an action group to catalyze socioeconomic change

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an action group to catalyze socio-economic
change in India through the medium of education
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Population, 2002 1,034,172,547 Annual Growth,
1996-02 1.7 Population Density 827 people/mi2
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Population, 2002 1,034,172,547 Annual Growth,
1996-02 1.7 Population Density 827 people/mi2
GNI (US) 501.5 billion GNI per capita (US) 480.0
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Population, 2002 1,034,172,547 Annual Growth,
1996-02 1.7 Population Density 827 people/mi2
GNI (US) 501.5 billion GNI per capita (US) 480.0
Child Malnutrition, weight for age, lt 5 47
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Population, 2002 1,034,172,547 Annual Growth,
1996-02 1.7 Population Density 827 people/mi2
GNI (US) 501.5 billion GNI per capita (US) 480.0
Child Malnutrition, weight for age, lt 5 47
Aid per capita (US) 1.7 Foreign Direct
Investment (US) 3.4 billion
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Population, 2002 1,034,172,547 Annual Growth,
1996-02 1.7 Population Density 827 people/mi2
GNI (US) 501.5 billion GNI per capita (US) 480.0
Child Malnutrition, weight for age, lt 5 47
Aid per capita (US) 1.7 Foreign Direct
Investment (US) 3.4 billion
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Asha for Education founded 1991 Stanford
Chapter 1992
to catalyze socio-economic change in India
through the medium of education
based on the premise that individuals can make a
difference
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Why Education?
Illiteracy/Lack of an Education lead to.

• Lack of Confidence
• Lack of Opportunities
• Lower Standards of Living
• Child Labor
• Child Exploitation
• Unsanitary Conditions

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Why Education?
Literacy/Education leads to.

• Better opportunities
• Improved Gender Equality
• Awareness of Rights
• Resources to Exercise Civil Rights
• Natural population control
• Economic Mobility
• Overall Development

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Why Education?
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Proposals

• Personal Contacts
• Asha India Chapters
• Networking

• Non-Sectarian Groups
• Local NGOs
• Asha-Initiated Projects
• Projects with Limited Funding Sources
• Government

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Proposals

• Innovative schooling
• Formal Non-Formal Education
• Children with Disabilities Special Needs
• Educational Resource Centers
• Vocational Training
• Community Awareness Programs
• Fellowships

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Achieving Funding.
Achieving Funding.
Proposals

• 1-2 months
• Stewardship
• Site Visit
• Vote
• Fund Disbursement

Review
Regarding the local NGO.
Regarding the local NGO.

• Non-Sectarian Groups
• Local NGOs
• Asha-Initiated Projects
• Projects with Limited Funding Sources
• Government

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Proposals
Review
5 Month Follow-Up

• Review Presentation
• Fund Disbursement

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Proposals
Review
5 Month Follow-Up

• Monthly Communication
• Periodic Financial Statements/Budgets
• Site Visits
• Monitoring for
• budget adherence
• reduced dropout rates
• long-term planning
• increasing student numbers
• facilities improvement

