Women’s day in Asha slums
Asha has always believed women to be the greatest asset in slum communities. With continued support from Asha, today the women from the slums are able to stand up for their rights and take charge of their lives to ensure…
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Delegation of Japanese Ministers visits Asha slums
On 8th March 2013, Asha had the honour of welcoming a Japanese delegation consisting of Mr. TERATA Sukeshiro, Mr. Hirotaka ISHIKAWA, Mr. Mikishi DAIMON, and Mr. Kazunari KITAGAWA, Members of House of Councillors, Japan. They were accompanied by representatives from…
25th Anniversary Celebrations: Dr. Kiran’s Inaugural Address
25 Years of Transformation: A Tribute to Asha, India Habitat Centre, 5th February 2013 Honourable Minister, your Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, brothers, sisters and students from the slums, I am delighted and honoured to be able to address this distinguished…
A Cultural Evening to Celebrate 25 years of Asha
On the Friday of Asha’s anniversary week, we held a cultural evening to showcase traditional Indian performing arts. Shri L.K. Advani, Chairman of the BJP Parliamentary Party, and HE Jan Henderson, New Zealand High Commissioner, joined us as honoured guests,…
Celebrating 25 years of Transformation: A Thank You
The final event of Asha’s anniversary festivities was a thank-you dinner at the Hyatt Regency Hotel, which generously provided the venue for this evening. This event gave us an opportunity to express our gratitude for the many different ways that…
Book Launch: A Journey of Hope
Wednesday’s event, the official release of Ed Sewell’s A Journey of Hope, took place in the gardens of the British Council. A Journey of Hope is a collection of images that document the lives of Asha’s slum residents and their…
Celebrating 25 years: A Tribute to Asha
At the opening event of Asha’s week of anniversary celebrations, a diverse audience of supporters, community members, and other guests from near and far filled the Stein Auditorium of the India Habitat Centre to celebrate 25 years of Asha. The…
The Anniversary Week: Celebrating 25 Years of Asha
Asha marked its 25th anniversary with a week of festivities to celebrate a quarter-century of empowering Delhi’s slum communities. The first formal event of the week took place on Tuesday, 5th February at the India Habitat Centre in central New…
Chief Guest Hon. Finance Minister of India at Farewell to H.E Peter Varghese
For four years the Australian High Commissioner, HE Peter Varghese, has offered Asha dedicated support for which we are extremely grateful. In honour of this and to bid Mr. Varghese farewell, Asha staff and students were delighted to attend a…
Team from Rainey Endowed School brightens up the Asha centre
Asha is so proud of the team of 12 students and 3 teachers from Rainey Endowed School in Ireland refurbished Asha’s centre in Kusumpur slum colony in little over a week. They visited the Asha head quarters on 25th October…
Team of Professionals from SAP Labs visit Asha slum
On Friday 12th October, group of 11 professionals from SAP Labs (India), a Software firm specializing in enterprise software applications visited Asha. In a bid to do their bit for the community in SAP’s Month of Service (October 2012), the…
Team from Onslow College, New Zealand visits Mayapuri slum colony
It was a great pleasure for Asha to welcome a team of 22 members from Onslow College, New Zealand on Saturday the 13th of October, 2012. The team was led by Dennis Fountain, an old friend of Asha. After a…