Sharda is a 47-year-old year woman who resides in the Kusumpuri Pahari Slum community. She is a hardworking and self-made woman who likes to do social work. However, things were not easy for Sharda while growing up. Her parents were…
Laxmi was born to a very poor family in a small village of Haryana. Like the fate of other girls residing nearby she too was pulled out of the school when she was in grade 3. Ever since after that,…
Rumana’s father and mother had an arranged marriage at a very young age. Her Mother’s family was settled in Delhi for 50 years while her Father had migrated from Badayun, UP. After their marriage, Rumana’s parents also settled down in…
Asha was pleased to welcome Geetanjali Jhurani from Dubai, UAE. Geetanjali had volunteered for eight days at Asha and conducted a workshop on overcoming gender stereotypes with women and young people. Here is a reflection by Geetanjali on her journey…
A resident of Savda slum, Deepak’s father migrated from Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh in the early 1990s. He got married and started living with his family in Thokar No.8 slum colony located on Yamuna’s riverbed. He started a small business of…
Naseem Jahan was born in a small city called Moradabad in Uttar Pradesh. Her father was a labourer who at the young age of 23 years died under mysterious circumstances. Neighbours and relatives claimed black magic was imposed on him…
Seventeen-year-old Sagar’s parents Bansi and Sonam migrated to Dr Ambedkar Basti in the capital city-Delhi from their village in search of a better livelihood and opportunity for two decades ago. But like the other millions of migrants, they too ended…
On 20th November, the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Sydney and Principal Dr.Michael Spence, along with Dr.Kiran Martin, Founder, and Director of Asha society launched the ‘Sydney Scholars India Equity Scholarship’. The first Scholarship of its kind was awarded to…
30-year-old Zareena Bano hails from Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, where she spent her childhood along with her 6 other siblings. Her father was a labourer who earned a sum of Rs.500 (6.97 USD/ 5.4 £) a month which was not enough…
Sarita came to Anna Nagar nine years ago from her maternal home Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh after her marriage. Her husband Praveen works as a peon in a nearby office. She remembers her early days, filled with unpleasantness as she could…
On 16th November, a workshop on Video Journalism was conducted at the Asha headquarters by video journalist Surabhi Tandon. This seminar was attended by 14 undergraduate Asha students studying at the Delhi University in various B.A programs who were keen…
Santosh is a young 10-year-old boy who lives in the slum community by the riverbed. He was born with perfect eyesight, but unfortunate circumstances have led him to completely losing his vision at a tender age. It all started in…
