Asha Athumani

Asha is 9 years old. Her and her brother Salim Mohammed had a very difficult time living on the streets with their mother. They were forced to walk the streets to beg for money and faced a beating if they returned empty handed. Salim came to Amani in 2008 and Amani’s social workers had been working with the children’s mother ever since to arrange for Asha to join him. She finally agreed to allow Asha to come to Amani and begin school. Saying goodbye to her mother has not been easy for Asha, but she has begun studying in Amani’s Onsite Education Program and is making steady progress. Amani’s social workers are counseling Asha and Salim’s mother and hope that one day the family will be reunited.