Asha for Education

The project seeks to accomplish the following goals:
· Provide education and healthcare to tribal girls and empower female population.
· Provide primary education to girl children of ages 5-12 years from class 1 through class 3.
· Run 15 bridge course centers in 5 panchayats to enroll dropout and non-school going children in govt schools.

Mahila Vikas has a wealth of experience in tribal development and has successfully executed other social welfare projects in the area ameliorating the economic and social status of women (accelerated female literacy project helped educate about 15,000 tribal women in the 15-35 year age group). All the volunteers in Mahila Vikas are from the Saura tribal community. Its founder, Mrs. Pramila Sabar is also a member of this community. Mahila Vikas’ long-standing involvement with the community helps it garner support from the locals. It involves them in various facets of decision-making and utilizes existing infrastructure in the villages. They have also done work in organizing micro-financing self-help groups, and water and sanitation.