Dr Kiran- “Hello folks! Today’s post is about the elderly living in the slums. Asha has been a witness to the magnitude of problems they face. They have endured a lifetime of poverty, poor nutrition, poor health care, and have…
The Prime Minister of Denmark HE Lars Lokken Rasmussen wrote this after his visit to Jeevan Nagar slum community and to Neha’s home: There are as many smart heads here in one of Delhi’s slums, Jeevan Nagar, as anywhere else.…
17-year-old Priya was born and raised in poverty in a tiny shanty hut by the railway line in Chanderpuri slum community located in the eastern part of the city of Delhi. Both her parents are daily wage labourers toiling hard…
Hazmat is an 18-year-old Asha student who resides in Peeragarhi slum, West Delhi. Hazmat’s Father is handicapped from his right hand since birth and does not hold a stable job, her mother works as a help in the hospital nearby.…
One of our best Asha Corona Warriors, Mala, shares her personal journey of learning to communicate in English. Mala has been receiving guidance and training from Asha Great Britain Board member Helen Finch. Since the past few months, Helen has…
Generosity comes in many forms, when you are generous you will prioritize the needs of others, often above your own. In such challenging times, the Asha team at Seelampur have taken the initiative and showcased the Asha value ‘Generosity’ in…
Here’s a wonderful video recording of one of our best Asha Corona Warriors Shiv, whom many of you know. He didn’t know a word of English before he began to learn at Asha. Many of you have influenced him and…
This pandemic has been cruel to so many. The slums in Delhi have been some of the hardest hit. Hear Dr Kiran Martin talk about the plight of the women and children in these communities in this newly recorded zoom…
The disaster affected victims of Anna Nagar slum colony need our continued help as are homeless and live temporarily in a public school. Here’s a moving video. Please share with your networks and let us all stand with them in…
300 families live in the worst of environmental conditions and poverty on the river bed near the Interstate Bus Terminal. They rush to the main road when the entire area gets flooded during a heavy monsoon, and live there for…
Asha ambassador Santosh from Zakhira slum narrates his volunteering experience as an Asha corona warrior during the lockdown. Santosh recounts how horrible the situation had become in his slum as children and women fell into malnutrition and sick patients had…
17 year old Shabnam has been living in Zakhira slum colony all her life. Her father moved to Delhi from Bihar 20 years ago in search of a livelihood. He is a daily wage labourer, and has to feed a…
