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”These are some of the worst affected and poorest families in the slums. It’s almost impossible for them to survive. The men are mainly cycle-rickshaw pullers whose earnings are already meager. The lockdown has meant that the families are on the brink of starvation. Asha is helping every family with groceries and cash handouts to…

The emergence of Corona Virus, a global pandemic which is a threat to humanity as described by WHO has presented severe existential crisis, especially for the poor and vulnerable section of the society living in the slum communities. In these times of severe challenges and constraints, Asha has formed dedicated teams of Corona Warriors, working…

”This patient is a COVID-19 positive case. He was reported immediately by our Corona Warrior, tested and confirmed. He and his family were taken to hospital and the entire community was sealed. The Warrior informed the local municipal councillor and requested her to send the municipal authorities to sanitize the entire area. The councillor responded…

Suneshvari Devi is a 74-year-old woman who lives in Mayapuri slum. She hails from a small village in Bihar and has been living in Delhi for the past 25 years. Suneshvari has lived a difficult life, filled with despair and sorrow. Suneshvari was born in the late 1940s to farmless farmers. She had 8 other…