”Hello there everyone, the news has been moving rapidly with the goalpost changing every day. Delhi is under complete lockdown. People are moving out only for essential reasons. However, in the slum communities, the situation is different. It’s really hard…
There are narrow lanes and dusty roads that you will tread on before reaching Haseena’s house in Trilokpuri slum, East Delhi. On arrival, you will see a gated door that leads to a tiny house made up of bricks. One…
For some, life is not easy, and education becomes a distant dream. But not so for 21-year-old Anshul, a first-generation learner. Anshul had to face many hurdles to continue his college education. Anshul who lives with his family of four…
“The University of Queensland in Brisbane Australia will partner with ASHA and support its equity development work. UQ will support a high achieving Asha student to undertake studies at UQ’s Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences or Faculty of…
It was a week of fun and frolic for the Zakhira and Peeragarhi slum community when a team from Holywood, Northern Ireland visited Asha. From 2nd to 9th March 2020, the team of seven, led by Rev Gareth Harron volunteered…
Imagine the mental trauma of a woman who gets beaten up every day by her husband and disabled daughter who cannot do her routine work without any help. This is the story of 40-year-old Shakuntala. Shakuntala migrated from a small…
A team of 12 from Wipro visited Asha Kalkaji slum to celebrate the festival of Holi with the Bal Mandal (Children Association) on 6th March. The Asha team gave a very warm welcome to the Wipro team and introduced them…
Have you ever noticed the people selling shoes on a footpath? That’s what my father and brother do, they sell shoes in the weekly markets in a different part of Delhi says Arti a 19-year-old. Arti’s family resides from Firozabad,…
A workshop on Defence services was held on 22nd February at the Asha headquarters. The workshop was conducted by Lieutenant commander Raja from the Indian Navy which was attended by 15 undergraduate Asha students who wants to pursue Defence as…
The Macquarie team from Gurugram consisting of Smriti, Sachin, Kartik, and Rupesh conducted a workshop on Communications-Definition, meaning, needs and barriers at the Kalkaji centre for the Asha college students. 19 students from the Asha slums of Kalkaji, Tigri and…
Sweta resides in Indra Camp slum located in North-East Delhi. Her parents were migrants from Uttar Pradesh. As a child, her father Kanchan Lal was studious. However, due to poor financial conditions, at the age of 10, he started working…
A workshop on Banking was held on 16th February at the Asha headquarters by Priyadarshini Choudhary, Assistant Manager, Canara Bank, a leading Public Sector Bank. This insightful seminar was attended by 14 undergraduate Asha students pursuing various courses at Delhi…
