Why we do this? |
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| Asha Stamford Admin (AshaStamfordAdmin) | |
| 07/13/2018 | |
Thank you all for joining the 16th Annual Asha Stamford Hard Tennis Ball Tournament. We do tournament to mainly engage the local community and raise awareness and also to raise funds to support two projects in rural Assam. First project is called Assam Centre Rural Development (ACRD). This has identified 2 schools in Kamrap district of Assam that needed immediate attention. Initial aim of this project was to provide the infrastrure for these identied schools. Nartap High School and Bonpura Primary Schools in the Kamrup district of Assam were started as venture schools in the 90’s. Bonpura primary school is situated about 50 km from Guwahati. Students belong to poor farm laborer families of people living below the poverty line. Besides attending school, the children help their parents at home and in fields. The community consists of about 150 families who belong to Scheduled Castes. Nartap High School is about 40 km away from Guwahati. Students belong to poor cultivator families of people living below poverty line. Besides attending school, the children help their parents at home and in farm fields. The predominantly farming community comprises 250 families. They belong mostly (~90%) to the Karbi tribe which is recognized as a Scheduled Tribe. The remaining 10% belong to Scheduled Castes, other backward communities and "general category". In 2003, Asha Stamford decided to provide support for these 2 schools. Until this time, these schools were supported primarily by local communities. Initial objective was to provide adequate resources to support the construction and extension of school buildings in Bonpura Lower Primary and Nartap High School. Since the 2005, Asha has also provided support in terms of salaries for the teachers. Ultimately, Asha has a vision of working with ACRD and the school management committees to set up vocational training. Presently, the education imparted is formal and the schools follow the state education board’s curriculum. Here is the link for more details .... http://ashanet.org/project/?pid=419 Second project is The Tribal Empowerment Public School. It is an Asha India sponsored school in the remote tribal area of Manipur bordering Myanmar. It serves 13 tribal villages and has over 519 students in classes K-7. It offers a spark of hope for the children who have The concept of the school with a small number of voluntary teachers was started in late 2003 with about 30 students. It is situated in the proximity of 13 villages serving tribes of all ethnicities. Asha volunteers raised a small donation to start a school building which was functional with constructed classrooms in March 2004. Asha Stamford, CT got involved and offered to cover the cost of teachers’ salaries for 3 years starting in 2004. These efforts of incubation by Asha Stamford and the continued private donations by Asha individuals has resulted in the school growing from a concept to a fully functioning, enviable and much admired institution in that area. It today supports 519 students across grades K-7 and 11 teachers. In addition to educational instruction, the children are provided with uniforms and also have an opportunity to participate in organized sports like football, volleyball, carrom in a playground setting. Here is the link for more details .... http://ashanet.org/project/?pid=354 |
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