What is Education?

By Education

- Mahatma Gandhi

Body Mind and Spirit

I mean the all round drawing out of

A right which enables individualsand communitiesto act on reflection

- Rabindranath Tagore

I n d i a T o d a y...

Over 100 million children without access to education

Over 12 million children under 14 engaged in labor

A hard life of poverty with very little hope for the future

1991 University of California Berkeley

Asha for Education was founded by three graduate students

Our Mission:

To catalyze socio-economic change in Indiathrough the education of underprivileged children

Over 60 chapters worldwide

A s h a T o d a y…

More than 1000 active volunteers$8 Million disbursed – and counting

Asha’s Core Values

Apolitical and Secular

Transparency and

Accountability

Non-hierarchical

and volunteer

driven

Asha’s Projects

Over 400 projects funded since inception

150+ active projects

Some of our current projects

TEACH (Delhi)

BTS (West Bengal)

Vasundhara (Maharashtra)

TRY (Tamil Nadu)

Our Impact across the Nation

MAHARASHTRA

UTTAR PRADESH

ANDHRA PRADESH

BIHAR

CHHATTISGARH

GUJARAT

JHARKHAND

WEST BENGAL

KARNATAKA

KERALA

MADHYA PRADESH

ORISSA

PUNJAB

RAJASTHAN

TAMIL NADU

DELHIASSAM

$10,000

$100,000

$1,000,000

$10,000,000

40 50 60 70 80 90 100

Literacy Rate

Fu

nd

s D

isb

urs

ed

Project Focus Areas

Project categories

• Primary education• Non Formal education• Alternative education• Vocational schools• Resource centers• Government

collaboration• Disabilities• Formal school• Support a child• Community

awareness programs

Target population

• Village children• Slum dwellers • Migrant laborer• Tribal community• Women• Children with

disability• Agriculture laborer• Bonded laborer• Urban schools• Young adults

Project Goals – Empowerment through Education

Focus on community needs and involvement

Facilitate learningnetworks and innovation

Promote participatorydecision-making

Take a holistic approach by addressing other socio-economic issueswhere possible

We Partner with Existing Organizations

Conduct Detailed Site Visits to Assess Project Needs

and Fund Solutions that Make a Difference

Asha’s Fundraising

Funds raised primarily through individual donors

Corporate Support for Specific Projects

Organizational fundraisers – Work an Hour, TeamAsha, Notes of Hope

Chapter specific events to raise awareness

Work an HourAnnual event - now in its 10th year

Over $ 800,000 raised for 54 projects from 11,000+ donors

School construction for National Association of the Blind, Valsad

20022004

TeamAsha – Marathon Training Program

Over $1m raised in 7 years

Unique sponsorship opportunity for 200+ runners

Notes of HopeAnnual concert series featuring world-classmusicians/dancers

Raises cultural awareness and funds for projects

Sponsored by MakeMyTrip.com in 2006

Pt Shivkumar Sharma and Rahul Sharmaperforming at Notes of Hope 2006

Support a Child Initiative

Provides education, food,textbooks, uniform for a child- for less than a dollar a day

Over 500 children supported at 24 projects

Asha in the News

Awarded Four Star rating by Charity Navigator in recognition of

- Low overhead expenses

- Fundraising efficiency

- Donor Privacy policy

Asha for Education featured in US Embassy’s SPAN Magazine Nov-Dec

‘06

Our Vision for the Future

Quality Education for Every Child

Join us

Let’s togethermake this visiona reality

Our hearts. Their minds.One Hope

29

Asha for Education

www.ashanet.org