Yearly Archives: 2021

Hello folks, the employment situation continues to be disturbing and worrying in the slums. As you may know, there is no job security, no benefits, no social security, no employment protection, and no savings. The economy is in distress due to the pandemic. Asha continues to identify and help families in all ways possible. We…

Hello folks, you may have noticed that I haven’t said much about the Asha Womens Groups and how the members have been impacted by Covid. They haven’t been able to have large meetings for nearly two years now, and everyone can sense the loneliness they are experiencing, after being so used to wonderful weekly meetings,…

Here’s the story of High School Asha student Farman written by my colleague Amitava. Thank you to Steve and to the members of Reservoir for your commitment to the Asha family in Chanderpuri. You might remember Farman through your visits in the past. Farman lives in Chanderpuri slum with his parents. His family had migrated…

Hello folks, the class 12 high school results are out! I was rather anxious because the National school leaving exams were canceled. The government decided to use the grades students got in class 10 and 11 and the internal assessments for class 12. Because everything went online, school students from the slums suffered a lot.…