Asha for Education

Project Brief: This project is to provide salaries for the teachers at the 5 centers, and help pay for stationery, snacks, training, healthcare and local conveyance for teachers.
Project Type: Non-Formal Educational Centers (description)
Primary Focus: other (description)

Secondary Focus: other

Area: Rural
Supporting Chapter Contact:
Arizona

Status: UNKNOWN
Project Steward: Caroline Lobo
Project Partner(s): Vallabh Pandey
Project Address: Asha Trust - Asha Samajik Vidyalaya Bhandahankala
Asha Center
Village:Bhandahankala
Kaithi, Uttar Pradesh 221 116
Tel: 91-542-2618301
Stewarding Chapter: Arizona

Asha took up a fresh initiative in Lucknow where the organization works with regular schools to start education centers for underprivileged children. The first such experiment was undertaken in the Springdale College in Indira Nagar. The College provides its infrastructure to Asha to run this center.
This project aims to dramatically improve the
quality of education at Asha run and supported
centers near Lucknow and Varanasi.

There are 5 centers - Springdale College, Gandhi Gram Jugali Center, Lalamavai Center, Gutaya Center, and Nawada Center.

Sonia has helped to create 5 Education centers and a tailoring center for enabling livelihood through self-reliance.
With sheer hard work and passion Sonia has built this work, and everyday the work is taking new shape, constantly
evolving, providing hope to street children and girls from slum areas.

Fighting against apathy and hostility from police and government machinery, Sonia and her dedicated team of teachers are delivering their best efforts. Sonia is clearly one of the brightest grass roots stars within the Asha India community. Asha volunteer Mahesh has actually slept on the railway platforms - the home of the railway kids. "They make up to Rs 700 a day selling fake mineral water. As they are harrassed by police for money they spend it quickly. They watch several movies a day. Eat whatever they want. And get into drugs. They go high on IODEX pain relieving ointment using it as a spread in sandwiches. They sniff flat-tyre-fixers. There is no real future for these kids. Asha's role is therefore a critical one."