The Asha Stars program offers a unique way to get involved with projects at an intimate level. It is a program where you, along with a group of like-minded individuals, take responsibility for a specific project. Asha Stars get first-hand understanding of issues related to development and see a project grow over time. With a secure source of long-term support, the project is able to strike roots and move towards self-sufficiency.
- Consistency with Mission Statement - The project must be consistent with Asha for Education’s mission statement.
- Asha Star Project Members - Each Asha Star Project has members who all share a common vision and take responsibility in ensuring the success of the project. The recommended number of members for a project based on past experience is between 5-10.
- Asha Star Project Co-ordinator - He/she is the direct contact for that particular project. Ideally this should be the person who will propose a project in the first place. Anyone contacting this person, should be able to get the status of the project and if he/she so desires, get involved with the co-ordinator’s approval.
- Approval of the project by a registered Asha for Education chapter - The Asha Star Project has to be approved by a registered chapter of Asha for Education. The accounts for the project will be maintained and submitted yearly to the IRS by the treasurer for this chapter. Every year, the Asha Stars Project needs to be ratified by the Asha chapter.
- Site visit - Prior to the start of the project and once a year after that. - At least one person in the particular Asha Star Project team must have visited the site before the project is selected. Following this, a site visit needs to be made once every year. For these subsequent visits, assistance may be sought from Asha-India volunteers/partners.
- Maintenance of web page for the project - Minimum information of the project must be maintained at a web-site with the standard Asha Projects template. The web-page may contain Site-Visit reports, Financial statement, Photographs of the project, List of current Asha Stars and the Asha Stars Project Brochure. A typical Asha Stars Project web-site might look like this http://www.ashanet.org/berkeley/projects/Pindval/sarvodaya_stars.doc
- Project Updates - Bi-yearly (six monthly) reports are to be posted on the project web-site. This is to document progress for the benefit of those involved in the project and the public at large. Asha-India partners may fill in directly on web page after a site-visit.
