Category Archives: Event

Celebrating Asha’s Ambassadors Dedication and Success

Last Saturday, 31 young and energetic Ambassadors from across the Asha slums had a joyous get-together. Each ambassador shared the activities conducted in their respective slum communities mentioning their successes and challenges. Everyone had something to take away as they shared how they could tackle different issues like helping young students secure college admissions, ensuring…
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Empowering Dreams: Amit’s Journey from Zakhira Slum to Higher Education

Living in the Zakhira slum, Amit dared to dream big despite his family’s poverty and his father’s struggle as a fruit seller. Growing up as a member of Asha’s Bal Mandal, he saw others from his slum attend university and longed to follow in their footsteps. Recognizing Amit’s potential and determination, the Asha team at…
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Transforming Lives: Lali’s Journey to Health and Hope with Asha Clinic

Lali, a fifty-year-old woman from Rajasthan, has been living in Zakhira Slum near the railway tracks for thirty-five years. She tragically lost one of her sons in a train accident last year. During a routine screening in May 2023, CHVs noticed Lali’s symptoms of hypertension, diabetes, and vitamin D deficiency. The health team diagnosed her…
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Asha Ambassadors Empower Slum Communities Through Education and Service

This year we have nearly 450 students from our slum communities doing their graduation in different prestigious Universities in Delhi. Asha provides them with a learning avenue, inculcating lifelong values, developing their career pathways through education, making them responsible citizens, and helping their families escape the intergenerational cycle of poverty. These students are actively engaged…
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