A native of Uttar Pradesh’s Pratapgarh, Archana migrated to Delhi some two decades ago. She was in her mother’s womb when the family decided to settle in Asha’s Mayapuri slum community. Archana was born under the guidance of Asha and…
“We would sit on the pavement outside and wait for amma (mother) to give us dry chapatis soaked in water,” recalls a teary-eyed Mehjabeen. The family of Mehjabeen, daughter of a daily wage mason Mohammad Raees migrated to Janta Camp…
We at Asha would like to extend our gratitude to Australian High Commission New Delhi, for taking nine Asha students on board for the four-week summer internship this year. These students were given the departments based on their interests and…
As health is one of the major concerns across our Asha slum communities, we were delighted to have a student of Medicine- Jeremy Grenadier from the School of Medicine Greenville- the University of South Carolina, United States of America this…
We were delighted to have twenty-six students of Bachelor’s in Education (B. Ed) from Lady Irwin College to intern at Asha. Having a specialized background of teaching, these girls got the opportunity to work with children of various age groups.…
“The session with Dr Kiran Martin and Robert Johanson started with Robert’s brief introduction about his BEN journey. He then introduced Dr Martin and the association with BEN which started about 7-8 years ago. Dr Martin explained about “ASHA” and…
“Philanthropy is not about money… its about feeling the pain of others and caring enough about their needs to help” -Timothy Pina Sticking to this motto, the Asha Team members visit door to door in all the Asha slum communities…
It is not inappropriate to talk about menstruation! It is not wrong to express your menstrual cramps! To clear the doubts and fight the menstrual taboos in our society, the team from Macquarie Global Limited’s Gurugram office along with the…
In Melbourne, Australia against a backdrop of the city lights, Australian Friends of Asha and Dr Kiran Martin congratulated Chandan Singh as he undertakes a three-month research program in Mathematics at the Australian National University in Canberra. Dr Kiran informed…
Kids are too young to create changes, they say. But not in this case. This act of a 14-year-old child will inspire generosity in the hearts of everyone. Avantika Mohan, a class 10 student, came to volunteer at Asha for…
“Each year, a group of Trinity students travel to Delhi to volunteer with Asha, a foundation dedicated to empowering slum dwellers to make positive life changes through healthcare, financial assistance and education. This ongoing program has forged a close relationship…
Summer camp is the time when children do something creative. These camps are all about learning, making friends and having fun. But for the slum kids, such camps are a distant dream. Many do not even know what these camps…
