Category Archives: Asha Values

Asha provides a Ray of Hope for the Widowed Elderly.

Asha provides a Ray of Hope for the Widowed Elderly.

Shanti Amma’s story reminds us of the pain and struggles that many poor and abandoned elderly undergo. Shanti Amma is a 70 yrs old widow who has lived in a rented shanty in Kusumpur Pahari Slum for the last 17 years. She is originally from UP and came to Delhi with her husband after marriage.…

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Zaid, a young boy from Zakhira Slum, overcomes adverse family challenges with Asha’s Support.

Zaid, a young boy from Zakhira Slum, overcomes adverse family challenges with Asha’s Support.

Here is the story of Zaid, a young boy from Asha’s Zakhira slum colony, West Delhi, striving to change his life from a child labourer facing many adverse challenges. Zaid is an unfortunate child who was forced to become a child labourer due to his father’s addiction to alcohol and drugs. Zaid’s family consists of…

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Asha student Sumit from Tigri Slum Community reaches the University of Sydney.

Asha student Sumit from Tigri Slum Community reaches the University of Sydney.

Asha student Sumit from Tigri slum colony reaches Sydney University today! He will begin a Masters in Public Policy and Tushar who is already there will be mentoring him. What a wonderful example of Paying it Forward leading to the numbers increasing year on year!

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Asha Community shares the burden with Rehmati, an Elderly Widow, to conduct her daughter’s wedding.

Asha Community shares the burden with Rehmati, an Elderly Widow, to conduct her daughter’s wedding.

“Love cannot remain by itself-it has no meaning. Love has to be put into action, and that action is service.” This story showcases the power of love and service as the Asha slum community comes together to help an elderly widow and her family during a time of need. In a narrow lane of the…

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