Events

Ongoing and Upcoming Events/Activities ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ongoing Asha for Education/DC : Support a Child Past Events/Activities/News ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2006  |2005  |  2004  |  2003  |  2002  |  2001  |  1999  |  1998 2006 Top October 2006 2006 Marine Corps Marathon. October 30, 2006 [more] September 2006 Notes of Hope - Asha for Education presents Pt. Shiv Kumar Sharma and Rahul Sharma in concert.[more] April 2006 Team Asha kickoff event at the International Student House in Washington DC.[more] February 2006 Asha for Education and AID Presents Grassroot Development Work - A Discussion with Ms. E. Siddamma. [more] 2005 Top December 2005 NetSAP STAGE Presents Parchayee: Shadows of Self - A Collection of One Act Plays [more] December 2005 NetSAP Charity Ball 2005 - Portion of Proceeds to go to Asha for Education [more] October 2005 2005 Marine Corps Marathon. October 30, 2005 [more] October 2005 Heritage India Festival October 22-23 [more] October 2005 October 14 - Talk by Sandeep Pandey Co-founder of Asha for Education. [more] September 2005 Notes of Hope Concert - September 24th. Asha for Education Presents an Indian Classical Music Concert featuring Ustad Amjad Ali Khan along with this sons Amman Ali Bangash and Ayaan Ali Bangash. [more] September 2005 WHA July 4th - September 5th. 8th Annual WORK AN HOUR! [more] August 2005 Joint Independence day [more] August 2005 Rangoli Inc Presented An Evening of Indian Music and Dance! Held on August 21, 2005. [more] May 2005 Talk by NS Sasty - Managing Trustee and Founder, Tapasya Charitable Trust. [More..] Apr/May 2005 Heritage India Festival - Pictures and Information... [here] April 2005 Talk by Indrani Sinha - The founder of Sunlaap. [More Information] 2004 Top Dec 2004 Response to Tsunami Victims - Asha for Education has launched an appeal to support relief efforts in response to the widespread devastation caused by the tsunami in south India. Press Release, Dec 27 | Live updates and news | Contribute to Tsunami Relief and Rehabilitation Oct 2004 Marathon 2004 Oct 31st was a remarkably hot day and the race was much tougher than expected. The cool morning gave no indication of the hot day ahead. 18,000 runners thronged the race grounds near the Marine Corps War Memorial for race day. The mood was upbeat, with blaring music, marines in green fatigues directing and helping runners and whole range of race day gala. Asha runners grouped around our allotted tent before the race and later left to take positions at different points to start the race. Even though some of our runners suffered from cramps, fatigue, or pain from previous injuries, they all went ahead and finished the race. We want to thank all the runners, the volunteers and the donors who made this possible. We hope to see you all again next year. Marine Corps Marathon Pictures... Sept 2004 Work An Hour 2004 Work An Hour 2004 raised $164,073 from 1296 donors. The Target for this year was $175,000. This was a successful event for Asha for Education over all. The DC chapter raised $2422. Statistics... July 2004 East Coast Conference Post Conference Updates... June 2004 Heritage India Festival See Pictures... 2003 Top Nov 2003 Marathon A successful completion at "Marathon in the Parks". Nov 2003 Rang TarangA live music show performed by Spandan, a DC based band. Read more ... Sept 2003 "30 Days in September" play - ASHA booth setup People stopped by to pick up brochure,newsletter and signed up for mailing list, 2003 calendar July - Sept 2003 Work An Hour 2003 raised more than $133,000. This was the largest amount ever raised in WAH and easily beat the $125,000 target. The DC chapter raised $5,528 which beat our chapter target of $5,000. This means that Asha will be able to fund the 4 very deserving projects that were selected for WAH funding this year. Asha is grateful to each one of the donors for making the largest fundraising drive in it's history possible. Thanks to each one of you. 14-15 June 2003 Heritage India Festival (Cosponsored by Asha for Education and Vibha) June 1, 2003 Quiz Quotient, 1st Asha for Education Quiz 2002 Top Dec 2002 Dr. Sandeep Pandey, one of the founders and early volunteers of Asha was awarded the 2002 Ramon Magsaysay Award in the Emergent Leadership category for his work towards the upliftment of the poor and the underprivileged in India. Click here for Sandeep Pandey's profile and Magsaysay Award acceptance speech. Dec 2002 Asha for