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At the heart of volunteerism are the ideals of service,

At the heart of volunteerism are the ideals of service,. solidarity and the belief that together we can. make the world better. Kofi Annan. Asha for Education Bringing hope through education. Why promote Education?. Education spawns:. Awareness of Rights Ability to Exercise Civic Rights

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At the heart of volunteerism are the ideals of service,

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  1. At the heart of volunteerism are the ideals of service, solidarity and the belief that together we can make the worldbetter. Kofi Annan

  2. Asha for Education Bringing hope through education

  3. Why promote Education? Education spawns: Awareness of Rights Ability to Exercise Civic Rights Access to Opportunities Economic Mobility Gender Equality

  4. The ills of Child Illiteracy Child Exploitation Child labor Population explosion Unsanitary conditions Lower standard of living

  5. The Vicious Cycle Illiteracy Poverty Child Labor

  6. Is thereHope ? Yes!

  7. We CAN make a DIFFERENCE ! BUT HOW??

  8. 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

  9. Asha for Education was born on the campus of Univ of Calif. – Berkeley, in the summer of 1991, now has more than 60 chapters world-wide, has disbursed over $6 million between 1995 and 2004, supporting over 410 projects in India, impacting thousands of underprivileged children, and with thousands of grassroots volunteers on the field in India

  10. The Dallas Chapter Started in 1997, by a group of like-minded professionals and students, has channeled thousands of dollars to deserving projects, providing basic education to more than a thousand underprivileged children.

  11. Recognition Asha for Education received the highest possible rating (69.8/70) from Charity Navigator (USA) in 2004 and 2005.

  12. Asha Dallas supported Kanpur Asha Center which is a grassroots level organization with part and full-time Asha Volunteers.

  13. Asha Dallas supported Ahmedabad SAATH which empowers women through education and provides a better living for slum dwelling children.

  14. Asha Dallas supported New Delhi We Help Youth (W.H.Y.) which is a resource center that caters to children of daily wage earners, rag pickers and migrant laborers

  15. Asha Dallas supported Mysore Odanadi Seva Samsthe which aims to rescue and rehabilitate sexually exploited women and children.

  16. Asha Dallas supported Kanpur Manaviya Shiksha Sanskar Sansthan which provides basic education to children of migrant laborers and creates a self-sustenance program.

  17. Asha Dallas supported Nalgonda Marur Elementary School in reducing the number of school drop-outs and encouraging the children to study at least until 7th grade.

  18. Asha Dallas supported Kahangad Rotary School which enables and empowers mentally retarded children to become self-sufficient in their life.

  19. Asha Dallas supported Gurgaon Sankalp which strives to spread education in children of migrant laborers and helps them achieve social upliftment.

  20. Asha Dallas supported New Delhi Ahmedabad Kanpur Mysore Nalgonda Gurgaon Kahangad a total of 11 projects with some of them being funded more than once and channeled a total of $66, 896 .00 to deserving projects.

  21. Support a Child (SAC) Work an Hour (WAH) Support a Project Volunteer Participate in our Events Publicize Buy Merchandise How You can Get Involved YOU & Asha

  22. Through Support A Child (SAC) You can personally interact with and sponsor a child’s education You can become a mentor and friend to a child It costs just $15 per month to make a world of difference to the life of a child! http://www.ashanet.org/dallas/sac

  23. Through Work An Hour (WAH) WAH is Asha’s largest global event that brings together over 60 chapters and 1000 volunteers. Individuals donate an hour or more of their annual salary to Asha. Donate 1 hour of work and make a world of difference to the life of a child! http://www.workanhour.com

  24. The HOPE Instead of this More of this When we dream alone, it is only a dream when we dream together, it is the beginning of a Reality

  25. We thank our volunteers…

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