India Friends Association has invited Sandeep Pandey, co-founder Asha for Education, to the US in October, 2005 to talk about his work in UP area. As part of his visit, he will go to different cities in US and Canada to meet with various organizations, including Asha for Education. A list of all the cities hosting Sandeep's talks and discussions can be accessed from thesouthasian.org : list of cities and events. (This link will take you to a website that is updated by the South Asian organization.) This website tracks his talks at Asha for Education chapters in collaboration with other organizations.

List of Asha chapters hosting Sandeep Pandey:

• SV
• Stanford
• Berkeley
• Detroit
• Toledo
• Carbondale
• Chicago
• Minneapolis
• NY
• Boston
• DC
• Arizona
• Colorado
• Asha LA
• Austin
• Cleveland
• Asha Canada

Background of Asha UP Team's activities.

For reference, Sandeep's Biography.

Cost breakdown for Sandeep's visit 2005:
International flight: [[to be paid by IFA]] - Rs. 83701 (~$1946) (assuming exchange rate of 43)
Domestic flight+ visa+insurance+cancellation: [[divided between volunteers of Asha, AID, ICA, some universities]] - Rest: 111697 (~$2597) (assuming exchange rate of 43)
United Air VUSA: Rs 68805
Delta VUSA: Rs. 20332
VUSA leg: Rs 16992 [[due to airport strike in Delhi]]
Cancel Tickets: Rs. 600
Canadian Visa: Rs. 3105 [[this portion is Asha Canada's]]
Insurance: Rs. 1863
Note: flight cancellation charges were because travel agent preponed Sandeep's visit due to airport strike in Delhi. Resultantly, international flight charges were higher.

Funds used to cover Sandeep's 2005 visit expenses:
No donor money is used for any of this. All expenses are borne by donations from volunteers as well as other groups co-hosting the talks in various cities.
India Friends Association (IFA) sponsored the international flight expenses.