http://www.asha.org.nz/blog/ The latest Blog feeds from www.asha.org.nz en-us Tue, 28 Apr 2026 01:24:35 +1200 Rocketspark http://www.asha.org.nz/blog/post/124917/ashas-20th-celebration/ Village Baptist and ASHA New Zealand would like to invite you to attend the 20th Anniversary of the ASHA Ministry in India.... Wed, 28 Feb 2024 09:45:13 +1300 http://www.asha.org.nz/blog/#post124917 http://www.asha.org.nz/blog/post/106897/the-jeanette-wakefield-hall-at-godipokhari/ ASHA works for the educational, social, spiritual and economic development of the downtrodden communities in India and aims to bring lasting changes into the communities they support. One such community is Godipokhari, which is in the Khordha district of Odisha.This community speaks Odia, a language spoken in eastern India. Their staple food is rice, ragi (a type of millet) and vegetables that grow throughout the different seasons. Most of them do not own any land and work as daily labourers. ... Wed, 05 Jul 2023 11:34:11 +1200 http://www.asha.org.nz/blog/#post106897 http://www.asha.org.nz/blog/post/104955/thousands-flee/ The state of Manipur in India has experienced a violent conflict that has resulted in many deaths and displacements. The conflict started when some groups opposed the demand of another group to get special benefits from the government. The groups belong to different ethnicities and regions of the state.The situation turned violent when a rally by one group was attacked by another group. This sparked a series of clashes and riots in several state districts, where mobs attacked homes, vehicles, an... Thu, 25 May 2023 16:18:51 +1200 http://www.asha.org.nz/blog/#post104955 http://www.asha.org.nz/blog/post/103612/40c-heat-pounds-india/ The heatwave that has been plaguing the states of West Bengal, Bihar and Andhra Pradesh in India is forecast to continue through the coming week. Daytime temperatures of 40C have been recorded for several consecutive days in these regions, about 5C above the seasonal average.Click the link below to read the latest weather updates.Weather tracker: India temperatures hit 40C as heatwave continues | Environment | The Guardian... Fri, 21 Apr 2023 16:43:59 +1200 http://www.asha.org.nz/blog/#post103612 http://www.asha.org.nz/blog/post/85740/heat-wave/ We have just had an update arrive from ASHA India "Now we have a little rain so we are very happy because the summer heat was very much unbearable to us."Please see below recent news article In 2022, India recorded its hottest March. This triggered an early onslaught of heat waves that engulfed several states across North, Central and East India from March-May this year, according to a news publication. Heat-wave like conditions prevailed in 16 states of India from March 11-April 24, 2022, stat... Tue, 19 Jul 2022 13:36:33 +1200 http://www.asha.org.nz/blog/#post85740 http://www.asha.org.nz/blog/post/73956/vaccine-roll-out/ Over 1 billion people in India have had their first Covid Vaccine and 329 million are now fully vaccinated.  These are staggering numbers however it represents only 23.8% of the population being fully vaccinated. We received news over the weekend from our ASHA India Team confirming that they too are dealing with significant price increases  ranging from 100% to over 400% for the basic commodities of life. E.g. Petrol was Rs60 now Rs112, LPG refill was Rs414 now Rs834, Dal was Rs70 now... Tue, 02 Nov 2021 16:09:10 +1300 http://www.asha.org.nz/blog/#post73956 http://www.asha.org.nz/blog/post/68201/site-manager-update/ Our Site Manager brought great news to us this week.  He reports that all is well with the sponsor children.  They are so very grateful for the continued support from the sponsors.  They are also extremely thankful for the assistance from New Zealand which has enabled them to provide additional emergency care packages to those most impacted by COVID19.If you would like to make a donation to the ongoing COVID19 Emergency Appeal Fund click here.... Tue, 06 Jul 2021 14:55:42 +1200 http://www.asha.org.nz/blog/#post68201 http://www.asha.org.nz/blog/post/66693/a-powerful-cyclone-has-torn-into-eastern-india/ Cyclone Yaas, which intensified into a "very severe cyclonic storm", hit the states of West Bengal and Orissa - also known as Odisha.  This is the second cyclone to hit the country in a week after Cyclone Tauktae killed more than 150 people. It comes as India is already struggling to deal with its Covid-19 outbreak. Yaas lashed coastal areas with ferocious wind and rain as it made landfall in India, damaging homes and bringing waves that swamped towns. More than one million people were evac... Tue, 01 Jun 2021 16:00:20 +1200 http://www.asha.org.nz/blog/#post66693 http://www.asha.org.nz/blog/post/65015/india-struggles-with-covid/ Even though the COVID situation in India is grim, we are grateful that technology has allowed us to keep in regular contact with our ASHA India Team.  They want you to know that all financial support, via our child sponsorship and general donations, is making a huge difference.  In many cases, it has meant life to those who have received ASHA assistance. If you would like to make a difference by financially supporting ASHA’s work in India please head to our ‘DONATE’ page.... Wed, 28 Apr 2021 11:16:41 +1200 http://www.asha.org.nz/blog/#post65015 http://www.asha.org.nz/blog/post/63661/construction-projects-in-full-swing/ We are very excited that building work at our new centre is now in full swing. It is great to see this project nearing completion as it means that we will no longer be reliant on rented accommodation for our children.  We are also about halfway through building staff accommodation at our hostel site, this is also great news for the team in India.... Tue, 23 Mar 2021 10:02:01 +1300 http://www.asha.org.nz/blog/#post63661