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…
On 7th March, 2014, we were privileged to welcome Professor Sue Elliot, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Engagement), University of Melbourne; Mr Bill Burdett, Member of Board of Directors, Australian Friends of Asha; Mr Wayne Lewis, Commissioner to India, State Government of Victoria;…
On Thursday 7th March, 2014, India’s Finance Minister, Mr P Chidambaram met with College students from Asha slum communities. Accompanied by Dr Kiran Martin, Founder and Director of Asha, the students were glad to be invited to the Hon’ble Minister’s…
On 25th Februrary 2014, Asha had the honour and pleasure of welcoming the Canadian First Lady, Her Excellency Mrs Sharon Johnston to Dr Ambedkar slum colony. She was accompanied by Ms Brenda Beck, wife of Canadian High Commissioner HE Stewart…
On 24th February 2014 Dr Kiran Martin delivered a lecture on ‘Eradication of Poverty, Illiteracy and Disease in Urban Areas’ in a programme organized by Foundation for Peace, Harmony and Good Governance (FGG) at India Habitat Centre. The programme was…
A team led by Erin Lynn from Monash University, Australia visited Asha during the month of February. The 8-member team comprising postgraduate students and faculty from the university spent a week working at Asha’s slum based centre in Jeewan Nagar…
A team led by Gwen Montgomery from Ireland visited Mayapuri slum colony in the third week of February. They decorated the walls of the children’s resource centre in Mayapuri by painting beautiful murals on them. They also organised craft workshops…
On 5th February 2014, Acting High Commissioner, New Zealand, HE Michael Appleton visited Asha’s community centre in Jeevan Nagar slum colony. Mr Appleton’s visit was particularly focused on getting a firsthand experience of the life of people living in the…
