Work-an-Hour and Change a Life!

August 1 - October 15, 2013 "When learning is purposeful, creativity blossoms.  When creativity blossoms, thinking emanates.  When thinking emanates, knowledge is fully lit.  When knowledge is lit, economy flourishes."  - Dr. A.P. J. Abdul Kalam  Dear Asha Patrons:  On August 1st, as we embarked on our 'Work an Hour' campaign for the 16th time, we made a promise to 4,300 underprivileged children in India, to keep them in school. As our campaign draws to a close in less than a month, we have raised more than $40,000 from 240+ donors. But to reach our target of $145,000, we need your active support. In the last week's email, we brought to you some testimonials from our project partners in India. Continuing with the same theme this email brings to you some more testimonials. All our project partners thank you for generously supporting their projects. We only have three weeks before this campaign comes to an end. Below are a few testimonials from our project partners in India: Asha Purdue Chapter is a major donor for the KHEL Patna Center of Diksha Foundation and Alok Charitable trust. Volunteers from the Asha team are also involved with the center and they are exploring the usage of ICT tools to enhance the quality of education. We have established a computer lab with the help of Asha - access to computer and other ICT tools have broadened the world view of the children. - Diksha KHEL (Patna, Bihar, India)  Learn More Donate Asha's support for the construction of Non Formal Education and vocational training centres at Varanasi red light area have been very critical in Guria's fight against human trafficking and forced prostitution. These centres were the backbone in evolving our strategy to end child prostitution, minimize second generation prostitution and prevent trafficking and re-trafficking. - Ajeet Singh, Founder/Director, Guriya Swyam Sevi Sansthan (Varanasi, U.P., India) Learn More Donate Asha for Education has been funding Chehak Trust since 2002, a time when Sahyog was merely an idea. It has stood by us in our most challenging times, such as when the community was being relocated, and the floods of July 2005. It has always appreciated our choice to build Sahyog organically, rooted in the community's life, even at the cost of scale. - Neha Madhiwalla, Sahyog Trustee and a Social Researcher  Learn More Donate   Help us give the under-privileged children in India a better future. Donate now during our "Work an Hour" campaign. On an average one hour of your salary is all it takes to keep a child in school!    These are just a few of the WAH Projects. Please learn more by visiting our website: www.workanhour.org                                        Send Checks to (for US) :                                                                                                      Email: wah@ashanet.org   Asha for Education, WAH 2013 Campaign,  PO Box 407  Church Street Station  New York, NY 10008