In the Media
September 2024
Our Founder and members were interviewed by Hyphen magazine to discuss the social stigma around divorce and their experiences.
September 2024
Our Founder, Aruna, was featured on Amit Kalley’s podcast ‘What Do Parents Know?’ discussing single parenting.
June 2024
ASPN wrote a blog for Amicable (legal service for divorcing and separating couples) on the tradition and modern challenges of dowries.
May 2024
ASPN wrote a blog for Amicable (legal service for divorcing and separating couples) on divorce stigma in South Asian communities.
February 2024
Our Founder and members were interviewed by the BBC about single parenting in the South Asian community, the stigma and other challenges they face (video).
August 2023
Our Founder, Aruna, shared her story for South Asian Heritage Month on their website, in celebration of this year’s theme ‘Stories to Tell’.
July 2023
Our Founder, Aruna, was invited by The Open University to write an article and participate in a discussion for South Asian Heritage Month.
July 2023
Aruna wrote a guest post for One Parent Families Scotland about her experience as a single parent and what led her to setting up ASPN.
May 2023
ASPN member, Vikas, was interviewed by Jazz Bahia from the BBC Asian Network on the topic of child safety online.
March 2023
Our Founder, Aruna, was interviewed by BBC radio about the Asian Single Parents Network.
October 2022
Our Founder, Aruna, and the Asian Single Parents Network were featured on the Asian Women Mean Business blog.
November 2021
Single parent families are a key part of modern British life. DESI Blitz explores the experiences of British Desis raised by single parents. Asian Single Parents Network is mentioned.
March 2021
Asian Single Parents Network participated in The Big Single Parent Day Event 2021 which was a collaborative free webinar to help single parents throughout the UK.
March 2021
Founder, Aruna, was part of a panel discussion for ITV on the pension pots for single mothers.
February 2021
Our Network was mentioned on the front page of Eastern Eye with two of our members! We spoke about homeschooling and the pressures of being single parents.
November 2020
Our Founder, Aruna Bansal, was interviewed by Eastern Eye about setting up the Asian Single Parents Network.
March 2021
Our Founder, Aruna, and the Asian Single Parents Network were featured in Wimmio magazine.
July 2020
Interview with Kaye Adams of BBC Radio Scotland discussing Asian Single Parents and the stigma in the Asian community.
March 2021
BBC South East report on the Asian Single Parents Network and stigma around being a single parent in the Asian community.
July 2020
BBC Asian Radio report on the Asian Single Parents Network, and interviews with the founder, Aruna Bansal, and members.
September 2024
Our Founder, Aruna, was featured on Amit Kalley’s podcast ‘What Do Parents Know?’ discussing single parenting.