Girl from Delhi slum carving her way to success
This is the story of a beautiful girl called Nandana in her own words: My name is Nandana. I am 18 years old. We are a family of 7. My parents moved with the 5 of us from Punjab to…
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Kavita- Determined fight to enter the hallowed portals of the university
Kavita lives in Safeda Basti, a slum that is one of the worst I’ve seen. It’s about 4km away from Chanderpuri. The Asha team from Chanderpuri go there on a regular basis, and the students from Safeda come to the…
Opening the doors of college education for Dev
There are daily admissions happening at Delhi University and each time I receive the news of any student, I’m always excited. In many ways it’s a miracle. Here are some more stories: Dev lives in Chanderpuri slum community with his…
Ganpat’s winning stride to enter Delhi University
Ganpat is an Asha student from Kusumpur slum community. His father is a daily wage laborer. We found Ganpat to be intelligent and good at his studies in school. We supported him with plenty of scholastic material, books, mentoring, coaching…
Successful educational journey of Khushboo
Khushboo has lived in great poverty all her life in Peeragarhi slum community. Her father is a Cycle Rickshaw Puller who had no work all through Covid. The family fell on desperate times, and the Asha family came to their…
Ruth’s Dream lives on….
The inauguration of Asha’s IT Lab at Kalkaji to honour the legacy of Ms. Ruth McKibben, a longtime supporter and true friend of Asha took place on 31st August, 2021. Ayesha welcomed the gathering that included supporters and Friends from…
Asha students conclude their virtual internships with Macquarie Group
Every year, Asha students get an opportunity to intern at Embassies, High Commissions, and Multinational companies. Due to the COVID pandemic, our students lost this opportunity last year. However, this year, Macquarie Group Foundation initiated a virtual Community Internship Program…
Asha graduate Tushar awarded the Gold Medal for Student of the Year
Hello folks, Asha student Tushar begins his Masters in International Relations from University of Sydney ( online from India for now) on August 2nd. He will need our support and good wishes as he begins his journey. And there’s some…
Asha student Sugra receives an urgent healthcare intervention by Asha
Hello friends, yesterday as I was running my clinic on Zoom, I suddenly heard that Asha university student Sugra (whose English teacher is Asha USA Trustee Jean Peteet) was lying in bed quite sick. I called for her to come…
Asha students in slums begin their online internships with Macquarie Group
Hello friends, Macquarie Group initiated a virtual Community Internship Program for our students, thanks to high speed internet in many of our communities. To give you an idea, some of the areas of learning cover – business overview – banking…