Last Saturday, a remarkable event unfolded as the tireless efforts and unwavering dedication of the Asha Community Health Volunteers (CHVs) were recognized and celebrated. These remarkable individuals are the backbone of the Asha Health program, and their selfless contributions have…
“Your success and happiness lies in you. Resolve to keep happy, and your joy and you shall form an invincible host against difficulties.” –Helen Keller. Meet Sana, a brave and determined seventeen-year-old girl from the Chanderpuri slum colony in Delhi.…
Gyanmati is a 35-year-old woman living in the Kusumpur Pahari slum community in Delhi with her husband, an auto-rickshaw driver and their three children. Gyanmati’s life took a turn when she started experiencing frequent and debilitating periods in 2021, which…
Sunaina’s story is a good example of how Asha’s ‘Ladoo and Sattoo’ Programme’ coupled with micronutrient supplements, is helping to combat malnutrition and anaemia among slum residents in Delhi. Sunaina is a 25 yrs old married woman living in a…
It is important to recognize that every child is a blessing, regardless of gender, and that there should be no preference for one gender over another. Here is the story of Radha, a young married woman from Kalkaji, being helped…
Here is an inspiring story of Khurshid, from the Zakhira slum community, who overcomes challenging health conditions with the support of Asha. His journey is a testament to the power of support and perseverance in fighting back against several attacks…
Shanti Amma’s story reminds us of the pain and struggles that many poor and abandoned elderly undergo. Shanti Amma is a 70 yrs old widow who has lived in a rented shanty in Kusumpur Pahari Slum for the last 17…
27-year-old Seema is married and resides in a one-room shanty in Kalkaji Slum. She got married in 2012 at the age of 18. Her husband Ranjan works in a garment factory and earns INR 12000 per month (£ 152/ $…
Twenty-three years old Farah, a native of UP, lives in the Chanderpuri Slum colony with her husband and two-year-old son. She came to Chanderpuri Slum soon after her marriage. Since then, she has been availing of Asha’s health services. As…
Dr Saffron Homayoun, a Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist from the US, paid a visit to Asha on 21st November 2022. After a brief orientation at the Head Office on Asha’s interventions for the slum dwellers, she went to Dr Ambedkar…
