Asha Chennai is a chapter of ‘Asha for Education’ based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. It is run entirely by a group of volunteers.
Asha for Education is a worldwide action group formed to catalyse socio-economic change in India through education of underprivileged children. ‘Asha’ means hope — the hope that we aim to bring into the lives of these children.
20
years
Time line
Asha started in 1991,
Asha India in 1997
and
Asha Chennai in 2002.
170 +
Schools
TN - 165 | UP-12
Thiruvallur - 86
Villupuram - 15
Thiruvannamalai - 9
Thoothukudi - 18
Thiruvarur - 12
Others - 20
18000
Children
Children
TN - 15000+ |UP - 3000+
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Primary - 9000
Middle - 6000
High - 3000
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Boys - 9000
Girls - 9000
35
Volunteers
Volunteers
# Steward projects
# Manage accounts
# Raise funds
# Train teachers
# Develop software and contents
160 +
Teachers & staff
Teachers & Staff
Lead tchrs - 11
Reg. tchrs - 36
Comp. tchrs - 60
RTC tchrs - 12
Librarians - 10
Trainers - 11
KaradiPath - 8
Other Staff - 19
Volunteers support
Volunteers do all the operations of the chapter from identifying/supporting projects, developing software and contents, maintaining our accounts or our website etc.
We meet monthly at various voiunteers’ residence. Send us an email at chennai@ashanet.org if you are interested.
To keep up with latest events around our chapter
Please send a request to chennai@ashanet.org to get added to the mailing list.
Our Work
- Connector.
Support to Govt. Schools
We support 100 government schools and improve the quality of the education. Learn more.
- Connector.
Mini-schools
During COVID we ran our innovative mini-schools. Learn more.
- Connector.
Technology & Education
We use technology to better education in many ways. Learn more.
- Connector.
Scholarship
We also provided scholarships for 100 students. Learn more.
News & Reports
Supporters & Sponsors
