Daveedu
Daveedu (David) is from Malleduvalasa, a remote tribal village. He has to walk 5 kilometers and then travel by auto rikshaw to reach Asha Kiran. His father is a manual worker, and his mother works as ayah at the village school. He has a younger sister who is in 5th grade now. The village school is only up to 5th grade. In order to continue their studies, some children walk for one hour to the nearest high school. Daveedu came to know about Asha Kiran through other children from his village who studied at Asha Kiran earlier. He has been here for the last 4 and half years.
Daveedu is in grade 10 now. He shares a room with 5 other children in the home. He has a bed and place to keep his books and clothes. He enjoys the routine at Asha Kiran. He is excelling in his studies at school. His favorite dish is chicken fried rice. He enjoys playing volleyball every evening. He has a few great friends, Ashok being his best friend at Asha Kiran. Daveedu is very excited about the devotion time at Asha Kiran. From his childhood, he wanted to become a doctor and help those in need of medical help.
