Category Archives: Asha Slum

Growing Older with Care: Mahesh Devi and the Asha Centre

Growing Older with Care: Mahesh Devi and the Asha Centre

At 64, Mahesh Devi often sits quietly outside her small home in the narrow lanes of Mayapuri, watching the world move past her. For many years, life was full of activity. She had a family to care for, a home to manage, and a husband who worked hard each day to keep the household running.…

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Healing Hands: How Physiotherapy Helped Pachi Amma

Healing Hands: How Physiotherapy Helped Pachi Amma

If you meet Pachi, whom everyone lovingly calls Amma, the first thing you notice is her gentle smile. She is 85 years old and has lived in the Ekta Vihar slum community for more than thirty years. After her husband passed away, she raised her three sons alone, working through many hardships with the hope…

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A Ray of Care in Mansarovar: The Impact of Asha’s Mobile Health Van

A Ray of Care in Mansarovar: The Impact of Asha’s Mobile Health Van

When Asha’s Mobile Health Van first arrived in the Mansarovar slum community, also known as Lal Bagh, in May 2025, many families watched from a distance. This scavengers community had rarely seen regular healthcare services. For years, people had learned to live with illness, often treating symptoms at home or ignoring them until they became…

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Alone No More: How Compassion Became Family

Alone No More: How Compassion Became Family

For many elderly people, growing old brings loneliness and long days of silent suffering. For those living in slum communities, old age is even harder. Angoori is one of them. She is seventy years old and lives alone in Ambedkar Basti. Years ago, she lost her husband. Though she had three sons, none were able…

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