Friends of Aseema

Conquering poverty through education. Our focus is supporting the Aseema Charitable Trust of Mumbai because of their highly effective and longstanding methods.

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‘Aseema: A Journey Beyond Boundaries' by #DilburParakh shows us how education can uplift communities. Read & be inspired to create a future where no child is left behind. #EducationForAll

Click the link below to buy the book:
India: https://t.co/17TmLqlv0F
USA: https://t.co/bQoy5NGv2t

Visit their website to learn more: https://t.co/jqaRhNxuEE

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Parent Engagement
Aseema parents usually did not have the chance to get the education they wish for their children. I am so moved by the Aseema social worker engagement with the parents, and the parents' participation.
#educationforall #equality #love #parenting #nonprofit

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ART IS FOR EVERYONE
The New York Times today says out-of-reach art auctions are hot reality TV. INSTEAD, JOIN US to celebrate and purchase art made by children young people in extreme poverty. Sales benefit the Aseema schools that taught them.
#ARTFORALL #EDUCATIONFORALL #DONATE

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This original by Madhuri Murli is beautiful. Madhuri performed this at a performance benefiting Friends of Aseema. The title, "Junoon," refers to what lights your soul on fire. For us, one is social justice.

#socialjustice #educationforall #endpoverty

https://t.co/qsXdD0wktO

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Junoon (feat. Ankush Boradkar) https://t.co/voog4h1Bnq via @YouTube

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MADHURI MURLI BENEFIT PEFORMANCE IS TONIGHT!

Hello, San Jose. Enjoying the weather, but not as much as my anticipation for Madhuri's event. She's a role model for those who want to give back. So nice!
#love #donate #educationforall #eliminatepoverty

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GET SOMETHING, GIVE SOMETHING
Visit us at the Pennsylvania Sewickley Harvest Festival this Saturday, the 9th. Sales support eliminating child poverty through an Aseema education!

#nonprofit #educationforall #eliminatepoverty #giveback

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HOLDING YOUR BREATH
That magic moment as Aseema students wait for the (successful) moon landing by India!
#Chandrayaan3 #IndiaOnMoon #science #educationforall #endpoverty #globalcommunity

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THE LIMITLESS POTENTIAL OF EVERY CHILD-ASEEMA'S CORE
It's a bit like this: "Each of us with a small miraculous world within the wonder of carbon, star-shine and dust. Mostly we are all just water and ideas, aching to leap." - Vanessa German, Citizen Artist
#weareallinthistogether

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HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY, INDIA!
Here are some Aseema children celebrating freedom. Enjoy!
#independencedayindia #india #endcolonialism

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BORDERS
"Do not let them convince you that your soul is as small as a country, a border, or a language. Your soul is bigger than any border. Your soul knows the first language ever languaged & this language sounds like light & flows like water." -- Vanessa German #GLOBALCOMMUNITY

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GLOBAL COMMUNITY - WE ARE REALLY ALL RELATED
Thank you today, again, to Andrea London for her photographic and video work reminding us that we are all related, our futures and welfare intertwined. Andrea's book at Aseema! #globalcommunity #love #effectivealtruism

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WHO IS THIS?
In the coming months, we are starting on a new way to give and to support indigenous women in the most extreme levels of poverty in the world. Stay tuned! #womensart #globalcommunity #globalgoals #extremepoverty #makeadifference #indigenouswomen

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GENEROSITY -- GETTING IT WRONG

Did you know U.S. citizens generally UNDERESTIMATE our government's generosity in foreign aid? And that most families with household incomes of $80,000+ MISTAKENLY believe they give more than average to charity? #generosity #actsofkindness #donate

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FRIENDS OF ASEEMA VISIT

Our Vice President and his spouse, who has helped with so many of our projects, made it to Aseema. Here, they are welcomed by students at Aseema's Pali Chimbai Municipal School! #globalcommunity #India #endpoverty #giveindia #giveback #change #help #love

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NEW ART PRINT

We have a new art print in our Etsy shop, a portrait of Frida Kahlo, by a 13-year-old Aseema student, in watercolor done over a stencil from a class on Andy Warhol. Really cool! https://t.co/O27xkDb1XZ #artprint #wallart #fridakahlo #andywarhol #endpoverty

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GIVING OVERSEAS

Sometimes, people ONLY want to help here. Some of our problems are connected to global community, like racial/ethnic tensions from lack of understanding. Is our compassion limited by a map? Give here and there, no radius of care. #globalcommunity #extremepoverty

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GIVE TO WHAT WORKS
This is Mamta. She was 5 when Aseema found her. Her childhood of poverty was about getting water at public taps. She is now a Montessori-trained teacher at Aseema. Watch her video interviews on our site. #donate #endpoverty #effectivealtruism #hope #nonprofit

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LOVE FROM AFAR
Can you love someone you haven't met? A woman, far away, on dirt floors, marginalized among the marginalized. Poorest of the poor. A tribal woman, trying to educate her children? #extremepoverty #tribal #loveyourneighbor #globalcommunity #nonprofit #hunger

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WHERE ARE YOU FROM?

A professor had a wonderful assistant from India. One day, the professor thought, "Where are you from?" She soon traveled to India. Learning about other countries benefits us personally and locally. #globalcommunity #Neighbor #loveyourneighbor #friendship