1. Asha Atlanta1 Asha for Education - Providing Hope for Tomorrow Rakesh Sharma Vineet Jain Padmanava Sen Attendees: Madhur, Sid, Gayathri, Hima Bindu, Sang, Isha, Sameer, Anil, Nihal, Tapo, Vijay, Vineet, Rakesh, Padmanava.

2. Asha Atlanta2 Can we do something… …to make a DIFFERENCE ? Can we do something… …to make a DIFFERENCE ? HOW?

3. Asha Atlanta3 HOW? Basic Education Lack of Education Dependence Poverty

4. Asha Atlanta4 Asha for Education MISSION: To catalyze socio-economic change in India through education of underprivileged children. Guiding Principles -100% volunteer run -Minimal hierarchy -Non-political and non-religious -Zero Overhead -Credibility is a focus

5. Asha Atlanta5 Asha for Education  Over 70 Chapters Globally  1000s of Active Volunteers  Raised over $4M in 2008  Highly ranked in charitynavigator.org

6. Asha Atlanta6 Looking back – Year 2008

7. Asha Atlanta7 2009 – Past Events 2009 Events in Progress and Completed  Baby Shower Registry of Hope Donations: ~$800  ING Marathon: Completed – Raised ~$3000  Indian Classical Dance (Sanskriti2009): Completed – Raised ~$13000  NetIP, Bowl for a Cause - $300  Registry of Hope (Nishtha) donations - ~ $1000  Cyclone Aila Relief - ~$1500 and counting

8. Asha Atlanta8 2009 – Upcoming Events 2009 Events in Progress and Completed  Work-an-Hour: Ramping Up Again. Campaign sometime after Summer. Date to be Determined.  Atlanta2009/ING2010 Marathons: Start in July  Support-a-Project/Child and Project Specific Donations: Need to expand!  Suggestions? Ideas? Goal: > $45,000

9. Asha Atlanta9 We can do it, you can help !! Visit us at www.AshaNet.org/Atlanta Asha-Atlanta@yahoogroups.com We can do it. You can help!!

10. Asha Atlanta10 Projects Group – What do we do?

11. Asha Atlanta11 New Proposals Review scope, goals and credibility of proposal Assign Project Steward / liaison and Reviewer Proposal presented by Reviewer Project group review Final decision after Site Visit Coordinate between project, Asha-Atlanta and Asha-Central Time Line – 4 to 6 Weeks

12. Asha Atlanta12 Existing Projects Monthly updates from Project Stewards Annual Site Visit and Financial report Review / Revise Budget Discuss status in group meetings Time Line – 1-2 Weeks.

13. Asha Atlanta13 Project Steward Responsibilities Act as a liasion between Asha-Atlanta and project Gather information and present to the group Get the bank information and the yearly contract signed Monthly conference calls Bi-annual report Revised budget and proposal Own the project !!

14. Asha Atlanta14 Asha Atlanta’s Projects

15. Asha Atlanta15 ‘Disbursment of funds’ Statistics  2003: Projects supported = 1; Funds disbursed= $2020.  2004: Projects supported = 2; Funds disbursed= $7100.  2005: Projects supported = 2; Funds disbursed= $4400.  2006: Projects supported = 5; Funds disbursed= $15785.  2007: Projects supported = 7; Funds disbursed= $35510.  2008: Projects supported = 13; Funds disbursed= $56098.  2009: Aim is to support >15 projects with >$60K disbursements We are growing!!! Goal is to diversify and help the project contacts in India more than we do now. Every project is approved after thorough review and site visits are done at least once a year. More information available : http://www.ashanet.org/atlanta/projects.html

16. Asha Atlanta16 Existing projects status (1) Gram Mangal: Project Steward – Jay School for tribal children in Maharashtra Jeevan Gnanodaya: Project Stewards – Senthil and Padmanava School for challenged children in Tamil Nadu RN Basu Girls’ school: Project Steward - Padmanava School for young girls in West Bengal Humana: Project Steward – Yash, Chandan Provides primary education and eliminates child labor, Delhi.

17. Asha Atlanta17 Existing projects status (2) Kalyania: Project Steward - Abhyuday Special / Vocational training in West Bengal Nishtha: Project Steward – Abhyuday and Padmanava Alternative education to children of sex workers Vidyarambam Project Steward – Jayashree Primary School in rural Tamil Nadu.

