Happy Independence Day! It was an emotional moment for all Indians when Pandit Nehru heralded the birth of a new nation with these words: "Long years ago we made a …
What’s special about WAH this year?
This year marks the passage of a historic legislation in the Parliament of India – the Right to Education Bill. Seven years after education was made a fundamental right with …
Lets support the Right to Education…
Learn about WAH & Check out the WAH 2009 video. Greetings! With WAH 2009 in its third week, we urge you to spread the word about Asha’s work to as …
Give them the gift of Education!
Teachers play a major role in shaping the lives of children, therefore, having well qualified and responsible teachers is an important aspect of quality education, the theme for WAH 2009. …
Work An Hour 2009 – Update from First Week
Work An Hour 2009Week One Updates Welcome to the first update on Work An Hour (WAH) 2009. Where we are…Time flies! A week has passed by since the campaign started. …
Asha for Education Announces – Work An Hour 2009
Asha for Education Announces Work An Hour 2009 Welcome to Work An Hour (WAH) 2009. A year has passed since WAH 2008 and it is that time of the year …
One hour can aid India’s poor
CNN’s Liz Neisloss reports on a school that’s trying to help disadvantaged children in India with Asha For Education Embedded video from CNN Video
Sharing in the Economic Boom
India is indeed booming. A very visible effect of this is the unprecedented amount of construction going on in the cities – office buildings, shopping complexes, residential complexes, schools, colleges, …
As education becomes a top-down policy focus, Asha also addresses the problem from the bottom up at the grassroots level.
A January 17, 2008 New York Times article (link below) largely discusses and criticizes the Indian government’s response to the growing gap in education between the have’s and the have-not’s …