Asha for Education presents Work An Hour (WAH)

WAH 2002 is an international event which is being conducted for the fifth consecutive year and runs from July 4th through September 5th. Participants symbolically donate one hour of their annual salary to Asha for Education. This year's event, has a targeted collection of $100,000. The proceeds from WAH are used to fund projects with larger budgets often ranging between $15,000 and $30,000 per annum. Last year funds from WAH 2001 helped approximately 3,500 children and adults. This year, we aim to reach out to at least 1,800 children and adults. Current statistics indicate that approximately 1000 donors have donated over $66,000 towards this noble cause.
Although Asha For Education is committed primarily to basic education for underprivileged children, through WAH, we support broader development efforts, extending to women's health issues, development of various village communities etc. The four projects selected this year are-