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The World Today
If the earth’s population was 100 people, there would be:
52 females and 48 males
6 people would possess 59% of the entire world's wealth - all 6 would be from the US
80 would live in substandard housing
70 would be unable to read
50 would suffer from malnutrition
1 would be near death; 1 would be near birth
1 (yes, only one) would have a college education
1 would own a computer
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Literacy Rates Worldwide
Source: UNICEF 1999
World South Asia Sub-Saharan Africa
Middle East/ North
Africa
East Asia/ Pacific
Latin America & Caribbean
Baltic Least Deve. Countries
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Why Education?
• Awareness of Rights
• Ability to Exercise Civic Rights
• Improved Access to Opportunities
• Economic Mobility
• Improve Gender Equality
• Overall Development
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Lack of education - Where does it take a child?
• Child Exploitation
• Child labor
• Population explosion
• Unsanitary conditions
• Lower standard of living
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The Constitution of India
"The State shall endeavor to provide within a period of ten years
from the commencement of this Constitution, free and compulsory education
for all children until they complete the age of 14 years."
Directive Principles of State Policy, 1950
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India’s Progress in Literacy
Source: Calculated from census data
0
200
400
600
800
1000
1200
1951 1961 1971 1981 1991 2001E
Mil
lio
ns
Total Population Illiterates
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Education Expenditure/GNP
Source: Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development, Education at a Glance 1996
0%
2%
4%
6%
8%
10%
Norway US UK Germany Japan India Turkey
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Social & Regional Disparity
Source: PROBE Report 1999
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
Kerala(Urban,Male)
Kerala(Rural,
Female)
All India(Urban)
All India(Rural)
All India(Rural, SC)
All India(Rural, SC,
Female)
Rajasthan(Rural, SC,
Female)
Lit
erac
y R
ate
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Myth 1: Parents not Interested in Education
Is it important for a BOY to be educated? 98% Yes 2% No
Why?87% Improves employment and income opportunities
29% Improves social status
24% Improves confidence or self-esteem
Is it important for a GIRL to be educated? 89% Yes 11% No
Why?50% Helps to write letters and keep accounts
40% Improves employment and income opportunities
35% Improves marriage prospects
Source: PROBE Report 1999
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Myth 2: Child Labor is the Main Obstacle
Percent of children in work force;
Census of India (1991)
National Sample Survey
NCAER Survey
From Probe 1999 Survey for BIMARU;
percent who worked more than 8 hours
average time spent working
Girls
8.8%
7.8%
3.5%
Boys
10.0%
6.9%
4.4%
20%
4.2 hrs
22%
5.1 hrs
Note: Statistics for children aged 5-14Source: PROBE Report 1999
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Myth 3: Elementary Education is Free !!
Average cost of sending a child to school
Primary Level:
NSS Estimate (1986-87) Rs. 212 excl. clothing
PROBE Estimate (1996) Rs. 318
Note: NSS is National Sample Survey
Source: PROBE Report 1999
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But There is Hope – HP Example
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20
40
60
80
100
1951 1961 1971 1981 1991
Pro
po
rtio
n o
f Il
lite
rate
s (A
ges
10
-14)
Kerala Himachal BIMARU
Source: PROBE 1999
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Himachal - Key Success Factors
• Based entirely on government schools, with relatively little contribution from private institutions
• Driven by good quality schools, family and society involvement
• High level of parental and societal motivation and involvement
• Political commitment
• Children’s education accompanied by adult education
• Good quality schools (infrastructure and teachers)
• Positive rapport between parents and teachers
• Low teacher-child ratio
• Low gender bias
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How You can Get Involved
YOU and Asha
Learn More About Issues
Publicize
Volunteer
Support a Project
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Our Mission To catalyze socio-economic change through
education for the underprivileged children in India
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Introduction
• Asha supports socio-economic change via education for under-privileged children in India
• Every dollar raised by Asha goes directly to support education
• Asha for education is a non-profit organization
• It is run entirely by volunteers
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Asha: Some Facts
• Started in UC Berkeley in 1991
• 40+ chapters worldwide
• 300+ Active volunteers
• 130+ projects
• Total disbursements until now - over $1.5 million
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34 Chapters in the US• At most major universities
• At most large metro with concentrations of Indians
• Satellite Chapters paired with mentor chapters
1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
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20
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30
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1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
$3 $10 $30 $53$92
$164 $178
$339
$689
$1048
$0K
$250K
$500K
$750K
$1000K
$1250K
Fund Raised
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Over $1.5M Disbursed in 10 Years
1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
$3 $6 $18 $31 $37$82
$108$132
$514
$614
$0K
$200K
$400K
$600K
$800K
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
As
Perc
ent
of F
unds
Rai
sed
As % of Funds Raised
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1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
4 510
1625
41
5764
117
127
0
25
50
75
100
125
Unique Projects By Year
Excludes double-counting of projects supported by multiple chapters
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Asha Projects: Basic Criteria
• Must improve the general welfare of the community with
basic education as a major component
• Non-sectarian groups which do not have any political or religious agenda
• Do not discriminate on the basis of caste, religion or sex
• Small, yet, deserving projects that find it difficult to obtain funds from elsewhere
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Project Monitoring
• Projects provide periodic finance statements, progress reports, correspond on management issues etc.
• Projects are monitored through visits either by Asha volunteers or the various groups Asha works with, such as AID, CRY etc.
• Projects are monitored for• reduction in dropout rate• commitment to socio-economic change in the region• increase in number of students• improvement in facilities
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<5 5-10 10-15 15-20 20-25 25-30 >300
10
20
30
40
50
Num
ber
of
Res
pon
den
ts
Hours Per Week
Highly committed Volunteers
From Asha-Mirror Survey of Asha10 Attendees, ~80 respondents
• Take time out of busy lifestyles• Work• Family• Personal/ hobbies
• Take their responsibility seriously• Projects• Fundraising• Etc.
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Asha Wide participation
• Stay up-to-date in world-wide Asha activities -• Visit http://www.ashanet.org/mailing-lists.html
• Participate and volunteer for Asha wide activities -• Work-an-hour: Donate one hour of your salary for Education
• Raise awareness of Asha. Help us market Asha merchandise
• Talented in graphics or typesetting? Help out in Calendar Preparation/web development
• Want to be personally involved in a project? Become an Asha Star
• Asha in India - The next time you visit India, stop by our projects or our chapters all over India like Bombay, Chennai, Delhi, Lucknow, Bangalore etc.
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Raising Awareness...
• Presentations to Corporations and Universities
• Participation in India Day Parade
• Newsletters
• Distribution of fliers at events
• Word-of-mouth
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Raising Funds...
• Concerts
• Events (chapter events)
• Writing grants for corporate funding
• Asha Stars (Project supported by direct financial contribution from individuals)
• Individual and corporate tax-exempt donations
• Sale of merchandise - T-shirts, Asha diyas, greeting cards etc.
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