SEVA KENDRA CALCUTTASeva Kendra Calcutta is a social service centre of the

Archdiocese of Calcutta. Across the years it has built up a

reputation of service, trustworthiness and integrity. It serves the

poor, suffering, struggling and disadvantaged people in the six

districts of West Bengal and is being constantly challenged to

improve upon itself, as a catalyst for social change through

service, animation and mobilization of people and build a

network of partnerships with like-minded organizations.

4Combat Child Labour and apply STAG

methodology to mainstream the children

dropped out from school

4Provide job-oriented training to the

unemployed youth and develop their skills

4Teach the importance of growing and using

herbal medicinal plants

4Support TB (RNTCP) Programme

4Stop human trafficking, promote Safe

Migration and prevent early marriage

4Build self-reliant SHGs & CBOs

4Peace building

4Promote organic and indigenous farming

practices

4Work with the Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRI)

4Mobilize government programmes for

development, food and livelihood

4Promote clean and renewable energy

4Community Managed Disaster Risk Reduction

4Emergency Relief and Rehabilitation

4Local Resource Mobilization

A self-reliant society based on peace,

love and justice, respecting human

dignity and natural environment

Building of a Harmonious Society,

based on Cultural Ethos, inspired by

Spiritual Heritage, Socially and

Environmentally sound through

Participatory Process.

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVESVISION

MISSION

Annual Report 2013 - 14

In this Issue

lMessage from the Director

lRuby Jubilee Celebration

4Governor's Speech

4Ruby Jubilee Celebration - A Short Report

lChild Education and Development

4Skill Targeted Academic Growth (STAG)

4Child Centred Development

4Child Labour Free Gram Panchayats Initiative

4Anti Human Trafficking

4Stichting Actie Calcutta

4Deaf Child Worldwide (DCWW)

lCommunity Mobilization

4Urban Poverty Alleviation through

Community Mobilization Project

lNatural Resource Management

4Green Energy Promotion Through Rooftop

Photovoltaic Solar Energy

4Solar Renewable Energy and Sustainable

Livelihood Options

lHealth

4St. Joseph's Hospital, Midnapur

4Revised National Tuberculosis Control

Programme

4Polio Eradication Programme

4Support to the People Living With Hiv/Aids

lDisaster Risk Reduction

4Community Managed Disaster Risk

Reduction (CMDRR)

lCapacity Building

4Seva Kendra Calcutta Community College

4Seva Kendra Calcutta Training Centre

4Seva Kendra Calcutta (Extn), Kharagpur

4Sindhu Tara Training Centre, Digha

lDonors/Donor Agency

lLocal Resource Mobilization

lMembers of the Governing Board

lFinance, Management & Project Selection

Committee

lCampaign against Hunger and Disease

lSKC Staff

lFinance

lSeva Kendra Calcutta thanks...

Message from the Director

SEVA KENDRA CALCUTTA

On 14th December 2013, the curtains of the Ruby Jubilee Celebrations were brought

down. The only event of that day was a thanksgiving mass celebrated by His Grace,

Archbishop Thomas D'Souza. We thanked God for the 'hope and healing' experienced by

our numerous underprivileged sisters and brothers, through the dedicated service of Seva

Kendra Calcutta. At the same time, we at SKC placed ourselves in the hands of the Lord of

history, to guide us in the days to come, by re-dedicating ourselves to bringing about

transformation in the broken lives of our sisters and brothers. Herein I wish to express my

deepest appreciation and profound gratitude to all those who joined hands with us

throughout our year-long journey of the Ruby Jubilee Celebrations. I take this opportunity

to earnestly request them to continue supporting our humble yet ever increasing efforts

to bring about effective and enduring change in our communities.

As part of our Ruby Jubilee activities we went through an exercise of perspective planning.

I wish to briefly mention some of the insights we have gained through several rounds of

“chintan bhaitaks”.

i. We became increasingly aware about the fact that SKC has to have a close

relationship with our parish communities and the efforts of SKC should be integrated with

the mission of our parishes to bring about societal transformation. This would have to be

undertaken through the Commission of Justice, Peace, Development and Labour of the

Archdiocese of Calcutta. To realize this objective SKC would appoint deanery-level

coordinators who would liaison with the parishes.

ii. All those who are working in SKC would be made aware of the fundamental principles

of the Catholic Social Teaching which are

4The dignity of the human person

4The common good

4The principle of solidarity and subsidiarity

4The principle of social justice

4Preferential option for the poor

4Care for creation

iii. One of the elements in the core-teaching of Jesus is “setting the captives free”. SKC

has decided to get involved in prison ministry.

iv. We would seriously address the concern of “livelihood” of people who are on the

margins of society. This will be done by creating employment facilities through skill

development and also through sustainable agriculture in the rural areas.

v. Environment management and the ever-increasing threat to it in the wake of climate

change

vi. To develop a social enterprise model in renewable energy and other areas inorder to

bring about greater self-reliance

vii. Education and health, the two core-areas of the concern and involvement of SKC over

the years, will receive greater attention and intensification

viii. The existing policies on various subjects will be revised and new policies will be

formulated

ix. The effort to build a corpus fund of Rs. 40 lakhs for the medical needs of the senior

citizens will be intensified

x. SKC will bring about awareness among the poor people to receive the benefit of their

'entitlements' from the numerous Government Schemes earmarked for them

xi. An effort is being made to re-structure the administration of SKC into various

departments for effective functioning of the organization

xii. Finally, realizing that the task of achieving what is mentioned above and much more

that needs to be done, we have decided to network with the Government, the Industrial

houses, other NGOs and volunteers.

Before I close, I wish to thank the members of the Governing Board, the Finance

Committee, the members of the General Body, our generous donors, volunteers and the

staff of SKC for their invaluable assistance and appreciable effort in bringing about “hope

and healing” in our society.

