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Empower Through Education: Breaking the Cycle of Poverty

Unveiling disparities in global education and poverty, focusing on promoting literacy to enhance societal growth and equality for underprivileged children in India through Asha for Education's impactful initiatives.

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Empower Through Education: Breaking the Cycle of Poverty

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  1. The World Today If the earth’s population was 100 people, there would be: • 52 females and 48 males • 6 people would possess 59% of the entire world's wealth - all 6 would be from the US • 80 would live in substandard housing • 70 would be unable to read • 50 would suffer from malnutrition • 1 would be near death; 1 would be near birth • 1 (yes, only one) would have a college education • 1 would own a computer

  2. The Vicious Cycle Lack of Education Poverty Child Labor

  3. Why Education? • Awareness of Rights • Ability to Exercise Civic Rights • Improved Access to Opportunities • Economic Mobility • Improve Gender Equality • Overall Development

  4. Lack of education - Where does it take a child? • Child Exploitation • Child labor • Population explosion • Unsanitary conditions • Lower standard of living

  5. The Constitution of India "The State shall endeavor to provide within a period of ten years from the commencement of this Constitution, free and compulsory education for all children until they complete the age of 14 years." Directive Principles of State Policy, 1950

  6. India’s Progress in Literacy Source: Calculated from census data

  7. Education Expenditure/GNP Source: Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development, Education at a Glance 1996

  8. But There is Hope – HP Example Source: PROBE 1999

  9. Our Mission To catalyze socio-economic change through education for the underprivileged children in India

  10. Introduction • Asha supports socio-economic change via education for under-privileged children in India • Every dollar raised by Asha goes directly to support education • Asha for education is a non-profit organization • It is run entirely by volunteers

  11. Asha: Some Facts • Started in UC Berkeley in 1991 • 40+ chapters worldwide • 300+ Active volunteers • 130+ projects • Total disbursements until now - over $1.5 million

  12. Highly committed Volunteers • Take time out of busy lifestyles • Work • Family • Personal/ hobbies • Take their responsibility seriously • Projects • Fundraising • Etc. • From Asha-Mirror Survey of Asha10 Attendees, ~80 respondents

  13. 34 Chapters in the US • At most major universities • At most large metro with concentrations of Indians • Satellite Chapters paired with mentor chapters

  14. Fund Raised

  15. Unique Projects By Year • Excludes double-counting of projects supported by multiple chapters

  16. Asha-Boston fiscal performance

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