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AshaHyderabad 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

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The Vicious Cycle

Lack ofEducation

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?

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Our Mission

To catalyze socio-economic change through education for the underprivileged children in

India

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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 15-20 active volunteers (and needs more!)

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Asha: Some Facts

Started in University of California, Berkeley in 1991

65+ chapters worldwide

1500+ 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

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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

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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 for1. reduction in dropout rate

2. commitment to socio-economic change in the region

3. increase in number of students

4. improvement in facilities

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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

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• Project DescriptionBuild 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 2003-2004, 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 : 2004 - $5000, 2005 - $5232

• Contact: Pavan (pjayavarapu@avineonindia.com)

Projects Overview – Needy Illiterate Children Education (NICE), Guntur Dist

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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

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• Project DescriptionRamakrishna 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: 2005 40,000.00• Contact: Anuj Kadyan (anuj_kadyan@yahoo.co.in)

Projects Overview – Ramakrishna Upper primary School, Yellamma Bunda,

Hyderabad

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• Project Description1. 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. 40,000.00• Contact: Keerthi (tckeerthi@yahoo.com)

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

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Raise Awareness...

Make Presentations to Corporations and Universities

Word-of-mouth

Use Asha merchandize made at our supported projects

Join discussions regarding social issues

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Publicize and Organize..

Suggest and implement fundraising ideas

Get corporate sponsorships

Write grant applications to foundations

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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

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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

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Visit us on the web at www.ashanet.org/hyderabad

Email us:

[About Asha] Anuj Kadyan (anuj_kadyan@yahoo.com)

[Projects] Pavan (pjayavarapu@avineonindia.com)

[Fundraising] Keerthi T.C (tckeerthi@yahoo.com)

[Publicity] Srilatha (srilatha.k@polaris.co.in)

[General enquiry] hyderabad@ashanet.org

Contacting Asha-Hyderabad

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