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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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Standard of Reporting?

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The Justice Element - The Truth Behind the Human Element

Boston Fireworks 2012

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The Justice Element - The Truth Behind the Human Element

Introducing Projects in India's 'urban poverty pockets'

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Contribute Today July 15 - September 30, 2012 Dear Asha Patrons,  Narrow lanes with clustered and substandard houses, open sewers,  garbage dumps, hordes of mosquitoes, and lack of potable water paint a grim picture of life in India's 'urban poverty pockets'. With an increase in urbanization, India's population in slums more than doubled from 43 million in 2001 to 93 million in 2011 and is expected to add 2 million people every year.     What has Asha for Education learnt about children in slums? Parents are migratory and/or daily wage laborers, and are not motivated to send their children to school. Families are under pressure to withdraw children from school when they see hope for their children to earn $0.50 per day to supplement their earnings. Child rights are not protected. Poverty creates conditions that are ripe for exploitation of children in cities.   Work an Hour (WAH) 2012 projects in slums:   India Sponsorship Committee (ISC): empowers women and protects right of children of migratory workers from brick kilns of Yerawada in Pune, Maharashtra. To overcome language barriers in education, ISC offers support classes to children. ISC has influenced the children such that girls now resist marriage at an early age, and children in general, have shown an improvement in academic performance. Jabala Action Research Organization: is a non formal education school that caters to needs of children in Kalabagan slums, Kolkata, West Bengal. Jabala has identified that mothers are more receptive to providing support to their daughters than the fathers and works with them to overcome barriers to empowerment of girls.   Shishur Sevay: is home to orphaned and abandoned girls in Kolkata, West Bengal, where the girls are nurtured to reach their full potential in life. Girls are happy, connect well emotionally, and three girls qualified for admission in a reputed school this year.   Trinita: promotes sustainable livelihood for children in slums of Kolkata, West Bengal. In the last five years, enrollment into Trinita centers has more than tripled. Hena, a high school student now, once dropped out of school and was re-admitted with support from her teacher. She is a recipient of Asha's after school support program. Five girls have been enrolled into high school; thanks to Asha's Support-A-Child program!   Click here to replace despair of children in India's slums with hope. Donate an hour of your salary now. Help us spread the word on WAH 2012 campaign.      Warm Regards    Asha For Education Volunteers Send Checks to (for US) :                      Donate Now                   Email: wah@ashanet.org  Asha for Education, WAH 2012 Campaign,                 PO Box 1287, Princeton, NJ 08542

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Neck and shoulder exercises

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Introducing: Children of HIV- infected Parents and Children with Disabilities

 

Having trouble viewing this ? Click here July 15 - September 30,2012 Dear Asha Patrons,    As we introduced you to our campaign last week, we also gave a good start to our donations in the first week.  Our campaign this year supports projects on rural education, needs of children with disabilities, and children from urban slums.   In addition to living in poverty, children born with physical disabilities or those who are mentally impaired face an additional layer of challenge in their lives.    Efforts from Indian Association for Special Education and Rehabilitation (IASER)  ensure that blind readers can access content in digitized format. The books  are also distributed nationally through the organizations like National Association for the Blind (NAB)   Ashok, age 16 from Pneuma Trust, once exemplified the life of a child born to poor and HIV-infected parents.  His parents passed away when he was 9 years old.  Diffident and timid as a child, Ashok has to his credit a performance in a play at the National School of Drama, New Delhi and received recognition for his talent, thanks to efforts from Pneuma Trust.      Meenakshi from  Militha (a Timbaktu Collective project) was polio-stricken at the age of 8 years.  She was first refused admission into the school due to her disability, but was later enrolled when Militha took the initiative and made her family and school aware of her right to education.   Please give these children and our projects 10 minutes of your time by reading about them here: www.ashanet.org/workanhour. Our efforts at Asha for Education and one hour of your salary will be their hope in 2012.    Warm Regards   Asha For Education Volunteers   Donate Now Send Checks to (for US) :                                                                                                      Email: wah@ashanet.org    Asha for Education, WAH 2012 Campaign,                 PO Box 1287, Princeton, NJ 08542             Forward this

Asha for Education Presents Work-An-Hour 2012

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July 15 - September 30, 2012 Dear Asha Patrons,  Asha for Education invites you to join our 15th Annual Work-An-Hour (WAH) Campaign. Work-An-Hour highlights the issue of illiteracy in India to donors worldwide and symbolically requests you to donate an hour (or more) of your salary towards education of underprivileged children. As we introduce you to our projects this year, we would like to first take you on a short journey into the life of Harini, a girl from Work-An-Hour 2011 project. We wholeheartedly acknowledge support from our donors like you for playing a key role in lives of children such as Harini. To learn about WAH-2011 fund utilization, click here.   This year, we showcase thirteen educational projects in our campaign with a fundraising goal of $150,000. Be it orphaned and abandoned girls, children from slums, children of migrant workers, or those with disability - it is sheer luck of birth that has deprived these 4300 children from our projects, the opportunity of a life free from abuse and exploitation.      Over the next few weeks, you will have the opportunity to learn about our projects and how Asha for Education is helping these children realize their dreams for a better life.  We hope you take the time to gain information about our projects and make an informed decision on the project(s) you wish to contribute to. To help us beyond donations and spread the word, visit this page.  Warm Regards   Asha For Education    Donate Now   Send Checks to (for US) :                                                                                                      Email: wah@ashanet.org  Asha for Education, WAH 2012 Campaign,                  PO Box 1287,  Princeton, NJ 08542

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