Our Crowdfunding Groups
MISSION
We are Asha for Education, a non-profit organization with over 50 chapters across the world that raises money for K-12 schools in India. Our mission is to catalyze socioeconomic change in India by lending a helping hand to the education of underprivileged children. As the Berkeley branch of Asha for Education, we raise awareness of the crucial obstacles to Indian social mobility and development by funding seven educational projects across India: Rewards Trust, Mera Sahara, Jamghat, Avantika Vidhya Bhavan, Little Stars, Tihar, and Sakhi for Girls’ Education. With your help, we hope to utilize the funds we raise to specifically aid Sakhi for Girls’ Education.
Aarti Naik and Sakhi for Girls' Education
PROJECT
Sakhi for Girls’ Education was originally created by Aarti Naik, a changemaker from Mumbai, and aims to provide a safe space for girls to learn and grow emotionally. About ten years ago, Naik founded Sakhi after experiencing firsthand the disadvantages that young Indian girls face in getting a basic education and in becoming independent, self-reliant adults. By empowering these girls with basic education, vocabulary and numeracy lessons, computer literacy, and other basic life skills, Sakhi for Girls’ Education strengthens the confidence of hundreds of girls in India. Through supportive methods that encourage a love for learning, Sakhi educates young girls about their rights and helps them build their confidence as well as their knowledge, inspiring them to become future leaders.
WHAT YOUR DONATION GOES TOWARD
Our duty as Asha for Education is to help fund for Sakhi’s needs. COVID-19 has made in-person learning impossible, and transferring learning activities and curricula onto a virtual platform has been financially demanding. Sakhi has initiated a Girls Digital School that enables students to borrow tablets to learn from the safety of their homes. Unfortunately, due to financial circumstances, not every girl has access to a tablet. With an overall goal of $3000, Asha for Education hopes to fund 20 tablets for 20 girls in Sakhi's Girls Digital School. Please consider donating to our cause!
BUDGET BREAKDOWN:
Each tablet costs approximately Rs. 11000, or $150, and by reaching our goal of $3000, we hope to buy tablets for 20 girls at Sakhi for Girls' Education.
By donating through the Berkeley Crowdfunding Program, you can help reduce gender inequalities and directly make an impact on youth in impoverished areas, particularly during these difficult times. Every penny earned goes toward helping a young girl in India educate herself and find success in her life.
*All Donations are tax deductible
Contact Us!
Email: berkeley@ashanet.org
Website: https://berkeley.ashanet.org/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ashaberkeley/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/asha_berkeley/
These donors will receive a personal thank you email from the project leaders.
These donors will be recognized on our Facebook page.
We will mention these donors at our next big event to show our appreciation for their support.
These donors will receive a hand-written thank you note from the students at Sakhi!
