Skipping meals isn’t a piece of cake for anyone! In spite of having seen the days of hunger and absolute poverty at home, the 12-year-old Pooja has possessed an unfailing courtesy and forbearance as compared to those of her age. “The day when a local police constable doesn’t allow my…
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Those who want to change the world, the only weapon they can use for that is ‘education’. Last week, Asha Founder and Director Dr Kiran Martin met with some of the Asha Graduates and those pursuing degree courses. The meeting began with the introduction of all the students giving special…
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To promote goodness and serve the Asha slum communities, Megan Brown and Jessie Cassidy volunteered at Asha for more than a month. Beginning from the month of March, the duo volunteered at the Asha’s Communications Unit and Asha slums till the following month. Megan, a long-time supporter and Asha Monthly…
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Imagine an infant wailing in the cradle while the mother’s perhaps in the kitchen or just out of eyesight. The mother does her best and responds by calling out to reassure her little one that she’s around. An infant who can hear might be pacified after constantly hearing a familiar…
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A sudden bout of chest cramp and cough shook up little Fatima one midnight last year when the family was vacationing in their home town (Bihar). The frightened 12-year-old girl, trying to hide the pain from her elders, decided to gulp it down. But the intense pain along with a…
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“Tuberculosis (TB) not only killed my husband but left my little world into bits,” recalled Somvati. 50-year-old Somvati and her husband migrated to Asha’s Dr Ambedkar Basti in the capital city-Delhi from their village in search of a better livelihood and opportunity two decades ago. But like the other millions…
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In a first of its kind unique and interactive meeting was held at Asha’s Mayapuri slum centre where Board Members and other important functionaries from Friends of Asha across UK, Northern Ireland, USA and Australia participated. The session started with introductions, the Global Asha team, students and the women association…
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The American Embassy School (AES), New Delhi hosted two of the Asha’s staff on 4th March 2019. Asha’s staff introduced the grade 8 students to the work of Asha and the journey of transformation. The school has been associated with Asha since the past many years now and have been…
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“She (Dilbari) loved me, helped me like a family when I was left stranded. This came to all of us because of the Asha values,” says Kasturi with the willing smile on her wrinkled face. This is a story of a 90-year-old Kasturi and 50-year-old Dilbari from Asha’s Kanak Durga slum…
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During the summer of 2007, Narendra’s body temperature shot up all of a sudden. 10-year-old Narendra, a dweller of Asha’s Anna Nagar slum community, was immediately rushed to a nearby hospital. His fever kept on rising. Narendra was admitted into an Intensive Care Unit for more than a week. A…
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