What is ASHA?
Asha is a non-profit voluntary organization, dedicated towards increasing literacy among children in India. Its charter is to increase awareness among local communities and provide financial assistance for education to poor and underprivileged children in India. Asha works with grass roots level organizations that conduct educational projects in rural and economically backward areas. The basis of this pursuit is the firm belief that an educated population is a critical requisite as well as an effective catalyst for social and economic change in India. Asha was started in 1991 when its founding chapter was formed by a group of students studying in the University of Berkeley. The group was named ‘Asha’ to represent the hope that had brought these individuals together and the hope that education would bring into the lives of children in India.Today it has 35 chapters in the United States and chapters in Canada, UK, Australia, Singapore, Switzerland and of course India. By the end of 2001,
