Asha's Story
Asha is 36 yrs old. Asha is wife of Mr. Sher Singh, he is a utensil seller. Asha is mother of five children. Her children are Aman, Karan, Sandhya, Vivek and Sahil. Asha says ‘Project Help’ has had a significant role in her life. Asha is a heart patient, she was suffering from heart disease when ‘Project Help’ took the responsibility of curing her disease. She had an operation and all the expenses were paid for by Project Help. She was cook in our slums center but due to her disease she was not able to continue her job. Earlier she also used to do the work of door to door cosmetic seller, earning Rs 30 to Rs50 (60c to $1AUS) per day, but because of her disease she couldn’t continue this too. She says Aman was born with a lot of medical problems that his doctor told them that he would not live more than 14 yrs. But ‘Project Help’ has given Aman the best best treatment possible, now he is 20 years old and living a fit and healthy life. She further says that her life was full of hardships her husband was an alcoholic but through the counselling by ‘Project Help’ he stopped drinking. Asha says that her children were facing lot of problems in eduction and malnutrition but these problems have been solved by ‘Project Help’. Now three of her children are getting education in our slums center. One of her brother Rajesh was also suffering from some severe medical problems he was also cured with the help of ‘Project Help’. There are numerous stories of her hardships. Once her hut’s thatched roof was destroyed in the monsoon and that too was mended by ‘Project Help’.
Asha says that she is very happy by attending Shine Conference as it gives her value, this program tells women their purpose of living. She says that this is the only time when they get rest. She says they never had time to see the mirror but this Shine Conference gives them the time when they could take care of their selves. They get knowledge about themselves and understand their hygiene and health. She says that she have seen a sanitary napkin for the first time that was given to them at Shine Conference. The best thing she says that Shine Conference taught them to live happily in whatever conditions they are in. The lady should know her value, her purpose of life and her strength.