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…
Meet Sana, Masoom, and Maqsood, three determined siblings from a wire-stripping family in the Seelampur slum who are determined to change their lives!Originally from Bihar, their family’s journey to Delhi was marked by many struggles. In the face of financial…
Khalid Ahmad is a 65-year-old resident of the Seelampur Slum Community for the past 35 years. He was infected with pulmonary TB, and currently, he is a COPD patient for many years. Due to the financial burden of a large…
Renju (name changed), a 27-year-old mother of three children from the Ambedkar Basti slum community, faces different health challenges in her family.Her asthmatic condition and the burden of looking after her locomotor-disabled five-year-old daughter amidst her husband’s battle with TB…
Esha, an 18-year-old Asha student, defied challenges to secure admission to Janki Devi Memorial College, Delhi University, pursuing her B.A. in Economics and Political Science. Fueled by the Asha warriors’ encouragement, she discovered renewed motivation at the Asha Centre. Originally…
We bring you an inspiring testimony of Mrs Govardhani, an Asha CHV at Kanak Durga Slum since 1988. “I have no words to say how Asha has played a role in transforming my life. I was illiterate, but now I…
Narayani, Asha’s dedicated Community Health Volunteer (CHV), is a testament to the power of determination and compassion. She migrated to Delhi from Rajasthan, seeking a better life with her husband three and a half decades ago. Despite facing numerous challenges,…
Dr Kiran Martin shares her experience visiting flood-affected victims at Yamuna Riverbed Community. I returned from Boston in the early hours of Monday morning and went to the River Bed today. I was heartbroken at what I saw. The residents…
Last Saturday, when Delhi was overpouring with heavy rains, our Asha Alumni members turned it into a day of great enjoyment as they all had a get together. The occasion became a platform for everyone to go down the memory…
Phool Biwi, a member of Mahila Mandal, moved to Delhi from Bihar with her husband and two daughters 35 years ago. She worked in a steel utensil factory, but the hazardous conditions caused her health to deteriorate, leading to asthma.…