Ruby Jubilee Celebration

4Governor's Speech

4Ruby Jubilee Celebration

- A Short Report

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1. Welcoming the Chief Guest- H. E. Shri. M. K. Narayanan (Honorable Governor of West Bengal)

2. Singing the Seva Kendra Calcutta Anthem

3. The Chief Guest releasing the Ruby Jubilee Souvenir

4. & 5. A cultural dance performance

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Speech of the Chief Guest

Your Grace, Most Reverend, Thomas D'Souza, Archbishop of

Calcutta and President of the Governing Board, Fr. Franklin

Menezes, Director, Members of the Governing Board of Seva

Kendra, Calcutta, ladies and gentlemen.

I am happy to participate in the Ruby Jubilee Celebrations of

Seva Kendra Calcutta (SKC) – an institution that for the past four

decades has been working for, and rendering yeoman service

to, the poor, the marginalized, the downtrodden and those on

the fringes of society. The Seva Kendra, Calcutta, represents in

full measure the spirit of Christian charity, something that the

Church in India and across the world has been renowned for.

Christian values of love and charity find an echo in all religions.

Christian missionaries, perhaps, have been more prominent as

dispensers of social justice, though this should not belittle the

tremendous contributions of Buddhist monks, Jain munis, Sikhs

and Islamic organisations and Hindu bodies like the

Ramakrishna Mission.

Members of the Christian Order often state that the desire to

look after the welfare of the poor and the downtrodden,

emanates from what Jesus Christ himself said, “Whatever you

do to the least of my brethren, that you do unto me.” Similar

utterances can be found in other religions as well. The world

renowned Hindu monk, Swami Vivekananda for instance, had

advocated 'Service to Man is Service to God.' Religious leaders

belonging to other great Faiths, viz., Islam, Buddhism, Jainism,

Sikhism, Judaism, etc, have echoed similar sentiments.

In Bengal, when you talk of charity and social service in recent

times, one name stands out, viz., that of Mother Teresa of the

Sisters of Charity. Here was a humble nun from Macedonia,

who came to Kolkata to serve the Lord, and despite heavy odds

(including at times obstacles from members of the Christian

Order) carved out a special niche for herself in the hearts of

every human being in this part of the world. Mother Teresa

epitomized what is meant by true love to fellow beings, and

gave a new meaning and dimension to love and service

worldwide. Her commitment and her steadfastness inspired

legions of others to follow her example. This city is specially

fortunate to have had such an icon in its midst.

Another name that stands out is that of the Parsee social

activist, Rusi B. Gimi, who was a legend in his lifetime and made

a lasting contribution in the area of social service activities. We

in India should feel blessed that people of all Faiths have been

united in seeking to provide succor to the poor, the needy, and

the downtrodden, and helping those in times of need.

The Seva Kendra, Calcutta, has, since its small beginnings in

1973, constantly striven to extend a helping hand to the needy

and to dispense love and justice to one and all. Seva Kendra

had its Baptimism through Fire soon after it was established,

caring for the refugees who came in from East Bengal (now

Bangladesh) in the aftermath of the violent upheavals in the

neighbouring country. As an offshoot of the Catholic Charities

in India, SKC became an integral part of the massive refugee

rehabilitation effort initiated by the Government of India, in

which private relief agencies played a vital role.

The Catholic Charities of Calcutta, and Caritas India earned a

great deal of goodwill at the time by providing food, medical

assistance and other forms of service to the homeless refugees,

many of whom had no place to live in Bangladesh and had to

migrate to West Bengal, and take refuge in the border areas of

the State. It must have been a very testing time for the SKC, but

it is apparent that the trials and tribulations of that period have

stood the organization in good stead, and helped it

significantly to extend its lifeline capabilities. In his Address on

the occasion of the SKC's Silver Jubilee, Archbishop Henry

D'Souza had spelt out in great detail the kind of travails that the

SKC had to go through during the period, and its steady

progress thereafter to achieve its current level as one of the

leaders in the field of social service.

Going through Archbishop Henry D'Souza's Silver Jubilee

Address, I was greatly impressed by his far reaching vision as far

as the future direction that Charities such as the SKC need to

take. He had said that the SKC having firmly established itself,

needed to move from emergency relief and purely charitable

interventions to providing newer forms of service to the

weaker sections, including development and empowerment.

He implicitly argued that charitable organizations like SKC

should reinvent themselves, and look at new avenues and vistas

to help the poor instead of comprising themselves to the

beaten track.

I think this is excellent advice, something that all charitable

organizations must heed. India is a country with a lot of poor

people, many of them on the margins who need help, but India

– as is the rest of the world – is changing and evolving. So also

are the people and problems in countries like India. It is a

paramount necessity for all social service institutions, hence, if

they are to continue to be relevant to think of how best to

serve the people in the evolving dynamics of the country.

With apologies to Archbishop D'Souza, I would like to rephrase

his remark that : 'It is the privilege of the aged to have dreams

and the young to have visions,' to 'It should be our endeavour

to transform the fantasies of youth into a real vision, and let

their dreams come true.' It is all the more important to bring

this about, in the context of the so-called demographic

dividends, that we in India put so much store by. We in India

are making a manifest attempt to convert our young

population into a youthful workforce – a workforce committed

to idea of a secular, inclusive and prosperous India. A great deal

will be expected of the young, if India is to achieve its true

destiny.

H. E. Shri. M. K. Narayanan (Honorable Governor of West Bengal)

The task will not be easy. India will have, by 2020 or

thereabouts, possibly one of the youngest populations in the

world. We will need to suitably channelize this young force into

productive enterprises. To be successful, we will have to ensure

that those on the margins are brought into the mainstream. The

young need to be educated, trained and guided to become

useful citizens.

It is here that organizations like SKC will have a lead role to play.

Many of the young and the youthful would be first generation

learners. They will need to be brought into the world of

Information Technology and e-learning, and what the new

world is all about. Many will be suffering from malnutrition.

Quite a few will have health problems. A massive effort is

being made by the Government and the authorities to improve

both Education and Health, but organizations like the SKC will

still have a critical role to play, viz., to aid and assist in these

efforts. This is the time when the partnership between the

Government and social service and charitable organizations

needs to become truly integrated and effective so that it can

yield the desired results.

