Dr. Sudeep Goyal

Asha Ka Jharna

Asha Ka Jharna is a Rajasthan nonprofit based in Nawalgarh, Jhunjhunu district, working since 1997 on disability and child rights across two districts of north-western Rajasthan. It runs three special schools for children with intellectual disabilities, cerebral palsy, Down syndrome, autism and hearing/speech impairment, trains special educators through a Rehabilitation Council of India-recognised diploma, and runs Project Navankur, an early-intervention programme for young neurodivergent children, serving more than 5,000 children to date. It won the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment's Best National Organisation Award in 2014.

Asha Ka Jharna reports the following, on its own site:

• 5,000+ children with disabilities supported over 28 years of service