10 Days to Go...Voice your support Today

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Take A Minute Donate An Hour Change A Life Jul  15 - Sep 30, 2012 The silence of good men is more dangerous than the brutality of bad men. - Martin Luther King   Dear Asha Patrons,    We have spoken enough about the societal problems in today's India. Corruption, illiteracy, poverty .... the list goes on. It's about time we did something to change it. We at Asha are working to address the issue of illiteracy. Come support us in educating the underprivileged children in India.   One hour of your salary in 2012 is all we ask from you. Give them their childhood they rightfully deserve today, so they can contribute positively to society tomorrow. Please voice your support Today!   Visit www.workanhour.org to find out more about our featured 2012 'Work an hour' projects.   Quick Links:   US Credit-Card Donation Link: https://www.ashanet.org/workanhour/current/donate/us.php   Other donation options (Paypal, Check, international donations, NEFT in India) available at : http://www.ashanet.org/workanhour/current/donate/donate.php     Warm Regards    Work-An-Hour Team @ Asha for Education   Email: wah@ashanet.org   Send Checks to (for US) :                                    Support NOW                                                Asha for Education, WAH 2012 Campaign,                 PO Box 1287, Princeton, NJ 08542

Every contribution counts. Take a minute. Make a gesture..

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Take A Minute Donate An Hour Change A Life Jul  15 - Sep 30, 2012 Dear Asha Patrons,    On July 15, as we embarked on 'Work an Hour' campaign for the 15th time, we made a promise to 4,300 underprivileged children in India, to keep them in school. When deprived of an opportunity to be in school, in the absence of a minimum wage policy and lack of enforcement of the Child Labor policy, such children shoulder burden, earn less than $1 (~Rs.30) per day, and are abused by society.   At Asha, we believe that we have a responsibility to protect and educate girls; support children with special needs, and bring opportunities to children in urban slums. As our campaign draws to a close in two weeks, we have raised more than $60,000 from 400+ donors. But to reach our target of $150,000, we need your active support.   One hour of your salary in 2012 is all we ask from you. Give them their childhood they rightfully deserve today, so they can contribute positively to society tomorrow. Please support Today!   Visit www.workanhour.org to find out more about our featured 2012 'Work an hour' projects.   Quick Links:   US Credit-Card Donation Link: https://www.ashanet.org/workanhour/current/donate/us.php    Other donation options (Paypal, Check, international donations, NEFT in India) available at : http://www.ashanet.org/workanhour/current/donate/donate.php      Warm Regards    Work-An-Hour Team @ Asha for Education  Send Checks to (for US) :                                 Support Today                                                   Asha for Education, WAH 2012 Campaign,                 PO Box 1287, Princeton, NJ 08542   Email: wah@ashanet.org

A child miseducated is a child lost - John F. Kennedy

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Take A Minute Donate An Hour Change A Life Jul  15 - Sep 30, 2012 Dear Asha Patrons,    According to the World Bank and Harvard University study, on any given day, 25% of teachers in India are absent in schools, with the rate being as high as 42% in poorer states. As India prepares to celebrate another Teacher's Day on September 5th, it should serve as a reminder to all of us who had the opportunity to be educated that 43% primary schools in India have a teacher-student ratio of 1:40 or worse, against the mandated ratio of 1:30.   An important aspect in getting children to school is to first get teachers to attend school. For more than 20 years now, Asha for Education has not only strived to put the underprivileged children in schools, but has also constantly supported the teachers by providing them with adequate training, innovative teaching material and salaries so they are motivated to attend school and educate children in our projects.   Most teachers in primary schools earn $50 or less per month. On September 5th this year, celebrate the nobility of teachers and repay your teachers for their hard work by donating an hour of your salary to WAH.   "A child miseducated is a child lost."  Help us give the under-privileged children in India better hope for the 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!      Donate at  http://www.ashanet.org/workanhour/current/donate/donate.php       Warm Regards    Asha for Education Donation Link                Email:   wah@ashanet.org  Send Checks to (for US) :  Asha for Education, WAH 2012 Campaign,                 PO Box 1287, Princeton, NJ 08542

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Work-an-Hour and Change a Life!

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Take A Minute Donate An Hour Change A Life Jul  15 - Sep 30, 2012 Dear Asha Patrons,    Imagine.....that you walk into a restaurant. You are struck by innocence on the faces of young children, who clean tables and dishes, and also serve you food. Instead of being in school, they work and earn as low as $0.50 per day. They are a sobering reminder of India's 12 million child laborers, who have been deprived of opportunities to learn to read and write. They work in brick kilns, factories, or as sex workers and domestic laborers. Abuse is a reality they live with every day of their lives.   We, at 'Asha for Education' strive to bring about a socioeconomic change in the society by providing education to such children. As intractable the problem of the illiteracy in India may seem, all it takes to bring a change is one little bit of contribution from everyone who had the privilege of being educated. And that is exactly what we are asking of you today as a part of our "Work an Hour" campaign (www.workanhour.org). One hour of your salary as a donation. For the past 14 years in this campaign, small donations from compassionate donors like you have helped Asha for Education put tens of thousands of kids into school in India.   We need your support again this year to make the 15th 'Work an Hour' campaign a success. In 2011 alone, we transformed the lives of more than 50,000 children and our 501 (c)(3) organization earned a 4 star (top) rating from Charity Navigator for 'Financial' responsibility. Please make your contribution and help us bring hope to an underprivileged kid. Remember, One hour--That's all it takes to change a life!   Donate at  http://www.ashanet.org/workanhour/current/donate/donate.php   We have a range of projects from various parts of India for you to choose from.     Warm Regards    Asha for Education Volunteers    Send Checks to (for US) :                Asha for Education, WAH 2012 Campaign,                 PO Box 1287, Princeton, NJ 08542 Email: wah@ashanet.org Donation Link

