Asha Parivar
Asha Parivar is carrying out intervention in Rural U.P., Haryana and parts of Kashmir and Delhi through right to information, awareness campaigns, non-formal education, vocational skills development, gender rights and women`s self-help groups.
District level volunteers are leading the efforts in the right to information campaign through increased participation of citizens in governance and citizenship education, thus strengthening democracy. There are extensive gains in awareness of the civic rights, better government schools, corruption free implementation of government schemes, and right to food and work.
The campaign of Asha Parivar for empowerment of people continues and Asha volunteers and members of the Parivar will continue their vigorous efforts to ensure transparent and good governance in panchayats.
Asha Parivar U.P.
Rural Centers for education and empowerment through rights awareness and campaigns in Hardoi, Ballia and Rajatalab
Hardoi district volunteers are leading the efforts in right to information, education, teacher-training and right to food and work.
In Hardoi district, Natpurwa village school and village area activities are coordinated by Neelkamal and RamSagar Verma.
Pradhans under the eyes of Asha Ashram
Several newly elected panchayat presidents and council members attended a unique ceremony in Lalpur, U.P., in late September. Watched by the District Magistrate, they took an oath of 'office and transparency' as opposed to the customary oath of 'office and secrecy'. Sandeep Pandey writes about a new beginning.
Asha Ballia effort began in 1997 and is now coordinated by area activists. Asha Samajik Sansthan, Ballia is supported by Austin, Texas chapter of Asha for Education.
Asha Rajatalab Center is coordinated by Nandlal and his team and is supported by Asha for Education Chicago.
Asha fellowship was recently awarded to Mahesh Pandey, Asha volunteer since 1997. Mahesh is fully committed to research and implement innovative learning methods through teachers’ interaction and training camps in multiple villages and towns.
Six education centers in Lucknow slums coordinated by Sonia Singh and her team of Asha parivar volunteers and is supported by Asha for Education, Arizona.
Kashmir earthquake relief efforts by members of Asha parivar has been documented in a number of articles listed below.
Kashmir Relief Efforts: Asha Parivar Reports
Interior Kashmir Relief: Asha Parivar Reports
Quake in India: State is Pathetic
Calling South Asians to Help with Quake
Now, Asha Parivar has organized a peace and justice delegation to visit Kashmir to continue the process of increasing interaction with Kashmiris so that the rest of the country may understand the impact of violence there.
Another Ahsa Parivar effort has now taken shape in Haryana with their first campaign focused on the ridiculously low gender ratio. Beti Bachao Andolan is organized to increase awareness on the issue of girl child feticide.
Some Asha Parivar Projects
Asha Parivar Contacts:
Faisal khan 09313106745
Sandeep Pandey: 0522-2347365, ashaashram@yahoo.com
Mahesh Pandey: 9838546900
U.P. members:
Hardoi area: Munna Lal Shukla, 9838575546; Ram Sagar Verma 'Guddu', 9451209863; Neelkamal, 9451148061
Chandauli area: Jayashankar, 9839716248
Deoria area: Keshav Chand, 9839883518
Jaunpur area: Rakesh Singh, 9415878762
Varanasi area: Nandlal, 9415300520
Asha Parivar Haryana:
Gurmukh Singh, Malkhan Singh, Narendar Malwa 09813374952
Faisal Khan, Kaushal kumar, Gurbinder singh -9810220431
Asha Parivar Delhi
Faisalkhan -9313106745
Mayank-9818361619
Rajeshwar-987160612
Asha Parivar Kashmir activities
Faisal khan 09313106745, cpchindia@yahoo.com
Mayank singh –9818361619.
Sandeep Pandey - ashaashram@yahoo.com