Asha for Education

To create a self sustaining fund to help families purchase bicycles for girls. The funds provided by Asha-Yale are to be placed in revolving scheme for micro-credit loans for women. The interest generated from the micro-credit loans will be employed to create a fund to purchase bicycles. The bicycles will be provided through zero percent loans or as grants.

Mann Deshi Mahila Bank is the first rural women's bank in Maharashtra. The bank with the partnership of Mann Vikas Samajik Sanstha deals with the health insurance for women and their families, education for girls, pension scheme for old women, and training of Panchayati raj members. The sanstha has trained 3500 memebrs of Panchayats in Satara District this program is financed by the Government of Mahrashtra. The sanstha also works with DRDA (district rural development administration of the government) on poverty alleviation programs. The sanstha works with OBC Corporations and BC Corporations to provide employment opporunities through subsidised programs.