ever participated in“ - Viswanath Puttagunta, Asha-Dallas Team Asha-Dallas made it’s marathon debut last year, successfully raising over $15000!

  14. How You can Get Involved The Marathon Program Work an Hour (WAH) Support a Child (SAC) Support a Project YOU & Asha Volunteer Publicize Participate in our Events Buy Merchandise Visit: http://www.ashanet.org/dallas Mail: dallas@ashanet.org

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