All this will, no doubt, demand considerable financial outlay, but

much of this would be available from the side of the

Government. What will make a real difference is the availability

of dedicated persons committed to this ideal of effectively

moulding India's vast numbers into a productive enterprise, so

that India can indeed become one of the foremost countries in

the world. This is the challenge, but if we have organizations like

the SKC supporting the efforts of official bodies and

institutions, then the challenge can be effectively met.

Voluntary organizations, social service bodies and charitable

organizations are in this sense the lifeline that will provide an

effective link between official agencies and the people.

Given its track record, I am sure SKC will rise up to the occasion.

As I said at the very beginning, Christian Missionaries are

inheritors of a legacy of helping the needy. All that I now ask is

that SKC heed the call given by Archbishop Henry D'Souza in

his Silver Jubilee address, and put their shoulder to the wheel to

help the authorities and the country to more effectively deal

with evolving problems and newer challenges, keeping in step

with each other. If this was to happen, India will be transformed

into one of the most prosperous nations on the globe – a nation

that is prosperous not only in material terms but in a moral

sense as well. I urge you Fathers and all Members of the Order

to help India in this glorious venture.

Lighting of the Lamp

Shri. M. K. Narayanan displaying the momento presented to him Honourable dignitaries at the function

Fr. Franklin Menezes presenting a momento to Shri. M. K. Narayanan

Sister Prema (Superior General of the Missionaries of Charity)

presenting a bouquet to the Chief Guest

Archbishop Thomas D’Souza with the Chief Guest

An organizing committee was set up with the following members:

Fr. Franklin Menezes (Convenor)

Fr. John L. Noronha

Fr. Reginald Fernandes

Fr. I.P. Sarto

Mr. Eugene Gonsalves

Mr. Anthony Chettri

Ms. Sibani Bhattacharya

Ms. Asha Ekka

The purpose of this Committee was not only to propose ways

and means of celebrating the Ruby Jubilee in a meaningful way

benefitting the poor people but also to see to it the same were

implemented effectively. At the first meeting held on 8th

October 2012, it was decided to hold the following

programmes – some short-term and a few others to be

achieved in the long-term.

1. Celebrations: Inaugural and Closing functions

2. Seminars: Organizing 40 seminars and workshops on

current issues in the area of development to trigger

reflection that would eventually lead upto transformative

action. The main areas suggested were on Rights Issues

and Environmental Concerns

3. Organizational Development: Since every Jubilee provides

an opportunity to critically evaluate the present in the light

of the past and plan anew for future it was decided that we

undertake an exercise in 'Perspective Planning' and

develop various policies relevant to the

organization

4. Other Ruby Jubilee Activities planned:

4.1Planting 40,000 saplings with the help of SHGs, schools and

religious institutions

4.2Solar PV lighting of 40 schools or hostels for poor children

in the remote areas of the Archdiocese

4.3Conducting 40 medical camps for the poor and the elderly

4.4Launch a project to benefit 40 hundred students with

arsenic free water

4.5Establish a CORPUS FUND of 40 Lacs for the medical needs

of the most neglected and needy senior citizens

4.6Documentation of the history of SKC in the last 40 years

4.7Initiate a project for the domestic workers

5. Fund-raising activities:

5.1Publish a Ruby Jubilee Souvenir

5.2A Cultural Programme by a professional troupe.

It was understood that all the above activities would not be

completed in the Ruby Jubilee Year but would be taken up in

the years to come.

To facilitate the implementation of the above different

committees were formed and the core-team re-organized.

I. Cultural Events Committee: Mr. Dilip Rozario and Sr. Monica

Suchiang, IBVM

ii. Social Action Committee: Fr. Franklin Menezes (Coordinator)

Medical Camps team: Fr. Reginald Fernandes

Solar Lighting team: Mr. Bablu Sarkar

Greening the Earth team: Sr. Suma (for Midnapore), Mr.

Ashutosh Biswas (for 24 Parganas)

Domestic Workers team: Sr. Pratiti

iii. Seminar team: Ms. Ruma Ray & Mr. Anthony Chettri

iv. Publication Committee: Mr. Sunil Lucas & Mr. Farrell Shah

v. Finance Committee: Mr. Alexander Anthony & Mr. Eugene

Gonsalves

Inaugural Programme:

The Ruby Jubilee Year was officially inaugurated by His Grace,

Most Rev. Thomas D'Souza on 20th December 2012 by

celebrating the Holy Eucharist. The Inaugural function proper

took place in the garden at the centre of the SKC campus by

taking in procession 39 lit lamps by the former Directors and

Secretaries of SKC and the Archbishop carrying the Jubilee

Candle and lighting it solemnly. The staff of SKC then tied

ribbons to the trees to manifest a bonding with them and by

hugging them to symbolize the love of SKC for nature.

Fr. I. Jothi, SJ conducting Right to Food Seminar at SKC The Audience at the FunctionFr. Reginald Fernandes (Former Director of SKC)

with the dignitaries

Ruby Jubilee Celebration - A Short Report

Seva Kendra Calcutta was officially registered as a society on 14th December 1973. At the Governing Board Meeting

held on 17th July 2012 and the AGM held on the same day it was decided to celebrate the 40th year of services

rendered by SKC to the marginalized as the RUBY JUBILEE YEAR under the theme: “Bringing Hope and Healing”.

Achievements:

During the Jubilee Year we have been able to achieve the

following:

4The Inaugural function (20th December, 2012) and the

Closing ceremony (30th November, 2013) and the

Thanksgiving Mass on 14th December, 2013 were

successfully conducted with careful preparation and were

much appreciated.

4So far20 Seminars and workshops have been organized

4Perspective Planning and Organizational Development was

undertaken in 2014 and successfully completed with the

support of Caritas India and ably assisted by ABCD

420,000 saplings were planted in the Midnapore Deannery

4Only one boarding was provided with a 2 kwp solar stand-

alone system. Another 3 hostels would be provided with 2

kwp solar systems by the end of July 2014. Covering another

36 schools/hostels is going to be a challenging task

440 medical camps have been conducted

4100 shanties in the slums have been repaired

4We have not succeeded as yet in providing arsenic-free

drinking water to 40 hundred students.

