Jaisika is a first-year Asha student at Delhi University studying an Honors in Psychology, her dream course. She lives in the Anna Nagar slum community. Her story deeply touched Dr Kiran that she shared at the 35th Anniversary Celebrations in…
Lalta Prasad, a native of UP, has been a resident of the Kusumpur Pahari slum for the last 40 years. In 2012, he unexpectedly lost his job as an office assistant at Corporate House in BPL. With two children to…
Shimla from Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh, and her husband, a daily wage labourer, moved to Kusumpur Pahari two years ago for better opportunities. Shimla’s husband, often away from work, couldn’t provide the support she needed, especially during her pregnancy. Residing in…
What a wonderful first day of our celebrations we had at an event hosted by the British High Commissioner HE Alex Ellis in his garden. This was on 19th Feb. The HC, Prof David Hempton, Professor and Former Dean of…
We had a wonderful celebration in one of our slum communities called Mayapuri. We had a beautiful colorful marquee, a nice stage, and lots of floral decorations. Dr John Peteet, Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard, was our Chief Guest. He…
The spotlight shines on Community Health Volunteers (CHVs) as vital catalysts in providing equitable healthcare to slum residents. Asha has trained these women’s who live in slums to work as Community Health Volunteers (CHVs). Their regular visits to monitor the…
65-year-old Seeta from the Ekta Vihar slum community faced immense challenges and hardships after her husband’s passing, leaving her to raise her children while working as a labourer single-handedly. Her son, despite her love and sacrifices, turned towards alcoholism. In…
Today, as we Celebrate Asha’s 35 years of transformative service in Delhi’s slums, we spotlight Sandhya’s journey with our women empowerment program, a critical component of the Asha Programme. A 48-year-old widow who migrated from Ishanagar, Madhya Pradesh, to Delhi…
I am Mary, a 67-year-old woman living in the Kanak Durga slum colony. I came to Delhi with my husband long back, seeking a better life. Unfortunately, my husband passed away 15 years ago, leaving me alone with my small…
Meet Ritu, a young girl from Sawada Ghevra, a neighbourhood in northwest Delhi. His father is a daily wage labourer, and her mother is a homemaker who takes care of all household duties. Ritu’s family has been living in poverty…