Monitoring
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Proposals
Review
5 Month Follow-Up
Monitoring
Renewal
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Peace Education Curriculum Conflict Resolution
Workshopsfor High School TeachersJammu Kashmir
.to all those Kashmiri women who have dared to
dream a future decontaminated from the poison of
hate and revenge that fuel violence' - Sushobha
Bharve
'Over the past five decades, gruelling poverty,
misgovernance, political manipulation of
religion, gender disparities, and caste and
ethnic conflicts have warped and wounded the
daily life of South Asia's nearly one and a half
billion people. Military build-ups with nuclear
implications pose huge additional burdens and
hazards. Economic advancement has been blocked,
and basic rights like health, universal education
and employment remain out of bounds for the vast
majority of South Asia's inhabitants.... Yet
South Asia remains locked in divisive conflicts.
Considering that dialogue among differing points
of view was espoused ages ago in the region,
present-day South Asia's failure in concord is
both ironical and tragic. The worst face of this
discord is daily manifest in the misery and
hopelessness it perpetuates among our
peoples. The Center for Dialogue and
Reconciliation (CDR) and the Peace Education
Curriculum is an initiative born in the belief
that the South Asian scene summarized above is
unacceptable and also remediable. CDR hopes to
serve as a catalyst for internal and external
peace in South Asia through the process of
discourse and dialogue - a process that seeks to
promote a peaceful approach to the resolution of
conflict with justice and equity, and the
eventual goal of reconciliation.'
20-25 teachers in each of 14 state districts 5
day workshops with 5-6 resource persons
Anantnag Workshop 23-27 September 2003 23
teachers including 4 Sikhs and Kashmiri
Pandits Teachers for Social Responsibility Is
forgiveness possible? When there is a killing,
revenge has to be accepted If we want to end
the bloodshed in the world and particularly in
our valley, revenge can have no place in our
lives. We must inculcate the spirit of
forgiveness and not revenge in the children.'
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Nalamdanachennai, tamil nadu
'creating a visibly more aware and informed
society in India that will take a more active
role in its own progress and well-being....change
must come from within and we work to achieve our
mission through empowering people with the
information and behavioral impetus for change'
8th grade and above Students showing academic
ability, leadership, motivation commitment to
social change Family incomes below
10/person/month High first class marks
(gt70) Leadership potential as demonstrated by
public speaking exercises, debates and
interpersonal interactions Commitment to social
change as demonstrated by debate, discussion and
one-on-one interviews
Funding History 1999 DC 1300 1999 Kentucky
400 1999 Princeton 2800 2000 Silicon Valley
2500 2000 Stanford 2500 2000 DC
1300 2000 Kentucky 400 2000 Princeton
2800 2001 Stanford 2500 2001 DC
1800 2002 Stanford 2500 2002 DC
1076 2002 Princeton 2800 2003 Princeton 3200
They gave us youth power, they taught us what we
can do, now it becomes a question what we cannot
do.' A Ramaswamy, X std (2000)
workshops activites 2000-20013 june -
appreciation of classical carnatic music/veena18
june - interactive session with members of the
association of students teaching hiv/aids
awareness (astha) of vanderbilt universityjuly -
trip to mahabalipuramjuly - music appreciation
session led by local south indian classical
musiciansjuly - geometric origami-math in 3-d
worksip with architect v s natrajaugust -
comparative government workshops on the meaning
of democracy and democratizationaugust - science
and epidemiology workshop discussing the science
behind the most common diseases in india and the
national problem of disease controlaug-sept -
english speaking and grammar classessept - mock
trial30 sept - narmada bachao andolan awareness
talk with activist balaji sampath who works with
the tamil nadu science forum - discussion
included the role of government and protests, the
narmada dam, tribal displacement and
rehabilitation and societal attitudes toward
tribals1 oct - journalism workshop with
freelance-journalist gita narayanan8 oct -
parents meeting21 oct - mentoring program at
local businesses including an architecture firm,
advertising agency and chartered accountant's
office14 nov - launch of bright sparks, the
nalamdana students' newsletter featuring articles
in tamil and english15 nov - collage workshop
with renowned thespian hans kaushik of the school
of design, barodanov - child rights' workshop
with lucinda of child relief and you (cry) to
explain the concept of childs' rights10 dec -
annual day celebrationsdec - computer/internet
workshops23-27 april - theatre workshop with the
nalamdana core group on using street theatre to
communicate preventative health measures28-29
april 5-6 may - puppetry workshop with
classical musician rangashree june - interactive
activity-oriented english classes with irish
teacher/theatre expert fiona bolgerjune -
crocodile workshop with herpatologist rom
whitaker of the madras crocodile bank
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Anantnag Workshop 23-27 September 2003
23 teachers including 4 Sikhs and Kashmiri Pandits
Teachers for Social Responsibility
Is forgiveness possible?
When there is a killing, revenge has to be
accepted.
If we want to end the bloodshed in the world and
particularly in our valley, revenge can have no
place in our lives. We must inculcate the spirit
of forgiveness and not revenge in the children.'
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