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Education. Opportunity. Hope.

Asha for Education · Chennai

Every child deserves a chance to learn.

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.

24 Years of impact Asha Chennai began in 2002.

Our journey

Asha started in 1991, Asha India in 1997, and Asha Chennai in 2002.

750+ Schools Supporting schools across our project locations.

Schools we support

Sprint 200+ schools(TN--- 180+, UP--- 15+, MH--- 5)
Explore--- 600 schools
RTC--- 20 schools
Includes projects across multiple districts.

75,000 Students Supporting children's access to education.

Children reached

Sprint --- 15000 (UP: 3000, MH: 500)
Explore --- 60000
RTC --- 5000
Supporting children across different school levels.

35 Volunteers People working together to support our mission.

Our volunteers

Volunteers help steward projects, manage accounts, raise funds, train teachers, and develop educational software and learning content.

225+ Teachers & Staff Teachers and staff.

Teachers & Staff

Lead Teachers --- 12
Reg. Teachers --- 193
Comp. Teachers --- 58
Rtc Teachers --- 21
Librarians --- 21
Trainers --- 31
Karadipath --- 31

Discover what we do

Our Work

Explore our projects, educational programs and community initiatives that help children access better learning opportunities.

Map of India showing supported project states
Tamil Nadu district map
Map of Uttar Pradesh
Map of Maharashtra

Project details

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PROGRAM 01

SPRINT

Teacher support, educational resources and learning opportunities for government schools.

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PROGRAM 02

EXPLORE

Educational activities designed to encourage children's knowledge, creativity and confidence.

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PROGRAM 03

ACE

Discover learning spaces and education activities connected with our community work.

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PROGRAM 04

Scholarships

Scholarship support to help students continue their education and pursue opportunities.

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PROGRAM 05 · IN PROGRESS

RTC

Program information is being prepared. More details will be shared soon.

PROGRAM 06 · IN PROGRESS

Libraries

Program information is being prepared. More details will be shared soon.

PROGRAM 07 · IN PROGRESS

Arogyam

Program information is being prepared. More details will be shared soon.

01 ✳ COMMUNITY LEARNING

Mini-Schools

Community-based learning spaces that helped children continue learning during COVID-19.

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02 ⌘ DIGITAL LEARNING

Kanini

Digital tools and learning resources designed to support educational activities.

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03 ↗ IN PROGRESS

Output Tracking

Initiative information is being prepared. More details will be shared soon.

04 ✓ IN PROGRESS

Assessments

Initiative information is being prepared. More details will be shared soon.

05 </> IN PROGRESS

CS Curriculum

Initiative information is being prepared. More details will be shared soon.

Be part of the change

Small contributions. Lasting impact.

Volunteers do all the operations of the chapter from identifying/supporting projects, developing software and contents, maintaining our accounts or our website etc.

Interested in volunteering?

We meet monthly at various voiunteers’ residence. Send us an email at

[email protected] if you are interested.

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Our journey

Education can change everything.

Discover more about Asha Chennai and the work being done to make educational opportunities accessible to children.

Together we make a difference

Our supporters & sponsors

Thank you to the organizations and individuals who support our education initiatives.

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