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Adversity to Ambition: Ritu’s Journey with Asha

Adversity to Ambition: Ritu’s Journey with Asha
Meet Ritu, a young girl from Sawada Ghevra, a neighbourhood in northwest Delhi. His father is a daily wage labourer, and her mother is a homemaker who takes care of all household duties. Ritu's family has been living in poverty since she was a young child. Her parents had to relocate to Sawada Ghevra, which…
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How Asha’s Care Transformed Shanti’s Health and Hope

How Asha’s Care Transformed Shanti’s Health and Hope
Shanti, a fifty-year-old woman from Up, has been living in Ekta Vihar slum community for thirty-five years. Married at 10, she and her husband moved from Gorakhpur to Delhi for a better life. When her husband faced a mental health crisis, she became the sole caregiver for over seventeen years. The loss of her husband…
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“Bridging Hope: Mansi’s Triumph Over Adversity, Education, and Empowerment”

“Bridging Hope: Mansi’s Triumph Over Adversity, Education, and Empowerment”
Mansi, an 18-year-old from the Swada Ghevra slum in Delhi, faced immense challenges when her father, the family's sole breadwinner, fell ill with kidney stones. Amid financial struggles and her father's hospitalization, Mansi's determination to break the cycle of poverty fueled her pursuit of education. Despite the difficulties, Mansi secured 86% in her exams. Tragedy…
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Sana, Masoom, and Maqsood from Seelampur Slum Envision a Bright Future with Asha.

Sana, Masoom, and Maqsood from Seelampur Slum Envision a Bright Future with Asha.
Meet Sana, Masoom, and Maqsood, three determined siblings from a wire-stripping family in the Seelampur slum who are determined to change their lives! Originally from Bihar, their family's journey to Delhi was marked by many struggles. In the face of financial instability, their parents started stripping electric cables, a hazardous labour, which can cause many…
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