The total number of reported cases of Covid-19 in India has crossed 1.5 million. I am certain that the actual number is much higher because of a variety of reasons such as highly inadequate testing, reluctance on the part of…
The Asha team has provided them with groceries, utensils, clothes, and footwear. The team and Warriors are with them all day, treating the sick and giving comfort and solace” Click to donate for the cause of Asha:
A terrible incident took place in Asha’s Anna Nagar slum community this past Sunday. It rained very heavily, and the homes of some families toppled into the open drain they were located by. Fortunately they left their homes just 5…
Asha’s Jeevan Nagar nineteen-year-old boy Adil, scored a whopping 94 % (A+ Grade). What makes his achievement worth mentioning is the challenging circumstances he has overcome to emerge as a winner. “I was born in great poverty to parents who…
Asha ambassador Tushar belongs to the Mayapuri slum community that is sandwiched between the railway line and Asia’s largest scrap market. Tushar shares the painful experience of one of the most difficult times in his life, when his father, lost…
Asha Ambassador Mala from the Mayapuri slum community speaks about how the lockdown and COVID-19 have affected thousands of people living in her locality. She recounts her personal experiences of serving the community members during a time of distress. Mala…
The high school national results (equal to A levels/ class 12) have just been announced, as Asha students in the slums waited with great excitement. Asha students have gone through difficult circumstances living in the slums, studying hard for their examinations with self-study and…
Antenatal care comes under one of those categories of healthcare that has been seriously neglected by the government hospitals owing to the pandemic and the lockdown in Delhi. Asha realized the need for an urgent need of Antenatal care clinics…
Amidst the outbreak of COVID 19, Sacramento Chapter of ASHA-USA organised the Virtual Fundraiser, the first of its kind on June 27, 2020. Every year Friends of Asha- USA organises ASHA (Day) fundraiser event in the month of September but…
There has recently been a high growth of severely malnourished women in the Asha slums. Many women have lost a lot of weight and have a very low BMI owing to the after-effects of the lockdown in India. Asha has…
It is widely known today that COVID-19 is spread through respiratory droplets. To reduce the spread of this virus, WHO has recommended wearing masks in public settings along with maintaining social distancing measures. With the rising cases in India, Asha…
At this time each year, Typhoid cases tend to increase in the slums. The change in the weather brings with it this disease that rapidly affects children aged 2 and above. The pandemic has made the procurement of vaccines highly…
