When we start getting involved in organizations like Asha, an early question we have is, “Will we have to support this project forever? How can we help more and more …
Agrarian Crisis of India Shining!
India is rapidly developing.Services sector is booming.Our GDP is increasing at 9%.We are cutting nuclear deals with USA.Our youth have the credit to buy German and Japanese cars and motorcycles. …
WAH 2008 launched: Empowering Rural India- One child at a time.
So, if you didn’t know, WAH 2008 has been launched. If you are here, then you are in the right page for the right reason and for those who don’t …
International Humanitarian Award for Asha
Asha for Education (“Asha”), will receive the 2007 Champaign-Urbana International Humanitarian Award in the area of Humanitarian Relief on Thursday, October 18th in Champaign, Illinois. The cities of Champaign and …
What price, our education system?
Today, Sep 5th, on Teacher’s Day, spare a thought to the education of the children of India. For one fancy moment, imagine that we are not mired in the morass …
Timbaktu Update
Timbaktu Collective in Andhra Pradesh is one of the projects supported by WAH this year. With it’s holistic approach to education and community development it is one of those model …
What are the rights for the child of a migrant laborer ?
Apparently in the esteemed IIT Kanpur, ‘Right to life’ is not one of them. “A Tragic Death at IIT Kanpur Students of IIT Kanpur were shocked to receive a mail …
Where then the promised freedom? 60 years and counting…
Sixty years to our independence today, as India awakes to a new president who, when running a bank, took money from the women depositors, distributed most of that money amongst …
The Work An Hour 2007 Challenge.
Shivani is 7 yrs old. Her parents are agricultural laborers in Jhumritalaiya, in erstwhile Bihar. They struggle to make ends meet as they are not paid even 50% of the …
Bal Vikas Bank (Child Development Bank)
Bal Vikas Bank(as called in India) or The Children’s Development Bank (as referred internationally) is an innovative concept conceptualized and initiated by the global NGO Butterflies, as a vehicle to …