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Current Project(s)
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Arushi, Bhopal
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Arushi - meaning
"the first ray of sun" - strives to integrate people with
disabilities into the mainstream of society.
In 1992, five like-minded friends came together
and started working for issues concerned with Environmental Protection. The
focus of their efforts shifted towards “people with visual impairment” and
they started recording study material for them on audiocassettes. This was
a genuinely felt need and eventually their empowerment and integration into
the mainstream became the focus. This pulled a number of volunteers into
its fold. Over the years the organization has evolved and has broad based
its activities to address possible issues related with disability.
For more details, please visit http://www.arushi-india.org/
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Project Mother,
TamilNadu
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The Mother project aims to actively improve the
quality of education and life in rural areas of Chennai, which includes 20
villages in a 45 km radius. The project provides academic support and
teaches spiritual and social values to under-privileged children.
Centralized classes and exams, meditation camps and science tours are
conducted in order to prepare children for public exams thereby leading to
better career opportunities. In addition, medical camps are organized in
otherwise neglected rural communities.
Click here for details.
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Previous Projects
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Project Savali, Maharashtra
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Based
in Amalner district in Maharashtra, this project is an effort by
Drs. Asha and Kuber Vaidya to help mentally challenged children. Mamata Vidyalaya set up in
1981, is registered under the Societies Registration Act and Public Trust
Act and presently has strength of 50 students. Though this school is fully
supported by the Maharashtra State Government,
the government only considers children below the age of 18 to be eligible
for school benefits. Through Project Savali, the Vaidyas intend to train these mentally challenged and
economically backward children in various agricultural activities so that
they can become independent and productive members of their family and the
society.
The school trust has purchased 6 acres of land
where 25 students (above the age of 18) have already started cultivating
crops. Each student has been allotted one or more plants whose maintenance
is essentially their responsibility. The earnings generated from selling
the crops will be given to the students involved.
Asha Salt Lake City intends to help Mamata
Vidyalaya establish a self-sufficient farming
system which requires a one time set-up cost of approximately $5000 for
essentials such as a well, an irrigation system, farming tools and some
basic medical equipment.
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Project Ashraya, Karnataka
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Ashraya is a charitable trust registered with the Government of Karnataka.
Established by Ms. Leela Deshpande,
Ashraya aims to provide food, clothing, shelter
and education to physically and mentally challenged children rescued off
the streets of Bangalore.
The project is based out of Ms.Deshpande's home,
where many of these children also live.
Ms.Deshpande also administers a school for these
children's education and organizes medical care for them.
Asha Salt Lake City is focusing on Project Ashraya as part of 'Support a Child' program, a first
of its kind from this chapter. The Support a Child program makes it
possible for an individual to sponsor the cost of education or total living
expenses for one underprivileged child in Ashraya.
The aim is to support this child financially till he or she completes
college or vocational education.
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Look Ahead Project, Jaipur, Rajasthan
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Currently
we are raising money to support Look Ahead project at Jaipur,
Rajasthan in partnership with Drishti Viklang Sangh (Association of
Visually impaired). Goals of this project are:
- To
enhance computer literacy for blind and visually impaired person in India.
- To
make blind and visually challenged persons equipped with computer
skills employable in the corporate as well as government settings.
To
provide a model of computer training for the blind and its advantages and
inspire other organizations working for the blind.
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Work An Hour 2003
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From
July 5 through September 7th, 2003 - 1911 donors from all over the
world came together to symbolically work one hour for education.
We
successfully raised $1952 with the help of 45 donors (an extremely
significant achievement for our first WAH fund raiser, thanks to generous
support from Salt Lake Community)
Money
raised from this will be used to support four worthy projects spread across
India.
1.
Odanadi Seva Samsthe,
Mysore, Karnatka
2.
National Association for the Blind, Nanakvada
Gujarat
3.
Street to School, Kolkata, West Bengal
4.
VOICE, Mumbai
Go
to WAH
2003 for a detailed description of these projects.
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Save The Children
Home, Kolkatta
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 Earlier we have worked with Asha-CNJ
chapter to support the Save the Children Home, a girls’ orphanage in Kolkata, West Bengal. The home provides food, medical care and primary
education for underprivileged girls. The orphanage originally needed over
$17,000 for
- Repairing
electrical wiring
- Renovating
rooms
- Embanking
the neighboring pond
We
contributed $1500 for the project.
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