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Asha Students Interned at the Australian High Commission, New Delhi

Asha’s Internship Programme is crucial to the over-all development of our students. Coming from the slums, this programme bridges the gap between the college experience and the work place environment for our students. Without the support of our wonderful partners, it would have been impossible for us to provide our students with this enriching experience.…
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Australian Senator Hon. Mathew Canavan celebrates Women’s Day at Asha

We had the pleasure of hosting Minister for Resources and Northern Australia, Senator the Hon. Mathew Canavan and other officials from the Australian High Commission visit Asha's Kanak Durga slum community to celebrate the International Women’s Day.  [caption id="attachment_3447" align="aligncenter" width="466"] Australian Senator, Mathew Canavan, and Australia India Business Council's President Nik Senapati interacting with the…
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Lion Fundraiser

On 21 February 2017, a group of Asha supporters in Melbourne enjoyed a private screening of the Oscar-nominated Australian film, LION, starring Dev Patel, Nicole Kidman and Sunny Pawar.  We were honoured to have the movie introduced by director Garth Davis and also enjoyed hearing from Asha student Mahinder Shrivas, who is currently studying in…
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Team Trinity spreads joy at Asha

What a joy it was for the children at Asha’s Seelmapur centre to have a team of 12 students from Trinity College, Australia volunteer for about 10 days, starting from 16th January. During their tenure, they taught English to Asha’s University students, conducted training workshops to brush up their interview skills, observed medical practices at…
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