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Provide computers for high-risk children in India

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Provide computers for high-risk children in India

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Summary

We teach children of women trafficked for sex computer skills through our institutes and find them jobs through partner organizations to prevent them from also being trafficked and contracting AIDS. read updates from the field

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$50 - provides computer training & education for 1 child for 1 month
$100 - provides computer training, education, & 1 meal for 1 child for 1 month
$600 - provides computer training & education for 1 child for 1 year

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Received $189,385 from 1,286 donations from people like:

DINKAR GANGWAL

Sunny Khemlani

Dharmesh Shah

Mari

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More Information About this Project

Project Needs and Beneficiaries

The sex workers are desperate for educational opportunities and a chance for better life for their children. They do not want their children to know about the flesh trade and also wish to minimize the risk of their contracting HIV/AIDS. Established computer institutes will not admit these children because of their birth status and certificate. The pilot project will be in Chennai, India and will expand to Hyderabad, Bangalore, Mumbai, Kolkata and New Delhi.

Activities

ASSET will operate computer institutes with Internet access with equipment and software donated by corporate donors. Computer-Based Literacy programs will be offered in regional languages.

Funding Information

Total Funding Received to Date: $189,385
Remaining Goal to be Funded: $97,615
Total Funding Goal: $287,000

Additional Documentation

This project has provided additional documentation in a PDF file (projdoc.pdf).

Resources

Project's External Homepage (http://www.assetindiafoundation.org)

Why this Project is Important

Potential Long Term Impact

It will initially serve 20 children growing to 40. With the Mobile Computer Classroom, we will serve 200 children. It will create excitement among children living in the slums and provide skills for gainful employment.

Project Message

The only meaningful purpose for human existence is to help those who are in need. There is no greater joy than to devote resources and skills towards uplifting children of sex workers in India.
- Nita Umashankar, Founder/Director, ASSET India Foundation

Who is Running This Project

Contact

Ray Umashankar
Director
6201 N. Camino Esquina
Tucson, AZ 85718
United States
5206218103
Email:

Project Sponsor

GlobalGiving

Organization

ASSET India Foundation
6201 N. Camino Esquina
Tucson, AZ 85718
United States
520-299-1210
http://www.assetindiafoundation.org/draft

Learn more about ASSET India Foundation and the project team.

Where this Project is Located

Country

This project is located in India and can also be found under Children.

For more information about India, read the Human Development Report on India or the Wikipedia entry for India.

When this Project was Updated

Last Updated

This project was last updated on March 8, 2010.

Date Added to GlobalGiving

This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on September 5, 2006

Latest Update from the Field

ASSET top project chosen by Ericsson to showcase at Tech conference

By Ray Umashankar - Executive Director, March 08, 2010 01:21 PM

ASSET India Foundation's project has been selected as the top project by Swedish Telecomm giant Ericsson who will be promoting it as part of their Technology for Good giving campaign!
Only six were chosen out of 1340 projects from 100 countries. Ericsson will be showcasing this page
http://www.facebook.com/l/7008b;www.globalgiving.org/technology-for-good/
at a technology conference at the end of March and will be giving out GlobalGIving gift certificates to conference participants to support these projects
ASSET India provides hope and successfully eliminates poverty though education and job placement to girls rescued from trafficking and children of sex workers in India. Girls who have completed the ASSET training now work in banks, insurance and software companies.
More and more corporations world-wide are letting fans on Face Book decide who should get their donations, your support on Face Book is very important. By having thousands of fans, ASSET will be in a position to compete for the $ 1million dollars prize in 2011 and help more than 5,000 + victims of trafficking.
Simple steps for your family and friends to "Join" ASSET on Face Book:
After logging into face book, they can open on one of the two links below and "Join" to become ASSET fans:
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?v=info&ref=ts&gid=357122095006
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=188234189796&ref=ts
FAMILY and FRIENDS DON"T HAVE TO DONATE MONEY
Thank you
Ray Umashankar
ASSET India Foundation
rayu42@gmail.comject:

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