Chapter Coordinators

Simanti Banerjee
Arijit Chatterjee

Penn State
Penn State

  Caption

AID and NDS volunteers at one of the village teaching centers

  Summary

The current project, ASHA, spread in ten remote villages of Purulia, WB, aims at increasing education level among the less privileged tribal and backward children. It also targets to reduce dropouts among the children.

  Achievements

Some of the activities of NDS are: 1. Facilitating education for the poor children in crèches 2. Orienting parents on child rights 3. Supporting women and child development programme (Hope for Children-UK) 4. Youth training programs on type writing and shorthand 5. Survey on HIV prevalence in Purulia 6. Campaign on safe drinking water, housing and sanitation 7. Capacity building for health workers

  Goals

1. Creating an education environment and increasing the level of value based education among the less privileged tribal and backward children 2. Ensuring opportunity of love and respect to each children for self growth 3. Helping dropouts and non-enrolled children to avail of this opportunity to learn in centers designed for self-growth and be good citizens of our country.