“The greatest improvement that I have seen in the past eight months is that the patients have started to rely on physical exercises more than machines. This behaviour change is our greatest achievement,” shared Physiotherapist Shweta. During the initial days…
With support from the Big British Curry Night 2015, an annual fundraising event at Great Britain, we were able to raise funds for the pilot run of Business English classes for Asha students. These classes were facilitated by the British…
The increasing responsiveness of our young ambassadors at Asha slum colonies has been truly inspirational. These active members of Bal Mandal (Children’s Association) have been raising awareness about various issues prevailing in their area through awareness drives and meetings from…
It was great to have a team from Royal School Armagh with us. This was their first visit to Asha, and the students came up with some wonderful activities to engage with our children from Trilokpuri slum colony. During their…
We are very grateful at Asha, for the incredible contributions Ballymena Academy, Northern Ireland has dedicated toward Tigri slum colony. This was the fifth team from Ballymena Academy to volunteer with Asha. This group of thirteen students, ages sixteen through…
Members of the Australian World Orchestra, who are currently touring India holding concerts across the country, visited Asha on Saturday, October 31. A total of 40 members visited our communities at Zakhira, Mayapuri and Kanak Durga slum colonies, in teams…
We were happy to have a team from Australia visit us. Dr Kiran welcomed Penny Fowler, Chairman of The Herald and Weekly Times, Ross Fitzgerald, Director of Visy Industries, Lisa Sampson also from Visy Industries, and Greg Sheridan, Australian foreign…
The Asha communities benefited greatly from the month long visit of midwives Elizabeth and Paula (of Bendigo Health, Australia) and their mascot, Indi. Coordinated through Bendigo Bank and Bendigo Health, the two women came to Delhi in September with the…
Macquarie Global Finance Services office in Gurgaon, celebrated their foundation week from October 19 to October 23 to celebrate the philanthropic work done by Macquarie. On October 22, Macquarie invited Dr Kiran to addressed a gathering of its employees to…
Dear Friends, The work of Community Health Volunteers (CHVs), a significant part of our Healthcare programme, is highlighted. Usha Devi, a CHV from Trilokpuri slum colony shares her journey with Asha. On page 3, you will read about the remarkable…
It was wonderful to welcome a team from TEAR Fund New Zealand during the last one week. One of our major donors, TEAR Fund is funding our projects at two slum colonies in East Delhi. On a trip to monitor…
On September 13, 2015 Dr Kiran invited Asha student ambassadors for a meeting. With almost 30 ambassadors from Asha slums present, Dr Kiran congratulated them for the remarkable work they have been doing and motivated them to continue working hard.…