Education DC Retreat Dec 22, 2002 Talk by Ms. Lakshmi Suryanarayanan Asha for Education-Chennai coordinator Oct 31, 2002 Talk by Mr. Rajendra Joshi, Managing Trustee of SAATH, Gujarat on SAATH's experience with slum development, earthquake relief and riot relief in Gujarat. Oct 5, 2002 Collaborated in Gandhi Day Community Service event, 15 Asha DC volunteers participated in local community service projects. Organized by SAALT. www.gandhiday.org Aug - Oct 2002 Organized a Computer Collection Drive and collected about 80 computers and sent them to Asha Yale for further shipment to SEWA, Gujarat, India. In collaboration with ILP, and AID DC Chapters. Oct 1, 2002 Presentation by Prof. R. Rajagopalan, International Ocean Institute (India): Efforts on educating dalit children in rural Tamil Nadu Oct 1, 2002 Participated in Peace Vigil, Organized by a collection of South Asian non-profit organizations. Sep 25, 2002 Rang Tarang -- A live music show performed by Spandan, a DC based band Aug 26, 2002 Mr. Rangaswamy Elango, Village Panchayat President from Kuthambakkam village in Tamil Nadu, shared his experience and experiment with SELF-GOVERNANCE (Swaraj), SELF-RELIANCE and ECO-FRIENDLY DEVELOPMENT. May 2002 Proposed and won funding approval from Asha-wide funds for a new Work an Hour Project: Adhikar. Apr 2002 Ms. Geeta Sharma of LearningChannel.org would like to meet with Asha for Education group and discuss mutual projects and ideas. Mar 6, 2002 Asha-DC and other South Asian groups participated in a Peace Rally and relay fast at the Gandhi Statue in Dupont Circle, to protest the killings of innocent people in the Gujarat violence incidents. In Collaboration with AID, MD Chapter. Feb 26, 2002 Asha-DC hosted Admiral (Retired) Ramdas and his wife Lalita Ramdas, who spoke on ACTIVISM IN SOUTH ASIA: PEACE, LITERACY, AND DEMOCRACY. 2001 Top Nov 9 - 11, 2001 South Asian Literary Festival. Organized by Netsap-DC and co-sponsored by Asha for Education - DC Oct 21, 2001 Co-sponsored the first annual GANDHI DAY WALKATHON FOR FREEDOM AND DEMOCRACY, with American India Foundation. Oct 21, 2001 Co-sponsors of Gandhi Walkathon, Oct 21. Organized by AIF (American India Foundation) Oct 2, 2001 Remembering Gandhiji and other Messengers of peace. co-sponsored by AID, MD Sep 23, 2001 Semi-annual Asha-DC Information Session (for new and potential volunteers) Sep 2001 Approved and initiated funding for three new Asha - DC projects. Aug 25, 2001 Asha-DC proudly hosts Talk by Shanmuga on People's movements and NGOs, great participation by Association for India's development (AID)-MD July - Aug 2001 Work an Hour 2001 www.workanhour.com July-Aug, 2001 Screened ‘Split Wide Open’ and ‘English August’ – films by Dev Benegal - to a capacity audience of over 400 per show. Participated in Petition on New Education Policy, DC Chapter conclusions posted on Asha-wide network Jul 29, 2001 Talk by Manish and Vidhi of Swaraj and Shikhshantar project Jun 9, 2001 Asha-DC chapter hosts M. B. Nirmal of Exnora to Washington DC, co-sponsored by AID, MD Jun 7, 2001 Talk by Dr. Sandeep Pandey and Arundhati Pandey on Jeevan Vidya, a sustainable approach to Basic Education Summer 2001 Participated in the Petition for New Education Policy. DC Chapter’s conclusions were posted on Asha-wide network. Mar 28, 2001 Co-sponsorship of a documentary screening with SAALT (South Asian American Leaders of Tomorrow) Mar 11, 2001 Semi-Annual Asha-DC information meeting held close to GW University Feb 22, 2001 Screening of the movie "The Terrorist" at the Cineplex Odeon, Wisconsin Avenue Cinemas, Washington D.C Jan 2001 Co-sponsor for the free screening of "The Children we Sacrifice", a film focusing on incestuous sexual abuse of the girl child in South Asia and the South Asian Diaspora -- looking at India, Sri Lanka, Canada and the United States. 1999 Top Nov 1999 Fundraiser - Screening of the movie "Earth" Jul 1999 Joint AID/Asha for Education Conference: Formation of Development Action Plan in cooperation with AID and other grassroots development organizations. Apr 1999 Netsap Charity Auction benefits Asha for Education-DC ($3300) Mar 1999 Ballia project funded Feb 1999 Proposal to fund the Ballia project - a school supported by one of the founding members of Asha for Education ($2500) Jan 1999 We fund the Phulenagar Slum Children project (near Bombay) ($2500) 1998 Top Nov 1998 The World Bank sponsored Happy Hour benefits Asha for Education (raised $1000) Oct 1998 Sanjay Mishra Concert (raised approx. $3000)