Asha Kiran
The Asha for Education Newsletter Vol. 3, Issue #1, Jan to Dec 2001
Mission Statement: To catalyze socio-economic change in India through the education of under privileged Children
The Asha Conference - 10 years of growth Asha 10 conference
In our 10th year, Asha for Education held the 3rd all-chapter conference in Berkeley where it all began. The Asha-10 conference was held from Saturday, May 26th to Monday, May 28th (Memorial Day Weekend). It was the most well-attended Asha conference (kudos to Asha-Berkeley for great organization!). What was this conference about? It was about clearing our doubts as to what we should work on and coming up with a coherent vision and an action plan to implement it. The objective of the conference can be summarized into the following:
Top 5 action items:
Increase Asha-India volunteer base Learn about the Government programs Learn about other chapter programs Project success measurement metrics need to be defined/ clarified Project monitoring needs to be clearly defined |
Harbingers of Hope:
Twenty two Asha volunteers took the streets of Hawaii by storm running a blistering 26.2 mile Marathon. This unique event which took birth in the Silicon Valley chapter, came to fruition to eventually become Asha's biggest fund raising event to date raising $ 100,000
In an one-two punch, Asha volunteers once again ran a similar Marathon in Vancouver, BC raising a similar amount
What's happening around the Asha world:
Boston & Dallas, July/August |
Notes of hope: A Hindustani classical concert by the renowned sarod player Padma Vibhushan Shri Amjad Ali Khan & legendary flute Maestro Pt. Hariprasad Chaurasia |
Princeton. April |
Surbahar: An evening of fun and popular music |
Athens, Georgia |
Nritya Seva: A classical Indian dance show performed by several well-known professional classical dancers from Atlanta. This show involved dances from various parts of India like Bharatnatyam, Katthak, Kuchipudi etc. and would be a great potpourri of some high class talent, all bundled in one. The entire funds collected through this concert will go towards the CINI-Asha project. |
Cleveland, OH, Sept |
A successful performance by the venerable flutist Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia, at the Cleveland Institute of Music was attended by more than 350 people |
Berkley, CA, Nov |
"Images of India" is the Berkeley chapter's biggest fund-raiser and publicity event. It is usually held to coincide with the Deepavali celebrations. The show features music and dance from different parts of India presented by some of the finest talent in the area. In the past ten years that it has been held, the shows has been running to sold-out audiences. |
Chicago, IL |
Ashafest 2001: Asha volunteers from the Chicagoland area organized this fun filled event & raised $2200. The organizers hope that this event, among other things, created awareness among the people about Asha and its activities |
Stanford, CA |
Asha volunteers organized yet another fun filled Holi festival on campus |
Washington DC, June |
* 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. |
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Updated: 1st December 2001 editor@ashanet.org |
WAH: Work an Hour
From July 5 through September 5th, 1404 donors from all over the world came together to symbolically work one hour for education. Their efforts helped raise over $102000. The funds raised will go to five worthy projects spread across India.
Our deepest sympathies go to those directly involved in the tragedies of September 11 and their families. Our gratitude and support go to those acting in the recovery and relief efforts.