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Asha for Education 2003 Our hearts, Their minds, One hope

Asha for Education 2003 Our hearts, Their minds, One hope. In the last 2 years …. Magsaysay award for Sandeep Pandey Huge growth in India, internationally Growth in the US Growth in volunteers Streamlining of processes Projects db !!!! Web interfaces Chapter based functioning.

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Asha for Education 2003 Our hearts, Their minds, One hope

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  1. Asha for Education 2003Our hearts, Their minds, One hope

  2. In the last 2 years …. • Magsaysay award for Sandeep Pandey • Huge growth in India, internationally • Growth in the US • Growth in volunteers • Streamlining of processes • Projects db !!!! • Web interfaces • Chapter based functioning

  3. In the last 2 years …. • New initiatives • Asha-Akshar • Asha-Special • Learning Network • Conferences/meetings ….. • Petitions (NCERT curriculum, HSTP)

  4. This session • Significant events of the last 2 years • Overview of the org • Where we are today: • Funds • Projects work • Socio-economic change: what do we mean?

  5. Where are we today: The org. • Asha-US • Primarily funds, projects, other support components • 40+ chapters, several new requests a month (8 in the month of April) • Satellite chapters • Asha-UIC (non-fund raising chapter) • Asha-outside the US • London, Oxford • Zurich • Munich (new) Eindhoven (new) • Singapore (revived) Melbourne (revived)

  6. Where are we today: The org. • Asha-India • Chapters • Pilani: project work • Rajatalab: project work • Bangalore: funds, projects • Delhi: site visits, organization • (new) Chennai: funds, projects, site visits • (new) Pune: site visits • (new) Hyderabad • (new) Kolkata: funds, site visits

  7. Where are we today: The org. • Asha-India • Centers (where Asha owns land, building) • Ballia • Kaithi • Kanpur • Lalpur • Projects: to which Asha-India routes money (typically groups without their own FCRA, identified either by Asha-US or Asha-India)

  8. Where are we today: The org. • Asha-India people: • Mahesh is Asha-Secretary, zonal coords are Motilal Dash, Siva Athreya and Srikanth, spokesperson is Deepak Gupta • Vallabh bhai, Vivek Umrao, Mahesh form the projects group formed to deal with proposals they get

  9. Where are we today: Funds • $1.3 million raised last year (remained constant from 2001, but still …) • Various new initiatives: • Marathon • Donor presentations – based on our work • Community events (ex: holi) • Cricket screenings/tournaments • Asha sure is innovative!!

  10. Where we are today: Our Work • Several different project types • Alternative EducationCommunity Awareness ProgramsCommunity Based InterventionsDisabilitiesEducational ExperimentsFellowshipsFormal SchoolsInternshipsNon-Formal Educational CentersOne Time / InfrastructureOrphanagesResidential SchoolResource CentersSpecial NeedsSupport a ChildTuition CentersVocational TrainingWorking with the Government

  11. Where we are today: Our Work • We encourage small groups, initiatives from the people • We go beyond the “well-written” proposal to the people, we build relationships with the groups • We don’t view ourselves as a giver, but only as a facilitator • Sustained involvement

  12. Why do we do what we do? • Economic stability • Awareness • Participate in the democratic process • Empowered; empowered to bring about change • Realize their full potential • Egalitarian society • Equal opportunities for all

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