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Aashritha - Process and ProjectsWhat does Aashritha mean?Aashritha has multiple meanings and origins. The Indian version of Aashritha means the One who gives Shelter. The Hindu version of Aashritha denotes another name for Goddess Lakshmi :The Goddess of wealth and prosperity. (top)
What is the prime goal of Aashritha?Aashritha aims at providing a good standard of education to poor children in India. (top)
What does Aashritha do to meet its goal?Aashritha adopts children who are unable to find proper resources for education. Aashritha admits these children to a private school (registered with the Govt. of India) and sponsors their education till secondary level (10th Grade). (top)
How does Aashritha identifies, selects and adopts the children?Aashritha has a network of coordinators spread across different locations in India and world. The coordinators recommend the children to Aashritha. Majority of these children either belong to a very poor family, not in a position to support their education in private schools (sometimes not even the goverment schools) or have lost their parents/guardian to an unfortunate event. Aashritha adopts these children (depending on the funds) and supports their education. (top)
Is the adoption done in a legal way?No. Aashritha is a NGO and only sponsors the education for 'adopted' children. However, Aashritha do not take the legal adoption for these children. Aashritha, provides the facility of house and food to these children during their academic sessions. The children remain legally and mentally attached to their respective family and relatives. The word 'adopt' implies 'sponsor' if used under any Aashritha documents/articles/blogs or website. (top)
Does Aashritha track the progress of adopted children?Yes. Aashritha tracks the progress of each individual child. Every child has a dedicated 'Aacharya', who tracks the progress and also addresses the child's needs on a regular basis. (top)
Who is the 'Aacharya'?'Aacharya' is a term referred in Aashritha for all the coordinators. Each coordinator is responsible to take care of the child/children from his or her area. Thus each child or a group of children gets an 'Aacharya'. (top)
What is done if any child is not able to perform good or as per the expectations, academically?The 'Aacharya' mentors and guides the children academically. However, if the 'Aacharya' is not able to devote personal time to every child, then Aashritha employs a 'Guru'. A 'Guru' is a personal tutor, who is trained to teach. (top)
What actions does Aashritha takes if a child fails even after guidance and support from the 'Aacharya' and/or the 'Guru'?If the child is not able to fair well academically, Aashritha tries to find an area where the child can develop well and become independent in future. Areas outsite studies could be anything ranging from music, art and culture, dramatics, sports, cottage or small industry training and other creative areas. (top)
How long does Aashritha supports the adopted children?Aashritha currently plans to sponsor and support the education of all adopted children till the end of secondary level schooling, i.e. till 10th Grade. We believe that a strong base is the most important aspect to ones individuality and that a student should be free to choose his/her career after the basic education. However, if desired by the student and if found capable, Aashritha would support higher education. (top)
Is Aashritha only willing to support education? What about living standards or other needs?Once Aashritha adopts any child, it not only sponsors the education, but also takes care of providing a house near the school, 3 time meals, tuitions and a round trip to family/relatives every time during academic vacations. School uniforms and other daily wares are also provided depending on the needs and situational demands. (top)
What is 'Paathshala' Program?With the aim of improving the overall standard of education in rural India, Aashritha has launched the 'Paathshala' program. Under this program, Aashritha will support schools/classrooms where the basic level of infrastructure or facilities are missing. Aashritha will donate a limited amount to these schools and make sure that the funds are utilised by the school administrators in an effective way. The basics includes notebook, textbook, stationaries and educational items like, atlas, globe, geometry-sets, colours, slates, dictionary, posters of leaders and few sports items. A small contribution can really impact the level of education for dozens of children at once. The basic aim of 'Paathshala' is to thus support a small elementary school, there by impacting various student at once.
