Phool Biwi, a member of Mahila Mandal, moved to Delhi from Bihar with her husband and two daughters 35 years ago. She worked in a steel utensil factory, but the hazardous conditions caused her health to deteriorate, leading to asthma.…
On 1st July, I invited some of the poorest people in the Asha communities for a meal. These people, due to circumstances beyond their control, were living in desperate financial poverty. The objective of this lunch was to convey powerful…
Amiran Amma is a 65-year-old widow living in Dr Ambedkar slum community. She and her husband moved to Delhi 50 years back with her three children. The lack of proper housing, electricity, water supply, and dirty lanes made living conditions…
Meet Arti, a young girl from Delhi’s Ekta Vihar slum community who defied all odds to chase her dreams and secure a bright future.At the age of seven, asha centre became a second home for Arti; she joined asha bal…
Meet Kesar Amma, a 70-year-old member of Asha’s Geriatric care program. Originally from Dosa, Rajasthan, she and her husband moved to the Ekta Vihar slum community in Delhi over 40 years ago, hoping for a better life. However, life took…
Residing in the Kanak Durga Camp slum community, Sonu, a young seventh-class boy, nurtures his dream to become a sketch artist with the support of Asha. Sonu belongs to a migrant family from Bihar consisting of his parents and three…
Madhu is a resident of Dr Ambedkar Basti (DAB), a slum community in R.K Puram. Living in a financially unstable family with seven members, Madhu’s father’s meagre income as a barber made it challenging to make ends meet. They faced…
Meera, a resident of the Zakhira Slum in West Delhi, has endured a challenging path in her quest to overcome family planning myths. Tragedy struck when her first child died shortly after birth due to undernourishment and her weakened condition…
Living in a small, rented house in the Peeragarhi slum, Nancy and her family faced daily struggles of water scarcity, overcrowded community toilets, and leaky roofs during the rainy season. Nancy’s father, who had moved to Delhi from UP, works…
“Investing in the health and well-being of children is not only a moral imperative but also an investment in a healthier, happier, and more prosperous future for all.” – Ban Ki-moon.Yogita is among the many children in the Asha slums…
In Zakhira, a slum near the railway track, Priya, a twenty-one-year-old, resides with her husband and mother-in-law. Her journey with Asha began in 2020; since then, her life has taken a transformative turn. Motivated by the compassionate Asha team, Priya…
Asha Bal Mandal is a platform where young children in slum communities learn to express themselves, become vocal, and acquire invaluable skills. Muskan from Ekta Vihar, now thirteen years old, recalls her story of joining Asha Bal Mandal at seven…
