Hello folks, this week we are having a Gratitude Thread Tying Ceremony everywhere in Asha. The Asha family members are making beautiful gratitude threads and bands. They then take out time to perform the ceremony of tying these threads to…
The inauguration of Asha’s IT Lab at Kalkaji to honour the legacy of Ms. Ruth McKibben, a longtime supporter and true friend of Asha took place on 31st August, 2021. Ayesha welcomed the gathering that included supporters and Friends from…
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 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…
Hi everyone, I’ve been encouraging all locally elected representatives to be invited to visit the Asha communities. These relationships are critical to the living conditions and needs of slum residents. Here is a Municipal Councillor, elected rep of a large…
Hi folks, I visited Kusumpur today. The team and Warriors gave me a warm welcome. I was so happy to see the IT Lab functioning, with our university students using it for college assignments, projects and research. The students were…
Today the MLA of Anna Nagar Praveen Kumar visited Anna Nagar community at Asha’s invitation. He was visibly moved on hearing stories from the Asha warriors on ways in which the community was being given full support during such a…
Thank you Quartz for covering Asha’s work in the slums.
There were a large number of TB patients in the Asha communities, most of whom got treated. Since Covid has spread in the slums, a number of treated patients have relapsed. They have become sputum positive again and are really…