4The funds gathered for the Corpus fund, as of now amounts

to Rs. 4, 95,744.00

4The process of documenting the history of SKC is underway

and we hope to complete it by 2014

4The Ministry for the domestic workers was begun but had to

be discontinued due to the lack of trained and experienced

animator. We hope to revive this ministry by the end of 2014

4A Souvenir with articles related to Social Development was

officially released on 20th November, 2013

The Closing Ceremony

The Closing Ceremony of the Ruby Jubilee Celebrations was

held on Saturday, November 30, 2013 at St. Xavier's College

Auditorium. His Excellency Shri M.K. Narayanan, Honourable

Governor of West Bengal was the Chief Guest. The presence of

Archbishop Thomas D'Souza, Archbishop Henry D'Souza,

Bishop Salvadore Lobo, Bishop Cyprian Monis and Rev. Sr.

Prema, M.C. brought great joy. The Jubliee Song specially

composed for the occasion was sung by a 40 member-strong

choir. The Ruby Jubilee Souvenir was released by the Govenor. A

tastefully choreographed dance drama on the theme of the

Jubilee “Bringing Hope and Healing” was performed by a

professional troupe. The Governor in his speech appreciated

the great service rendered by the Church in the fields of

education, health and social work. The former Directors Msgr.

Francis Gomes, Fr. I.P. Sarto, Fr. Reginald Fernandes and the

present Director Fr. Franklin Menezes were felicitated by

Archbishop Thomas D'Souza.

On 14th December, 2013, the Archbishop Thomas D'Souza

blessed the renovated kitchen. Mr. Eugene Gonsalves

inaugurated it. Later the Archbishop blessed the new Dining

Hall. Sr. Jaya Joseph RNDM inaugurated the same. This was

followed by a solemn Thanksgiving Mass presided over by

Archbishop Thomas D'Souza. The Ruby Jubilee was brought to

its close by the symbolic lighting of a candle asking the Lord of

history to guide and strengthen Seva Kendra Calcutta in its

onward journey of rendering service to more and more poor

people so that their situation changes and SKC truly brings

hope and healing to them.

Archbishop Thomas D’Souza delivering a speech to the audience

A Cultural Programme at the Ruby Jubilee Closing Ceremony

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Mr. Sunil Lucas (The MC of the function)

Total Enrolled (36)Girls

Boys

Girls

Boys

Girls

Boys

Mainstreamed through home (14)

Receiving STAG Training (19)

Left the program due to ill health

27

09

07

05

09

02

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the visit of the Director of Seva Kendra and after

initiating collaboration with the team of Child Labour

Free GP Initiative at Bamundanga.

Present Status:

Activities/achievements:

4Employed Skill Targetted Academic Growth (STAG) method and

joyful learning methods to help the children academically

4Monthly meetings with the guardians conducted to report the

progress of the child

4Used the International Child Development Program (ICDP)

method to build up a positive attitude among the parents

towards children

4Fun-time spent in the kitchen garden, helped children to develop

green fingers and appreciate nature for its gifts

4Visit to Bandel Church, fair in the neighbouring village,, Krishi-

mela in Simla High School and outing during Saraswati puja

helped children to relax and also expand their knowledge of

historical heritage, religious beliefs and social activities

4Maintained case-studies and daily evaluations to track their all

round development

4Conducted home visits to motivate parents to send their children

to school regularly and to know the effect of ICDP meeting

4Participated in Shishu Mela (Children's Fair) at Tepul-Mirzapur

Gram Panchayat (GP) and motivational camps for children held in

Tepul-Mirzapur and Saguna GPs. These participations help to

build amicable relationships with the villagers, especially with the

dropout children of the age group of 6-14 years

4Regular review meetings with the staff helped them analyze and

strengthen their teaching skills and find better ways to nurture

the overall development of the child

4Regular reporting and keeping the communication lines open

with the donors helped in the smooth running of the

mainstreaming centre

4The centre is functioning with renewed zeal and enthusiasm after

Romjan Mandal is enjoying every

moment of his stay at the centre. He

often tells his teachers that he loves

them for all the care that he receives

from them. This was not the case

before Romajan came to the centre.

He was a child deprived of love, care

and affection since the early age of two. His mother

abandoned both him and his sibling, leaving them under

the care of their father. His father couldn't care less. He re-

married and deprived Romjan of the only love and support

which he could have ever expected. Neglected and

forsaken, Romjan spent his days gathering fire-wood,

tending goats as they grazed and running errands for his

grandmother. Later he began earning by plucking chillies,

lemons and mangoes, digging up potatoes and eventually

graduated to become a lumberjack. The work of daily

felling date trees and transporting them to Charghat and

Tetulia towns was not an easy task for Romjan. He yearned

to go back to school which was very far from his home. He

Case Study

Child Education and Development

4Skill Targeted Academic Growth (STAG)

4Child Centred Development

4Child Labour Free Gram Panchayats Initiative

4Anti Human Trafficking

4Stichting Actie Calcutta

4Deaf Child Worldwide (DCWW)

Skill Targeted Academic Growth (STAG)Mainstreaming Centre, Serampore, HooghlySupported by: Indienhilfe e.V. Germany

Romjan Mandal

Monthly Gaurdian Meeting

Meeting with the Project Coordinator

Children enjoying their outdoor activity

was forced to leave after repeatedly failing in Class III. It was during this time a Child Rights Worker (CRW) brought Romjan to the

Saguna GP camp for screening. Romjan immediately took a liking to the activities at the camp. After convincing his parents,

Romjan was admitted into the STAG centre in Serampore. He is very happy today and has set his goal to become a teacher and

work to help children especially those who are weak in their studies.

Present Status:

Total enrolled 28

14Total mainstreamed

Total enrolled in different Government school for the education

Total discontinued due to ill health

Total continuing with STAG training

15

02

11

Activities/achievements :

4STAG methodology and joyful learning is being used

to help children improve their academic career

4ICPD meetings were conducted every month in our

centre to foster good relationship between parents

and the children

4Door to door visits have helped in identifying the

dropout students 4Camps were conducted to create awareness among

villagers about the importance of educating children

4Children were oriented into a clear understanding of the

goals and vision of the project inorder to improve the

effectiveness of the training programme

4The exposure visits to different places of historic and

cultural importance helped the children widen their

knowledge and understanding about the places

4Monthly meetings were conducted with the parents to

inform them about the progress of their children

4Extracurricular activities like singing, dancing, drawing,

essay writing and reading newspaper helped the children

recognize and cultivate their talents.

