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"The Australian Friends of Asha are proud to support the work of Asha Community Health and Development Society in Delhi though our fundraising activities in Australia"

DONATIONS OVER $2 TO THE AUSTRALIAN FRIENDS OF ASHA FOR SLUMS OVERSEAS DEVELOPMENT GIFT AND RELIEF FUND ARE NOW TAX DEDUCTIBLE

You can contact us: Email: [email protected] or Mail: Australia India Institute, 147-149 Barry St, Carlton, Vic, 3053, Australia

DONATE TODAY

Yes, I’d like to give a child from the slums the opportunity to study and work with a gift of:

$100 – to provide a student with new clothes for university.

$250 – to buy books for a student for two years.

$500 – to pay university tuition fees for one student for one year.

$1,000 – to cover all university expenses for one young person for one year.

METHOD OF PAYMENT

Direct Deposit – please make payment by direct deposit to the following account. Please include your name as the reference.

Bank: Bendigo Bank

Account Name: Australian Friends of Asha for Slums Limited

BSB No: 633 000

Account No: 147 414 122 - By cheque: please make payable to “Australian Friends of Asha for Slums Limited” and mail to: Australia India Institute, The University of Melbourne, 147-149 Barry Street, Carlton, 3053.

Please provide your contact details so that a receipt can be provided, including:

Name Organisation (if the donation is from a company) Postal address Email address Contact phone number - You can also set up a regular gift

$25 per month regular donation

$50 per month regular donation

$100 per month regular donation

$200 per month regular donation

We thank you for your kindness. ACN 161 085 650

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3 days ago

This is the story of a 26 years old Sandhya, a resident of Kalkaji slum colony. Sandhya was born and brought up in Delhi. She is the eldest of the three daughters. Sandhya joined Asha in 2008 when she was in class 9th. Her life was very typical of a girl living in a slum. She had to manage her schedule for study during the house works. She never quit studying, even if it meant studying in late hours of the night under a streetlight or at Asha center. During her school days, she never used to go out for School outings or extracurricular activities as her father, a peon in private company was not able to pay for it. Due to the financial crisis, she sometimes had a one-time meal in a day, but she never complained. In 2013, after completing her school, with the support of Asha, she took admission in B.A. (Hons.) Sanskrit from Deshbandhu College, University of Delhi. The biggest tragedy and turning point of her life was when her mother passed away during childbirth. Sandhya was very upset and heartbroken. She felt nothing was left in her life. But then, she remembered her younger siblings and decided to move on, for them. She received moral support from the Asha team in Kalkaji who kept her motivating for her future. Within a few months of her mother’s death, her father married again and after a few days, the stepmother started treating her badly. Sandhya tried speaking to her father, but he did not listen to anything even stopped giving her money to commute to her college. Sandhya wanted desperately to finish her college education and she started selling momos in a makeshift stall in her slum lane. She could earn enough to pay for the everyday college expense. Sandhya used to get up early every morning, after doing household chores, attended college. She used to rush back to start her stall to work till very late at night. After wrapping her work, she used to study for 2 hours, therefore, getting 3 to 4 hours of sleep. Sandhya never lost hope. After graduation, one of her Asha friends told her about Digital documentation work. She started working and learning side by side. After a year’s experience, with the help of a friend and her savings, she decided to open her place for the same business, in the year 2018. The word spread around about her good work and her business started flourishing. Emotional Sandhya ended her story by her saying that life can be tough but if we do not focus on the problem only, we start living and enjoying fully. To donate for students from the slum such as Sandhya, click here: bit.ly/2tFvdy3 #Trasnsforminglives #Asha #Hope #AshaSociety #Ashaslums #HigherEducation #JobPlacement #AshaEntrepreneur #DelhiSlums ... See More See Less

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