18. Asha Atlanta18 Existing projects status (3) Maintenance of Book Bank: Project Steward – Abhyuday Provides books to poor children for classes K through 12 th grade BCT: Project Steward – Praveen Ghanta Vocational training for adults in rural Andhra Pradesh Prayas: Project Steward - Vineet Vocational / K through 12 education for slum children in Rajasthan

19. Asha Atlanta19 Existing projects status (4) Trinita: Project Steward – Padmanava Basic education to help eliminate child labor in West Bengal Parijat Academy Project Steward – Sangeeta Primary Education in Assam

20. Asha Atlanta20 New Proposals Vidya & Child, UP (Chandan): Proposal received last year. Could not go ahead without generating enough funds for existing projects. INSEED, Maharastra (Abhyuday): Site visit to be done in End of May INSPIRATION, West Bengal (Padmanava): They presented in Asha meeting, very research-oriented group with well-structured implementation May learn from that given two WB projects becoming inactive Site visit done, proposal received

21. Asha Atlanta21 We can do it, you can help !! Visit us at www.AshaNet.org/Atlanta Asha-Atlanta@yahoogroups.com We can do it. You can help!!

22. Asha Atlanta22 Questions? Visit us at www.AshaNet.org Asha-Atlanta@yahoogroups.com

23. Asha Atlanta23 Old Projects  Rehabilitation Centre for Blind Women in Tiruchirappalli District, TN: The institution aims at providing Rehabilitation, vocational training and placement services to adult blind women below the poverty line and from the remote villages. (Sent $11000 in 2003-2007)  Door Step School in Pune, Maharastra: Non-formal education center for children from slums. (Sent $5400 in 2005-2006)  Sahyog - Anusandhan Trust in Maharastra: Community based educational programme for adolescent girls. (Sent $8100 in 2004-2007)  Vanavasi Ashram - Kerala: Non-formal education centers for children of dalits/tribals. (Sent $4250 in 2006)  Vivekananda Kendra - Rural development programme in Thoothukkudi district, Tamilnadu: pre-primary school for children of migrant workers. (Sent $1760 in 2006)

24. Asha Atlanta24 Current Projects  Nishtha in West Bengal: Providing education to children of sex workers and rehabilitation of women in brothels. (Sent $10700 in 2006-2008)  Gram Mangal in Maharastra: Providing elementary education to tribal and rural children either by sending teachers to homes of students or setting up schools. (Sent $30000 in 2007-08 including individual donation of $20500)  Trinita in West Bengal: Right Based approach towards child labor in kolkata and Bankura. (Sent $7660 in 2007-08)  Prayas (Rajapark integrated school) in Jaipur, Rajasthan: Provides education, health care and nutritional support to mentally challenged, physically disabled and socially deprived children. (Sent $5550 in 2007)  Jeevan Gnanodaya in Tamilnadu: Providing education to rural, deaf and disabled children. (Sent $9000 in 2008+ $8700 from WAH 2008 funds)  Kalyania in West Bengal:To support a prayas center for special education and vocational training for children of the deprived in Kalyani, WB. (Sent $3000 in 2008)

25. Asha Atlanta25 Current Projects – Contd.  R N BASU Girl's high school in WB: Infrastructure (renovation) costs for a girls' school in a rural area. (Sent $5250 in 2008)  Vidyarambam, TN: A rural project for pre-primary education. (Sent $1650 in 2008)  Humana, UP: Rehabilitation and education of working and street children in Sahibabad Industrial Area, Ghaziabad. (Sent $2000 in 2008)  Book Bank, WB: Run by Ramakrishna Mission, Narendrapur. Money is being requested for the purchase of books. (Sent $2000 in 2008)  Bhagavathula Charitable Trust (BCT) in Andhrapradesh: Formal schools in Vishakhapatnam district. (Sent $5600 in 2007)  Anandadhara, WB : Primary school's educational material, furniture etc. (Sent $2125 in 2008)  Parijat Academy/Prajnalaya in Assam : Vocational training/primary schools in rural areas of Assam. ( Sent $5500 in 2007-08)  Approved Projects: Viklang Vidyalaya in Bihar ($2100) ; Hope School by SINSERE, Bihar ($2500) and Vidya Vanam in Tamilnadu (TBD).