October, 2007

Asha Kiran (USA) board members visited some of the sponsored children in India. (December, 2006)

22 children have passed out from their courses of study and some of them are gainfully employed.

Sahana Suvarna, an engineering student, has been recruited by Wipro.

Two former beneficiaries, Jyothi and Ramesh Alva, are now employed, and have started sponsoring children! We thank them for their spirit in giving back to Ashakiran.

Three more students completed their courses. Two of them are currently employed as teachers.

As many as 20 new sponsors have been added to the Ashakiran family in 2007, including two life time sponsors, Mr.Sanjeev Kumar from USA and Mr.Sunil Kumar from Dubai. We have also added a distinguished sponsor who has agreed to sponsor five children every year.

43 more students were added to Ashakiran's fold in 2007, most of them either orphans, or with a single parent. Ashakiran currently has 113 children studying in different courses. 75% of them are girls.

Our area of operation now spreads to Bellary in Karnataka and Rayadurga in Andhra Pradesh.

Sponsorships have grown more than 75% in 2007, largely due to the creation of the website and the efforts of the founders and new board members.

Ms. Prutha Shetty has been nominated to be our new contact in the United Kingdom.

The Ashakiran website now has a forum to discuss various issues, including ideas and suggestions to improve the management of Ashakiran. We also welcome your thoughts on a wide variety of issues that will be put up for discussion.

Asha Kiran's USA chapter is fully operational now

We are looking for volunteers and coordinators in various countries for collecting sponsorships and in India (Mangalore, especially) for field work. Please contact us if you are interested.

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Two students, Jyothi and Preethi, sponsored by Asha Kiran, graduated successfully with engineering degrees. They are now both gainfully employed in their field of education.