1 Asha Hyderabad Chapter

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  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 degree  1 would own a computer

3 The Vicious Cycle Lack of Education Poverty Child Labor

Why Education? Awareness of Rights Ability to Exercise Civic Rights Improved Access to Opportunities Economic Mobility Improve Gender Equality Overall Development Child Exploitation Child labor Population explosion Unsanitary conditions Lower standard of living Lack of it?

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

6 Introduction Asha supports socio-economic change through education for under-privileged children in India Asha is a registered non-profit organization It is run entirely by volunteers All profits and donations going directly to support education while almost all the administrative costs are borne by the volunteers (zero overhead) 1000 active volunteers worldwide Hyderabad chapter started in Jan ’03, currently has active volunteers (and needs more!)

7 Asha: Some Facts Started in University of California, Berkeley in chapters worldwide Active volunteers 150+ projects Total disbursements until now - over $3.6 million

65+ Chapters Worldwide In many major universities and large cities in the US 11 active groups in India European chapters (6) have taken roots

9 Funds raised and Funds disbursed

10 Asha Projects: Basic Criteria Must improve the general welfare of the community with basic education as a major component Work with non-sectarian groups which do not have any political or religious agenda Do not discriminate on the basis of caste, religion or sex Small, yet, deserving projects that find it difficult to obtain funds from elsewhere

11 Project Monitoring Projects provide periodic finance statements, progress reports, correspond on management issues etc. Projects are monitored through visits either by Asha volunteers or the various groups Asha works with. Projects are monitored for 1.reduction in dropout rate 2.commitment to socio-economic change in the region 3.increase in number of students 4.improvement in facilities

12 1. Needy Illiterate Children Education School for Orphans, single parent and child laborers Mynempadu, Guntur dist, AP (NICE) 2. Yellamma Banda School for children of Quarry workers, Kukatpally, Hyderabad, AP 3. Shraddha School for Slow Learners, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad, AP Asha Hyderabad - Projects Overview

13 Project Description Build and operate a residential school for children who drop out of the 5th standard from the nearby villages. The residential school will provide basic literacy and training with a vocational bent. There is no fee collected from the children. As a part of this effort NICE started their first free residential school facility during , at Mynampadu village in Guntur District, AP, India. Project Type: Residential Formal School (CBSE) Primary Focus: Orphans, single parent, child laborers Area: Rural Number of Children: 65 Boy/Girl Ratio: 1 : 0 Student/Teacher Ratio : 15 : 1 Funds Disbursed : $5000, $5232 Contact: Pavan ( ) Projects Overview – Needy Illiterate Children Education (NICE), Guntur Dist

14 Asha Hyd Projects - NICE Needy Illiterate Children Education is a residential school for boys in Guntur Dt. Serves orphans, semi- orphans, child laborers and other needy children Provides CBSE education and vocational training

15 Project Description Ramakrishna Educational and Medical Society Kukatpally, Hyderabad is trying help the poor children's education and health of downtrodden people near Kukatpally slum areas. Most of the children are children of quarry working laborers and 1st generation literates. Asha Hyderabad is trying to do fund raising, monitoring and help in administration of the school if necessary. Project Type: Formal School Primary Focus: Slum children, children of quarry workers Area: Urban Number of Children: 200 Boy/Girl Ratio: 2 : 1 Student/Teacher Ratio: 10 : 1 Funds Disbursed: , Contact: Anuj Kadyan Projects Overview – Ramakrishna Upper primary School, Yellamma Bunda, Hyderabad

16 Project Description 1. To educate slow learners in all aspects of life. 2. To rehabilitative them in open employment through systematic training. 3. To give therapeutic services to disabled with multi disciplinary team to overcome the degree of disability. Project Type: Remedial Education Primary Focus: children with disabilities Area: Urban Number of Children: 100 Boy/Girl Ratio: 2 : 1 Student/Teacher Ratio: 10 : 1 Funds Disbursed: 2005 – Rs. 40, Contact: Keerthi Projects Overview – Shraddha School for Slow Learners, Hyderabad

How You Can Get Involved You and Asha Raise Awareness About Issues Publicize and Organize Events Contribute Volunteer at a Project

18 Raise Awareness... Make Presentations to Corporations and Universities Word-of-mouth Use Asha merchandize made at our supported projects Join discussions regarding social issues

19 Publicize and Organize.. Suggest and implement fundraising ideas Get corporate sponsorships Write grant applications to foundations

20 Volunteer... Use your skills to teach the kids Offer professional help to projects such as accounting, auditing, counseling, legal help etc. Translate project proposals, site visit reports, etc into English and other Indian languages Come to our meetings

21 Contribute... Support our projects through monthly pledge scheme and get tax deduction Make tax deductible donation to “Asha” Buy Asha merchandise such as Calendars and caps Attend our fun events

22 Visit us on the web at us: [About Asha] Anuj Kadyan ( [Projects] Pavan ( ) [Fundraising] Keerthi T.C ( ) [Publicity] S rilatha ( ) [General enquiry] Contacting Asha-Hyderabad

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