What a wonderful first day of our celebrations we had at an event hosted by the British High Commissioner HE Alex Ellis in his garden. This was on 19th Feb. The HC, Prof David Hempton, Professor and Former Dean of…
We had a wonderful celebration in one of our slum communities called Mayapuri. We had a beautiful colorful marquee, a nice stage, and lots of floral decorations. Dr John Peteet, Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard, was our Chief Guest. He…
In her eminent style, Dr Kiran narrates about the week of exciting celebration for Asha’s momentous 35-year-old journey. Hello everyone, what a wonderful end to a week of exciting and joyous celebrations! This final event was held at Sai Auditorium…
The spotlight shines on Community Health Volunteers (CHVs) as vital catalysts in providing equitable healthcare to slum residents. Asha has trained these women’s who live in slums to work as Community Health Volunteers (CHVs). Their regular visits to monitor the…
65-year-old Seeta from the Ekta Vihar slum community faced immense challenges and hardships after her husband’s passing, leaving her to raise her children while working as a labourer single-handedly. Her son, despite her love and sacrifices, turned towards alcoholism. In…
Today, as we Celebrate Asha’s 35 years of transformative service in Delhi’s slums, we spotlight Sandhya’s journey with our women empowerment program, a critical component of the Asha Programme. A 48-year-old widow who migrated from Ishanagar, Madhya Pradesh, to Delhi…
I am Mary, a 67-year-old woman living in the Kanak Durga slum colony. I came to Delhi with my husband long back, seeking a better life. Unfortunately, my husband passed away 15 years ago, leaving me alone with my small…
Meet Ritu, a young girl from Sawada Ghevra, a neighbourhood in northwest Delhi. His father is a daily wage labourer, and her mother is a homemaker who takes care of all household duties. Ritu’s family has been living in poverty…
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…
Read MoreThe University of Sydney honors Dr Kiran with Doctor of Letters (honoris causa)
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…
