“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…
“The memories of those dark days of my life still haunts me. My mother was on the death bed and my father used to do all the domestic chores as well as took care of mother and us” said a…
A son’s first hero and a daughter’s first love- a father, who is always there to support you, help you and protect you, and most importantly, he will always have your back. On Father’s Day, we at Asha slum communities…
An impoverished 4-yard long shanty is where Nageena lives! One has to climb a weak wooden ladder in order to reach Nageena every time. 17-year-old Nageena dwells in Asha’s Seelampur slum community for years. The family of six includes Nageena,…
It was an amazing day when Dr Kiran opened her house for her birthday celebration on June 9 in spite of the heatwave sweeping the capital city-Delhi. This year, Dr Kiran requested her loved ones not to bring gifts, rather…
We are all very excited to share with you the excellent results of the Asha students in their school leaving exams. Amongst 560 Asha slum children who had appeared for the exams, 97 % passed, 210 of the students scored…
