LITERACY THROUGH UNITY WEEK

Every year, we hold an annual “Literacy Through Unity” Week, which is a series of events dedicated to raise awareness about children’s education and literacy.  It also aims to raise donations and funds to give to local charitable organizations affiliated with each corresponding chapter or charter, as well as to one of our national beneficiaries which we choose every year. Sisters nationwide help put together Literacy Through Unity Week at their respective chapter or charter to bring communities as well as students together. Events include seminars, donation drives, days of community service, benefit nights at businesses, bake sales, and more. Over the past years, we have been able to cumulatively raise over $83,000 nationwide.

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BE THE CHANGE

Be The Change is a national annual day of service coordinated to inspire and foster civic engagement and stronger communities through volunteerism and community service. This event was nationally coordinated by SAALT (South Asian Americans Leading Together) until 2016, and has continued to be a part of Delta Phi Omega Sorority, Inc’s philanthropic efforts. Be The Change has been an opportunity for South Asian Americans and their allies to engage in collective public service activities that lead to deeper civic engagement, collaboration and unity in localized and national spaces. The event presents an opportunity to be connected, be engaged, and be inspired.

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INDIA NIGHT DINNER

All funds raised during this dinner will be donated to our beneficiaries, Asha for Education and Nanubhai Education Foundation, which promotes children's education and literacy.

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Supported Beneficiaries

Asha for Education is a secular organization dedicated to change in India by focusing on basic education in the belief that education is a critical requisite for socio-economic change. In keeping with this focus, volunteers are involved with and support projects that are secular and have an education-related component to them.

The Nanubhai Education Foundation (NEF) was founded to provide higher education access to financially vulnerable girls in rural India through sustainable and scalable programming. The organization’s flagship Nanubhai Scholars program awards full college scholarships (including dormitory, food, and textbook costs) to rural girls. 21% of the Nanubhai Scholars are the first women in their family to achieve literacy, and the average Scholar quadruples her family’s annual income within two years of graduating. With over 800 total scholarships across Gujarat, Rajasthan, and Uttar Pradesh, NEF’s goal is to give 1000 scholarships annually.