Paathshala program was launched on 15th August 2008, celebrating the 61st Indian Independence Day. To know more about the launch of this event, click here. (top)
How old is Aashritha?Aashritha was established in I.I.T. Kanpur. A group of similar minded students transformed their thoughts to reality, and formed Aashritha. Aashritha began its journey on the 22nd of February 2008, with just a handful of students. (top)
Is Aashritha restricted to any geography or location?No. Aashritha is not limited to any location. Aashritha is spreading across India and is expanding the supported geographies. (top)
Is Aashritha an organization?No. Aashritha does not claim to be an organization. Aashritha was formed as a society for community welfare services. Aashritha is registered as a NGO with the Government of India. Click here to get more details on Registration. (top)
Can I meet you? Can I join you?Yes. Aashritha is anytime willing to meet and talk to people with similar interests. If you want to meet us in person, make sure that there is no clash of interests. If you want to meet us, please leave us a message here. If you want to join us, please visit ‘Join Aashritha’ link. (top)
What is Project H.E.L.P.?HELP - Higher Education and Learning Program, was launched on September 2008 as a result of Creative Thinking by the Aashritha Coordinators (Aacharya). Under this project Aashritha board decided to help, financially challenged students who are burdened by the high costs of Degree Studies in India. Many students in India complete the school education and clear the qualifying exams for Degree Studies in various fields but are not able to pursue the ambition due to financial blockages. Aashritha decided to help few such select cases and support the Higher Education in order to improve the future lives of many such able and deserving candidates, along with the prime motive of providing primary and secondary level school education to many. Visit our NEWS page for more updates. The first H.E.L.P. Case (click here) (top)Aashritha - Members and Non-MembersI want to become an Aashritha member, can i do so? How?Aashritha welcomes anyone who shares the same interest as we do (i.e. believing in the strength of education, and being ready to give whatever it takes), to become a member. There are two options using which you can join us. First is as a member and second is as a coordinator. A coordinator is a single point of contact of any given geography, and represents Aashritha for the region as the 'Aacharya'. Click here to go to our join page and click on the relevant option as per your desire. However, if you want to represent Aashritha as an 'Aacharya' for a region already having one or more Aacharya, you need to justify how your contribution can improve or benefit the situation. Else, there is always another option to become our committed member. (top)
How can I confirm my registration/membership with Aashritha? orHow will you confirm my membership?Once you submit the relevant form (member or coordinator), our board of moderators will go through your application and once confirmed, you will be sent a mail giving your unique membership number called AID (Aashritha ID). The confirmation email will also give you access to many other things in Aashritha , for example, the Aashritha Group, the Aashritha Photo Album, the Aashritha Blog and also the Aashritha YouTube Channel. (top)
What is AID? orHow can I get my AID?Once registered with Aashritha, you wil be given a unique ID, called the Aashritha ID or AID. You should always keep this number with you and use it for any communication or donation made by you. Any communication or donation made by any member without AID, will be deemed for a rejection by our finance board. In case you already have an AID, but not able to re-call it, you can always ask us to re-send the AID to your email by visiting the re-call AID form. If you are not a member of Aashritha and want to get a AID, you have to request the same by becoming our member and filling up the membership form (click here to fill the membership form). Once the form is filled by you, you will get an email from our moderator giving you the requested AID. (top)
Aashritha asks for my personal informations like my D.o.B and education/company details, how safe is this?Aashritha strictly follows the privacy rules and confirms that no information provided by you will be shared with any individual or group under any circumstances. The details we ask is required for our records and future audits. Please note that Aashritha trusts all the information provided by you, but if it is found that the information is contradictory to reality, Aashritha holds all rights to stop your membership and take neccesary actions. (top)
I live in City A, can I become a 'Aacharya' and coordinate activities for City B?Yes. Aashritha by rules does not restrict any coordinator to coordinate for areas outside his/her current location. However, there should be a strong reason for this. The area/location that you want to coordinate the activities for, should be a familiar place to you and you should be able to guarantee enough resources within your reach to be able to coordinate activities in an area away from your current location. Also make sure to mention both these locations carefully in your Coordinator Form. (top)
