What People Say

Many people have extremely positive things to say after seeing our work for themselves - here are just a few..

"Irish Aid has been supporting Asha for a few years now.. and we are extremely satisfied with the quality of Asha's work, the integrity of the organisation, the professionalism of its staff, its engagement and support from its communities and the committment which Asha demonstrates to its donor relationships."

Pat Bourne - Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of Ireland (1st March 2007)

"(Dr Martin's) radical strategy has transformed the situation for hundreds of thousands of slum dwellers across the city of Delhi..The Asha model is recognized widely both in India and internationally as a pioneering best practice in transforming the livelihoods and health of the urban poor."

Mike Thompson - Member of Congress, California, USA (5th March 2007)

“(Dr Martin) has worked amongst the poorest people of Delhi, giving encouragement and support and training them in basic hygiene and healthcare, specially empowering the poor women living in the slums.”

Madan Lal Khurana - Member of Parliament (India)

"It was very clear that Dr Martin's strategy (was) based on such imaginative and practical ideas that, given the right official backing, they could be successfully applied almost anywhere in the world."

Lt Col Christopher Jones (Deputy Secretary of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association UK)

“The community based healthcare programme run by Asha…is exemplary, and has become an international model for healthcare for the urban poor.”

Dr A.K. Walia - Minister of Health & Urban Development (Government of Delhi)

“I believe that Asha is a remarkable example of how a dedicated professional, working in partnership with both the poor and the authorities can change the lives of the poor.”

Andrew Rowe - (former British MP)

“After our return to the United States we committed to helping Asha achieve it’s goals. I firmly believe that the best way to uplift people is to give them the knowledge and training to achieve self respect and to help themselves…I believe that through the dedicated and tireless work of Asha and Dr Martin this can happen”

Richard Gephardt - Democratic Leader (U.S. House of Representatives)

“Under Dr Martin’s leadership Asha has become one of the worlds leading agencies for poverty alleviation. I have learned a great deal from studying Asha’s work. It is an inspiration for ridding our nations of the curse of entrenched poverty.”

Mark Latham - Representative, Parliament of Australia

“The lessons for Australia’s aid programme are compelling. We need to identify and support the work of social entrepreneurs like Kiran Martin and Asha. We need to back success…This is a new model for poverty alleviation…The lesson from Asha is that poor people can help themselves if they have the right support and the right sense of self-esteem, success and cooperation within their communities.”

Speech in Australian Parliament (Appropriation Bill No.3 2000-2001)

“The size, scope and success of the Asha project dwarfs all of my experiences to date.”

Peter Hodgson - Cabinet Minister, Government of New Zealand