Dr Kiran- ”I was received with great warmth and gratitude by the residents of Asha’s Jeevan Nagar Community this past Monday. We ran a baby clinic there and I was disturbed to find that a lot of children under 5…
Dr Kiran- ”My visit today was to a slum community of about 300 families located on the bed of the river Yamuna that flows through the eastern part of the city. The heat was scorching at 45 degrees C (…
Dr Kiran- ”Hello folks, young girls in our communities are facing major problems because they have no money to buy menstrual hygiene products. They were using them before, but now they have to use pieces of cloth. Privacy is a…
Dr Kiran- ”It was Mayapuri’s turn today. I know many of you have visited this community over the years and witnessed for yourselves the poverty and deprivation along the railway track as well as in Kanchan Basti, which is one…
Dr Kiran- ”Safeda Basti is a slum community of about 250 families and is located about 1km from Chanderpuri where we have a centre and have been working for some years. The Asha students introduced us to the area, and…
Dr Kiran- ”I returned from my visit to Zakhira slum colony today with mixed feelings. There was so much sorrow and suffering, and at the same time, there was hope and gratitude. Below is one of the smallest homes in…
Dr Kiran- ”Today I decided to spend the day at one of Asha’s poorest slum colonies- Seelampur. Many of you on this group have been working with them for years. In the homes and lanes, I met families who showed…
Dr Kiran- ”Today I spent the afternoon in Chanderpuri slum colony. We gave out Child Nutrition Kits, after which we visited the families. Social distancing in the lanes and homes was a near impossibility. The streets are way too narrow,…
Dr Kiran- ”While slums, in general, are shunned these days for fear of COVID-19, with no political representatives, charities, government officials, coming anywhere near them (excepting for policemen and sanitary workers), the Asha Corona Warriors and the team have been…
Dr Kiran- ”This is a touching story of a poor woman with a blind husband and young children. Very telling of the state of affairs of the most vulnerable among the poor.” DONATE FOR ASHA’S COVID-19 EMERGENCY RESPONSE:
In the words of Dr Kiran- ”Dear friends, this incident throws light on the heartbreaking effects of Covid-19 in the slums. A 16-year-old boy called Chand, living in an Asha slum called Kalkaji, was suffering from epilepsy and under treatment…
Dr Kiran- ”Today’s post is dedicated to all the mothers in our slum communities. Life has already been hard for them, living in their shanty homes. Having to live in a small hut, cook, and look after the family including…
