Asha for Education

Education is not just schooling. Neither is it mere literacy. Education is empowerment. It is providing individuals the tools to understand the world they are living in – the many forces, man-made or otherwise that shape their everyday lives. It is creating awareness of their rights and privileges. It is providing them an ability to stand up for those.

In 2014, Asha supported 185 projects through our project partners in India. Here is a glimpse of the work done by a few of them.

As a fully volunteer-run non-profit, volunteers are the lifeline of Asha for Education. But what is the driving force behind such a commitment? A long time volunteer of Asha explains …

Asha volunteers routinely visit projects to gain ground-level perspectives and strengthen the ties with our project partners in India. This section features some reports written by volunteers about what they witnessed.

Fundraisers, Awareness events, Endurance training programs … the list of Asha events around the world goes on. Find out more about activities of Asha around the US and Europe.

Asha has always been committed to transparency – with all our financial and project information available on our website. Here are detailed reports on our finances for the 2014 Financial Year.

An Asha project partner presents a case study on the status of education and people’s perception of formal education in bastis (slums) of Bhopal, India.