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They say if you need a fresh perspective of the world around you, see it through the eyes of a child. At ‘Aasraa’, we did just that. The children of ‘Aasraa Trust’ celebrated World Environment Day with a drawing and painting competition across our 3 learning centers in the quaint valley of Dehradun, India. It […]
As I walked past the dirty by lanes of Kanwali Road looking for one of Aasraa’s learning centers on a sweltering afternoon, I was greeted by the famous Indian passerby stares, ungainly sights of garbage, open drains, pigs running in the open. I’m no stranger to these sights, but walking in the midst of it, […]
On the 11th of May, a global and wonderful collaboration of caring and concerned people got together to bring relief to hundreds of survivors of Nepal’s earthquake. The Gorkhali Sudhar Sabha, Welham’s Girls School, AshaJyothi and Aasraa Trust reached out to friends and family and raised over INR 10 lakhs in 3 days; bought and […]
Our children were very fortunate to meet Dr. A P J Abdul Kalam, former President of India during his recent visit to Dehradun… Here is a segment from his blog…….. On the way back, I visited Dr Dhirendra Sharma and his wife Nirmala’s home “Nirmala-Nilay”. Their AASRAA Trust is involved with Street Children group activities […]
v 12th April at Gandhi Park, Dehradun: Aasraa Trust Celebrates the International Day for Street Children For the 2nd year running Aasraa Trust gathered over 300 street, slum and underprivileged children to join together with the public to celebrate this important day. The children from Aasraa trust participated in a fun filled programme for visitors & guests at Gandhi […]
