Monthly Archives: August 2014

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 special thank you event on 14th November at which the Chief Guest, Hon Mr. P.…

On Tuesday, 16th October, Australia’s Prime Minister, the Hon. Julia Gillard MP congratulated Asha at the launch of its Internship Programme during her visit to Asha’s community health center in Jeewan Nagar. The event was attended by the participants of the Internship programme along with representatives from some of the employers participating in the programme.…

It was a morning filled with much excitement and flurry of preparations as the Asha team and community in Dr. Ambedkar slum colony got ready to welcome the Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs, Ms. Julie Bishop MP on Monday, 18th November 2013. She was accompanied by the Australian High Commissioner, HE Mr. Patrick Suckling and…

December, 2012: After many years of generous support from the Australian High Commission in New Delhi, it was a great delight for Dr Kiran Martin to visit Government House in Melbourne, Australia, as an honoured guest at the launch of the registered charity, Australian Friends of Asha Slums. This high profile event was hosted by…