On 25th Februrary 2014, Asha had the honour and pleasure of welcoming the Canadian First Lady, Her Excellency Mrs Sharon Johnston to Dr Ambedkar slum colony. She was accompanied by Ms Brenda Beck, wife of Canadian High Commissioner HE Stewart…
On 5th February 2014, Acting High Commissioner, New Zealand, HE Michael Appleton visited Asha’s community centre in Jeevan Nagar slum colony. Mr Appleton’s visit was particularly focused on getting a firsthand experience of the life of people living in the…
On Tuesday 28th January 2014, India’s Minister for Communication and Information Technology, Hon Mr Kapil Sibal met with first year college students from Asha communities. The students were accompanied by Asha’s Founder and Director, Dr Kiran Martin. It was the…
On Saturday 25th January 2014, Hon Mr LK Advani , Chairman BJP Parliamentary Party met with college students from Asha communities. Accompanied by Dr Kiran, the students spent a long time speaking to Mr Advani and narrated stories of their…
It was a morning filled with much excitement and flurry of preparations as the Asha team and community in Dr. Ambedkar slum colony got ready to welcome the Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs, Ms. Julie Bishop MP on Monday, 18th…
The 28th of October, 2013 marked the fifth year of the ‘Celebration of Learning’, an event to celebrate the remarkable achievements of nearly 1,000 students from Asha’s slum communities who have been accepted to university. The evening was graced by…
Friday, the 25th of October, 2013 saw the British High Commission celebrate the achievements of nearly 1,000 students from the slums of Delhi who have secured admission to university through Asha’s Higher Education Programme initiated in 2008. British High Commissioner,…
27th of August, 2013 was an eventful day for Asha as it got ready to welcome the Japanese Ambassador, His Excellency, Mr. Takeshi Yagi and his team from the Embassy of Japan. Mr. Yagi had a free-wheeling session with Dr.…
The 6th of July, 2013 turned out to be an evening of celebration of talent for the children of Delhi slums as more than fifty students took to the stage at Shri Sathya Sai Auditorium to perform before a packed…
Noted politician and Member of Parliament (MP), Ajay Maken visited the Ekta Vihar slum colony on Saturday, the 6th July, 2013 for the inauguration of the new sewer line. He was accompanied by Mrs. Barkha Singh, the Member of the…
