Asha Scholarship Students
(Updated : 9 July 2007)
Academic year June 2007 to May 2008.
First list of students selected for the current year (New code series AF) and continuation list AA to AE codes
We will be adding to the list from time to time as we get the details of the other students.
Dear Donors of 2006-2007,                                                                                    
  Children in green - sponsors have already renewed their sponsorship for 2007-2008. Thank you
  Children in Yellow- We have sent reports for most of the children.  
  Have you received the reports? Please get in touch with us to renew your sponsorships.
  Children in red- We need new sponsors for them from June 2007. They are awaiting donors
Please go to the end of the page for project statistics.
     
S No Asha Code Name Amount approved-INR Amount approved-USD School / College Name 2007-2008 Standard Economic Status/Remarks
    AWAITING FOR DONORS/DONATIONS...    
1 AF006 Devi P 15000 375 Masters in Social work (MSW), Stella Mary's College, Chennai II Year (Final Year) Mother house maid, income 12,000. No father. School teachers put her through degree college. Served as a teacher in a school for the poor for 2 years. Got selected to MSW on merit basis
2 AF012 R. Rajarajewsari 6000 150 Gnanasundaram School, Chennai VI Father is not well and not able to take up any job. Child is studying well.
3 AF014 R.Priya 15000 375 Government College of Engineering, Thirunelvelli III Year Poor family. Managed with loans from friends and well wishers so far. Girl student from rural Tamilnadu doing a professional course. Selection on the basis of merit.
4 AF016 M. Sivakumar 15000 375 Anand Inst. Of Higher Technology, Chennai IV Year (Final Year) The father is ironing and the mother is helping this activity. The family is right earnest as they have helped with all means of borrowed funds so far in the hope of educating their boy well. He will be able to support the family by next year.
5 AF018 G.Siva 2050 42 Bethany Nursey and primary school, Chetpet VI Mother works as domestic help. Father deserted the family
6 AF019 T. Balaji 2800 70 Corp. Primary School, Sankarapuram, Chennai 94 III Very poor circumstances. Child is doing well.
7 AF021 M.Sharmila 3500 87.5 Surya Matric. H.S. School, Chennai VII The father is known to the nominator for last 3 yrs. He is working in Besant Nagar as Onyx Service man. ( Cleaning the streets)
8 AF022 G.V. Thangaraj 8000 200 CSI St. Ebba's Matric School VIII Father earning daily wages as Coolie and mechanic. Has borrowed mony on interest to educate his son. Low family income, high priority for education
9 AF024 Ragavi.S 3600 90 Lady Sivaswamy Higher Secondary School.Chennai VII A very poor girl going to a reputed school in the hope of doing well.
10 AF027 Saravanan E 15000 375 D.B.Jain College, Thoraipakkam, Ch-97 BSc I yr Computer Science Insufficient family income. Good in studies. Parents and student motivated
11 AF028 Bhuvaneswari M 7500 187.5 Quaide Millat College for Women Chennai-600002 BSc. II year Chem. Insufficient family income. Teaches other younger students voluntarily
12 AF031 Ramesh Babu A 12000 300 Loyola College, Chennai B.A Sociology I Year Financial stringency, visually Challenged. The college authorities have been very touched by this handicapped person wanting to do social work. An extraordinary student with determination.
13 AF032 Vishwanathan.V.R 6000 150 Arul Mary Nursery and Primary School VIII The family is trying very hard to educate the child in an English medium school close to their residence. They expect that by Class 10 they will be able to move him to a reputed Govt. aided school.
14 AF036 Jenny S 5000 125 Hindu Senior Sec School, Chennai-20 UKG Physicaly challenged mother. Works in a company. Father has deserted the family. Family lives with support of friends
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1 AA030 Saravanan M 5000 125 Raja Annamalai puram Primary School, R.K. Puram, Ch-28 7 Father is a car driver. Mother is a housewife. Brother of M. Gowri AA026.
2 AA042 Ganesh K 2500 62.5 Corporation High School, Ch-4 12 Father is a peon at Vivekananda College, and mother is a housewife.
