Recent News

• Rotary presents donation to Asha

  A very special Rotary Club meeting

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• Asha's latest newsletter now online

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• Nine students from Edinburgh University renovated Seelampur Children Resource Centre

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• ASHA bids farewell to JAYABAI

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• Workshop on Communication Skills

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• BAL MANDAL CHILDREN IN ACTION

  A memorable week for the Bal Mandal Children

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• Asha's Treasurer, Aditya Awasthi, writes book on Delhi

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• Workshop - Preparing for College

  One Day workshop on "Preparing for College" was organised by the volunteers for those students who have been admitted to different colleges of Delhi University.

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• Two very good reasons to celebrate

  A function marks the launch of a microcredit scheme for the people of Ekta Vihar, and Asha scholarship certificates are presented to gifted students.

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• Asha's annual report is now online

  Learn all about Asha's programmes, new initiatives and latest statistics by reading our new annual report.

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• Career counselling update and Asha scholarships for gifted students

  Progress is being made with the career counselling for students who have received their exam results, and exciting developments with scholarships for gifted students in Asha slums.

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• Micro-credit for the slum dwellers

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• Career Counselling Programme for the Slum Children

  On May 9^th 2008 Asha climbed another rung of the ladder of its achievements in ensuring a brighter future for the slum dwellers of Delhi with the first career counselling session for slum children.

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• Bal Mandal Children visit British High Commission

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• Slum Children Visit New Zealand High Commission

  Twenty children from Delhi's slums had an unforgettable day on Wednesday 30^th April.

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• Meena's story - a dedicated CHV fights cancer with Asha's help

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• Asha's latest newsletter is now online!

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• Bringing broadband internet to the slums

  Asha is planning to get computers and broadband internet for every one of its Children's Resource Centres - can you help?

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• Asha and World Health Day 2008

  Asha is committed to working to improve slum dwellers' health - read about World Health Day 2008 and how this year's focus issue will affect the poor.

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• Tearfund Transform Team completes work in Anna Nagar

  Inauguration at Anna Nagar

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• First Asha slum dwellers receive loan cheques

  51 residents of Savda Ghevra receive loan cheques thanks to Asha's new microfinance initiative

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• WORLD TB DAY - How Asha Is Playing A Part

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• Ireland's Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs visits Asha

  Mr Éamon Ó Cuív T.D. visited Asha yesterday with Pat Bourne, the Deputy Chief of Mission for Ireland and a long-time friend of Asha.

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• Dr. Kiran Martin and Mr. R.K Dubey visit Savda Ghevra

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• Yeovil (UK) team start work in Kusumpur Pahadi

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• Inauguration of the renovated Centre at Dr. Ambedkar Basti

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• Visitors from the Philippines comment on Asha's work

  Guests of Asha report back on their 3 days of exposure to our community health and development programmes in Delhi's slums

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• Children from 2 more slums now learning English

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• India's Finance Minister, Mr PC Chidambaram, Visits Asha

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• Asha's January newsletter is now online!

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• After the volunteers have left - a young person from Kalkaji writes..

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• Christmas, Asha and You

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• Saturday 1st December is WORLD AIDS DAY - find out how Asha is helping

  Find out how Asha is playing a part in combatting ignorance over HIV/ AIDS and stopping the spread of the disease in Delhi's slums.

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• Cancer awareness trainings

  On 14^th Nov, 52 Asha staff and 74 CHVs (Community Health Volunteers) attended their 5^th cancer awareness session. The aim was to make them aware of the symptoms and the cures of different kinds of cancers. Dr. Rakesh Thakur from the IRCH (Institute Rotary Cancer Hospital) in south Delhi, conducted the training.

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• Update on community from demolished slum Thokar No. 8

  Nearly 18 months after the population of Thokar No. 8 saw their homes demolished, the people at the resettlement colony of Savda Ghevra have fought for and seen some impressive improvements. You can read an update on their situation here.

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• 4 teams, 59 volunteers, 4 centres refurbished

  Everyone at Asha was delighted to welcome 4 teams recently - 3 weeks passed in a whirl activity and each team achieved a huge amount in Seelampur, Trilokpuri, Kalkaji and Tigri slums.

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• Asha's latest newsletter now online

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• Methody team visits from Northern Ireland

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Thank You Asha

My parents didn't send me go to school as they thought it wasn't important for girls. One of the members of the Asha children's group heard about this, went to see the teachers and made sure that I was admitted to the school. Now I enjoy studying and I'm at the top of my class.

Durga

Ekta Vihar