Loan for Urban Poor

Loan for Urban Poor

Last November residents of Gandhinagar slum, Lucknow were forced to vacate their homes since Hospital Building was to be constructed there. After protest by Dr Sandeep Pandey, Asha Parivar & Socialist Party – India, Government gave an option to relocate…
Janta Suchna Kendra

Janta Suchna Kendra

The ‘Janta Suchna Kendra’ or Public Information Centre concept came about through long term work within Asha Parivar around the exposure of corruption, and the use of the Right to Information Act to that end. The first center was started…
Education

Education

Asha Parivar came into existence with its education program for the children from economically backward families in 2003. Classes in the initial days were held on platform numbers 8 and 9 at Charbagh Railway station, Lucknow. The program was started…
Reform Campaigns

Reform Campaigns

At Asha Parivar we believe that another world is possible. A world without hunger, inequality, intolerance and war is within reach if all of us strive for it collectively. Asha supports grassroots movements which stand up against the injustices being…
Healthcare

Healthcare

In theory, India has a universal public healthcare system, however, in practice, due to the lack of proper infrastructure and facilities and an inadequate workforce, along with widespread corruption and inefficiency, only a small portion of India’s population is able…
Winner ‘Social Impact Award 2015’

Winner ‘Social Impact Award 2015’

TOI Social Impact Awards 2015: Rays of Asha brighten classrooms When a powerful idea fuels youthful energies, futures are formed. Asha for education, this year’s Social Impact Award winner in the International category, began as an Ivy League discussion group…
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History

In the summer of 1991, a few students including V. J. P. Srivatsav, Deepak Gupta, and Sandeep Pandey got together to think of ways in which they could play a role in the development of India, the country of their…

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Objective

At Asha Parivar our objective is to work towards creating a society in which all human beings live their lives with dignity and justice. For this it is important to strengthen our democratic processes, so that ordinary people can become…

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Volunteer/Intern

Volunteering with Asha Parivar is a chance to understand first-hand the issues which affect ordinary people in our country, and contribute to grassroots movements which are working to bring real and lasting change. Sign up to volunteer or intern with…

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Publications

Asha Parivar is part of the National Alliance of People’s Movements (NAPM). The NAPM brings out a monthly Hindi news magazine ‘Sacchi Mucchi’, and a bi-monthly English magazine ‘The Movement of India’, which carry the latest news updates, analysis and…

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Projects

Asha Parivar has helped conceptualize and implement to two innovative projects: a cooperative credit society called Al-Khair, which provides easy loans at zero interest to those in need, and a network of public information centres or Jan Suchna Kendras, which…

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