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…
On 30th January, an event was held at the Asha headquarters to induct new mentors into the Asha Mentorship Programme. The programme is designed to connect students from the slum with a professional in Delhi who provides advice and guidance…
The community and staff at Asha’s Community centre in Tigri slum colony were delighted to once again welcome the team comprising friends of Asha from Davis, California on their third visit to the community during the month of January. This…
On Tuesday 28th January 2014, India’s Minister for Communication and Information Technology, Hon Mr Kapil Sibal met with first year college students from Asha communities. The students were accompanied by Asha’s Founder and Director, Dr Kiran Martin. It was the…
On Saturday 25th January 2014, Hon Mr LK Advani , Chairman BJP Parliamentary Party met with college students from Asha communities. Accompanied by Dr Kiran, the students spent a long time speaking to Mr Advani and narrated stories of their…
A felicitation programme was held on 23rd of January to appreciate the efforts of the Community Health Volunteers (CHVs) working for Asha in different slum colonies. In November, Asha’s healthcare staff organised an internal evaluation programme to assess the work…
