This year, competition to enter Delhi University was greater than ever before with qualifying marks being as high as 98% to 100% for many courses. This means additional pressure on students from the slums to compete with those with better…
Little would one realize that the quiet and soft-spoken Chandan is the Asha topper with a whopping score of 89% (A grade). Hailing from Jeevan Nagar slum colony, 19 year old Chandan is the son of a daily wage labourer…
Almost 50 students in the final year of university along with those who have been able to secure jobs attended the Students Meet held at Asha’s community centre in Kanak Durga slum colony. The meeting started with a talk by…
It was a proud moment for Asha as more than fifty students who have secured admission to the under graduate course in different colleges of the prestigious Delhi University this year gathered at the Asha Head Office to interact with…
The 6th of July, 2013 turned out to be an evening of celebration of talent for the children of Delhi slums as more than fifty students took to the stage at Shri Sathya Sai Auditorium to perform before a packed…
The Asha Internship Programme 2013 was formally launched on 24 the May 2013 at the New Zealand High commission. The pioneering initiative that gives students from slums a chance to get work experience in some of Delhi’s elite work places…
On Friday, 19th April 2013 Asha organised the first ever Asha Higher Education Programme: Students’ Meet for college students who are a part of Asha’s Higher Education Programme. The Students’ Meet, attended by nearly 300 students from various Asha slums,…
On Friday 12th October, group of 11 professionals from SAP Labs (India), a Software firm specializing in enterprise software applications visited Asha. In a bid to do their bit for the community in SAP’s Month of Service (October 2012), the…
Education is transformation – that’s what I’ve seen so clearly, teaching English to children in Trilokpuri slum, Delhi. What’s more is that Asha’s students know this too and are fantastically keen to learn. I have been so privileged to help…
On July 17th and 18th, events were held at Asha headquarters to congratulate about 80 of the class 12 students from Asha slum who have received acceptance into Delhi University. The events started with words of encouragement from some of…
