Asha for Education | Yale

Asha’s History

Asha for Education is a non-profit organization dedicated to the support of basic education in India. Asha, which means hope in many Indian dialects, was founded at the University of California, Berkeley in 1991 and has since grown to over 50 chapters in the United States, Europe, East Asia and India. Each of these chapters raises funds to support various education-related projects in India.

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Since its inception, Asha has partnered with more than 800 NGOs across India and has disbursed in excess of $32 million. In 2014, Asha disbursed $2.85 million and supported the education of 250,000+ children in India directly and many hundreds of thousands more indirectly.

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Asha Yale’s Story

Asha Yale was founded in 1999 by volunteers who understood the importance of education and the need to provide such opportunities to the underprivileged. Today, the chapter draws members from across the community. The members of this Chapter are a close knit group of dedicated individuals working towards a common goal.

The aim of the group is to generate awareness amongst the local community in-order to collectively support and provide financial assistance to grassroots educational movements in India. Members of Asha Yale not only help provide financial assistance to the projects, but also attempt to maintain a close contact and personal involvement with the organizations and projects in India year-round.

Through our history we have funded education related projects from various parts of India including rural education, education of girl children, vocational training and non-formal education, education and support for physically/mentally challenged children as well as teacher training programs. Asha Yale works closely with other Asha chapters to ensure quality support is provided to educational efforts in India.