A team of 10 scholars from the University of Tokyo visited Asha’s slum colony in Dr Ambedkar basti on 15th September, 2014. The highlight of the entire visit was the fact that this was completely conducted by Asha Community Health…
On 6th September 2014, the Australian Friends of Asha organised the first official fund raising dinner for Asha in Australia at the picturesque Yering Station winery in the Yarra Valley. The event was proudly supported by Yering Station who supplied…
On 5th September 2014, Governor of Victoria, Hon Alex Chernov AC QC hosted a lunch reception in the honour of Asha’s Founder and Director, Dr Kiran Martin at the Government House in Melbourne. The lunch reception was attended by Mrs…
On 4th September 2014, Asha’s Founder and Director, Dr Kiran Martin was invited to visit Bendigo Health and Bendigo Bank during her ongoing trip to Australia. Dr Kiran was warmly welcomed at Bendigo Bank by its Chairman Mr Robert Johanson.…
On 2nd September 2014, Asha’s Founder and Director, Dr Kiran Martin had the immense pleasure of meeting with the Australian Foreign Minister Ms Julie Bishop at the Australian Parliament. Ms Bishop fondly recalled her visit to Asha last year and…
On 29th August, 2014, the Asha team was pleased to welcome Mr Harish Rao, Head-Asia Pacific, Sundaram Business Services and Member of Board of Directors of Australian Friends of Asha. Accompanying him were members of the Australian World Orchestra –…
On 23rd August, 2014, Asha hosted a farewell lunch to pay tribute to the marvellous contribution made by Ms Liz Peak to the work of Asha. Liz was instrumental in the inception of Asha Internship and Mentorship Programmes and has…
Cricket has always been larger than life in India. It is played and watched by millions, and India’s pro cricketers have a huge fan following. Street cricket is commonplace and almost every Indian child, at some stage, has dreamt of…
On 29th August 2014, a meeting of members of the Rotary Club of Delhi Southend was organised at the Asha headquarters. It was a highly interactive meeting where the Rotarians watched a documentary film on Asha and asked a lot…
On 25th August 2014, Mr Edward Davey, Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, UK visited Asha’s community based centre at Kanak Durga slum colony. Mr Davey was visiting India as part of a larger delegation led by the…
On Sunday, 27th July 2014, new university entrants and other 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 Sweeta Jacob,…
Deputy High Commissioner of Singapore, Mr Jonathan Tow hosted a dinner reception for students from the Asha slum colonies on 22nd July, 2014 at the Singapore High Commission. The evening started with a presentation by Mr Tow giving an overview…
