One of the most recent areas where Asha has started working is the new Seelampur slum colony, located on the banks of river Yamuna. Amidst the filth and dirt, the slum is one of the most under developed areas with…
Early February, long time Asha Ambassadors, Dr David and Mrs Helen Finch were here with us for three days. They have been associated with Asha for over two decades; David as the Chairman and Helen as one of the trustees…
It was wonderful to have a team of nine undergraduate and post graduate students from Trinity College, University of Melbourne for the first time at Asha. The team worked at Seelampur slum colony for nearly two weeks. The team painted…
It was a matter of great joy for the community, Dr Kiran and the entire team as we welcomed Hon. Kathleen Wynne, Premier of Ontario, Canada at our community based centre in Jeevan Nagar slum colony. Hon. Premier was accompanied…
Dr Kiran met with Mr LK Advani, senior most leader and patriarch of the BJP today, to bring greetings for 2016 and seek his continued support for the work of Asha. He was very happy to hear that 1500 Asha…
Dr Kiran met with Shemara Wikramanayake, Chair, Macquarie Group Foundation, and Sandeep Dhawan, Division Director, Head of Global Finance Services – India at their Delhi offices on January 18, 2016. They had an exciting discussion on the wonderful benefits of…
Entering Savda Ghevra slum colony, one can hardly imagine that barely ten years ago the same colony was an isolated, mosquito-infested, overgrown patch of land with no water, toilets, clinics, schools, roads or even public transport. In April 2006, Thokar…
“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…
