Empowerment
of destitute children and women - Barrackpore
Avenue Women Cultural and Social Welfare Society is a registered
and approved women organization working in the areas of women
empowerment, child literacy and destitute elderly care for the
past 12 years presently the organization is functioning in North
24 Parganas in West Bengal. It is running 2 orphanages, 2 old
age homes, 14 slum schools, 4 vocational training centers, 2 legal
counseling cells, charitable dispensaries and awareness camps.
LWDF donated USD7800 as a first phase assistance to the organization.
Destitute
Girls hostel - Samaita
is a voluntary organization works in Amrakanon, Bankura, a remote
village where women empowerment is practiced with practical vision.
LWDF donated in 2010 considerable amount for accommodation of
destitute girls those are studying in the High School run by Samaita.
Orphanage Project - Vivekananda Seva Samity, Hijaldaha, Bankura runs an self sustained orphanage in the remote ruural area of Bankura in West Bengal where Living With Dignity Foundation donated the cost of an auditorium that was inaugurated by Shipra Roy in 2010.
Project
for mentally retarded ones - We are presently working
with Behala Bodhoyan, a voluntary organization running
a home and rehabilitation center for mentally retarded
children. A 13 seater school bus was donated to them on 10th January, 2009 for transporting the mentally retarded ones. General Shankar Roy Chaudhury, President, Living With Dignity, Kolkata, an affiliated unit of LWDF, launched the bus in presence of Prabir Roy and other dignitaries. A home for residential care of these mentally retarded ones is being constructed with the aid of LWDF. The foundation stone was laid by General Shankar Roy Chaudhury, President, Living With Dignity, Kolkata, an affiliated unit of LWDF in presence of Prabir Roy and other dignitaries. Acheck of USD 15,000 was handed over to Sasanka Sekhar Ghosh, Secretary Behala Bodhayan by Sri Sankaracharya Mukhopadhyay, the Secretary of Living with Dignity.
Project
for Sanitation improvement - We
are working with a voluntary organization in Bankura district of
West Bengal where villagers are given free sanitary lavatory to
improve upon their life standard. These people use to go to open
area for toilet thus spreading airborne diseases.
Arsenic
Removal Program - Arsenic and Fluoride is a menace is many villages
of West Bengal in India. We could think about adopting a village
to provide villagers arsenic free water
Old
Age Home - We are planning to assist such organization that
considers home for elderly people at their old age when they do
not have anyone to how solidarity to them.
Healthcare
:
- Family
Health program that will help in bringing up sanitation quality
and arsenic free water in Indian villages
- Mobile
Medical Unit Program will help ensure ongoing medical services
in rural areas.
- Health
educational outreach for villagers
- Public
hospitals and dispensaries in India, Bangladesh and Srilanka will
receive support in cash and in kind
- Shipments
of hospital supplies and equipment will give support to hospital
need
- Waste
bins and allied items will help to make Indian cities clean
- Provide
deep wells for pure drinking water
Training
and Family Planning :
- Training in hygiene and family planning
in remote areas.
- Vocational training for women in urban
areas.
- Scholastic fundamentals and preparation
for advanced studies.
- Vocational and skill training for the
mentally and physically challenged.
Organize
Seminars :
Seminars on college campuses and
public meeting places will be organized to raise awareness of illegal
drugs and HIV. |