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Asha team practice the Asha value ‘Compassion’ in the slums

Asha team practice the Asha value ‘Compassion’ in the slums

Dr Kiran: “I had an exciting Zoom call with over 350 Asha team members and volunteers a couple of days back. Everyone was enthused and energized to continue working with even greater zeal and passion. I spoke about Compassion. The Latin meaning being ‘to suffer with.’ Its about recognizing of another person’s suffering and being…

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Elderly man living alone in the slums cared for by Asha

Elderly man living alone in the slums cared for by Asha

Dr Kiran: ‘This is the sad story of an 86 year old man called Kayamuddin. He lives on his own in a small shack in a corner of a tiny lane in Tigri slum community. Kayamuddin was a poor landless labourer in the state of Bihar. He moved to the Delhi slums at a young…

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Asha children share what they learn at Asha centers

Dr Kiran: ‘Hi there everyone, here’s a beautiful video with Asha’s young children from slum communities. Hear them speak about what they are learning and how they are living their lives during the pandemic, through their relationship with Asha.’ Donate for the cause of Asha- https://bit.ly/2tFvdy3 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gl8LWGssEiw

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Surviving against the odds with Asha’s support

Surviving against the odds with Asha’s support

This is the sad story of 72-year-old Jhallo Devi who lives on her own in the Mayapuri slum colony, abandoned by her family. Jhallo spent her childhood working on the farms of landowners in the state of Bihar. She was married off at the age of 12, never receiving the opportunity of an education. She…

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