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Dr Saffron Homayoun, a Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, visited Dr Ambedkar Basti slum community

Dr Saffron Homayoun, a Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, visited Dr Ambedkar Basti slum community

Dr Saffron Homayoun, a Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist from the US, paid a visit to Asha on 21st November 2022. After a brief orientation at the Head Office on Asha’s interventions for the slum dwellers, she went to Dr Ambedkar Basti. Firstly, she saw the Love and lunch programme, where she interacted with the elderlies…

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Asha: A True Refuge for Sheela, a paralyzed, abandoned elderly in Zakhira Slum

Asha: A True Refuge for Sheela, a paralyzed, abandoned elderly in Zakhira Slum

Asha has been looking after Sheela and Ramyag, an abandoned elderly couple in the Zakhira Slum colony, for the last 12 years. Sheela suffered from a paralytic attack in 2010, and since then, she has been bedridden. Ramyag, a heart patient, left his daily labour job in a perfume-making enterprise to look after her as…

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Freddy Martin’s Visit to UK

Freddy Martin’s Visit to UK

Hello folks, Freddy is on an Asha trip, traveling all over the UK. It’s just wonderful to see the reception he is receiving everywhere he goes, and the hard work all Asha supporters have put in to organize meetings all over the country. He is much loved, and his passion and enthusiasm are greater than…

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Women in Delhi Slums: the weakest link becoming the strongest Change Agents

Women in Delhi Slums: the weakest link becoming the strongest Change Agents

Here are some of the strongest Asha women leaders from the Delhi Slums who were once the shyest, less confident, and less educated, becoming change agents to bring a positive transformation in the slum communities. These Asha Mahila Mandal women are the best evidence to prove how the empowerment of people is crucial to bring…

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