Asha for Education

Project Brief: ETASHA is a non-profit founded in 2006 with the aim to make youth from under-served communities employable and to connect them with reputable companies in the organized sector.
Project Type: Vocational Training (description)
Primary Focus: vocational training (description)

Secondary Focus: other

Area: Urban
Supporting Chapter Contact: San Francisco

Status: current / ongoing
Project Steward: Ramya Narasimha
Project Partner(s): Meenakshi Nayar
Other Contacts: Sindhu Kashyap
Project Address: , E 48 Greater Kailash Enclave II,N/A,New Delhi,
Delhi  110048
Tel: 91 11 0 29221320
Stewarding Chapter: San Francisco

Project Prerna

"Project Perna" is Etasha's vocational and employability skills training program serving youth from impoverished colonies in New Delhi, India. It teaches relevant employability skills and training to the youth to ultimately get them sustainable and respectable employment in the private sector. Its curriculum encompasses spoken English, computer skills, inter and intra personal skills, social confidence, world of work, and selling & customer service skills. They adopt practical, experiential, hands-on training methods in their programs such as taking students for site visits to companies, shopping malls, and restaurants, encouraging them to explore what professions they would like to pursue. In the last two weeks of the program, Etasha's placement team works closely with the students to create their resumes, prepare them for job interviews and connect them with several corporations. Etasha's useful connections with important companies greatly facilitate the ability to find the most appropriate jobs for students.


Project Shruti
(Asha-wide Quality of Education 2011 initiative)

In addition, Etasha was also chosen for Asha-wide's QED initiative in 2011 through which they will be using the funds (~$2,400) to provide digital lesson plans for Spoken English to supplement the traditional classroom lectures. This will be achieved by providing MP3 players to students containing the digital lesson plans. The purpose is two-fold - 1) to improve student engagement, 2) to boost morale and provide students with an independent outlet to study that protects that from any discouraging or critical family interference. This idea came from collaborative discussions between Asha SF, Etasha's staff and the students themselves who shared with us their problem - at their homes, they do not receive much support from their families who want to watch TV in Hindi, and also do not always encourage doing homework. Etasha came up with this solution of MP3 players so that students can be independent, and can also find the subject more interesting when listening to lessons instead of just reading from a book.

