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Status
Received: 26 days late
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Income
£79.7K
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Spending
£37.5K
Public benefits
The purposes of Friends of Asha (Ireland) are the relief of poverty primarily in Delhi, India and such other places as the Trustees may decide. The direct benefits which flow from the purposes include an increase in the availability of programmes which help slum residents in Delhi gain access to healthcare, financial services and education, making
it possible for them to create long-term, positive changes to their lives. These benefits are evidenced through statistics, which show that: - 98% of women in Asha slum colonies give birth in a hospital, or in the company of a trained midwife, whilst only 19% of the poorest people in Delhi have a skilled attendant present during childbirth. - The under-5 mortality rate is 27.2 in the Asha slums whilst the average for Delhi is 46.2. - Asha has enabled 1,200 students to attend higher education since 1988. -The introduction of financial inclusion amongst Asha’s poor has resulted in nine national banks devising a scheme allowing the slim dwellers to better manage their finances. Many have tripled their income and have been given real opportunities to escape the poverty trap. - Empowerment amongst women has resulted in their taking responsibility for lanes within their slums and, by holding weekly meetings, the likes of crime, domestic violence, health issues, school drop-outs and so forth are regularly addressed to positive effect. There is no harm flowing from these purposes. The charity’s beneficiaries are the poor people who are dwelling in the slum colonies of Delhi in India. There is no private benefit flowing from these purposes.
... [more] [less]What your organisation does
Its programmes focus on the rights of slum dwellers, working with them to bring about sustainable poverty reduction. Initially, the charity targeted health issues and the improvement of basic living conditions. This has now grown to include programmes enabling access to education and financial services, the empowering of women and environmental
improvements. The emphasis is on working in partnership with slum communities, health institutions, the government, education authorities and other agencies to help maximise impact and bring lasting community transformation.
... [more] [less]The charity’s classifications
- The prevention or relief of poverty
Who the charity helps
- Adult training
- Carers
- Children (5-13 year olds)
- General public
- Homelessness
- Language community
- Older people
- Overseas/developing countries
- Parents
- Preschool (0-5 year olds)
- Specific areas of deprivation
- Unemployed/low income
- Volunteers
- Women
- Youth (14-25 year olds)
How the charity works
- Advice/advocacy/information
- Community development
- Community enterprise
- Counselling/support
- Education/training
- Gender
- Grant making
- Human rights/equality
- Medical/health/sickness
- Playgroup/after schools
- Relief of poverty
- Research/evaluation
- Urban development
- Volunteer development
- Youth development