3 AB007 Kamakshi M 5000 125 Rani Meyyammai School Chennai- 20 9 Father is an alcoholic and does not contribute to the family at all. Mother works after school to make the income stretch.
4 AB008 Babu 3500 87.5 Corporation School 5 Has no biological family. The child is an orphan. The child is orthopaedically handicapped. Low IQ but trainable. The school where the child is going provides good training. Amount required is reasonable
5 AB010 Ramachandran 5000 125 St.Louis School for the Blind,Adyar 12 Suffering from MarphynsSyndrome, unusually long hands. The child is partially, visually impaired. The school where the child is going provides good training. Amount required is reasonable
6 AC013 Devi R 4000 100 Queen Mary's college Chennai-4 Degree Third Year Father is working as a coolie. He is not getting per month salary
7 AC015 Thahira Banu H 8000 200 SIET College for Women, Chennai Degree Third Year Her father is coolie, not harvng a regular income
8 AC018 Bharani N 10000 250 Meenakshi College for Women, Chennai Degree Third Year No proper employment and hence monetary problem. Father is working in a small hotel as a hotel supervisor
9 AC023 Gnanadurga S 10000 250 SIET College for Women, Chennai Degree Second year Father is not a regular earning member, working as a cook
10 AC024 Sheeja K.R. 21000 525 Kanniyalal FOMRA College, East Coast Road  Chennai Engg II year Father is having petty shop. The mother is house wife.
11 AC027 Aishwarya D S 10000 250 Ethiraj College, Chennai Degree Second year Mother is a tailoring teacher on a salary of Rs 2700. Father is unemployed. Sister had been in hospital for about 6 months with an undiagnosed problem last year and is still to recover from the problem.
12 AC050 Manikandan M 5000 125 Loyola Matriculation Higher secondary school, Chennai-24 4 Father is a vegetable vendor. The father is the head of a family of six sisters. Hence feels bound to look after the family. Is unable to provide for the child's education. Mother is a teacher in a private school on a small salary.
13 AC052 Prakash P 3500 87.5 Guru Nanak College, Chennai Degree Third Year Difficult economic circumstances. Has passed 12th Very creditably
14 AC056 Dhawlathun Nissha A 10000 250 St. Theresa's Tambaram 12 Very poor family.Father visually impaired.
15 AC062 Gayathri V 12000 300 P.J Gupta High School, Ambauttur, Ch-53 Diploma one year course Very poor economical condition in the family. No father. Mother works as a cook.
16 AC067 Kirthiga T 8000 200 Sai Vidyalaya Matriculation School, 51B, Alamelamangapuram, Mylapure, Ch-4 9 Very poor economical condition in the family
17 AC070 Sathya Narayanan M 6000 150 Kumararani Meena Muthiah College of Arts and Science, Chennai 20 Degree Third Year Father is an office assistant and mother is a factor worker. The child is very good academically
18 AC071 Sathya Narayanan P 8000 200 Sai Vidyalaya Matric, Higher Secondary School, 51B, Alamelumangapuram, Mylapore, Chennai-4 9 Parents very poor, the child is very good academically
19 AD06 Sairam R 5500 137.5 St.Joseph matriculation school 8 Father is sick and does not go out to work regularly. Has found a temperory job in the last 3 months. Mother works as office asst. in a school
20 AD13 Sandhiya H 5000 125 Guru Nanak College, Velacheri, Chennai Degree Second Year Father runs a petty shop near Urur Balwadi. He is very helpful to the Urur Balwadi teachers.
21 AD16 Babu D 6000 150 DG Jain College- Chennai Degree third Year No father. Elder sister married. The boy lives with his mother who works as a housemaid. Works part time whenever he can get a job.
22 AD17 Kalaivani K 10000 250 Annai Velankanni College, Ch-15 Degree third Year Family is unable to meet fees as they are  in poor circumstances. Sister is an Asha chennai Teacher at one of our our balwadis
23 AD23 Sriram K 5000 125 P.S.Higher Secondary School, Ch-04 12th Father is mentally deranged. Mother is making both ends meet by making pickles & papads
24 AD24 Praveen Kumar A 5500 137.5 Navabharath Matriculation School. Ch-17 6 Father does not support the family. Mother works to make both ends meet.
