asha ashram
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Asha Ashram. Lalpur, Uttar Pradesh A Community Development Initiative. The Asha Ashram. The Asha Ashram was started by Sandeep Pandey and Asha Lucknow in 1998. The ashram aims to create a self-sustained and socially responsible community in the economically backward (dalit) village of Lalpur - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
The Asha Ashram
• The Asha Ashram was started by Sandeep Pandey and Asha Lucknow in 1998.
• The ashram aims to create a self-sustained and socially responsible community in the economically backward (dalit) village of Lalpur
• One of the unique aspects of this project is that the Lalpur village community is playing a very active role in the activities of the ashram. They are eager to see this initiative succeed and have given Asha and Sandeep their complete support.
Overview
• Community center to tackle various grass root activities like women's issues, unemployment etc.
• Providing free health care and education to the villagers• Developing an educational model based on a philosophy
that focuses on cultivating values for a just human order and promoting skills that will help a person to become self-reliant
• Developing an innovative teaching curriculum that incorporates art and craft to develop the students' creative talents
• Teaching vocational skills like bee-keeping, so that they can sustain themselves