Programs

  • Program 1 [2020]

    Sri Lalitha Samajam school is an all girls school founded in 1982. Over the years, disadvantaged children of surrounding villages have been educated at the school, leading to todays enrolment of 300 girls. Although the state government syllabus is followed the school ensures that young girls also develop life skills outside the classroom. These include, but are not limited to needlework, handwork, gardening, yoga, and medication, as well as various sports activities. The high school serves children with disabilities, such as children with hearing, visual and physical handicaps and impairments. Sri Lalitha is completely dependent upon donations as the students lack the means to fully pay for the cost of their education. Over the past year, the school was equipped with a library, labs and computers, all of which required funding. Asia Initiatives grant has assisted in the purchase of this equipment.
    Geographies
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020
    Source
    990
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    No populations provided
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    $106K

  • Program 2 [2020]

    Shrmjivi Janata Sahayyak Mandal SJSM promotes rural development and uplifts socially and economically backward communities. Asia initiatives has assisted Shramjivi in establishing the first tribal microcredit society in Maharashtra. Current membership is in excess of 1,200. Through community women leaders, efforts have been made to incentivize COVID vaccination in all tribal people. In addition, the community promotes cleanliness and sanitation drives in order to qualify for low interest loans. SJSM promotes tribal women empowerment, leadership, and community development. Additionally, Asia Initiatives supported three water conservation and livelihood development projects. Through this effort, three spring water collection units were build, three ponds were rejuvenated, and pipelines were installed which provided water security and income generation during the lockdown in India.
    Geographies
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $83.9K

  • Program 3 [2020]

    Voluntary Intergration for Education and Welfare of Society VIEWS, established in 2002, is a growing grassroots organization providing education and livelihood opportunities to underserved communities in rural and urban Odisha, India. Through AI support programs, VIEWS has establish 1,100 organic, diverse, kitchen gardens, that provide nutritional security to women farmers from marginalized communities to incentivize the consolidation and strengthening of community-based institutions such as self-help groups to engage in savings, lending and socio-economic development. VIEWS reaches almost 200 adolescents from urban slums to provide digital literacy sessions through our knowledge partners Kids Who Kode. Conversational English and skill development are facilitated using Zoom. Literacy sessions enable participant to develop employable skills, to empower their own future through AI funded digital learning centers. Adolescents engage in peer-to-peer learning with children to improve school attendance, filing a critical gap in education due to the COVID 19 pandemic.
    Geographies
    Not indicated
    Dates
    Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $80.4K