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Asha Ashram. Lalpur, Uttar Pradesh A Community Development Initiative. The Asha Ashram. The Asha Ashram was started by Sandeep Pandey and Asha Lucknow in 1998. The ashram aims to create a self-sustained and socially responsible community in the economically backward (dalit) village of Lalpur
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Asha Ashram Lalpur, Uttar Pradesh A Community Development Initiative
The Asha Ashram • The Asha Ashram was started by Sandeep Pandey and Asha Lucknow in 1998. • The ashram aims to create a self-sustained and socially responsible community in the economically backward (dalit) village of Lalpur • One of the unique aspects of this project is that the Lalpur village community is playing a very active role in the activities of the ashram. They are eager to see this initiative succeed and have given Asha and Sandeep their complete support.
Overview • Community center to tackle various grass root activities like women's issues, unemployment etc. • Providing free health care and education to the villagers • Developing an educational model based on a philosophy that focuses on cultivating values for a just human order and promoting skills that will help a person to become self-reliant • Developing an innovative teaching curriculum that incorporates art and craft to develop the students' creative talents • Teaching vocational skills like bee-keeping, so that they can sustain themselves
Hari: he works and lives at Ashram Most of the staff at the ashram are from Lalpur village
The Asha Ashram - Bldg 1 This building was constructed as a part of the ashram
Fact sheet • Established - 1998 • Total funds disbursed in 2001 - $ 22,196 • Chapters currently involved - Asha Lucknow • 2000 $ 5,000 from Asha Seattle • 1999 $ 200 from Asha Cornell • 1999 $ 800 from Asha MIT • 1999 $ 10,000 from Work an Hour • Beneficiaries – 81 families