I joined Aashritha as a Member, can I change my role to Coordinator or vice-versa? orIf I change my role in Aashritha in future, what happens to my current AID?Yes. You can change your current role any time. Whenever you decide to change your role in Aashritha, you can do so by filling up the Role Change form here. However we would like to know the reason behind your decision to be able to plan accordingly in future. The AID is always linked to your current role, and any change in role will also imply a change in AID. After submitting the role change form, if approved, our board of moderators will email you your new AID. Make sure to start reflecting your new AID in all your communications and donations after that moment. (top)
Can I get a customised AID?No. The AID is system generated unique ID based on a certain algorithm that links your role and you. Unfortunately we do not provide any option to cutomise your AID currently. (top)
If I become a member/coordinator, do I have to be that life long? orCan I leave Aashritha anytime?No for the first question and Yes for the second. You can opt to leave our community any time. Although we do accept the fact that it would be a sad moment for us to let you go, but we certainly respect your decision. You can opt to leave Aashritha Group by filling up the Leave Aashritha form here. We request you to give your last 5 mins and fill the form carefully, giving the reason why you want to leave us. However, you can come back anytime in future and re-join us by the same process of joining us. (top)
I want to refer Aashritha to a friend of mine, who I know is willing to join. What do I do?You can always refer Aashritha to any of your friend. Just give the information you already have on Aashritha, and ask your friend to join Aashritha by filling the form here. (top)
Do I need to be a member to be able to Donate?Aashritha - DonationsIs there any minimum or maximum amount of donation?No. We at Aashritha completely respect your intention, and any amount is valuable to us. Feel free to donate with open heart and free mind depending on your budget and plan. Although we encourage our dedicated members to donate frequently and regularly in smaller amounts than donating big amounts fewer number of times. But at the end, its totally your decision (top)
Do I get any certificate after donation?Right now, Aashritha gives soft copies of donation certificates to anyone who donates more than 10,000/- Indian Rupees. This could be a single or partly paid donation. Aashritha will also put the names of the all the members/non-members who donate more than 1001/- Indian Rupees under a single donation on its website under the 'Rakshak' scheme. Aong with this anyone who donates will get a donation ackowledgement email, irrespective of the donation amount. . (top)
What is the 'Rakshak' scheme?Aashritha respects and thanks all those who contribute to our funds by donating us. In order to give special recognition to those who are able to support our cause by donating more than a specific amount of money, we have launched the Rakshak scheme. This scheme includes a 'Thank You' Certificate to anyone who donates more that 10,000/- INR (single or parts), a special mention and a note of thanks on our website for anyone who donates more than 1001/- INR (single donation) and a special note of thanks along with a donation ackowledgment email to anyone who donates. (top)
I want to donate, however I do not want to become a member. Is this possible? orCan I donate after I leave AashrithaYes. You can donate anytime you want and any amount you want. For any non-member, please specify your name and mention 'non-member' to the transaction. If you are using net-banking, enter these details in the description field, if you are using PAYPAL, enter the details in the 'Special Instructions' field before confirming your donation, if you are using Cheque/Check to transfer money, please mail us your details in a mail along with the cheque number. (top)
I am a member. Why is my AID required while making donations?This is required, because we need to maintain details for all our members. This will be required by our auditors during the audits. Please note that any donation made by a member without correct AID, will be deemed for a rejection by our finance board and/or linking the donation to Aashritha Board instead to your name. So for your own records, we advice all our members to use their AID while donating. (top)
Is my Donation eligible for an Income Tax exemption uder the 80G scheme?Aashritha is in process of getting the registration done with the IT Dept. of India. Once done, all donations will be eligible for an IT exemption. All donations prior to this will be consolidated and we will send each donor an IT Exempt certificate to claim the IT benefits. (top)
How can I track if the fund at Aashritha is utilized as is claimed on the website.Aashritha believe in the theory of trust and transparency. Any withdrawal or fund utilization will be shared by all our members by showing enough proof on our website. This might be in form of photographs or a valid signed and approved documents. On top of it, we also offer you to schedule a meeting with our 'Acharyas' to verify and check the activities and this also gives you an oppurtunity to meet our adopted children. To schedule a meeting with an 'Acharya', click here. (top) |
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