• An organization dedicated to improving basic education for underprivileged children in India

• Not-for-profit, secular, global group

• 100% of donations distributed for intended use (what you donate is what we send)

• Rated as a the #1 “Slam Dunk” charity organization by Charity Navigator (www.charitynavigator.org)

WHO WE ARE

For more information or to contact us visit:

www.ashanet.org/atlanta

MILESTONES

• Over 600 projects funded to date

• $4 million in donations disbursed to date

• $1.6 million raised from 2002 to 2003

• Presently over 1000 active volunteers

• Several thousand additional supporters

WHAT WE DOThe Atlanta & Georgia Tech Chapters of

• Support education of underprivileged children in India with finances, materials, logistics, and leadership • Raise awareness of the plight of children’s education in India on a global level• Address issues involving women’s welfare, the environment, health care, and socio-economic conditions

5k Run

Cultural Festivals

FUND-RAISING EVENTS

Poker night

Music concerts

• Volunteer at local fundraising events • Join a chapter – Atlanta & Georgia Tech• Start a new chapter• Donate - to the general organization - to a specific project in India• Create new projects• Asha internships in India• Improve awareness about world issues

HOW YOU CAN HELP

Marathon Training

Project 1: Rehab. Center for Blind WomenProject 1: Rehab. Center for Blind WomenProject 1: Rehab. Center for Blind WomenProject 1: Rehab. Center for Blind Women

Project Name: Rehabilitation Center for Blind Women Location: Tiruchirappalli District, Tamil Nadu Sponsoring Chapters: Atlanta, New Jersey

This first-of-its-kind institution in southern India provides rehabilitation and vocational training for blind women in poverty. These women are integrated into society in a self-fulfilling and meaningful manner. Asha financed the purchase of Braille equipment and food supplies.

ASHA LOCATIONS AND CHAPTERS

• Over 66 chapters world-wide

• Local: Georgia Tech and Atlanta chapters

• Can’t find one near you? Start a new one!

Project 2: Sahyog, MumbaiProject 2: Sahyog, MumbaiProject 2: Sahyog, MumbaiProject 2: Sahyog, Mumbai

Project 3: Door Step School, PuneProject 3: Door Step School, PuneProject 3: Door Step School, PuneProject 3: Door Step School, Pune

Project Name: Door Step School Location: Mumbai District, Maharashtra Sponsoring Chapters: Seattle, NYC/NJ, Atlanta (soon)

Door Step School is a registered non-profit organization working in Mumbai and Pune, India. They conduct non-formal education classes for out of school and working children (7 to 18 years of age) residing in slums, on pavements, docks etc. With the introduction of the "School on Wheels" bus, Door Step has come closer to fulfilling one of its major objectives - making basic education easily accessible to a larger number of children.

Sahyog is a school for girls in the Jari Mari Basti in Mumbai. It caters to the needs of adolescent girls who have had to drop out of school due to various societal pressures. Asha funds have gone towards supporting a formal school, an informal school, teacher training, workshops and fellowship programs at the school.

Project Name: Sahyog Location: Mumbai Sponsoring Chapters: Atlanta, Berkeley