Dec 2021 Revised approved funding for 2021-2022
Dec 2021 Etasha Manzil Proposal 2021
Nov 2021 Etasha Site Visit Report
May 2021 Proposal For Covid Relief
Nov 2020 Etasha Manzil Proposal 2020
Apr 2020 COVID-19 Emergency Funding Presentation
Apr 2020 Etasha Prerna Full Proposal 2020
Apr 2020 Etasha Prerna Full Proposal 2020 Adds Questions
Apr 2020 COVID-19 Emergency Funding
Nov 2019 Etasha Prerna Site Visit_November 2019
Aug 2019 Presentation of Proposal 2019
Jun 2019 Etasha Manzil Progress report 18-19
Jun 2019 Etasha Manzil Proposal 2019
Jun 2019 Students feedback and Stories
Jun 2019 Etasha Manzil Proposal Adds Questions 2019
Jun 2019 Principal letter to Etasha 2019
Jun 2019 Etasha Manzil 19 Principal letter
Apr 2019 Prerna Cycle 8_Proposal
Apr 2019 Prerna_Cycle 7_Annual Progress
Apr 2019 Prerna_Cycle 7_Funds Utilization
Apr 2019 Etasha-Prerna Proposal 2019
Nov 2018 Site Visit Questionnaire
Nov 2018 Site Visit Detailed report from Volunteer
Aug 2018 Funds Utilization Report Corrected
Aug 2018 2018 Etasha Manzil Pictures
Aug 2018 2018 Etasha manzil email thread
Aug 2018 Etasha Manzil 2018 Steward presentation
Aug 2018 Etasha Manzil3 recommendation
Aug 2018 Teachers Orientation Report
Aug 2018 Manzil2 Counseling Cell Report
Aug 2018 Teachers OrientationList
Jun 2018 Manzil2 Progress Report for 2017
Jun 2018 Funds Utilization Report 2017 Manzil 2
Jun 2018 Etasha3 Progress Report 2017
Apr 2018 Prerna6-AnnualProgress
Mar 2018 Prerna7-Project Proposal
Mar 2018 Prerna7-Site Visit
Feb 2018 2017 Etasha Manzil Funds Utilization Report
Feb 2018 2018 Etasha Project Manzil Proposal
Feb 2018 2018 Etasha Current Projects in Progress
Feb 2018 2016-17 Annual Progress Report - Project Manzil
Feb 2018 2017 Etasha Project Manzil Audit Report
Oct 2017 2017 Etasha Project Manzil Proposal
Mar 2017 Etasha 2016 Annual Progress Report
Mar 2017 2016 Etasha 6-month Project Manzil Funds Utilization Report
Jan 2017 Etasha 2017 Budget
Jan 2017 2017 Etasha Project Manzil Funds Utilization Report
Jan 2017 2017 Etasha Project Manzil Steward Recommendation
Jan 2017 2016 Etasha Project Manzil Progress Report
Jan 2017 Etasha 2017 Steward Presentation
Jan 2017 Etasha 2017 Supplemental Info (Form B)
Jan 2017 Etasha 2017 Proposal (Prerna)
Jan 2017 Etasha 2016 Student Testimonial
Jan 2017 Etasha 2016 Funds Utilization Report
Jun 2016 2016 ETASHA Project 2 - Vote Results
Mar 2016 Etasha Cycle 5 (2016)_Approval Minutes
Jan 2016 2016 ETASHA Project 2 - Appendix 1
Jan 2016 2016 ETASHA Project 2 - Proposal
Dec 2015 Etasha Cycle 5 (2016)_Proposal
Dec 2015 Etasha 2015_Site Visit
Dec 2015 Etasha Cycle 4 (2015)_Progress
Feb 2015 Etasha_Cycle 4 (2015)_Approval Minutes
Jan 2015 Etasha Cycle 4 (2015)_Proposal
Dec 2014 Etasha_Cycle 3 (2014)_ annual progress
Jun 2014 Etasha_Cycle 3 (2014)_6 mth progress
Dec 2013 Etasha_Cycle 2 (2013) Progress and Funds Utilization
Sep 2013 Etasha QED Year 2_Approval Minutes_09252013
Jul 2013 Etasha_Quality of Education_Site Visit_07052013
Jul 2013 ETASHA - QED Proposal -Year 2
Jun 2013 WAH 2013 - Etasha proposal approval minutes
Jun 2013 Etasha_WAH 2013 Proposal_061013
Jun 2013 Etasha - Organizational Profile
Jun 2013 Etasha -WAH Project Propsal 2013_060713
May 2013 Cycle2_6month-progress-report
May 2013 Etasha QED Year 2_SF Approval Minutes_05192013
May 2013 Cycle2_Funds Utilization Report
May 2013 Cycle 2_Round 1_Follow up questions
May 2013 Cycle 2_Round 1_Q&A on progress report
Apr 2013 QED Year 1 Progress Report
Nov 2012 Etasha poll results_111412_for second annual funding
Oct 2012 Second annual round_Summary of budget_2012-13.ppt
Oct 2012 Second annual round_Etasha_proposal(2012-13)
Sep 2012 Second annual round_Site visit report_Sep18 2012.doc
Sep 2012 Round 1_Yearly Progress Report (2011-12)
Sep 2012 Round 1_Student 1 testimonial.doc
Sep 2012 Round 1_Student 2 testimonial.doc
Sep 2012 Etasha_picture1.jpg
Sep 2012 Etasha_picture2.jpg
Sep 2012 Etasha_picture3.jpg
Sep 2012 Etasha_picture4.jpg
Mar 2012 Semi-Annual Progress Report
Mar 2011 QED Discussion and approval
Feb 2011 Chapter questions and responses
Feb 2011 QED proposal
Feb 2011 Site visit report
Feb 2011 Chapter minutes and approval
Jan 2011 Etasha proposal