25 AD26 Abinaya H 3000 75 Lady Sivaswami Higher Secondary School, Chennai- 4 10 Father is unemployed. Mother works as a house-maid.
26 AD29 Arunkumar R 6500 162.5 Vivekananda College. Ch-04 Degree Third Year Father is unemployed. Mother works in an ICDS balwadi on a very small salary. She also works in the evening as a cook. Scholar Arunkumar is working part time whenever he can find work.
27 AD31 Velankanni C[1] 3500 87.5 Avvai Home. Ch-20 8 Velankanni is the first child from the Nari Kuravar community at India Nagar to go to middle school. Her parents are rag pickers. 
28 AD35 Vinoth H 10000 250 Kumararani Meena Muthiah College of Arts and Science, Chennai 20 Degree Third Year Father is a fruit seller. The boy is doing well academically.
29 AD42 Lakshmikanth B 6500 162.5 Central Polytechnic Tharamani. Ch-113 DME Final Very poor family circumstances. Very bright student.
30 AD58 Suruthilaya 12000 300 Nirmala College Coimbatore Degree Second year Fatherless child. Mother works as a housemaid. High Achiever
31 AD59 Mohanakshaya 5000 125 St.Ebbas Primary school, Chennai 4 2 Father is a part time fisherman who works as an assistant in an audio shop. Mother is a social worker. Affected by the Tsunami. Unable to meet the fees requirement for the second term.
32 AE 004 Yokesh .R 5000 125 LVR Matriculation School, Besant Nagar, Chennai-90 7 Mother is a teacher at Olcott School salary Rs1875 gross. Father is not employed but carries on some sporadic business as broker at thr RTO. Average monthly income is Rs1500
33 AE 006 Govindarajan .R 10000 250 Loyola College Degree Third Year Limited source of family income. Only educated boy in the family . Can bring up the family
34 AE 007 Ammal Dhanalakshmi .M 12000 300 Vel's Srinivasa college of Eng& Tec, Chennai Engg III year Referred by the collee pricipal as Poor economic situation.Has got good marks in X & XII too
35 AE 009 Dinesh Kumar .J 10000 250 Thiry Seven Hills Polytechnic Diploma final Single parent. Mother earns in an export company
36 AE 011 Ajith Kumar .M 6000 150 Ajay School for the Hearing Impaired, Chennai 50 4 Kid is hearing impaired. Father is a daily wage earner. Mother is house wife
37 AE 014 Jaitha .V 6000 150 Sarojini Varadappan Girls Hr sec school Chennai 12 Single parent. Father expired. Two sisters and one brother
38 AE 019 Dhilip .E 5000 125 Cambridge School, Royapettah, Chennai 3 Father is a fisherman, affected by Tsunami
39 AE 023 Venkatesh G 6000 150 St. Ebbas School, Chennai-4 6 Father has deserted the family. Mother works in a company. Has an older sister studying in apolytechnic.Poor economic circumstances
40 AE 027 Subramaniyan .S 5000 125 Deva Annai Matric HSS, 59, Pillayar Koil St, W.Urapakkam, Kanchipuram Dt 8 Father lost his finger in an accident. Mother works as a primary school teacher
41 AE 029 Ragupathi G.S. 4000 100 St. Josephs Matric HSS, Vettuvageni, Ch-41 5 Father has had a major operation in his foot that was run over by a vehicle.He cannot work. Mother does idli batter business. Average monthly income Rs2000
42 AE 036 Gayathri.S 15000 375 Joseph Chellamuthu Teacher Training Institute Diploma final Father works in an oil mill. Mother is a housewife. She has some support from Eagai volunteers. If we support her partly it would be possible to get her through teacher training.
