Featured Project - Navjyoti
The nimble hands of the kids who weave the world famous Benaras Sarees' grab a pencil and a slate under trees and petromax lamps in an effort to attain something traditionally beyond their reach : education.
The organization provides primary education in 2 main centers and non-formal education in about 8 centers. The organization also runs vocational training centers and supports various social causes. Asha Chicago provides support for teachers' salaries, training and school supplies.
Current Project List
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Aralu (1999 - present)
Support the operation of two Pre-Primary Day Care Centers, one in Kamthana and the other in Yedlapur in Bidar Taluk of Bidar district.
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Aralu/Belaku (2000 - present)
Support the creation of the Belaku home and also the ongoing operational expenses. This is a residential center for 25 destitute orhpans and child labourers in Bidar who are being nurtured, nourished and motivated to join mainstream schooling.
[Site visit report (2007)] [Pictures] [Read more...] [Contact] -
Asmita (2001 - present)
Support the education, rehabilitation and training expenses for slow learners. Also support the Rural Community Health Care Program.
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Gramya (2001 - present)
Promote education and overall community awareness and development in a marginalized tribal community in the Varanarsi District.
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Jyotirgamaya (2001 - present)
Working with a unique model towards getting 100% attendance by underpriviledged students in government schools in Bihar.
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Navjyoti (2001 - present)
Primary education and non-formal education to underprivileged children, with special focus on girl children in a deprived weaving community.
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Fellowship - Manish Kumar Dhobi (2007 - present)
An innovative project to make health care more accessible to the socially and economically deprived.
[Service report (2007)] [Read more...] [Contact]
New Project Proposals
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Eureka Quality Improvement Program Tamilnadu (EQUIP) (September 2007)
A proposal to ensure Quality Education for Every Child Proposed by Balaji Sampath
The proposal presents the learning quality problem, their broad solution to the problem and the quantitative and qualitative results that have been acheived so far. It also contains the specific proposal for Vellore District (which is one of the poorest districts as well as one of the worst districts in education standards in the state), followed by the timelines, specific deliverables and expected impact with measures and the budget.
[Read more...] [For more info contact Ajay Gupta]
Past Projects List
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National Association for the Blind : Junagadh (2006)
Asha Chicago purchased a Braille printer for NAB Junagadh enabling them to publish Braille reading material and helping them in expanding their Braille library
[Site visit report (2007)] [Read more...] [Contact] Rural Organization for People's Advancement (ROPA) (1996 - 2003)
The organization trains village women to produce Jute handicrafts and how to cutivate mushrooms.
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