Category Archives: Elderly

From Desolation to Family: The Unwavering Love of the Asha Team

From Desolation to Family: The Unwavering Love of the Asha Team

In the depths of Chanderpuri slum, a very frail 75-year-old Savitri, unable to do much physical activity, living alone in chanderpuri slum. 75 -year-old Savitri is a native of Haryana. She married very young and came to chanderpuri with her husband. However, tragedy struck relentlessly, shattering her world. First, she lost her elder son to…

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“Asha: Bringing Renewed Hope and Joy to the Life of Ram Pyari, an Elderly Widow”

“Asha: Bringing Renewed Hope and Joy to the Life of Ram Pyari, an Elderly Widow”

In the midst of the bustling Tigri Slum, there is a heart-wrenching story of a 65-year-old woman named Ram Pyari. Ram Pyari, a native of a small village in Etawah District, UP, came to Delhi after her marriage. Her husband started working as a tailor in a garment unit in Tigri. It is with great…

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Zeenat: A Great example of practising ‘The Asha Way of Life.’

Zeenat: A Great example of practising ‘The Asha Way of Life.’

Love, care and humanity has no boundaries, understands every language and transcends all barriers. Here is a beautiful and heart-touching story of Muneeza, a 70-year-old hearing and speaking impaired widow who was abandoned by her children and family and is looked by Zeenat, a member of the Asha Mahila Mandal at Chanderpuri Slum colony. Muneeza,…

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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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