Mission Statement
The Asha Foundation's goal is to help disadvantaged Nepalese through sustainable development leading to their independence.
We are an Australian charity dedicated to helping Nepalese climb out of poverty and into a life of sustainable human dignity. We aim to do this by seeking to improve living conditions in Nepal in a sustainable way, addressing the root causes of the problem to affect long term change. We aim to do this by:
- Operating
with honesty & integrity.
- Fostering
social responsibility, equality, excellence and independence.
- Ensuring
children living in group homes have access to basic food, clothing and
shelter, quality education, medical and dental treatment.
- Improving
basic health outcomes with preventative treatment programs.
- Partnering
with local Nepal NGOs who share our values and are established to
implement similar objectives.
- Coaching
local Nepal NGOs to raise funds for themselves.
- Training
local Nepal NGOs to have continuously improving governance processes.
- Helping
disadvantaged groups of children, women, and elderly creating genuine one
to one links between our generous donor community and cost effective
programs in Nepal.
- Attracting
and retaining sponsors and donors in Australia and elsewhere.
- Complying
with standards of governance, management, financial control and reporting
according to the Australian Council for International Development (ACFID)
code of conduct.
- Follow a zero tolerance approach to
child abuse and child pornography in accordance with our child protection
policy.
