Asha for Education

Project Brief: In addition to the overall Asha India accounts responsibilities, Vallabh bhai is leading regional projects development, monitoring, performance and audits.
Project Type: Fellowships (description)
Primary Focus: creating resources (description)

Secondary Focus: vocational training

Area: Tribal
Supporting Chapter Contact:
Silicon Valley

Status: CURRENT
Project Steward: pankil patel
Co-Steward: Mayank Joshi
Project Partner(s): Vallabh Pandey
Project Address: Fellowship: Vallabhacharya Pandey
Bhandahan Kala
Post Kaithi
Kaithi, Uttar Pradesh 221116
Tel: 91 542 2618201
Stewarding Chapter: Silicon Valley

Vallabh bhai is the campaign coordinator for Right to Information in Uttar Pradesh and some districts of Bihar working closely with many organizations including Asha, Right to Information Campaign of UP and Right to Information campaign Bihar. In this role he plans and oversees the work of 30 RTI fellows in the region. In addition, he also conducts regular RTI camps in Varanasi district.

Current emphasis of RTI campaign includes improvements in resources allocated through many government schemes and programs such as NREGA, Mid-day Meal and teacher attendance at government schools, ICDS (Baalwadis), PDS (Ration shops), and general disbursement of government funds. These goals are achieved primarily through creating and supporting public participation in demand for implementation of these programs.

Vallabh bhai is also leading regional projects development, monitoring, performance and audit activities.

With involvement of Vallabh bhai, Asha projects monitoring is becoming highly organized and effective. Multiple new possibilities exist in expanding his work in project evaluation and monitoring of greater number of grassroots projects. He has keen interest in making Asha supported projects more effective through special projects such as Libraries and teacher training.

Vallabh bhai continues to support these activities:
- Site visits (one visit to each project in the region every year)
- Projects audits and monitoring, identify and communicate problems at supported projects
- Asha Trust administrative and account keeping work. Keep summary accounts of all Asha funded projects in India. Facilitated proper accounts and records.
- Identify and recommend suitable projects for IFG to consider. Provide detail info, supporting documents and feed back on questions. Coordinate status of new proposals and communicate updates to all parties.
- Training workshops and vocational training camps at Kaithi center
- Member of editorial board of Sachchi Muchchi (monthly magazine printed by from Kaithi)
- Leading role in interactions with regional govt offices for public interest issues
- Contribute to planning of special projects such as Asha libraries and teacher training