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

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

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?

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)

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

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)

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

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!!

Where we are today: Our Work Several different project types –Alternative Education Community Awareness Programs Community Based Interventions Disabilities Educational Experiments Fellowships Formal Schools Internships Non-Formal Educational Centers One Time / Infrastructure Orphanages Residential School Resource Centers Special Needs Support a Child Tuition Centers Vocational Training Working with the GovernmentAlternative Education Community Awareness Programs Community Based Interventions Disabilities Educational Experiments Fellowships Formal Schools Internships Non-Formal Educational Centers One Time / Infrastructure Orphanages Residential School Resource Centers Special Needs Support a Child Tuition Centers Vocational Training Working with the Government

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

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