This is the beautiful story of 28-year-old Soni who combatted severe malnutrition and successfully gave birth to a healthy baby. Soni has been a resident of the Chanderpuri slum for more than 9 years, where she settled in a one-room…
“There is still love in this world,” says 63-year-old Naima with tears in her eyes. Naima lives with her husband, Aftab, 73 years of age, in a one-room dwelling in the Seelampur slum. Both Naima and Aftab belong to a…
A new and worrisome development has taken place in the Delhi University admissions process. Previous admissions were on the basis of marks obtained in the school leaving board exam. That has all changed. There will now be a separate Central…
The wonderful story of Anju’s journey from a life of poverty in Asha’s Tigri slum to a smart executive at an Australian corporate firm. Anju is another young post-graduate from Asha’s Tigri Slum community. She narrates her story in her…
It was a memorable day for the Asha family when Dr Kiran’s batchmates from Maulana Azad Medical College- 1977 batch; eminent doctors in their respective areas of specialization visited Asha’s Mayapuri centre on 23rd April’2022. After a warm welcome with…
Hello everyone, what a wonderful day it was today. Our dearly beloved Harish Rao, a long time friend and governing board member of Friends of Asha Australia brought along 3 of his Australian friends Phil, Chris and Adam, to Asha’s…
Hello everyone, we received our first visitor to Asha on 14th March after 2 years! Dr Bhavdeep Gupta is my friend from medical school days and now lives in the US. There was much joy as the Seelampur Team welcomed…
Hello everyone, in this video I have spoken about the great importance of Compassion in Health Care and it’s wonderful outcomes in patients. There is a Compassion crisis in Healthcare systems worldwide. I have addressed the scientific basis of compassion…
Hello folks, Women’s International Day was celebrated with great joy across Asha communities everywhere on March 8. The women belonging to Women’s Associations all over Asha took this opportunity to appreciate the pivotal role of women in community development and…
Sitting in the slum lanes on the ground and motivating school leaving students to work hard for university admissions. There are many Asha communities where there is no building. What a wonderful commitment!!
Here are a few among the many wonderful stories that were shared on Women’s Day 61 year old Ramvati is President of Mahila Mandal in the Zakhira slum community and is highly respected in her community for the leadership she…
As I saw the pictures of Asha grocery bags being delivered to some of the neediest persons in their homes, I felt grateful that Asha has the ability to help when they are experiencing so much financial distress. I could…
