Ramyag, 71 years old, sat on the creaky wooden bed in the small, dimly lit shanty in Amar Park Zakhira. He gently fed his paralyzed wife, Sheela, a spoonful of mashed lentils and potatoes, their daily routine for the past…
Asha’s Physiotherapy Center at the Polyclinic was inaugurated by eminent orthopedic surgeon Dr Pradeep Sharma on May 30th, 2024. What a wonderful occasion, to be able to open such a center for the poor who have no money to go…
Tears rolled down Rohtash’s face as he spoke, his voice choked with emotion. “The Asha family has become a new home for me,” he said, his words trembling with gratitude and pain. “I never thought that my family members would…
Lalta Prasad, a native of UP, has been a resident of the Kusumpur Pahari slum for the last 40 years. In 2012, he unexpectedly lost his job as an office assistant at Corporate House in BPL. With two children to…
Shimla from Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh, and her husband, a daily wage labourer, moved to Kusumpur Pahari two years ago for better opportunities. Shimla’s husband, often away from work, couldn’t provide the support she needed, especially during her pregnancy. Residing in…
The spotlight shines on Community Health Volunteers (CHVs) as vital catalysts in providing equitable healthcare to slum residents. Asha has trained these women’s who live in slums to work as Community Health Volunteers (CHVs). Their regular visits to monitor the…
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…
Laxmi(name changed), a twenty-seven-year-old woman from the Kusumpur slum community, has been married for seven years and has experienced three miscarriages due to Polycystic Ovary Syndrome. Despite her challenges, she persevered and sought various medical opinions. Unfortunately, her efforts did…
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…