43 AE 037 Maheswari .S 12500 312.5 Mohammed Sadak College, Sholinganallur Degree Second year Father is a watchman. Mother is a housewife
44 AE 048 Sajitha.U 6500 162.5 Meenakshi Ammal Arts & Science College, Uthramelur Degree Second year Father a machine operator with less salary.Candidate with good marks and deserving
45 AE 050 Anbarasan S 7000 175 Little Hearts Education cum Training Centre for Mentally Handicapped Not applicable Special Child , both phycically/mentally challenged.Poor background.
46 AE 053 Vigneshwar Ramesh 7000 175 Vijay Nursery and Primary School, Shenoy Nagar, Ch-30 9 Father ,chronically sick,is on dialysis.Mother  not working.Only son.
47 AE 055 Rajeshwari S 15000 375 Meenakshi Ammal Arts & Science College, Uthramelur Degree Second year Father expired.Poor family
48 AE 057 Jebastin Nicolas E.S. 15000 375 Loyola College Degree Second year Father sells chocolates, mother is house wife
49 AE 061 Shanthi V. 5000 125 Bharath Nursery and Primary School, near Tiruttani 2 Father is disabled and belongs to the lower income group. Deserves support. Also the government school is located 4kms away. Hence the need for a private school Family income is Rs.12000 per year
50 AE 062 Gomathy S 6000 150 Dharmambal Polytechnic, Tharamani Ch-114 Diploma Second Year Comes from a poor familyof three sisters. Parents are motivated to help all girls into good vocational courses. They believe in education, they have helped other girls to continue with their education by counselling their parents and finding money support
51 AE 065 Thivinesh T 5000 125 Bala Vidyashram, Nursery and Primary school, Chennai-41 1 Has lost the father about four years ago. Mother works as a teacher in one of our Asha Chennai projects. The family of three (including a younger sibling) are dependent on only the mother's earnings.
52 AE075 Vincent K 3000 75 Govt. ITI, Chennai ITI second Year Handicapped father and spastic sister, low economic background
53 AE 072 Radhika .P 13000 325 Teacher Training College, Sengamalathayar, Sundar Kottai, Manargudi Degree Second year No Father-Mother is a housemaid . The girl has secured a merit seat
54 AE 071 Kiruthika .V 15000 375 St.Joseph TTI, Rukmanipalayam Road, Mannargudi, Ch-614001. diploma second year No Father-Mother is a housemaid . The girl has secured a merit seat
55 AE 076 Rekha S 15000 375 M.A. Chidambaram College of Nursing, VHS Campus, Chennai- 20 Degree Second year The girl has lost her mother when she was 2 yrs old. Her father is an alcoholic. Has studied in a fre school and worked as a housemaid since the age of 10 along with her elder sister who is now married. 
56 AE 077 Lakshmanan L 5000 125 T.T. Arasu Matric. Higher Secy School, Chennai-94 4 Mother no more. Stepmother is very caring and wants to educate the boy well as he is doing well. Family in poor economic conditions. Father is a daily wage earner
57 AE 078 Prabhakaran P 6000 150 P.S. Higher Secondary school, Ch-4 12 Father is near blind and going towards kidney failure. Is unable to earn now. Was working in a book binding shop. Mother is a working as a housemaid. Elder brother who is working in a shop- low wages. Bright boy
               
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1 AA045 Vijayalakshmi K 20000 500 DMI College of Engg, Palanjur, Nazarampet Post, Ponnamallee 602103 Final Year Engg Father works as a clerk in a private Company, mother works in an export House with lay offs. Has passed I Year very crediatably. Is seeking admission to Engineering college
2 AB009 Neelamani 6000 200 (Voluntary extra contribution by donor) Corporation Higher secondary School, Tiruvanmiyur chennai -41 8 Has no biological family. The girl is an orphan. The child has neurological deficit, bilateral club foot and urinary incontinence. The school where the child is going provides good training. Amount required is reasonable
3 AB012 Gowri K 4000 100 Avvai Home, Chennai 20. 8 Guardian – sister's husband - Orphan. Guardian is from very low income group, takes care of the child’s basic needs with affection. Low amount of fees
4 AB022 Madhavan K V 7500 187.5 Santhome Higher Secondary School, Mylopure, Ch-4 12 Father has deserted the family. The mother takes tuitions and runs the household. Madhavan is a very high academic achiever. He is in one of Chennai's best known schools
5 AC006 Seethalakshmi K 3000 75 Chellammal College for Women, Chennai Degree Third Year Family in very poor economic circumstances
