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300 families live in the worst of environmental conditions and poverty on the river bed near the Interstate Bus Terminal. They rush to the main road when the entire area gets flooded during a heavy monsoon, and live there for months until the flood waters recede. Their huts are still made of bamboo, straw and…

Asha ambassador Santosh from Zakhira slum narrates his volunteering experience as an Asha corona warrior during the lockdown. Santosh recounts how horrible the situation had become in his slum as children and women fell into malnutrition and sick patients had no access to hospitals. As a part of the Asha corona warrior team in Zakhira,…

17 year old Shabnam has been living in Zakhira slum colony all her life. Her father moved to Delhi from Bihar 20 years ago in search of a livelihood. He is a daily wage labourer, and has to feed a family of 6 on 105 dollars a month. Two square meals are a luxury. Usually…

This is the story of 17 year old Vivek from Kanchan Basti in Mayapuri. In order to appreciate his remarkable achievements, it becomes important to understand the background of the community he belongs to. He belongs to the Nat tribe from the state of UP. This is a Dalit( untouchables) community. They have been poor…