ASHA FOR EDUCATION and TULIKA                

Asha for Education is a non-profit public benefit organisation. It has come a long way since its humble beginnings in Berkeley in the year 1991. It was started by a handful of Ph.D. scholars who were dedicated to the cause of bringing education to the underprivileged children of India. Today, the mission of the organisation is to catalyze socio-economic change through the education of underprivileged children. Clearly identifying, researching, funding, and sustaining projects has formed the core of Asha's activities till now.
          Asha's focus on basic education for children has galvanised a number of volunteers across many cities of the US. Today there are more than 40 chapters in the USA, about seven in India five chapters in Europe, one each in Singapore, Australia. In its effort to encourage reading literacy all over the country, Tulika has put together for Asha over 50 library packages in several regional languages. Apart from Tulika's own books in Indian languages, the packages include books sourced from other organisations such as National Book Trust and Ekalavya. 

for more about asha go to www.ashanet.org