'Mr. Peter
Piot, Executive Director, UNAIDS visited ‘Ashraya’ in
July, 2003. Incidentally ‘Ashraya’ was the only Care Home
he visited during his stay in India. He was visibly moved and impressed
by the services provided and later remarked in an interview “the
world needs hundreds of Ashrayas in order to control the HIV epidemic
and make a difference in the true spirit”. This is no small
achievement for us given the fact that we work under dwarfing financial
constraints with a skeletal staff. It has been our motivation and
an apt reward for all the hard work we have put in to rise above ordinary
and strive to excel.
Ashraya’ has
been visited by people from various walks of life who have been very
appreciative of the work being done by us. We are grateful to all
who have taken out time to share some moments with us and People living
with HIV/AIDS. Here are the names of a few prominent visitors :
Mrs. Sheila Dikshit, Hon’ble Chief Minsiter,
Govt. of NCT of Delhi
Mr. Oscar Fernandes, Hon’ble Member of
Rajya Sabha and Convenor, National Parliamentary Forum on HIV/AIDS.
Mr. David Miller, Country Coordinator, UNAIDS
Dr. A. K. Walia, Hon’ble Health Minister,
Govt. of NCT of Delhi
Ms. Meenakshi Dutta Ghosh, Addl. Secretary,
Project Director, National AIDS Control Organisation
Ms. Penny Wensley, Hon’ble Ambassador
of the Australian High Commission
Ambassador Richard Holbrooke, Chairperson, Global
Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS
Mr. Yoganand Shastri, Hon’ble
Minsiter of Health, Govt. of NCT of Delhi
Congressman Herman Shepherd
Mr. Kenneth Wind Andersen, Country Director,
UNAIDS
Abu Jani – Sandeep Khosala – Leading
Bollywood designers
Mr. Arun Barooka, Project Director, Delhi State
AIDS Control Society
Dr. S. Y. Qureshi, Director General, National AIDS Control
Society
