1. Microsoft Giving Campaign 2009 Asha for Education Bringing hope through education…

2. Our mission To catalyze socio-economic change in India through the education of underprivileged children

4. 100% volunteer driven

5. Zero overhead

6. Transparency & accountability

7. Flat organizational structure

9. raised so far: $671KGiving campaign target: $450K Not meeting our target means critical support being cut-off for our projects

11. support a child for a year

12. support a school with just $440 per year

14. Project spotlight ChampaMahila Society location: Sunderbans, West Bengal community: 40 villages dependent on agriculture, forest and rivers for livelihood impact: build a self-reliant community by providing pre-primary and formal education, vocational training, home for boys and girls, and a health clinic number of schools: 41 pre-primary schools, 1 school for drop-out girls, 1 formal school number of students: ~2000 annual budget: Rs. 37.34L Ashaaffiliation since: 1994

15. Project spotlight Gandhi Kasturibhai Village Development Society location: Thiruvannamalai District, Tamil Nadu community : small farmers, landless laborers & dalits in 5 villages impact: provide education equivalent to 8th grade, vocational training, mid-day meals and health checks number of schools: 5 education centers number of students: 150 annual budget: Rs. 3.65 Lakh Ashaaffiliation since: 2006

16. Project spotlight GRAVIS location : Thar Desert, Rajasthan community:850+ villages impact: water security. health and gender equality. self-reliance. Unity. 2009 impact: 6 new villages. 2 new schools. 18 Taankas. 12+ medical camps and Self Help Groups. annual budget: $10,000 Ashaaffiliation since: 2008

18. participate in a fund raiser

19. help with administrative activities

20. talk to your friends about Asha

21. attend Ashaevents