Asha’s community based centre at Anna Nagar slum colony was in a dilapidated state making it increasingly unsafe to carry out day-to-day activities. Addressing this, Asha’s beloved builders’ team from Ballymena, Northern Ireland decided to repair and refurbish the building…
Dr Kiran invited Asha friends and volunteers from across Delhi to join her for a musical evening on Sunday 7th December. Guests of honour were the Deputy High Commissioner of Australia, Bernard Philip, and his wife Genevieve Clune. After a…
Dr Kiran was honoured to be invited to the office of Indian External Affairs Minister, Smt. Sushma Swaraj on 1st December 2014. Dr Kiran introduced her to the work of Asha and elaborated how Asha interventions have transformed countless lives…
On Saturday 29th November, Asha hosted a Students’ Meet for class 12 students and their parents from Asha project areas all over Delhi. The event was an opportunity for students and their parents to hear about the benefits of higher…
On 17th November 2014, Asha had the great joy of welcoming a team of seven members from The River, New York to work at its slum based centre in Jeevan Nagar slum colony. After a pilot visit earlier this year,…
The team from The River New York along with some students from Jeevan Nagar slum colony gathered to intermingle amidst some music on the evening of Friday, the 21st of November, 2014. The evening began with Dr. Kiran welcoming everyone.…
On 15th November 2014, the Irish Minister for Skills, Innovation and Research, Damien English TD, visited Asha’s Dr Ambedkar slum colony in RK Puram. He was accompanied by the Irish Ambassador HE Feilim McLaughlin, the head of Education in Ireland,…
We were all deeply saddened to learn of the passing away of James Gray on 22nd October 2014. James was an Undergraduate at St Andrews University studying Mathematics. Prior to St Andrews he attended Strathallan School in Perthshire. He was…
It all began 14 years ago when Kailash Chaudhary and his wife Gisela decided to hold the first fundraiser for Asha at the request of Congressman Mike Thompson and his wife Jan. Since then, these remarkable individuals have been hosting…
On 29th October 2014, the Irish Ambassador HE Feilim McLaughlin hosted a dinner reception for the volunteer teams from Wallace High School from Lisburn and Rainey Endowed School from Magherafelt. Hosted at the Ambassador’s residence in the heart of South…
After hectic travels over the past two months, last week Dr Kiran was able to spend some time with the Asha community in Delhi. In an event attended by nearly 500 women and students from all Asha project areas, Dr…
On 18th October 2014, the Australian High Commission hosted a T-20 cricket match for the Asha’s university students. Organised with a view to foster the relationship between the Australian High Commission and Asha, the match also served as a great…
