Hellos! I’ve been known to do as little physical work as possible, but this wonderful NGO Asha has given me a reason to do just that more than once. For Asha, I’ve participated in marathons and other events at Purdue to support their cause. This time, I’m climbing for Asha. I’m attempting a Mt. Rainier summit!
About Asha:
Asha is a secular, non-profit, and an all-volunteer driven organization working towards socio-economic change in India. Their main focus is to empower the marginalized communities through education primarily for women and children. The GRAVIS project is one such project supported by Asha and the climbing program
- Here’s an independent evaluation of the Asha supported work done by GRAVIS since 2008: http://www.ashanet.org/projects-new/documents/925/GRAVIS-EvaluationReport-2015.pdf
- Here’s a small excerpt about harsh mining conditions in the Rajasthan area also showing a little bit of the work done by GRAVIS in supporting healthcare for them: http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/dusty-mining-conditions-trap-indian-workers-with-deadly-lung-disease/
- Asha has also been given a 100/100 rating by the Charity Navigator: http://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=search.summary&orgid=7630
About my climb:
Mount Rainier is the tallest mountain (14410ft) in the pacific northwest and is highly glaciated. Training for this has been a hard yet fantastic experience. I’ve hiked on the most popular trails and all of the volcanoes in Washington. It gave me a great goal – personally push myself and more importantly help improve the status of Education in rural India.
If you’ve reached this far, kudos and thank you! One last thing you can do is help me and Asha by donating an amount of your choice all of which will support kids back in India 🙂
Do click on that donate button now!
1500 USD Target
295 USD Raised
6 Supporters