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Asha Seattle - Support A Child (Scholarship) |
What is SAC?
The Asha Support A Child program makes it possible for an individual to sponsor the cost of education or total living expense for one underprivileged child in India.
Asha's role is to find a suitable education project run by a non profit organization in India which targets children who are unable to pursue education due to lack of funds. Then Asha endeavors to find sponsors for the children in this project and facilitates matching sponsors with individual children. Asha follows through by disbursing and monitoring the sponsors' funds. It works with both sponsors and the projects in India to obtain regular progress reports of the children and build strong sponsor-child communication.
The sponsor has the opportunity to become a mentor and friend to his sponsored child by writing letters. The sponsor can also arrange a visit with his child through Asha and the project coordinators in India.
The NGOs/organizations/projects for this program are selected by Asha after careful site visits by Asha members and after analyzing the track records and overhead costs.
What about a Scholarship?
Donation for a SAC program only can be converted to a Scholarship to support individual children. However to be considered as a Scholarship:
- The total funds for the entire duration of the
Scholarship has to be donated up front. The Scholarship has to be for
minimum 5 years.
- If the child discontinues the program, then the
scholarship will get transferred to another children with similar needs
for the remaining time.
- If Asha discontinues the underlying SAC program, then
the remaining Scholarship funds will be absorbed in the general funds of
Asha.
Asha will acknowledge the Scholarship by creating a website with the details and linking it to the relevant SAC project page. The donor has to send the necessary information s/he wants to be mentioned on the web.
Also the donor will get annual update on of the each child supported through the Scholarship for the duration of the same.
Some Frequently Asked Questions
Current SAC Projects
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Project
Name |
Girl/Boy
Ratio |
Expenses
per Child in $/Month |
Sponsorship
Supports |
Donate to each project |
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$12.50 |
Education |
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$11 |
Total Living Expense |
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$62 |
Total medical expenses and partial educational costs |
* = Some child(ren) are supported by Scholarship(s)