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Review for Asha for Education, Los Angeles, CA, USA

Rating: 5 stars  

I have been involved with Asha for Education, Seattle Chapter for a little over 7 years and it has been an amazing journey. I joined with the urge to serve the underprivileged communities in India but little did I knew how this association will shape my life. It provided a platform for for learning through site visits, talks, workshops and various passionate discussions with other fellow volunteers. It truly amazes me on how this organization can function without any paid staff or hierarchy. It might not very efficient (as we know it) for the same reasons but does pretty good job for its scale.

If I had to make changes to this organization, I would...

consider having paid staff. Looking at the level of commitment of some of the volunteers, I wonder how it would be if those people didn't had a day job as a means for supporting themselves.

What I've enjoyed the most about my experience with this nonprofit is...

learning from groups/people in India who are doing great work under very tough conditions and all the fun times with fellow volunteers

The kinds of staff and volunteers that I met were...

amazing!

Ways to make it better...

I had the time and resources to connect with groups we partner with more frequently

In my opinion, the biggest challenges facing this organization are...

remain completely volunteer driven.

How frequently have you been involved with the organization?

About every week

When was your last experience with this nonprofit?

2009

Role:  Volunteer & I have taken various roles within Seattle Chapter of Asha - project steward, event coordinator, webmaster, visiting project in India etc.