6 AC102 Raman V 6600 165 M.B.B.S. Madras Medical College   Father is a small farmer in Karur. Mother is a housewife.
7 AC022 Mahalakshmi.S 10000 250 Murugappa Polytechnic, Chennai-62 Diploma final Father is working as a coolie. He is not getting permanent salary
8 AC038 Manju Priya A 6500 162.5 Sarojini Varadappan Girls Hig.Sec. School, Poonamalle Ch-56 12 Father is working in a screen printing press. No steady income. Mother is house wife.
9 AC044 Pavithra V 8000 200 Sai Vidyalaya Matriculation School, 51B, Alamelamangapuram, Mylapure, Ch-4 9 Parents unable to meet the ends still eager to educate their children. Father is not having a regular income
10 AC045 Anugraha S 7500 187.5 Don Bosco Group of Matriculation Hig.Sec. School, Ethirajsawmy, Salai, Errukkenerry, Ch-118 9 Father is working as a broker in real estate business. No permanent and fixed income.
11 AC064 Divyabarathi D 6000 150 Tarapore Loganathan Primary school, Chennai-23 7 Poor family. Father sick, Mother domestic servant
12 AC075 Jayashree S 4500 112.5 Varadappan Girls Hig.Sec.School, Poonamalle Ch-56 10 Father is a coolie not having a regular income. Mother is house wife. They belongs to poor family.
13 AD18 Venkatalakshmi V 15000 375 Dr. Mahalingam College of Technology, Pollachi Degree third Year Excellent performance in the 12th exams and I Year Engg. Lower income group family.
14 AD30 Keerthana.C 5000 125 Reserve Bank Staff Quarters School, B.Nagar 4 Mother a teacher getting 2000/pm. Father no steady job!
15 AD41 Navitha 4000 100 Saradha Vidyalaya Model School, T.Nagar 6 Father is working in a screen printing press. No steady income. Mother is house wife.
16 AE 045 Sivalingam.G 4000 100 Mano College, Tirunelveli Degree Third Year Two sister.Father is a meial job.Famile expects him to be a bread winner
17 AE 056 Chandra kumar .R 2500 62.5 St.Thomas H.S.School, Chennai 7 Orphan. Lives with uncle's family that is in the low income group.
18 AE 066 Tivyaa T 5000 125 Bala Vidyashram, Nursery and Primary school, Chennai-41 2 Has lost the father about four years ago. Mother works as a teacher in one of our Asha Chennai projects. The family of three (including a younger sibling) are dependent on only the mother's earnings.
19 AE 073 Thenmozhi .M 15000 375 Govt. College of Nursing, Nilgiris Degree Second year Poor economic circumstances. Has got the seat on merit basis.
20 AE 074 Keerthana S 5000 123 Cambridge Nursery and Primary School 5 Mother cannot speak - works in a deaf and dumb school as support staff. Father unemployed
21 AE 079 Akila Devi S 15000 375 Periyarmaniyammai College of technogy for Women, Thanjavur Third year Engg Father is a newspaper vendor. Low income group. Meritorious student
     
Statistics updated - 2007-2008 Statistics for 2006-2007
Students who have completed  and who will start working = 20    No of students supported = 124
No. Of students approved for 2007- 2008 = 120    No of  disabled students approved=9 
No of  disabled students approved=9    Total amount of scholarship disbursed
No. of Children in the list above =92    Rs 933626
No. of students whose results and admissions are awaited =12    Total amount collected from various donors
No. of students from whom some details are awaited=6  Rs978568
New applications received so far for 2007-2008 AF series= 43   
Selection from AF series will be completed by end August 2007    By Indian Donations = Rs168075
Budget estimate for all the approved under SAC = Rs10 lakhs    By US Chennai donations = $17430 = Rs810493
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Lakshmi:
This child is to be on a special note. Hence SAC is not a comfortable mode for the child