“Be the change you wish to see in the world.”
— Mahatma Gandhi
ASHA FOR EDUCATION
- A low-overhead, 100% volunteer-driven 501c(3) organization (EIN: 77-0459884)
- Catalyze socio-economic change in India through education of underprivileged children
- Established in 1991, 1500+ volunteers, 50+ chapters and has worked with 400+ projects
- Disbursed 45M+ USD till date
- A 4-star charity on Charity Navigator for past 7 consecutive years
ASHA-AUSTIN
- Chapter established in 1997 and has worked with 32+ project partners till date
- Project disbursements close to 950k+ USD till date
- Chapter projects focus on special needs and/or alternate education in rural parts of India
- Currently works with 8 project partners and 1 fellowship
- Anticipated project disbursements of 150k USD for 2020-21, to benefit 2000+ children and 60+ teachers
- Annual report of Asha-Austin for 2019
PROJECTS METHODOLOGY
- Work with project partners over a 7-year term and help build credibility and work towards sustainability
- Support recurring expenses of schools, e.g. teacher salaries, cost of teaching and learning material
- Regular reviews every 6 months and project disbursements for specific line-items of support
- Review of project partner audit reports, understanding of their funding partners, and working capital ratio
- Provide support for crowdfunding and CSR grants to encourage project partner sustainability
ASHA-AUSTIN PROJECTS
- Special Needs:
- Mathru, a residential home for children with physical disabilities, Bengaluru, Karnataka
- Khushboo, a school for children with mental and multiple disabilities, Gurugram, Haryana
- Nethra, a residential school for children with visual disabilities, Vishakapatnam, Andhra Pradesh
- Samarth, a residential school for children with physical and mental disabilities, Chatrapur, Odisha
- Alternate Education:
- GSK-Girirajpura, a primary school in rural Rajasthan
- Navjyoti, a primary school in rural Uttar Pradesh
- Sangamam, computer-based intervention in government schools of rural Uttar Pradesh
- Antyodoy, a primary school in rural West Bengal
- Fellowships
- Siddamma, a grass-roots social worker in rural parts of Tamil Nadu
- COVID-19 Relief
FUNDRAISING PROGRAMS
- Team Asha – Strides of Hope
- A volunteer-led marathon training program
- New and alumni runners train and complete their marathons while fundraising for Asha-Austin
- Support a child Program
- Support of a child’s education for two quality projects of long-standing, credibility and accountability
- Annual support for a child at 20 USD/month for GSK-Girirajpura and 25 USD/month for Khushboo
- Corporate Fundraisers
YOUR DONATION COULD SUPPORT
| $25 | Monthly therapy session cost for each special child at Khushboo |
| $30 | Monthly support for a special child at Nethra |
| $50 | Monthly food, educational and medical support for each special child at Mathru (OR) Monthly salary of a school teacher at Antyodoy (OR) Covid-19 relief of 10 kgs of rice for 10 families in rural Tamil Nadu via Siddamma’s efforts |
| $75 | Monthly operational cost for one vocational training center for adolescent girls at Navjyoti |
| $85 | Monthly teaching and learning material cost at GSK-Girirajpura (OR) Monthly computer-based training cost at each govt. school for Sangamam |
| $100 | Monthly salary of an Asha teacher for Sangamam/Navjyoti (OR) Covid-19 relief for 3 months dry ration for a family of 5-8 of a special child at Samarth |
| $150 | Monthly salary of a teacher at Nethra/ Samarth |
| $240 | Annual support for each child at GSK-Girirajpura |
| $300 | Annual support for each special child at Khushboo |