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Know Tushar’s story in his own words

“I was born in great poverty to parents who lived in a slum by the railway track. My father was a labourer doing low paid work at Asia’s largest scrapyard, breaking down old cars or machines with crude tools and implements, and earning barely 75 pounds in a month. The biggest tragedy is that after…
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A story of dedication and hard-work

An impoverished 4-yard long shanty is where Nageena lives! One has to climb a weak wooden ladder in order to reach Nageena every time. [caption id="attachment_3930" align="aligncenter" width="1920"] Nageena looking out from her shanty in Asha's Seelampur slum community[/caption] 17-year-old Nageena dwells in Asha’s Seelampur slum community for years. The family of six includes Nageena…
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Australian Friends of Asha welcome Dr Kiran Martin and Chandan Singh

Australian Friends of Asha Slums invites you to a fundraising cocktail party to celebrate as Asha graduate Chandan Singh commences a three-month research program in Mathematics at the Australian National University in Canberra. Asha aspires to have every child and young person in its reach benefit from education including those from the slums in which…
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