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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{short description|Not-for-profit NGO}}<br />
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| name = Parisar Asha<br />
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| type = Community Service<br />
| founded = 1982<br />
| founder = Gloria De Souza<br />
| location = [[Mumbai]], [[India]]<br />
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| key_people = Ms. Aarati Savur<br />
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| focus =Children's Learning<br />
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'''Parisar Asha''' is a not-for-profit [[NGO]], registered as public trust based out of [[Mumbai]]. It was incepted in 1982 by the Late Gloria De Souza, who died in 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Gloria-de-Souza/tributeshow/19384226.cms |title=Pay Tribute to Gloria de Souza &#124; Times of India |website=Timesofindia.indiatimes.com |date= |accessdate=2016-10-02}}</ref> The trust aims to serve children through a unique learning approach ‘ESAL’ - The Environmental Studies Approach towards Learning. At present, the [[CEO]] of the trust is Ms. Aarati Savur.<ref name="afternoondc1">{{cite web|url=http://www.afternoondc.in/bollywood/towards-right-education/article_158277 |title=Towards Right Education |website=Afternoondc.in |date=2016-01-15 |accessdate=2016-10-02}}</ref><ref name="mid-day1">{{cite web|url=http://www.mid-day.com/articles/mumbai-bmc-schoolkids-turn-filmmakers/17507175 |title=Mumbai: BMC schoolkids turn filmmakers - News |website=Mid-day.com |date= |accessdate=2016-10-02}}</ref><ref name="thehansindia1">{{cite web|url=http://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Life-Style/2015-10-23/Parisar-Asha--launches-Positive-Parenting-Helpline-to-address-Parental-Woes/182075 |title=Parisar Asha Launches Positive Parenting Helpline To Address Parental Woes |website=Thehansindia.com |date=2015-10-23 |accessdate=2016-10-02}}</ref><br />
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==Areas of work==<br />
Parisar Asha has worked for more than 800 private and government schools in [[India]]. The NGO aims at helping the schools to upgrade their teaching-learning system at par with international standards through its unique model ESAL aligning with the state board curriculum framework.<ref name="thehansindia1"/><ref name="thehansindia2">{{cite web|url=http://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Business/2016-02-21/Parisar-Asha-wins-the-prestigious-GLOBAL-NGO-EXCELLENCE-AWARD/208752 |title=Parisar Asha wins the prestigious GLOBAL NGO EXCELLENCE AWARD |website=Thehansindia.com |date=2016-02-21 |accessdate=2016-10-02}}</ref><br />
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==Activism==<br />
* September 2015 – The NGO launched ‘Positive Parenting Helpline’.<ref name="thehansindia1"/><ref name="thehansindia2"/><br />
* April 2015 – The NGO conducted free film-making workshop for 10 days for the less privileged children at Nityanand Marg Mumbai Public School in Andheri East. 30 students were chosen for the workshop. They underwent practical sessions taken by Rohit Pathak who acted in the film [[Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai]] and [[filmmaker]] Kunal Singh.<ref name="mid-day1"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://epaper.dnaindia.com/epapermain.aspx?eddate=2016-4-22&edcode=820028&querypage=7 |title=daily news & analysis - mumbai, ahmedabad, jaipur, pune, bangalore, indore, e-paper [DNA WESTCOAST STORIES DNA WESTCOAST STORIES PG 7&#93; |website=Epaper.dnaindia.com |date= |accessdate=2016-10-02}}</ref><br />
* January 2016 –The NGO organized a Summit on ‘The Art of Living for Sustainable Tomorrow’ for 300 school principals in Mumbai. The Summit was attended by Hon’ble [[Education Minister]] of [[Maharashtra]] - Shri [[Vinod Tawde]], Shri. Adv. [[Ashish Shelar]] - Hon’ble President of BJP, Mumbai and Indian [[actress]] Ms. [[Juhi Chawla]]<ref name="afternoondc1"/><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.financialexpress.com/videos/entertainment-video/195066/juhi-chawlarsquos-chalk-and-duster-to-change-image-of-education/ |title=Juhi Chawla’S Chalk And Duster To Change Image Of Education |newspaper=[[The Financial Express (India)|The Financial Express]] |date=2016-01-15 |accessdate=2016-10-02}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author= |url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/photos/juhi-chawla-parisar-ashas-creative-summit-5449-slide-36912#IYUrIQmgb414bF5w.97 |title=Juhi Chawla at Parisar Asha's Creative Summit - Photos |website=Ibtimes.co.in |date=2016-01-15 |accessdate=2016-10-02}}</ref><br />
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==Awards==<br />
* February 2016 – Won the ‘Global NGO Excellence Award’ for outstanding contribution in the field of [[education]] for [[sustainability]]<ref name="thehansindia2"/><br />
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