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*                Asha for Education                 *
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*            **  Work an Hour 2003 **               *
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*               an online event to                  *
*   help educate underprivileged children in India  *
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*           http://www.workanhour.com               *
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Asha for Education's Work An Hour event brings people from
all over the world together to help educate underprivileged
children in India. The event kicks off on July 4th, peaks on
August 15th and concludes on September 5th. 15th of August,
Indias Independence Day, is the symbolic date chosen for
this phenomenal coming together of the human spirit.
 
Last year's Work an Hour helped projects that
ranged from residential camps for young girls in Rajasthan
to educating small and marginal farmers about sustainable 
agriculture in the Anantapur district of Andhra Pradesh.
Details about the progress of these projects are available 
on the website. These projects were supported with over $100,000
 
raised from more than 1,300 donors supporting the event.
http://www.ashanet.org/workanhour/wah2002_feedback.html
 
Work an Hour 2003 aims to raise $125,000 by September 5th,
2003. The funds raised will be used towards projects that
range from helping visually impaired individuals to lead regular 
lives in Valsad, Gujarat, to reintegrating street children and 
children of commercial sex-workers into mainstream schools in Calcutta, 
West Bengal. Details about all the projects are available on the 
website: http://www.ashanet.org/workanhour/projects.html
 
You can be a part of this event by donating one hour of your
time to help educate the underprivileged in India. You can
symbolically do this by donating one hour's equivalent or any
other amount of your salary to Asha for Education. You can
 make
your donations online using a credit card (Visa/MC) or by
sending a check. If your company matches donations, please
include the matching donation form to double your donation.
https://www.ashanet.org/workanhour/donate.php
 
Please join us in this effort to educate the children of
India. Forward this note to your family, friends, colleagues
and others who may be interested in making a contribution
and thereby making a difference.
 
Asha for Education is a federally tax-exempt organization. All
contributions to it are tax-deductible. The organization is
dedicated to socio-economic change in India through basic
education in the belief that education is a critical requisite for
socio-economic change. In keeping with this focus, volunteers get
involved with and support projects that have an
 education-related
component to them. Asha for Education is lauded for being a
zero-overhead organization. All donations go directly to projects.

http://www.workanhour.com
Sincerely,
Asha for Education and The WAH 2003 Team