1. Asha – Fellowship Working Group Fellowship Working Group Asha-18 Conference Update

2. Asha-18 2 Asha – Fellowship Working Group Purpose of Asha Fellowships To remove financial burden, and support individuals, who are committed, and will work in a sustained manner, for initiatives of high social impact

3. Asha-18 3 Asha – Fellowship Working Group Fellowship group activities timeline Initial Discussion First Fellowship document First 7 fellows supported by individuals 1999 2000 Search, attract and financially support people of highest quality and unquestionable dedication Support those whose work will have larger social impact, by creating an institution or a methodology Be enabling – It should help the individual to break away and work freely on what s/he receives the grant for, which otherwise would not have been possible Areas of support include, but not limited to – Education, Income generation, Women’s empowerment, Integrated Rural or Slum Development, Addressing Dominant Social Concerns like Child Labor, Bonded Labor, etc. Fellowships will not be awarded to organizations, or for dissertations and other academic work

4. Asha-18 4 Asha – Fellowship Working Group First set of Asha Fellows Initial Discussion First Fellowship document First 7 fellows supported by individuals 1999 2000 7 individuals were supported in Spring 2000. Sandeep, Shanmuga, Arundhati, Chandrabhushan Tiwari, Biju Borbaruah, Ajit Kumar and Anil Sharma. The total monthly support of $800 ($50 to $200/month) was provided by nine Asha volunteers independent of Asha funds or Asha’s tax-ID. 3 focus area's – Education only, Education+, Anything_Else 65% funds allocated for first two focus areas At least 80% of work-time (32 hours per week) performing the work outlined in the application - and will not be compensated for that work or receive support from any other group for that time commitment. 1 st review Two fellowships funding by WAH’01 Fellows meet in Chennai 2003

5. Asha-18 5 Asha – Fellowship Working Group Fellowship evaluation criteria Initial Discussion First Fellowship document First 7 fellows supported by individuals 1999 2000 12 Criteria for evaluation – Creativity, Taking initiaitive, Ethical/moral fibre Role, Originality, Social impact of the idea Gestation period, Costs involved, Prototype Effectiveness, Sustainability, Replicatability 1 st review Two fellowships funding by WAH’01 Fellows meet in Chennai 2003

6. Asha-18 6 Asha – Fellowship Working Group Fellowship Evaluation Criteria

7. Asha-18 7 Asha – Fellowship Working Group Fellowship group activities timeline Initial Discussion First Fellowship document First 7 fellows supported by individuals 1999 2000 12 Criteria for evaluation – Creativity, Taking initiaitive, Ethical/moral fibre Role, Originality, Social impact of the idea Gestation period, Costs involved, Prototype Effectiveness, Sustainability, Replicatability Two more Fellows added Dr. Subbaramaiah, Hameed Manjeshwar, Siddamma – meet in Chennai Need to interact more amongst Fellows, and need to share with Asha 17 applications so far, about half funded through Asha 1 st review Two fellowships funding by WAH’01 Fellows meet in Chennai 2003 2 nd review Suggestion for Asha- Fellows and Asha-corps ARC process proposed 2005

8. Asha-18 8 Asha – Fellowship Working Group Who really is an Asha Fellow? Initial Discussion First Fellowship document First 7 fellows supported by individuals 1999 2000 There were increasingly official or unofficial fellows suggesting three kinds of categories Individuals who have proposed new, innovative ideas and have worked to implement these in geographical areas where these have never reached. Individuals who are a part of Asha and have worked on various activities of Asha or have taken up various responsibilities within Asha. These include project management. Individual who work on vital administrative and logistical tasks like accounting, site visits, project evaluations, etc within Asha that are necessary to keep records and details of funding updated. 1 st review Two fellowships funding by WAH’01 Fellows meet in Chennai 2003 2 nd review Suggestion for Asha- Fellows and Asha-corps ARC process proposed 2005

9. Asha-18 9 Asha – Fellowship Working Group The genesis of Fellows/Corps Initial Discussion First Fellowship document First 7 fellows supported by individuals 1999 2000 Not to confuse with worth/value of work done – but that they are different. Asha-Fellows (for category 1 and 2) and Asha-Corps (for category 3) Discussions in Asha-Fellows group concludes with fellowship process document proposed to ARC (Asha Representative Council) as strategic decision requiring discussion at each chapter. Approved by ARC 1 st review Two fellowships funding by WAH’01 Fellows meet in Chennai 2003 2 nd review Suggestion for Asha- Fellows and Asha-corps ARC process proposed 2005 3 rd review Know your fellows calls begin Fellows India Conference 2007

10. Asha-18 10 Asha – Fellowship Working Group Know-your-Fellows calls Initial Discussion First Fellowship document First 7 fellows supported by individuals 1999 2000 Conference call dedicated to learning about the activities of fellows and to help us answer questions we may have by talking to the fellows. 1 st review Two fellowships funding by WAH’01 Fellows meet in Chennai 2003 2 nd review Suggestion for Asha- Fellows and Asha-corps ARC process proposed 2005 3 rd review Know your fellows calls begin Fellows India Conference 2007

