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.…
On 1st July, I invited some of the poorest people in the Asha communities for a meal. These people, due to circumstances beyond their control, were living in desperate financial poverty. The objective of this lunch was to convey powerful…
Amiran Amma is a 65-year-old widow living in Dr Ambedkar slum community. She and her husband moved to Delhi 50 years back with her three children. The lack of proper housing, electricity, water supply, and dirty lanes made living conditions…
Meet Arti, a young girl from Delhi’s Ekta Vihar slum community who defied all odds to chase her dreams and secure a bright future.At the age of seven, asha centre became a second home for Arti; she joined asha bal…
Meet Kesar Amma, a 70-year-old member of Asha’s Geriatric care program. Originally from Dosa, Rajasthan, she and her husband moved to the Ekta Vihar slum community in Delhi over 40 years ago, hoping for a better life. However, life took…
Madhu is a resident of Dr Ambedkar Basti (DAB), a slum community in R.K Puram. Living in a financially unstable family with seven members, Madhu’s father’s meagre income as a barber made it challenging to make ends meet. They faced…
Meera, a resident of the Zakhira Slum in West Delhi, has endured a challenging path in her quest to overcome family planning myths. Tragedy struck when her first child died shortly after birth due to undernourishment and her weakened condition…
