Hippocampus

Asha is currently funding 9 out of the 100,000 centers that Hippocampus wants to open by 2020 across rural India. Their pilot-to-scale program in June 2011 has opened approximately 80 centers, each of them headed by a woman entrepreneur who will also be the teacher.

They will serve a certain age group after school to supplement their education and increase their exposure and sophistication level to become truly competitive and contributing members of society.
Hippocampus Project Site

Bharatiyar Evening School (BES)

Bharatiyar Educational and Charitable Centre established in December 2002 runs the Bharatiyar evening school with a mission to improve the quality and consistency of education of the slum-dwelling children.The school is located in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. BES project page.

SEED

To educate the children of life prisoners, of patients suffering from leprosy and cancer, of victims of murder, and of red light districts. For more information refer to SEED project page.

Previous Projects

Kedi Residential High School for Tribal Girls

Kedi is a residential high school located in the Dharampur, Valsad district of Gujarat. The school is run by Kaivalaya Trust whi aspires to provide a supportive and conducive environment that would benefit the Adivasis of Dharampur Taluka [Dist. Valsad, South Gujarat, India] to progress educationally, economically, socially and thus to bridge the wide gap between rural-urban society. With this view the trust organizes talks, seminars, workshops, camps and teachers training activities.

The core philosophy of Kedi Residential School is to provide relevant formal education along with vocational training system which can prepare them to work and live in their own villages. Thus, to use literacy as a vehicle of social mobility and as a method for increasing market value for employment. The ability to take independent decision and the desire to take personal responsibility are the major objectives of the education.
Kedi Project Site.

Kerala Bal-Vihar

The project will provide supplementary education to students of age group 6-16 with the view to equip them to grow as socially committed individuals with a clear perceptioin of the world around them, a vision for this world and strong values.  This will be achieved through conducting regular forums for children where relevant topics like health, nature, education, arts and crafts, politics and philosophy are discussed.  Prominent and eminent local personalities are involved to influence the children and sharpen their outlook to life. Kerala bal-vihar web site.

IOI- Anawim Trust
The IOI is a global NGO working to promote awareness, research, consultancy, training and education for the sustainable use of the oceans and the development of the poorer coastal communities. IOI India has been functioning at IIT Madras since 1993. For more information refer to IOI-Anawim Trust project page.

Baikunthpur Tarun Sangha
The BTS Patha Bhavan was formed in 1983 with support from a Lutheran World Service. The school has recently adopted a curriculum that aims to inspire in the children a creative and scientific temperament. For more information refer to Baikunthpur Tarun Sangha project page.

Vikas Adhyayan Kendra
Around 40 children (10-16 years of age) avail of the classes which are held every evening after school, in a rented room in a neighboring slum. Most of the students are Muslim girls from extremely conservative backgrounds, who may face parental opposition to continuing their studies. For more information refer to Vikas Adhyayan Kendra project page.

VOICE
VOICE is a non-governmental organization working towards the overall development of the street child. VOICE has focused on education, healthcare, development of education material, public awareness and staff training. For more information refer to VOICE project page.

UMBVS - Urmul Marusthali Bunkar Vikas Samiti
Apart from running education programmes, UMBVS is implementing a women's empowerment programme as well as an integrated rural development programme in 13 villages of the Jodhpur and Jaisalmer Districts. For more information refer to UMBVS project page.