Twenty-five years ago, ASTHA started working against a thinking that children and persons with disabilities would remain at the peripheries of institutions and society and that they did not merit any rights but that their lives were to be managed by others. It was also believed that children and persons with severe and multiple disabilities were to remain hidden in the confines
of the family.

Since its inception in 1993, ASTHA has actively worked with children and persons with disabilities and other marginalized children in urban slums and resettlement colonies in Delhi, India. The main aim has been to work towards an inclusive society where children and persons with disabilities are respected and valued and can lead a life of dignity.

Milestones in last 25 years:

• We have touched the lives of more than 25,000 children with disabilities and their families.
• Sensitized more than 30,000 persons to the needs of persons with disabilities.
• Successfully advocated and included disability concerns in the national and international platforms.
• Enabled around 350 children with disabilities in the slums of Okhla slum areas, Govindpuri and the Lalkuan urban‐village in south‐Delhi to access inclusive education in the mean stream schools.
• National Disability Helpline has been running successfully and reached out to around 17,000 families in all states of the country.
• Workshops and awareness programs are conducted on regular basis to aware persons with disabilities and their parents to raise their voice on issues of disability.
• Established Viklang Ekta Mach, Chingari Mahila Samiti and Rahat Group which have been working as agents of change in the community. These groups are running successfully and bringing huge changes in the lives of children and persons with disabilities.