Project Focus Categories
| 1 | girls | this project focuses on helping girls. this may include schools that are for girls only or give special emphasis on admitting girls. also, girls orphanages or residential schools for girls. |
| 2 | vocational training | this project focuses on vocational training for the students |
| 3 | health and cleanliness | this project focuses on teaching the students about health and cleanliness |
| 4 | children with disabilities | this project focuses on children with disabilities (physical or mental), or learning deficiencies |
| 5 | to go to formal school | this project focuses on getting children to attend formal school |
| 6 | children of migrant workers | this project focuses on giving an education to children of migrant workers who are usually on the move and do not stay at the same school throughout the year |
| 7 | dropouts | this project focuses on students who have dropped out of a formal school. reasons for dropping out can vary and include - not being able to tolerate abuse at the previous school, having to work, domestic problems, having to look after a sibling etc. |
| 8 | children of sex workers | this project focuses on children of sex workers |
| 9 | orphans | this project focuses on orphans and usually provide food, clothing, and shelter in addition to education for these children |
| 10 | children from slums | this project focuses on children live in the slums |
| 11 | children who are working | this project focuses on eliminating child labor |
| 12 | creating resources | this project focuses on creating resources in the village/community |
| 13 | other | please choose this if your focus is not listed, then email webmaster@ashanet.org with your project focus and it will be added to the database |
| 14 | children with hemophilia | Hemophilia is a rare (one in 5000 males) but life-long genetic blood disorder. It is X-chromosome linked - while females are its carriers, it is males who suffer from it. People with hemophilia have a tendency for extensive bleeding - they donated bleed more or faster than anyone else but they do bleed longer. |
| 15 | children of dalits/tribals | this project focuses on children of dalits or children of tribals |
| 16 | remedial education | this project focuses on remedial education type projects |
| 17 | children of (ex)convicts | children of convicts or exconvicts |
| 18 | children of leprosy patients | children of people who have leprosy |
| 19 | emergencies | this project focuses on providing emergency relief |
