Community Learning Centers During COVID

The bustling campus of the Viveka Tribal Center for Learning went abruptly silent when the COVID lockdown began in March.   All 400+ students from this residential school in the middle …

Empowering Girls in the Time of COVID

COVID forced the suspension of all in-person educational activities, and the Kadam Resource Center for Girls in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, was no exception.   Like students everywhere else, girls who came to …

A Do-It-Yourself Telescope

COVID shut down schools, learning centers, teacher training programs. But it cannot lock down minds. At the Deenabandhu Teacher Resource Center in Chamarajanagara, Ketan and Bharat had an idea. A …

Our Project Visits in 2019

Visiting a project is a treasured activity for many Asha volunteers. We see the optimism of the project partner, feel the energy of the teachers, and hear the merry laughter …

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New Projects in 2019

As the year draws to a close, we look at two new projects we started this year. On this day of Thanksgiving, we thank you, our donors. Thank you for …

Accomplishments and Updates: 2019

Madurai Seed Narpanigal Madurai, Tamil Nadu We are glad to see the growth of Seed Narpanigal from 2007 when we started supporting them.   Under the guidance of Asha Fellow A. …

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Where Knowledge is Free

It has been a few years since I have been in my hometown in India on Independence Day. As I watch schools hoist flags and children march, and hear our …

When Students Teach Science …

It is a such a heart-warming feeling to see students present scientific principles on Science Day, as part of the Vijnyana Vahini project that aims to improve the teaching and …

Visiting KSV: In Bhavana’s Words

I have always felt very fortunate and blessed to have gotten the lottery of being born in an educated family. It was sheer luck. So many people are not lucky …

Charity Navigator Rating

Asha for Education received perfect score of 100 (and a 4 star rating) once again from Charity Navigator. There are very few organizations in US that score at this level …