This year, as part of Asha’s internship programme, nine brilliant students from Asha slum communities got the opportunity to intern at the Australian High Commission. During their six-week internship, they learned new skills, added value to their resumes and exchanged…
A large crowd swarmed around him as soon as Professor Kevin entered Asha’s Dr Ambedkar Basti, Delhi. Boston University’s Professor Kevin Outterson visited Asha on August 31 this year. He went to the slum community and shared his experiences with…
The glamorous hustle-bustle of a metro city wholly conceals the harsh reality of slum lives swelling along its fringes. The people sitting across the lustrous glass-walls in the lavish eateries keep themselves seeing the pale and malnourished profiles of the…
Team Reservoir and Asha (USA) is organising “A Reception to Learn About the Work of Asha” on the 15th of September 2018. At this reception, Dr Kiran Martin, founder and director of Asha, will speak about the 30 years journey…
Expecting a child always brings radiance on the face of a woman. But for Sabiha, that delight didn’t stay for long, as she was diagnosed with Tuberculosis (TB). “When I was running in the first trimester of pregnancy, I could…
80-year-old Shakuntala, who once was well settled in Punjab is now surviving at the mercy of her neighbours. She resides with her only son at Peeragarhi, Asha’s slum community. She does not keep well and soon she started losing her…
For Sapna, exercise and balanced diet is key to good diabetes control during pregnancy. “I am pricked twice every day with insulin shots”-she says. To reach Sapna’s shanty one must walk along a dirty and open drain for a few…
“With the help of technology, teachers will be leaders in the formation of education around the world.” -Craig R Barret The fast-moving world now depends on the keyboards and screens. Students are often asked to prepare presentations and work on…
The Asha Internship Programme 2018 successfully completed its seventh year with 62 Asha students interning at prominent multinational companies and diplomatic missions across Delhi NCR. Asha’s Internship programme was formally launched on 25th May 2018 at Australian High Commission, New…
One of Asha’s biggest milestones was marked on the 27th July 2018: the first boy from the slums of Delhi graduated with a Masters in Computer Science from Australia’s top university: University of Melbourne. Mahinder has become a role model…
With the Yamuna river in spate due to the heavy monsoon rains, around seven thousand people from Asha’s New Seelampur slum community are displaced with no food and shelter. It is heart-wrenching to see people from this settlement on the…
Dr. Kiran honored the chairman of the board of Asha Australia Robert Johanson with a shawl, paying tribute to him and to each of the board members for sharing our values of belief in the equal worth of every person,…
