Hello folks, these days we are having conversations on Gratitude all over Asha. Yesterday I was a part of a moving conversation with some Asha Team members in Mayapuri. CHV Prema said she felt so grateful for the peace and…
Every year, Asha students get an opportunity to intern at Embassies, High Commissions, and Multinational companies. Due to the COVID pandemic, our students lost this opportunity last year. However, this year, Macquarie Group Foundation initiated a virtual Community Internship Program…
Hello folks, the employment situation continues to be disturbing and worrying in the slums. As you may know, there is no job security, no benefits, no social security, no employment protection, and no savings. The economy is in distress due…
Hello folks, you may have noticed that I haven’t said much about the Asha Womens Groups and how the members have been impacted by Covid. They haven’t been able to have large meetings for nearly two years now, and everyone…
Here’s the story of High School Asha student Farman written by my colleague Amitava. Thank you to Steve and to the members of Reservoir for your commitment to the Asha family in Chanderpuri. You might remember Farman through your visits…
Dr Louise Dolan is a senior Consultant in Rheumatology in the UK. She has been a friend of Asha for many years, and has been to Asha on a number of occasions. I have the best news ever! She just…
Hello folks, Asha student Tushar begins his Masters in International Relations from University of Sydney ( online from India for now) on August 2nd. He will need our support and good wishes as he begins his journey. And there’s some…
Hello friends, yesterday as I was running my clinic on Zoom, I suddenly heard that Asha university student Sugra (whose English teacher is Asha USA Trustee Jean Peteet) was lying in bed quite sick. I called for her to come…
Hello friends, Macquarie Group initiated a virtual Community Internship Program for our students, thanks to high speed internet in many of our communities. To give you an idea, some of the areas of learning cover – business overview – banking…
Friends of Asha-Australia organized a zoom webinar to host Dr Kiran Martin and Asha graduate Usha on 6th July, 2021. Here is a video where Asha graduate Usha shared first-hand accounts from slum residents during the webinar and detailed the…