4Regular review meetings of the staff improved the

teaching skills and helped understand better ways of

improving the overall development of the children

4The feedback from parents, teachers and from different

stakeholders have helped the effectiveness of the project.

Mainstreaming Centre, Palbari, MidnapurSupported by: Stichting Actie Calcutta (SAC)

Camp organized to select children for the Mainstreaming Centre Archbishop's visit to the Centre Monthly meeting between parents and teachers

Republic Day Celebration

Children engrossed in drawing and colouring activity

Fourteen year old Bahadur Sing is now studying in Class V. His parents due to abject poverty and ignorance did not feel the need to admit him to school at the correct age. Instead he grew up without going to school and was content roaming and playing with friends. However he felt sad seeing his friends go to school regularly wearing their uniforms and living a disciplined life. He too wanted to emulate them. He shared his desire with his mother. She approached the school authorities and so Bahadur was admitted to Class I at the age of thirteen. He felt awkward to study with children much younger to him. This brought Bahadur to the mainstreaming centre. He joined the centre and with hardwork and dedication improved his academic performance and cultivated his talents in many extracurricular activities. There is now no looking back for him.

Case Study Bahadur Sing

The areas covered under the CCD project are the five blocks in

the district of West Midnapur. CCD project uses the model of

School based approach, where “School” is the main point of

intervention. It is here that the needs of the children are looked

into and then reach out to their families.

'Sishumela'- Celebration of Childhood 2013-14: This time

“Sishumela- celebration of childhood', was held for three days.

Seva Kendra Calcutta in Kharagpur again this year organized

Sishumela, along with its partner, Namasole Palli Mangal

Samity,on the 18th,19th and 20th of February 2014 , at

Baligeria Haat ground, Nayagram. 9 high schools and 25

primary schools were present and each day saw a footfall of

more than 1000 people. There were many dignitaries (especially

from Govt. Depts.) and also many other NGOs. There were

many important events like the panel discussion, felicitation

programme for SHGs, Schools, ICDS, shopkeepers, volunteers

etc, who have been providing dedicated and selfless to the

children in the project area. The major attraction this time was,

442 drop-outs, were mainstreamed in high schools

4Learning aids provided to 60 needy students in 4 high schools

4Health check up camps conducted at 5 high schools and 18 Villages.

4IGA trainings on mushrooms and on nursery were conducted where nearly 73 SHGs participated and also group IGAs were taken

up by 14 SHGs.

416 new SHGs were formed

4Nearly 235 families availed Govt. facilities in various forms, in all the three units, through Samonay or CCD Information kiosk

4Nearly 50 new sanitation units were installed this year and are in use.

45 Micro-plans were completed and are submitted to Panchayats and the works on the same is going on

4Sishumela Yearlong scholarships' were given to 10 most needy students from Ghorataria MSK (Baligeria unit)

'Yearlong sishumela scholarships, which were given to 10 most

needy students. This scholarship will help them to continue

their studies.

‘Leadership trainings' and exhibitions at Schools: Every year

,one of our main focus is capacity building of the students. As in

rural areas, one of the major problems of the student is

language. They are always stammering and hesitate to converse

freely with visitors, as they are not well versed in Bengali. So this

time we took a clear step, to build leadership qualities among

the students, through leadership trainings at Schools, so that

they can lead others. We also had exhibitions in the high

schools, where the students could explore, on the concept,

'Save nature, Save mankind', which was very creatively and

artistically presented by the students.

Some major achievements of CCD this year, are as follows:

On School Based Approach - West Midnapur

Group Iga by SHG members

CDPO giving certificate to a participant at Sishumela

Various stalls displayed at SishumelaA field visit meeting by the Donor Agency

Child Centered DevelopmentSupported by: Indienhilfe e.V Herrsching, Germany

Child Labour Free Gram Panchayats InitiativeSupported by: Indienhilfe e.V. Germany

Seva Kendra Child Labour Free Gram Panchayats Initiatives is supported by Indienhilfe e.V. Germany. The office was first located at Proggaloy, Barasat and the work began on April 01, 2013 and later shifted to Shanti Rani Girja, Bamandanga on June 03, 2013.

Goal of the project

To eliminate all forms of child labour through a social process of formal schooling for all children between age 6yrs and 14 yrs in two selected Gram Panchayats (Tepul-Mirjapur and Saguna) of Swarupnagar Block in North-24-Parganas District of West Bengal.

Objectives of the project

I. Update the database on children between the age group of 3 years to 14 years every quarter and make it available to the selected Gram Panchayats

II. Ensure that children receive formal school education upto Class VIII

III. Sensitize the parents, other adult members in villages, panchayat, school, district social welfare and education officers and

other NGOs about the project

Beneficiaries of the project

Activities

Age Group Area (GP) No. of Children

Tepul-Mirjapur

Saguna

Saguna

Tepul-Mirjapur

Saguna

Tepul-Mirjapur

Saguna

Tepul-Mirjapur

0-3 years

3-6 years

6-14 years

15-18 years

1016

777

1176

598

3102

2290

1419

1152

ANM and ASHA workers involved in Child

Motivation Camp at SagunaChild Motivation Camp at Saguna Gram Panchayat Child Motivation Camp at Saguna Gram Panchayat

