TSUNAMI: Chennai District
TSUNAMI: Chennai District
Project Brief: Tsunami relief work in Chennai district
Project Type: Community Based Interventions (description)
Primary Focus: creating resources (description)
Supporting Chapter Contact: Yale
Project Type: Community Based Interventions (description)
Primary Focus: creating resources (description)
Secondary Focus: other
Area: UrbanSupporting Chapter Contact:
Status: completed - requirements ended
Project Steward: Debarati Mazumder
Project Partner(s): sathya priya
Other Contacts: K Murthy
Project Address: , T-58A 32nd Cross Street, Besant Nagar,,Chennai,
Tamil Nadu 600090
Tel: 9840283386
Stewarding Chapter: Yale
Project Steward: Debarati Mazumder
Project Partner(s): sathya priya
Other Contacts: K Murthy
Project Address: , T-58A 32nd Cross Street, Besant Nagar,,Chennai,
Tamil Nadu 600090
Tel: 9840283386
Stewarding Chapter: Yale
| Jan 2006 | Yale | USD 3409 |
Total = $3409
The residential areas situated along the coastline in Tondiarpet, Mylapore, Triplicane, Foreshore estate, Nochikuppam and Royapuram Fishing Harbour were badly affected. Kids playing on the world’s second largest beach, the Marina, along the coastline ere rudely tossed by the waves. Soon Marina beach was a vast street of water with floating cars, boats and debris. 206 persons including a few tourists were killed in Chennai.
Mission Statement
To catalyze socio-economic change in India through education of underprivileged children.
Objectives of the Group
Asha for Education is a secular organization dedicated to change in India by focusing on basic education in the belief that education is a critical requisite for socio-economic change.
In keeping with this focus, our volunteers are involved with and support projects that are secular and have an education-related component to them. The objectives of this group are:
1. To provide education to underprivileged children in India.
2. To encourage the formation of various local groups across the world to reach out to larger sections of the population.
3. To support and cooperate with persons and groups already engaged in similar activities.
4. To raise the required human and other resources to achieve the group objectives.
5. To provide opportunities to individuals living outside India who wish to participate in Asha activities in India.
6. To address, whenever possible, other issues affecting human life such as health care, environment, socio-economic aspects and women's issues.
To catalyze socio-economic change in India through education of underprivileged children.
Objectives of the Group
Asha for Education is a secular organization dedicated to change in India by focusing on basic education in the belief that education is a critical requisite for socio-economic change.
In keeping with this focus, our volunteers are involved with and support projects that are secular and have an education-related component to them. The objectives of this group are:
1. To provide education to underprivileged children in India.
2. To encourage the formation of various local groups across the world to reach out to larger sections of the population.
3. To support and cooperate with persons and groups already engaged in similar activities.
4. To raise the required human and other resources to achieve the group objectives.
5. To provide opportunities to individuals living outside India who wish to participate in Asha activities in India.
6. To address, whenever possible, other issues affecting human life such as health care, environment, socio-economic aspects and women's issues.
Mar 2006 Livelihood Materials distribution photos
Mar 2006 Livelihood project- families feedback
Mar 2006 Sathyapriya monthly report from April -Feb 2006
Jan 2006 Chennai progress report
Apr 2005 Chennai need priorities
Mar 2005 Government and Asha coordination in relief work
Feb 2005 Meeting minutes with Relief Commissioner at Collector office
Jan 2005 First site visit report - Chennai
Jan 2005 Second site visit report - chennai
Jan 2005 Chennai Team members meeting
Jan 2005 Meeting minutes with Relief Commissioner at Asha home
Mar 2006 Livelihood project- families feedback
Mar 2006 Sathyapriya monthly report from April -Feb 2006
Jan 2006 Chennai progress report
Apr 2005 Chennai need priorities
Mar 2005 Government and Asha coordination in relief work
Feb 2005 Meeting minutes with Relief Commissioner at Collector office
Jan 2005 First site visit report - Chennai
Jan 2005 Second site visit report - chennai
Jan 2005 Chennai Team members meeting
Jan 2005 Meeting minutes with Relief Commissioner at Asha home