Hi! My name is Atharva Shinde and I am a high schooler from St. Louis, Missouri. I love running and helping out the community. I want to raise funds for Asha because I believe change starts with education and everyone deserves to have a chance to learn.

Last summer I visited the Asha for Education Center in Mumbai. It was great to see all the students learning with lots of passion. The kids were excited to tell us what they were studying and show their knowledge. These students are capable of achieving great things with guidance from Asha teachers. I also came to know that Asha has a women empowerment program and I visited the center. I could see how Asha is playing a role in socioeconomic change in India.

After the visit, I started thinking about how I could help Asha and be part of this great work. I signed up for a 10K run (MO’ Cowbell) this October to raise money to donate to the Asha Mumbai Chapter and help these kids.

Please choose Asha as your charity of choice this year, and support the cause as well as support my run. Your contribution is an important motivator for me to go farther and faster! No amount is too small. Thanks!

Asha (Hope) is a volunteer run non-profit that raises funds for the education of underprivileged children in India. The goal is to lift people out of poverty by empowering them through education.
Asha is a zero-overhead organization, which means that every donated dollar reaches education projects in India. Asha has a four star rating (highest possible) from Charity Navigator. This is partly because of the unique overhead policy and the fully volunteer driven, organisation structure.

Alternatively, mail cheques payable to: “Asha for Education”
with “Atharv Shinde – Team Asha St. Louis 2023” printed in the memo to:
Asha for Education, St. Louis Chapter
PO Box 888080
Los Angeles, CA 90088-8080