Instructions: Please respond to the following questions on a separate sheet (include the question with the response). Provide detailed information wherever possible. Please include any relevant photographs of the project area, if available. Mail the complete proposal to: Asha-Delaware, P.O. Box 4575, Newark DE 19715-4575 You can also email the proposal to asha-de@egroups.com.

About your organization:

1.     Name of the organization.
2.    Objectives of the organization/group.
3.    Affiliations. Please give reasons if any of these are religious and/or political.
4.    Community development activities, if any (apart from education).
5.    Brief description of previous projects (including funding sources and amounts).
6.    Other pertinent information (annual report and/or budget, newspapers clips etc.)

About your project area:  

7.    List and location of school(s) operated by your group in the project area.
8.    Existing drinking water, electricity and health facilities (include information about nearest
       doctor/hospital).
9.    Details of children enrolled in your school(s):    Male ____    Female ____    Age range _____
10.   Average distance the children travel to attend your school.
11.   Details of the local community.
       (primary occupation/average annual income/male and female literacy rate/source of this information).
12.   Details of support you receive through governmental education programmes (such as DPEP etc.)
13.   Details of the staff employed at your school(s):  no. of teachers, minimum qualifications etc.
14.   Existing infrastructure facilities (own building, toilets, playground, library, teaching aids etc.)
15.   Expansion plans for the future.
16.   Number of other schools in the project area and the range of classes offered by them.
17.   Differences in the program provided at your school(s) to other schools in the project area.

About the project:

18.   Objectives of the project: short term (1-2 years) and long term (3-5 years)
19.   Name, experience and education of the Project Director and others involved in the project from your group.
20.   Details of planned operation of the project (methodology of implementation etc.)
21.   Brief description of the type of education provided and teaching techniques employed (syllabus, vocational training etc.)
22.   Parental involvement in school operations (setting school syllabus etc.)
23.   Future education/employment possibilities of children in your school(s) and the related involvement of  your group.
24.   Source of your motivation to be involved in the project.
25.   Funds required and duration. Itemized description of proposed use of funds (please provide a budget).
26.   Amount requested from Asha and details of proposed use (Item/Amount/One time-or-Annual/Duration).
27.   Other sources of funds for the project. Please specify any usage restrictions on these funds.
28.   Other organizations which have been approached with the same project proposal.
29.   Details of how you plan to sustain the project in the long term.

Suggested supplementary details:
30.   Attendance records with the names of children and their parents. Please include the level of education of parents.

Your comments (optional):
Do you have any suggestions on how Asha can be a positive influence in changing the education scenario in India?