Child Motivation Camp at Saguna

DateS.NO. Subject discussedNo. of

Participants

1. 01.04.2013Concept of MVF model and

Child labour free GP initiatives13

2. 03.04.2013

Back ground of the project, Roles & Responsibilities, Financial

process, PSP, CFP, Non Negotiable of MVF and office

functioning process

11

3. 08.04.2013 SWOT analysis 12

4. 12.04.2013Definition of leader, Leadership

styles and quality of leaders9

5. 18.04.2013 Right to education 9

DateS.NO. Subject discussedNo. of

Participants

6. 26.04.2013

Goal & Objectives of CL Free GP Initiatives and Monthly

Review & Planning meeting15

Orientation on Action Plan & Activity report

7. 03.05.2013 12

8. 10.05.2013Team Building Exercise

and Feed Back11

9. 17.05.2013Leadership & Dominant

Development9

10. 24.05.2013Explanation of Job

Responsibilities of each staff11

11. 03.06.2013Inauguration of Bamandanga Office

and Monthly Review & Planning meeting 16

On Community Based Approach - North 24 Parganas

DateS.NO. Subject discussedNo. of

Participants

Social Analysis and explanation on PSP, CFP, Goals & Objectives

Sharing of activity report from 20.06.13 to 01.07.13 and

observation and recommendation by Mr. S. Ramesh

Planning of five days Non Residential Child Motivation Camp

12. 13.06.2013 11

13. 20.06.2013Feedback session for

3 months by Mr. S. Ramesh12

14. 21.06.2013Action Plan for 12 days visit by Mr. S. Ramesh

11

Sharing of findings of the visit of Mr. S. Ramesh for 12 days

in the project area (Monthly Review and Planning meeting).

15. 28.06.2013 13

16. 02.07.2013 7

Role Perception and boundaries17. 12.07.2013 11

18. 26.07.2013 10

Monthly feedback & Planning Session ( Monthly Review and planning meeting)19. 31.07.2013 11

Role & Responsibilities of CRPF & GRPF

20. 08.08.2013 11

21. 16.08.2013Explanation on Non

Negotiable and concept of MVF11

Review of Action Plan & Activity Report

22. 21.08.2013 11

Concept of Social Audit & Monthly Feedback and Planning Session

23. 30.08.2013 9

Case study writing , Half Yearly Feedback and Monthly Planning

Communication Skill & Interpersonal Relation ship

24. 13.09.2013 10

25. 30.09.2013 12

Quarterly Planning and Review Meeting at Saguna GP, Feedback of last six months activity and future Planning

26. 16.9.2013 37

Quarterly Planning and Review Meeting at Tepul-Mirjapur GP,

feedback of the last six months activityand future planning

27. 19.09.2013 31

Monthly feedback & Planning Session ( Monthly Review and planning meeting)28. 19.10.13 10

29. 19.11.13Monthly feedback & Planning Session

( Monthly Review and planning meeting) 11

Monthly feedback & Planning Session ( Monthly Review and planning meeting)30. 17.12.13 11

Quarterly Planning and Review Meeting at Saguna GP,

31. 09.01.2014 30

Quarterly Planning and Review Meeting at Tepul-Mirjapur GP,

32. 16.01.2014 37

Monthly feedback & Planning Session ( Monthly Review and planning meeting)33. 31.01.13 11

DateS.NO. Subject discussedNo. of

Participants

Monthly feedback & Planning Session ( Monthly Review and planning meeting)34. 13.02.14 10

Quarterly Planning and Review Meeting at Tepul-Mirjapur GP,

34

35

10

Quarterly Planning and Review Meeting at Saguna GP

Monthly feedback & Planning Session ( Monthly Review and planning meeting)

12.03.14

13.03.14

14.03.14

35.

36.

37.

Child Motivation camp at Tepul-Mirjapur GP

CRPF meeting at Damhati

Child Motivation camp at Tepul-Mirjapur

1. To ensure crèche and provide support at the

level for the tribal children at Farmania with required food

and other necessities

4 The needs of the children of the working mothers

between the age group of six months to six years have

been looked after

4 Seven children have been admitted in the local

primary school this year

4 Altogether 11 pre-primary children and 09 crèche

children have received total health, education related

facilities from Farmania Children's Centre on regular

basis

2. To ensure the service for ICDS children from age

group 0-3 and 3-6 years

4 Children of the age group of 3 - 6 years have been

able to avail of the services from their respective ICDS

centres

4 Our joint efforts in collaboration with concerned ICDS

workers ensured nearly total attendance of the

targeted children at their respective ICDS centres.

