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Dr Kiran meets friends of Asha in Napa Valley, California

Dr Kiran meets friends of Asha in Napa Valley, California

Today’s post is to appreciate and thank friends of Asha in Napa Valley, California. I met the core group in Napa over dinner, after two long years. The founder of friends of Asha Napa KC Chaudhary passed away recently. His daughter Rita and her husband Jim were there and it was such a joy to…

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Girl from Delhi slum carving her way to success

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 Delhi in desperate search for work. The big city overwhelmed us. With great difficulty, we…

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Kavita- Determined fight to enter the hallowed portals of the university

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 Asha center walking 4km. Kavita is one of 7 siblings. Her father brought the family…

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Anshika’s Resilience to conquer the odds in pursuit of Higher Education.

Anshika’s Resilience to conquer the odds in pursuit of Higher Education.

Hello folks, this is the story of Asha student Anshika who lives in Kusumpur Pahadi slum. Her father is an alcoholic and does not work. Her mother works as a housemaid in people’s homes and earns about 120 dollars a month. Her brother was working on and off doing odd jobs at a nearby mall.…

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