Updates!
We're in the process of updating our website (especially with news of the home and lots of new pictures), so check back in the coming days, or feel free to browse our new picture gallery!
Namaste!
Welcome to the website of the Ashraya Initiative for Children (AIC), a home for street kids and community outreach project located in Pune, India. Currently, we operate three main programs in Pune: the residential program, housing ten kids; the education outreach program, supporting the education of more than 40 kids in the slum; and the health outreach program, promoting improved health in the slum through education, healthcare and community mobilization. There are numerous ways to get involved with our organization and make a difference in the lives of marginalized children, so be sure to check out the information about our branches, the issues driving our work, and various ways to contribute.
Most importantly, however, this site is about the amazing children with whom we work! We hope that it can serve as a window into the 
challenges and triumphs, daily happenings and momentous occasions, and growth and transformations experienced by those of us (kids, staff, directors, and volunteers alike) living at the AIC home.
We will do our best to keep things updated regularly, so please check back frequently for the latest newsletter, updates, and photos of our ever-growing children! We appreciate ideas, feedback, questions, suggestions, creative contributions, and constructive criticism; please feel free to contact us with any or all of the above :). Thank you for your interest, and again, welcome to our site!