Phool Bibi, a member of Mahila Mandal, moved to Delhi from Uttar Bihar with her husband and two daughters 35 years ago. She worked in a steel utensil factory, but the hazardous conditions caused her health to deteriorate, leading to asthma. With her husband as the sole earner, she couldn’t afford the nebulizer sessions at…
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Spreading Love and Hope: A Lunch of Compassion and Support for Asha’s Poorest Communities
On 1st July, I invited some of the poorest people in the Asha communities for a meal. These people, due to circumstances beyond their control, were living in desperate financial poverty. The objective of this lunch was to convey powerful messages of love, hope, brotherhood, dignity and equality. The Asha team heard their painful and…
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Sonu: A blossoming Sketch Artist
Residing in the Kanak Durga Camp slum community, Sonu, a young seventh-class boy, nurtures his dream to become a sketch artist with the support of Asha. Sonu belongs to a migrant family from Bihar consisting of his parents and three siblings, and the family survives on his father’s income as a painter. Sonu joined Asha…
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From Adversity to Inspiration: Madhu’s Journey of Hope
Madhu is a resident of Dr Ambedkar Basti (DAB), a slum community in R.K Puram. Living in a financially unstable family with seven members, Madhu's father's meagre income as a barber made it challenging to make ends meet. They faced extreme hardships, including homelessness during monsoons. Madhu has been associating with Asha since her childhood.…
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