Shanti, a fifty-year-old woman from Up, has been living in Ekta Vihar slum community for thirty-five years. Married at 10, she and her husband moved from Gorakhpur to Delhi for a better life. When her husband faced a mental health…
Mansi, an 18-year-old from the Swada Ghevra slum in Delhi, faced immense challenges when her father, the family’s sole breadwinner, fell ill with kidney stones. Amid financial struggles and her father’s hospitalization, Mansi’s determination to break the cycle of poverty…
Here is an excerpt from the speech by the Hon Jason Clare MP Minister for Education delivered during the Australian International Education Conference at Adelaide on Wednesday, 11 October 2023, where Asha’s work has been highlighted. Please click the link…
Ramwati and her husband, natives of Uttar Pradesh, migrated to Delhi many years ago. Living in the Ambedkar Basti slum, they raised three sons with much difficulty, from her husband working as a sweeper. Her husband passed away eleven years…
Devastating floods have wreaked havoc in the slums of Delhi, leaving a trail of destruction in their life. The affected residents narrated their ordeals of losing all their belongings overnight. The floods have left the communities in unimaginable distress, with…
On June 2, 2023, a team of 11 scholars from NUFFiELD International Farming Scholars, led by Mathew Ipsen, visited Asha. They were warmly received at the headquarters, where they explored a photo exhibition showcasing Asha’s 35-year journey of transforming slum…
Hello everyone, I had a most wonderful time yesterday afternoon with all those who are either in Australia and visiting India or who will be leaving for Australia. What a bright and highly motivated group of young people. Some of…
The sweeper of Dr Ambedkar Basti where people from the untouchable caste live, comes to clean our Centre everyday. Yesterday, the warriors and team suddenly said to her that they would be doing all the cleaning while she just relaxed.…
Hello folks, this message is about the very sad circumstances some young girls are during this pandemic. They have lost so much weight due to just not eating enough food and calories. We give groceries to entire families, but of…
This is the story of a 26 years old Sandhya, a resident of Kalkaji slum colony. Sandhya was born and brought up in Delhi. She is the eldest of the three daughters. Sandhya joined Asha in 2008 when she was…
