1. “ Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world; Indeed, it’s the only thing that ever does” Margaret Mead Asha for Education Bringing hope through education

2. Illiteracy Poverty Child Labor The Vicious Cycle

3. Is there Hope ? Yes!

4. We CAN make a DIFFERENCE !

5. Asha for Education Was started by 3 students in 1991 at UC Berkeley Has more than 60 chapters world-wide Currently supports over 410 projects in India Has disbursed over $6 million between 1995 and 2008 Asha Dallas was started in 1997 and currently supports 10 projects

6. Bharuch Asha Dallas Projects KanpurKolkataNizamabadGurgaonJaipur SANKALP (Gurgaon) TRY (Chennai) EDUCATION & SELF- RELIANCE FOR FARMER’S CHILDREN (Nizamabad) GRAM VIKAS TRUST, BALWADI (Bharuch) BACHPAN BACHAO ANDOLAN (Jaipur) JABALA (Kolkata) PRERANA SHISHU VIDYALAYA (Kanpur) Chennai

7. Prerana Shishu Vidyalaya – Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh Asha Dallas supports Technology Meets Education! Current Need: $5000 To buy DVD, TV, cable wires to support Digital Study Hall

8. T.R.Y (To Reach You) – Chennai, Tamilnadu Asha Dallas supports Rehabilitates Trafficked Kids Current Need: $15,000 To Complete construction of “Anand” TRY Home

9. Gram Vikas Trust: Balwadi - Kadodara, Gujarat Asha Dallas supports To educate children of factory workers Current Need: $10,000 Construction of Balwadi in Lakhigam, Gujarat

10. Sankalp – Gurgaon, Haryana Asha Dallas supports To educate children of migrant laborers Current Need: $6000 Recurring Operational Expenses

11. How do we do it?

12. Our Fundraising Activities Notes of Hope Indian Ocean Strides of HopeVolunteers in Action

13. Our Fundraising Activities “Over 12 million reasons to speak for why I run – that's the approximate number of children between the ages of 5 and 14 that work for a living, in India” - Purnima Krishnan, Asha-Dallas “ Training for a marathon, though grueling and exhausting at times, has been the best team sport that I have ever participated in“ - Viswanath Puttagunta, Asha-Dallas Team Asha-Dallas made it’s marathon debut last year, successfully raising over $15000!

14. How You can Get Involved YOU & Asha Publicize Support a Project Volunteer Support a Child (SAC) Buy Merchandise Participate in our Events Work an Hour (WAH) The Marathon Program Visit: http://www.ashanet.org/dallasMail: dallas@ashanet.org