The children are provided with the required facilities

from ICDS centres

3. To ensure ICDS mothers’ meetings in collaboration

with CCD staff and Government ICDS workers

4 Under our project areas we have jointly organised 59

ICDS mothers’ meetings with the respective Government

ICDS workers and shared all the ICDS related services

rendered from the centres

4 Developed better relationship with the Government

ICDS workers which has helped in better

implementation of our CCD related programmes

4. Medical Health Check-up Programme at Schools

4 1485 students were provided with regular health

check-ups and emergency medicine support

4 Awareness concerning basic health care,

immunization coverage and government facilities

available were provided to the guardians

4 Many of the hidden health related issues were identified

pre-primary and referred to the respective government hospitals for

proper treatment

4 Teachers participated wholeheartedly in the

discussions and awareness programmes

4 Covered 25 schools during this year with the support

of IHH and the Government

5. Ensure cent percent immunization coverage for all the

targeted children under CCD project areas

4 6049 targeted children under our project areas have

been immunised with 100 percent coverage

4 Many Auxiliary Nurse Midwifes (ANM) have requested

our respective Village Child Development Workers

(VCDW) to help them not only in project hamlets, but

also other hamlets of the villages. Even some of our

VCDWs have received letters of appreciation from some of

the Government ANMs

4 Our concerned VCDWs along with respective ANMs

have conducted 309 immunisation camps and covered

6049 children under our project areas

6. Relationship building measures with the Government

health sub-centres for better functioning of project

activities

4 Regularly invited and attended all the ground level

meetings on health with the government health sub-

centres with the objective of joint-planning and proper

implementation by both

4 Have become permanent invitee for block level health

related meetings and have also become member of

Block Level Rogi Kalian Samity and have been

recognised by the health authority in many cases

4 During this year we have attended total 38 nos. of

health sub-centre level different meetings at 11 health

sub-centres for joint-planning and implementation on

3rd Friday of every month. We have shared our

experiences on the plan of health related CCD

activities and practical joint ventures for proper

implementation at all the areas along with respective

Government service providers

Achievements

Coaching centre Children of Malpara Food camp

4Become a member of our group, “Friends of Seva Kendra Calcutta” and support

our social work for poor people by contributing Rs. 1000/- per year or more if

you so desire

7. To promote and propagate institutional delivery as

well as safe birth practices in order to mitigate mother

and child mortality rate

4 Ensured institutional delivery of 377 mothers out of

400 expectant mothers under the joint care of VCDWs

and government health staff in our project areas

4 There was no death during these deliveries

8. Training of mushroom cultivation to SHGs

4 20 women were trained at three villages namely

Farmania, Makaltala and Kumar

4 15 women among the 20 women who underwent this

training have already started mushroom cultivation

4 Arranged mushroom cultivation training at three

villages

9. Developed 343 nutrition gardens in the homes which also

included 85 malnourished families

10.Encourage alternative livelihood programmes using

the government schemes

4 A week-long training programme on making Fancy Jute

Bags was organized from March 4 to March 10,

2014.

4 28 SHG members attended and each participant

made two sample bags which has already been

purchased by the Government department.

4 Each SHG group is expected a free-of-cost machine to

prepare these bags

4 28 SHG members made and sold 56 jute bags and

earned Rs. 70 per bag

11.Developed linkages with government service sectors

4 State Agriculture department has extended their support to construct two community vermi compostpits at Makaltala. 2 SHGs received Rs. 60,000 each to construct these pits

12.Ensure coaching support to 650 school students inorder to prevent irregular attendance/dropout

4 Able to prevent drop-outs by providing free coaching centres for the socially and economically backward classes

4 Provided direct financial support towards covering tuition fees for the students whose families are financially weak

4 650 students were given free coaching in 28 coaching centres in the project areas

4 Students have shown keen interest in environmental studies and value education

13.Guardian meetings conducted every six months

4 There were 56 meetings with the guardians. A total of 783 guardians were present in those meetings

4 The guardians were made aware of the RTE Act, 2009

4 These meetings also focussed upon the importance of regular attendance in coaching centres and in schools

14.Patrolling school bus - call to children for regular schooling

4 A procession is organised to ensure students attend school regularly. The awareness programme is also aimed towards making the guardians aware of the importance of regular schooling

4 Many ex-students take active part and lead the procession

4 Around 90 % students are attending school regularly after this initiative and this has been confirmed by the school teachers

4 VCDWs are playing active role in this initiative

4 Mothers also accompany the procession

15.Identify irregular/dropout children through VCDWs and schools and ensure their schooling

4 Identified 40 dropout children and was able to readmit 20 students

4 Close monitoring done to ensure retention and regular attendance in school

4 Methods used are child/family counselling and providing incentive like giving school bags

4 55 special students including the 20 readmitted students were given school bags

Child protection worker interacting with the child Meeting on Coconut farming by GOI at AtgharaTraining on soft toy making

(alternative livelihood for tribal women)

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Health programme conducted at school

Sishumela – A celebration of childhood.

The Director of Seva Kendra Calcutta, Rev. Dr. Franklin Menezes,

welcomed all for Sishumela- a celebration of childhood at Foot

Ball Ground of Parui of Tepul-Mirjapur Gram Panchayat. The

programme was a joint effort by Seva Kendra Calcutta, Chatra

Sensitive Citizen's Forum and Atghara Sanhati Kendra,

supported by Indienhilfe, e.V. Herrsching Germany. The event

took place from 26th to 28th February 2014. In his welcome

speech Fr. Menezes stressed the importance of 100%

enrollment and retention in schools. A joint venture with Tepul-

Mirjapur and Saguna Gram Panchayat to make both these

Gram Panchayats a Child labour Free zone has begun. The

purpose of this Sishumela was to create awareness and elicit full

cooperation from the stakeholders.

The MLA, Mrs. Bina Mondal of Swarupnagar Legislative

Assembly constituency in her speech thanked Mr. Prabhas

Pathak, BMHO, Mr. Tapas Kr Das, CDPO, Mr. Narayan Kar, former

Pradhan of Tepul-Mirjapur Gram Panchayat and Panchayat

members for their involvement in Sishumela. She said ‘’we have

gathered here to celebrate childhood through Sishumela.

Children are beautiful and innocent. They are like small plants

that required to be nurtured for their growth. We thank and

appreciate Seva Kendra Calcutta and their partners for

organizing a Sishumela at Tepul-Mirjapur Gram Panchayat. The

parents are responsible to look after the growth of their

children. But when a society is backward, then it becomes a

responsibility of all stakeholders to guide the children in their

early stage. Seva Kendra Calcutta and their partners have

involved all people to understand the need of proper

education, health and environment. The installation of various

stalls at Sishumela is a unique idea for mass awareness’’. She

further requested all those present at Sishumela to come

together and join hands with the government for the total

development of children- the future of our country.

Non Residential Child Motivation Camp

We have conducted one child camp at Parui Jogendranath Primary school from 21st to 25th October 2013 at Tepul - Mirjapur GP

for 63 participants. We have conducted Two camps at Saguna Gram Panchayat hall from 28th October to 1st November 2013 for 78

participants and from 4th March to 8th March for 55 participants. The aim of the camp was to mainstream those children who

participated in the camp. Thus altogether 24 children are readmitted at Saguna GP after the camp. In Tepul - Mirjapur GP altogether

21 children are readmitted after the child camp.

Child Right Protection Forums and Girl Right Protection Forums

Our Child Right workers (CRWs) formed 15 Child Right Protection Forums (CRPF) and 15 Girl Right Protection Forums (GRPF) in

Tepul Mirjapur Gram Panchayat. Similarly, 22 Child Right Protection Forums (CRPF) and 21 Girl Right Protection Forums (GRPF) were

formed in Saguna Gram Panchayat. All these 730 members of 73 groups are capacitated with their roles and responsibilities. Our

CRWs along with these forums have visited schools and houses of children for the admission and retention in schools regularly.

