“Your success and happiness lies in you. Resolve to keep happy, and your joy and you shall form an invincible host against difficulties.” –Helen Keller. Meet Sana, a brave and determined seventeen-year-old girl from the Chanderpuri slum colony in Delhi.…
The story of Karan Kumar, a 19-year-old from the Anna Nagar slum community, reminds us to have a passion for chasing our dreams and using the opportunities to achieve them. Karan has been associated with Asha as an active Bal…
As a father, I felt proud when I heard that my son Suman had secured a seat at Delhi University for his higher studies; I was overwhelmed with joy and satisfaction. Being the first family member to go to college,…
On 10th March 2023, Pawan Gupta, Divisional Director and Head of Operations, Macquarie Gurugram, visited Asha’s Kalkaji centre. After the formal welcome, he was briefed on Asha’s Higher Education Programme before interacting with the undergraduate students. He intently listened to…
The Australian High Commission organised a Gala dinner reception to celebrate Australia and India’s ever-growing partnership in Education and research in the presence of Hon. Jason Clare, MP, Australian Minister of Education, on 2nd March 2023. In attendance were Mr…
This is the wonderful story of Asha slum student Mohini in her own words. She is on her way to Brisbane to do her Masters at the University of Queensland.
Here is the story of Zaid, a young boy from Asha’s Zakhira slum colony, West Delhi, striving to change his life from a child labourer facing many adverse challenges. Zaid is an unfortunate child who was forced to become a…
Asha student Sumit from Tigri slum colony reaches Sydney University today! He will begin a Masters in Public Policy and Tushar who is already there will be mentoring him. What a wonderful example of Paying it Forward leading to the…
As Tushar, Mohini and Sumit(L-R) are getting ready to leave for Australia, they are going around all the Asha communities meeting hundreds of students. Inspiring them with their stories, encouraging them with their words, lifting their spirits, raising their ambitions…
Dinner with some of my remarkable mentees last night. Here are some pictures with a brief description L-R Mohini: leaving for Australia in Feb 2023. Masters in Development Studies University of Queensland Tushar: Doing a Masters in International Relations University…
