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Asha-Austin is the Austin
chapter of Asha for Education and was
formed in October 2002 by a varied group of students and professionals.
Asha for Education first began as a group of students
in the University of California,
Berkeley in April 1991 with the objective of making basic education
available to underprivileged children in India. Today,
Asha
is a thriving world-wide
organization with active chapters in many parts of the United States,
India and other countries.
Our
primary objective is to provide education to the underprivileged children
of India. In addition, whenever possible, we try to address other related
issues such as health care, environment, socio-economic and women's
empowerment.
Our emphasis is on the following:
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Form close partnerships with groups in India. We attempt to
maintain regular contact and visit the groups we work with to form a stable
long term relationship.
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To maximize effectiveness of our efforts we seek to support
groups in rural and economically poor areas.
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Provide assistance in different ways such as financial, material
and technological support to the groups in India.
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We strive to learn about and disseminate information on different
social issues faced by the affected people in India.
Volunteer activities:
We are a newly formed group and gladly welcome new volunteers. Please
feel free to attend our meetings and find out more about volunteer
opportunities within Asha. Some activities you can participate in include
the following.
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You can choose to work closely with partner groups in
India.
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Provide technological support by creating web sites for some
of our partner groups.
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Collect and research material that could be used by some of
our schools.
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Participate in disseminating information of social/developmental
issues in India.
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Participating in organizing fund raising events such as concerts,
picnics, marathon, movie fests, etc. You can pursue your own ideas with help from other
Asha volunteers.
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Help build a steady donor base for Asha.
All
administrative expenses are met by the core volunteers. 100% of your donations
are sent to Asha's partner groups in India.
Asha-Austin Home
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Asha for Education is a non-profit organization dedicated to socio-economic change in India. We
believe that education is a critical element of socio-economic change.
In keeping with this focus,
our volunteers get involved in identifying, researching, owning, and sustaining projects that target
basic education.
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