A meaningful evening in Melbourne brought together friends and supporters of Asha for a fundraising event organised by the Australian Friends of Asha Board, led by Chairman Robert Johanson. The event focused on the urgent needs of the three new…
As part of Asha’s ongoing efforts to create global opportunities for students from underserved communities, Dr. Kiran Martin met with leading figures from Australia’s higher education sector during her visit to Australia. Dr. Kiran had a meaningful interaction with Luke…
In the tangled lanes of Tigri slum in South Delhi lives Harveer, a 62-year-old man whose life has been a relentless battle against poverty, tragedy, and loss. Harveer’s story began long before he was born, when his parents migrated from…
For more than fifty years, Kishan Devi has called Anna Nagar slum her home. She came to Delhi as a young bride, carrying simple hopes for a stable life. Her husband worked as a daily wage labourer, and together they…
Fatima was born into a family already under severe strain. Her mother, Gulshan, was raising two daughters in the Zakhira slum community when Fatima was born, with very limited income and support. In 2016, after the birth of Fatima’s elder…
At 64, Mahesh Devi often sits quietly outside her small home in the narrow lanes of Mayapuri, watching the world move past her. For many years, life was full of activity. She had a family to care for, a home…
If you meet Pachi, whom everyone lovingly calls Amma, the first thing you notice is her gentle smile. She is 85 years old and has lived in the Ekta Vihar slum community for more than thirty years. After her husband…
When Asha’s Mobile Health Van first arrived in the Mansarovar slum community, also known as Lal Bagh, in May 2025, many families watched from a distance. This scavengers community had rarely seen regular healthcare services. For years, people had learned…
We are proud to share that the work of Dr. Kiran Martin and Asha Society, along with the inspiring journey of Nancy, an Asha student from the Peeragarhi slum in Delhi to University of Melbourne, has been featured across 8–9…
For many elderly people, growing old brings loneliness and long days of silent suffering. For those living in slum communities, old age is even harder. Angoori is one of them. She is seventy years old and lives alone in Ambedkar…