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Renew our Independence with Work-An-Hour

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Celebrate India's Independence with WAH Jul  15 - Sep 30, 2012 Dear Asha Patrons,    You admire our work. You often talk about how you wish to see the India as a developed nation, as country of your dreams. Here's your chance to take a small step towards bringing the much needed societal change.   It takes ~$35 (Rs.1925) to support the education of one child from the "Work An Hour 2012" projects for a year. Of the 4300 students that we are targeting to support, we have so far raised enough to reach only 1,000 students.   As we continue to celebrate India's freedom from the shackles of slavery, You can help our children break free from the shackles of poverty by supporting their education. "One hour of your salary as a donation" ... that is all we ask...today! Please do your share and help us give hope to the unfortunate. We believe our work is not done until everyone in society have food, shelter & access to education and we want to go towards that goal one hour at a time.   Donate an hour @ www.workanhour.org    We have a range of projects from various parts of India for you to choose from.   Warm Regards    Asha for Education Volunteers    Send Checks to (for US) :                                           Asha for Education, WAH 2012 Campaign,                 PO Box 1287, Princeton, NJ 08542   Email : wah@ashanet.org           Forward this email

On India's Independence Day : Donate for their Right!

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Celebrate India's Independence with WAH Jul  15 - Sep 30, 2012 Dear Asha Patrons,    "The service of lndia means, the service of the millions who suffer. It means the ending of poverty and ignorance and disease and inequality of opportunity. The ambition of the greatest man of our generation has been to wipe every tear from every eye. That may be beyond us, but as long as there are tears and suffering, so long our work will not be over." (From the 'Tryst with Destiny' by Jawaharlal Nehru on 15th August, 1947)   Though literacy in India increased from ~15% to ~75% in the 65 years post-independence, India is still home to the world's largest illiterate population. With the 'Right to Education' becoming a law, education is now a birthright of every child in India. But, there are still an estimated 100+ million kids below the age of 15 who are not in school, for whom education remains to be an inaccessible privilege and not their lawful right. We, at Asha strive every day to enroll these kids in school, to make education a reality for them and to give them a hope for a better future.   We realize the magnitude of the problem of illiteracy in India is too large to even comprehend, and we will not be able to reach every last child not in school. But as Aesop said "No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted". We continue to march ahead to serve as many needy kids as we can. Now, in this 2 month long 'Work an Hour' campaign, we are targeting to reach 4300 underprivileged kids from various parts of the country. All it takes for us to be successful in our pursuit is one hour's worth of salary from compassionate donors like you.   On India's 66th Independence Day, August 15th 2012, show us your support and help us attain a peak in the number of donors like we have never before!   Spare a thought ... Spend a minute ... Donate an hour...today!     Warm Regards    Work-An-Hour 2012 Team (Asha for Education)     Send Checks to (for US) :                                                                                                                                                                                 Asha for Education, WAH 2012 Campaign,                 PO Box 1287, Princeton, NJ 08542 Email: wah@ashanet.org

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Asha for Education in Rural India : Evidence Based Approach

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Contribute Today July 15 - September 30, 2012 Dear Donor,  Here's a fact that weaves a story of literacy decline in rural India. According to Lant Pritchett, a developmental economist at Harvard university: 94% of children who join school in grade 2 without knowing how to read, will not be proficient in reading at the end of the school year.  In grade 3 and grade 4, the odds that the child will not be proficient in reading are at 88% and 77% respectively.  In compliance with 'The Right to Education' Act, such a child in India is promoted class after class with the 'hope' that someday, someone will help the child learn to read.   We, at Asha, strive to be that 'Hope'.   Asha for Education-WAH projects tackle issues and challenges on rural education by motivating children to attend school early on, in pre-primary levels, and by providing supplemental education in primary grade levels. Children in some schools are also provided free books, uniforms, transportation and mid day meals.   Our 2012 WAH projects that make an impact in rural India- Awantika, Madhya Pradesh Balia Gram Unnayan Samiti, West Bengal Mandra Lions Club, West Bengal Mukti Coaching Center, West Bengal Gramya Sansthan, Uttar Pradesh Seva Mandir, Rajasthan We need your help to give hope to our first generation school goers. Let their hopes not be deferred endlessly to a point where their dreams are denied, and it's too late.   Donate an Hour! Donate Now!     Warm Regards   Work-An-Hour 2012 Team (Asha for Education) Send Checks to (for US) :                      Donation Link                   Email: wah@ashanet.org  Asha for Education, WAH 2012 Campaign,                 PO Box 1287, Princeton, NJ 08542

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