Mission Statement

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Mission Statement To catalyze socio-economic
change in India through education of
underprivileged children

• Started in UC Berkeley in 1991.
• Today Asha has about 66 chapters worldwide and
  has supported 385 projects in India till date.
• Volunteers in each of these chapters take
  personal interest in identifying
  education-related projects in India and
  supporting them through funds and other means

Web address http//www.ashanet.org
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ASHA SB

• SB chapter started in 2002 by a group of
  enthusiastic people in SB
• Asha-SB supports Street-to-School project and
  SEED project in India

• Past events at Asha-sb
• Rang Barse The Indian festival of colors on March
  12th 2006 held at the Cliff-house in UCSB.
• Roshni An evening of South Indian classical music
  concert on March 12th 2006. Held in collaboration
  with Raagmala.
• Santoor North Indian classical music concert on
  Oct22nd 2004.
• Bharatnatyam Indian classical dance concert and
  fundraiser dinner on May22nd, 2004. Proceeds from
  this event support SEED project.
• Beach cleanup at Goleta Beach on May 24th,2003.
• Brunch fundraiser at the Cliff House on April
  12th,2003. This event raised funds of 1000 for
  the Street-to-School Project in Calcutta.
• Beach Cleanup along DelPlaya drive beach, spring
  2002.

Web address http//www.ashanet.org/sb
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Some photos of our past events
Roshni South Indian classical music concert
Holi The Indian Festival of Colors
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One of our volunteers trying his best with a
washed-up tyre at Goleta Beach
Some photos of our past events
Some of our Chefs in Action
At our Brunch fundraiser at Cliff House
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Projects supported by Asha-sb
Street-to-School Project _at_ Kalighat,
Calcutta This project is for the education of
the children of prostitutes with the long term
goal to provide them support, care and formal
schooling, along with vocational training
opportunities.
SEED _at_ Sriperumbudur, Chennai To educate
the children of life prisoners, of patients
suffering from leprosy and cancer, of victims of
murder. Along school curriculum, children are
also given vocational training.
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Street-to-School Project _at_ Kalighat, Calcutta
This project is for the education of the children
of prostitutes with the long term goal to provide
them support, care and formal schooling, along
with vocational training opportunities

• Objectives of this project
• To provide children opportunities to continue
  their education
• Encourage them to earn healthy livelihoods
• - Bring improvements in their lives
  economically,socially and culturally

Tomorrows Foundation, the NGO was founded in
1991 NGO FCRA NO.147120560
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Our support to Street-to-school

• Tomorrows Foundation has been managing the
  childrens education at Dharamdas Trust Model
  School through the help of Kolkata Municipal
  Corportion.
• Now TF needs help in setting up their own Model
  School at primary level
• Asha-sb is providing 1000 towards help for
  this Model School.

Evening class
Evening class
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SEED Society for Educational and Economic
Development _at_ Sriperumbudur , Chennai
Children of life prisoners, of murder victims and
of leprosy patients find shelter, education, and
training for future self-sustenance at SEED.
SEED, the NGO was founded in 1981
Registration no. 075820014
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About SEED -1
SEED is a tripod of three centers
Mahatma Gandhi Primary school is a residential
school for boys and girls from 1st to 5th grades
Mahatma Gandhi high school is a residential
school for boys from 5th till 10th grades
J.C.Kumarappa ITI is a residential technical
institute for boys, with Fitter, Electrician,
Motor Mechanic trades
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- at Mahatma Gandhi Primary school
About SEED -2
Kids listening to a visitor
Girls being trained in basket making

• Mahatma Gandhi Primary school has about 111
  children from 1st to 5th grades.
• In addition to academic education children are
  given training in Mat weaving, Plastic wire bag
  making, Tailoring, Toy making, Flower pot making
  etc,.

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About SEED -3
at Mahatma Gandhi High school at
JC.Kumarappa I.T.I
Boys using their home built lawn mower
Boys greeting the visitors in their classroom

• Mahatma Gandhi high school has about 56
  children from 5th till 10th grades
• JC.Kumarappa ITI has about 126 boys in Fitter,
  Electrician, Motor Mechanic trades.

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Some more pictures at the J.C.Kumarappa I.T.I
A class in progress
Students drawing their projects
Some test equipments for the electrician trade
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Some more pictures at the J.C.Kumarappa I.T.I
The front space at the ITI campus
Motor mechanics students get hands on experience
on old engines which are repaired and made to run
as class project Also Palanisamy (back to us)
speaks to the motor-mechanic teacher.
Students at the ITI campus, near the kitchen
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Some picks from the highlights of our prior work

• V.Malathi (both parents are leprosy patients)
  successfully completed her Nurse training course
  at SRMC and now works as a Nurse-cum-house mother
  at Sriperumbudur.
• 48 boys who have completed their ITI course have
  got placement in Hyundai Motors, Pvt.Ltd,
  Chennai.
• Two girls who got tailoring training have got a
  job in Export Garment factory. Two others have
  setup their own tailoring units in their home for
  their livelihood.

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Thank you,
Proceeds from this event goes to SEED. Thank you
for your support and contribution People
interested in knowing more about our work and
volunteering, please contact us.
Web address http//www.ashanet.org/sb