The results of the final year high school exams that are necessary for college entrance have just been released. This year, the students from Asha communities have set new records with more than 20 students scoring above 80% including four…
The Asha Internship Programme 2014 was formally launched on 13th June 2014 at the New Zealand High Commission. The groundbreaking initiative that gives students from the slums a chance to get work experience in some of Delhi’s elite work places…
A team of 10 farming scholars from Nuffield International visited Asha on 9th June, 2014. The team comprised scholars from Australia, Canada, France, Ireland, New Zealand, United Kingdom, Zimbabwe and Netherlands. Soon after they arrived at the Asha headquarters, they…
Asha’s Founder and Director, Dr Kiran Martin hosted a farewell dinner to thank the Canadian High Commissioner HE Stewart Beck for his contributions towards the work of Asha. Mr Beck has been a strong supporter of Asha’s Higher Education Programme…
On Monday, 19th May 2014, college students from Asha slum communities accompanied by Dr Kiran Martin met Hon Mr LK Advani, senior leader, BJP Parliamentary Party. Dr Kiran was also accompanied by Ms Rani Kumar, Senior Programme Assistant, Asha Society.…
On 7 May, the Australian High Commissioner HE Patrick Suckling kindly hosted an evening to pay tribute to India’s Finance Minister, the Hon’ble Shri P. Chidambaram and his longstanding support of Asha communities. The event was attended by many Asha…
Deputy High Commissioner of Australia, Mr. Bernard Philip and Dr Kiran Martin, Founder and Director, Asha Society co-hosted an evening reception at Bernard’s residence on Thursday, 1st May 2014 at 6:30 pm. The event was organised to introduce new friends…
Dear friends, These days I have been reflecting on the meaning of joy, particularly because it is one of Asha’s ten values, and the exercise of this value in the Asha communities has brought in such a great spirit of…
Dear Friends, This December, Asha launched an exciting new initiative – the Asha Student Ambassador Programme. In our cover story, you will read about young Asha graduates who are representative of change in their community. They lead by example to…
On 22nd March, 2014, Deputy High Commissioner, Singapore, Mr Jonathan Tow visited Asha’s Community Centre in Jeevan Nagar slum colony with his wife, Ms Chui. He was accompanied by his Political Counsellor, Eirliani Abdul Rahman. He interacted with members of…
On 12th March, 2014, a team of 26 students and four teachers from the American Embassy School, New Delhi visited Asha’s community centre in Kusumpur Pahari slum colony. As a part of their population studies project at the school, the…
We had the pleasure of welcoming Dr Asha Sharma, a retired GP from the UK to work with Asha for the entire month of February. During her first week at Asha, she was mostly working at the Asha polyclinic and…