11. Asha-18 11 Asha – Fellowship Working Group Chapter criteria to support Fellows Initial Discussion First Fellowship document First 7 fellows supported by individuals 1999 2000 Chapter criteria – Chapter has been around for > 3 years (or has vols who’ve been around for over 3 years) Identifies a steward for the review/fellow Has sufficient funds for 2-4 years (or believes funds can be raised) Could review jointly with other chapters Prior to approval, apart from site visit, necessary that some one from Asha, other than the nominator meets with the Fellow Process – Present and discuss at the chapter Present and discuss with Fellowship working group (can be in tandem) 1 st review Two fellowships funding by WAH’01 Fellows meet in Chennai 2003 2 nd review Suggestion for Asha- Fellows and Asha-corps ARC process proposed 2005 3 rd review Know your fellows calls begin Fellows India Conference 2007

12. Asha-18 12 Asha – Fellowship Working Group Fellows India Conference Dec’07 Initial Discussion First Fellowship document First 7 fellows supported by individuals 1999 2000 Fellows Conference Dec’07 – Hosted by Bharati Trust Resource Center 14 fellows, 9 Asha volunteers, and 3 invited speakers Discussions, hands-on activities, demonstrations, bon-fire and songs 1 st review Two fellowships funding by WAH’01 Fellows meet in Chennai 2003 2 nd review Suggestion for Asha- Fellows and Asha-corps ARC process proposed 2005 3 rd review Know your fellows calls begin Fellows India Conference 2007 Streamlined all fellows under ARC process Know your fellows calls continue 16 Fellows, 9 Areas 2009

13. Asha-18 13 Asha – Fellowship Working Group Fellowship group updates 2008-09 Initial Discussion First Fellowship document First 7 fellows supported by individuals 1999 2000 Streamlined all Fellows by approving earlier fellowships on Asha-wide calls during know-your-fellows calls Updated our webpages to reflect current information on who is being supported as a Fellow Expanded areas of support to include more Agriculture and micro-financing Know-your-fellows calls continued over a period of an year Interests were very varied Some very well attended – nearly 15-18 folks on the call Some really sparsely attended – 3 folks on call 1 st review Two fellowships funding by WAH’01 Fellows meet in Chennai 2003 2 nd review Suggestion for Asha- Fellows and Asha-corps ARC process proposed 2005 3 rd review Know your fellows calls begin Fellows India Conference 2007 Streamlined all fellows under ARC process Know your fellows calls continue 16 Fellows, 9 Areas 2009

14. Asha-18 14 Asha – Fellowship Working Group Current Asha Fellows Initial Discussion First Fellowship document First 7 fellows supported by individuals 1999 2000 Current Asha Fellows: Aheli and Saurabh Anu and Krishna Manish Kumar Mahesh Pandey Meenakshi N Mutyalappa Nammalvar 1 st review Two fellowships funding by WAH’01 Fellows meet in Chennai 2003 2 nd review Suggestion for Asha- Fellows and Asha-corps ARC process proposed 2005 3 rd review Know your fellows calls begin Fellows India Conference 2007 Streamlined all fellows under ARC process Know your fellows calls continue 16 Fellows, 9 Areas 2009 Nandlal Master Rajarethinam Ravi Aluganti Sanju Kumar Siddamma Sireesha Vallabhacharya Pandey

15. Asha-18 15 Asha – Fellowship Working Group Current Asha Fellows Initial Discussion First Fellowship document First 7 fellows supported by individuals 1999 2000 Current Asha Fellows: Aheli and Saurabh Anu and Krishna Manish Kumar Mahesh Pandey Meenakshi N Mutyalappa Nammalvar 1 st review Two fellowships funding by WAH’01 Fellows meet in Chennai 2003 2 nd review Suggestion for Asha- Fellows and Asha-corps ARC process proposed 2005 3 rd review Know your fellows calls begin Fellows India Conference 2007 Streamlined all fellows under ARC process Know your fellows calls continue 16 Fellows, 9 Areas 2009 Nandlal Master Rajarethinam Ravi Aluganti Sanju Kumar Siddamma Sireesha Vallabhacharya Pandey

16. Asha-18 16 Asha – Fellowship Working Group Current Areas of our Fellows Initial Discussion First Fellowship document First 7 fellows supported by individuals 1999 2000 Agriculture: Meenakshi, Nammalvar, Siddamma Education: Anu and Krishna, Mahesh, Meenakshi, Nandlal, Rajarethinam, Ravi Aluganti, Sanju Kumar, Siddamma, Vallabh Health: Manish Micro-credit: Sanju Kumar, Sireesha NREGA: Mutyalappa, Nandlal, Vallabh RTI: Aheli and Saurabh, Mahesh, Nandlal, Vallabh Tribal: Siddamma Water: Nammalvar, Nandlal Women: Sireesha, Siddamma 1 st review Two fellowships funding by WAH’01 Fellows meet in Chennai 2003 2 nd review Suggestion for Asha- Fellows and Asha-corps ARC process proposed 2005 3 rd review Know your fellows calls begin Fellows India Conference 2007 Streamlined all fellows under ARC process Know your fellows calls continue 16 Fellows, 9 Areas 2009

17. Asha-18 17 Asha – Fellowship Working Group Some opens Concept of Fellowship is not widespread in Asha – after 10 years! Hardly any participation in the calls Only 8 chapters support the current 16 Fellows Limited learning into Asha from this program Potentially, only the stewards learn Hardly any participation from the stewards either in Asha-Fellows group How do we present/package this to involve more chapter and volunteers?