Qualities of an Asha Star Project Member

• Active Involvement - Each member must have a vision of where the project is heading. He/she must feel connected and involved with the project's future and take ownership for the long-term success of the project.

• Visit the Project - Each member visits the project site in India at least once in two years. If a personal site-visit is not possible, a site-visit may be arranged through an Asha India person. This helps greater involvement of all the Asha Stars Project members at an intimate level with children and volunteers at the project site.

• Financial Support - The member guarantees financial support of at least $300 per year and ensures these funds are consistently delivered to the Asha Stars Project Co-ordinator two months before the money is sent to the project. He/she also works with the co-ordinator to raise any further amount needed from the Asha Chapters or through fund-raisers. It must be remembered that untimely delivery of funds puts a lot of stress on the volunteers in India and distracts them from the real work with children. Timely delivery of funds must be considered imperative for success of the project. To implement timely transactions, the Asha Stars Project team should explore automatic deduction system from checking account and/or an automatic charge on their credit card. For students at university, who might not be able to guarantee $300 at present, you can become an Asha Little Star.

• Active participation in decisions making for the project - The Asha Star Project member votes on how the funds are to be used, ensures timely delivery of information to the project co-ordinator. Active participation of all Asha Star Project Members in decision making is imperative for continued success.

• Recruiting of new Asha Star Project Members - Helps recruit new asha-stars for the projects to ensure long-term sustainability for the project as and when needed.