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  • Gender Sensitization workshop

    A one day workshop on Gender Sensitisation was organized by Sunita Dash for the Asha project team last week, with 45 supervisors, team leaders and teachers of women's and children's groups attending.

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  • Computers for children in Chanderpuri

    The children of Chanderpuri have started computer classes thanks to the Parable Trust.

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  • Global Politics students from Japan visit Asha

    A group of 24 students from Hosei University, Japan, visit Asha to learn about the situation of the poor in Delhi and how Asha's programmes help.

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  • Northern Ireland volunteers reflect on their Asha experience

    Team member David Corrin reports on the Northern Ireland team's activities during their time at Asha

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  • Training for Treasurers of women's groups

    Asha runs a training session in accounting for the Treasurer of each slum's Mahila Mandal group

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  • Independence Day Celebrations

    Early Independence Day Celebrations are held in Asha slums

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  • Asha provide relief for those most in need at Kalkaji

    Some news on people desperately in need in Kalkaji who are currently receiving extra help from Asha.

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  • Farewell to our English teachers

    Asha staff and some of the students from the slums who have been learning for the last 5 months gather to say goodbye to Laura, Rob and James.

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  • Fun and games at teachers' workshops

    Asha's Northern Ireland co-ordinator, Dr Christine Burnett, spent two productive days running workshops for Asha staff who work with children in the slums

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  • Peer educators tackle ignorance among Mayapuri's young people

    We meet a dedicated group of Mayapuri teenagers who are spreading awareness about issues affecting adolescents in their community

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  • Children's workshop held at Asha's newest slum

    The children's group in Jeevan Nagar enjoy a 2-day workshop run by Asha's new employee, Felix

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  • Llanelli team visit Chanderpuri

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  • Asha's annual report now online

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  • Star fundraiser visits Asha for 3 weeks

    Sam Gibson from Lincoln, UK, visits Asha for a second time.

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  • Freddy Martin's UK itinerary now online!

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  • Slum women tackle crime in their area

    A women's group takes the initiative against local criminals with great success 

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  • Asha is visited by the New Zealand Minister of Trade and Defence

    Asha is visited by New Zealand's Minister for Trade and Defence, the New Zeand High Commissioner and Deputy High Commissioner

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  • Success of Asha's free treatment week

    Many people in particular need flocked to Asha's polyclinic for free treatment over Easter week

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  • Tearfund Transform team renovate Asha centre at Anna Nagar

    An inauguration ceremony is held for the newly-painted Asha centre at Anna Nagar.

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  • Aberdeen Team complete the Asha Centre at Mayapuri

    The Mayapuri centre is now complete and the re-opening was celebrated yesterday.

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  • River Church Team Visits Asha

    A team of 17 spend 3 days with Asha during a whirlwind visit to India

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  • Asha & World Health Day 2007

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  • Slum dwellers flock to Asha clinic for free treatment this week

    Asha Polyclinic sees very high demand as slum residents are offered free treatment this Easter week

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  • A team of volunteers from Aberdeen are welcomed to the home of the British Deputy High Commissioner

    A team of seven students from Aberdeen arrive to paint the Asha Centre at Mayapuri. Their first full day included a visit to the home of Creon and Wendy Butler, the British Deputy High Commissioner and his wife. 

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  • Latest Newsletter

    Asha's Easter 2007 newsletter is now online

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  • Free Treatment For The Poorest This Easter Week

    Asha launches an initiative to find people who need help and provide them with completely free treatment this Easter week

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  • 24th March is World TB Day - Read About Asha's Involvement

    Today is World TB Day - Asha is working hard to reduce and treat Tuberculosis in the slums.

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  • Visitors from Tear Netherlands see Asha's work

    Four visitors from Tear Netherlands visit Mayapuri and the Asha headquarters

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  • Wendy Butler visits from the British High Commission

    Wendy Butler visits Ekta Vihar and spends time with the women's group and meets some children before visiting slum homes and speaking to Dr Kiran Martin at Asha's headquarters.

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  • International Women's Day is Celebrated in Asha Slums

    People join together in Asha slums to celebrate International Women's Day and applaud the achievements of the women there.

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  • Asha Treasurer's Book Is Launched

    Aditya Awasthi, the Treasurer of Asha, has had a book published about Delhi during the Indian rebellion of 1857. 

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  • Asha Centre at Zakhira Now Complete

    Inauguration ceremony held at Zakhira health & children's resource centre.

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  • New Zealand High Commissioner visits Asha

    The NZ High Commissioner and a NZ Member of Parliament are shown round Asha's headquarters and Ekta Vihar slum.

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  • TEAR Fund Netherlands visit Asha

    A team from Holland visit Asha's headquarters and see development programmes in action at a nearby slum.

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  • Refurbished Resource Centre at Jeevan Nagar Slum

    An inauguration ceremony is held at the refurbished health & children's resource centre at Asha's newest slum.

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  • City Life Church Team Visits Asha

    A team from Southampton in the UK visit to refurbish the Jeevan Nagar resource centre.

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  • Christmas 2006 Newsletter

    Asha's latest newsletter

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  • Renovated Polyclinic Unveiled

    Refurbished Asha polyclinic reopens

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  • Restore Team Visits Asha

    A team from the Restore church from London visits Asha to renovate a resource centre in one of Asha's slums.

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  • Christmas Parties For Slum Children

    Slum children enjoy Christmas parties in many areas thanks to contributions from Asha's supporters

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  • Polyclinic Renovation

    Team of UK volunteers complete painting of Asha headquarters

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  • Savda Ghevra

    Residents from the demolished Thokar no.8 slum are settling in after being relocated to the outskirts of Delhi.

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  • Seelampur Visit

    Team of volunteers from Northern Ireland visit to paint the Asha centre in the Seelampur slum

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