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Dr Kiran- ”I returned from my visit to Zakhira slum colony today with mixed feelings. There was so much sorrow and suffering, and at the same time, there was hope and gratitude. Below is one of the smallest homes in all the Asha communities. It belongs to our brilliant student Santosh who is doing his…

Dr Kiran- ”Today I decided to spend the day at one of Asha’s poorest slum colonies- Seelampur. Many of you on this group have been working with them for years. In the homes and lanes, I met families who showed me their empty containers, families whose wives and children were suffering because of the husband…

Dr Kiran- ”Today I spent the afternoon in Chanderpuri slum colony. We gave out Child Nutrition Kits, after which we visited the families. Social distancing in the lanes and homes was a near impossibility. The streets are way too narrow, and each home is really small. The containers for rice, lentils, and other necessities were…

Dr Kiran- ”While slums, in general, are shunned these days for fear of COVID-19, with no political representatives, charities, government officials, coming anywhere near them (excepting for policemen and sanitary workers), the Asha Corona Warriors and the team have been relentlessly going from home to home in the Asha communities since the lockdown on March…