Saniya: Age: 2½ years old: Saniya is so quiet that often you don’t know she is in the room. She has a beautiful smile and big, mesmerizing eyes that will melt any heart. Often she smiles like she knows something no one else does; it’s just her little secret. She is still new to Asha and therefore keeps to herself, but will continue to open up the more time she spends there. She loves to be tickled. Saniya is from a Hindu family in Bihar, in a tribal village with no modern technology, schools, or hospitals. Her father has left. Her mother was working in Delhi as a household servant but now her location is unknown. It is likely that Saniya is a product of rape. Saniya only speaks Santeli, a native language in Bihar, so she has to learn both Hindi and English. Right now she is struggling in her studies.