Asha for Education

Project Brief: WAYSSS Asha School in the Turakapalem Village, Guntur conduct classes through 5th grade for children of local labourers. In addition a vocational training is being run to teach sewing to the women folk in the village
Project Type: Non-Formal Educational Centers (description)
Primary Focus: children who are working (description)

Secondary Focus: vocational training

Area: Rural
Supporting Chapter Contact: Berkeley

Status: completed - requirements ended
Project Steward: Bala Pesala
Project Partner(s):
Other Contacts:
Project Address: , c/o Dr.Prasanna, President,Yadavallivaristreet,Kothapet,
Andhra Pradesh  522001
Tel: +91 (0863) 2290293
Stewarding Chapter: Berkeley

The Asha School run by WAYSSS was started to get child labourers in the nearby quarry back into school. The coordinators for the project are Mr. P Sitaramaswamy, a social worker in the area, and Dr Prasanna Yashasvi, a doctor who pays regular visits to the village and takes care of the health of the residents of the village.

Most of the residents are poor Muslims who are farmers or employed as daily laborers in quarry work. The school has 5 classes (from first to fifth) and 60 children receive education. It is housed below a Masjid, and in a single room

Asha Berkeley supports the following aspects of the school
1) School Rent
2) Teachers' Salaries
3) Books for children and other supplies
4) Mid-day meal
5) Sewing Center for women : teacher salary + sewing machines

Dec 2006 Asha new school pictures
Jul 2006 Annual Audit 2005-2006
May 2006 WAH2006 proposal
Apr 2006 site visit pictures 2006
Apr 2006 Site visit report 2006
Dec 2004 Annual Audit 2004-2005
Oct 2003 Budget Proposal 2003
Oct 2003 Annual Audit 2002-2003
Oct 2003 Site visit report - Apr 2002
Nov 2002 Update - Nov 2002
Apr 2002 Proposal 2002
Apr 2002 Pictures-2002