The school enrolment and retention data are as follows:

Name of Gram Panchayat

No & Category of Schools

Total enrolmentRegular

in SchoolsIrregular

in Schools

Tepul-Mirjapur

16 Primary Schools2 Sishu

Siksha Kendra

3 High Schools

969

127

1005

79.75%

83%

71.02 %

5.67%

12.69%

4.77%

Saguna

17 Primary Schools

4 Sishu Siksha Kendra

2 high Schools

1417

314

1719

79.25%

81.95 %

80 %

9.1%

9.23 %

9.46 %

Name of Gram Panchayat

Identified Child Labour

Readmitted to School

Present Child Labour

Child labour Status

Tepul-Mirjapur

Saguna

100

206

55

79

45

127

Field visit along with CRPF members at Pubali Fr. Franklin Menezes, Lighting the lamp at Saguna

for the inauguration of 5 day Child CampGRPF Meeting at Satin Sen Nagar

Regular updates on the

ongoing activities are posted on the

Seva Kendra Calcutta's

Facebook account

Categories of Child Labour

Name of

Gram Panchayat

Tepul-Mirjapur

Saguna

Child labour status

till 31st March

2014

MigratedPaid

Labourers

Differently

able personsRoaming

around

45 9 14 11 11

6492034127

Case Study

Arjina Khatun, daughter of Gofur Mondal, Village-Pubali, age 12 lives with her family of five. Mr. Gofur Mondal is the only earning

member in the family. The monthly income of the family is Rs. 1500/-. One of the relatives of Mr. Gofur visited their family in 2012

and suggested them to take her to Mumbai and put her in a school provided the child does some domestic work at their house.

Besides this they will send Rs. 1000/- per month to the family. Parents agreed to send her with their relatives. She was taken to

Bombay and was put to clean 16 offices and 2 houses. The girl used to work from 4.00 a.m. to 3.00 p.m. every day. She was not even

provided with enough food to eat and was also physically tortured. During one of the regular house visits, Ms. Ishita Dhali came to

know about the situation of the girl. She raised the matter with other villagers and CRPF members. Finally the relatives of the girl

forced the relative in Mumbai to send the girl back. The girl returned home in October 2013 and was readmitted to Class IV at

Pubali FPS in January 2014. She is happy and is studying well. She has also joined the Block level rally and offered a flower to the

B.D.O

Ms. Bina Mondal at Saguna Child Motivation Camp Ms. Anasua (IHK representative) inaugurating the office at Bamandanga

Linkage Meeting at Tepul-Mirjapur

with Mr. Narayan Kar, PradhanHouse visit of CL at Pubali Parui para House visit of CL at Chhoto Mirjapur

Seva Kendra Calcutta has been conducting the anti-human trafficking programme in 24 Parganas (N) in the two Gram Panchayats

(GP) of Baduria Block.

General Information about the two Gram Panchayats

Name of the GP

CHANDIPUR

Number of

Gram SansadTotal Population

Total Number

of Families

16 25802 5004

40502089712NAYABASTIA

To prevent Human Trafficking through campaigning, advocacy

and networking through capacity building and rights based

approach.

Objective I – Capacity Building and Right Based Approach

Objective II – Campaigning

Objective III – Advocacy and Networking

4To organize and train the communities to tackle issues

related to human trafficking, kidnapping of women and

children especially young girls

4Youth, especially adolescent girls are provided with training

to counteract trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation

4To mobilize communities to reinforce laws related to

marriage, dowry and child labourer

4To network with like-minded NGOs who are involved in the

rescue process

4To keep track of people who are working outside their village

in order to protect them from being trafficked

4Threats from the political parties and traffickers

4Social Stigma- people do not want to share

4Proper information while doing survey

4Focused groups such as Adolescent girls groups and 4

community vigilance committees have been formed and

capacitated to protect their own brothers and sisters from

this cruel fate.

Goal

Challenges

4Display of Information Education Communication (IEC)

materials and awareness programmes on child marriage,

child labour and laws related to trafficking issues are

conducted in all the respective villages

4Participatory learning and action was conducted in 5 villages.

4Community based organizations assured their cooperation

and support in promoting awareness on anti human

trafficking by maintaining migration records in each

Panchayat office.

41 Rally Conducted at Chandipur G P

41 Legal aid Program Conducted for SHG Mothers.

4Linkage and networking with different government officials

like DM, SP, SDPO. SDO, BDO, Sahabapati, CDPO, Panchayat

Pradhan and local legal authorities

4Club Meeting at Milloni GP

Achievement

ATP Legal SHG MeetingATP Para Level MeetingATP Para Level Meeting

Anti Human TraffickingSupported by: Manos Unidas through ABCD

AGG ATP

Stichting Actie Calcutta

Deaf Child World Wide

Seva Kendra Calcutta and the Dutch organization Stichting

Actie Calcutta (SAC), share a long history serving the poor

children in the regions in and around Kolkata. SKC is helping

and advising SAC to find an optimal way to spend many

donations of SAC for education of the poor or to facilitate

education. During this long period of association a true bond of

respect and friendship has developed between the two. It is

always a safe and hospitable harbor to stay and rest in hectic

India.

Both SKC and SAC, are in existence for 40 years. We wish SKC

many more successful years to help the people in need in India.

For many years, board members and members of committees

of SAC visit Seva Kendra, at least once a year. In the autumn of

2013 two delegations of SAC visited Seva Kendra Calcutta with

different targets. Jan Boekema and his wife introduced two

SAC-members in India. The first introduced SAC-member is

WilKoteres, responsible for the financial reports of all SAC

locations. Second introduced member of SAC is NelSuering.

She is responsible for the newsletters, communication and

funding. They were for the first time in India. Jan and his wife

have been in India on many occasions. Jan was for many years

the secretary of SAC and is now general adviser of SAC. They

really enjoyed their trip, although both are over eighty years.

They visited many locations of SAC to obtain a good view of the

work SAC is supporting in India. SAC hopes that this experience

will motivate to do their volunteer work with more pleasure and

knowledge of India.

Two board members of SAC with their partners visited many

locations of SAC and Seva Kendra Calcutta in October and

November 2013. Joke Jansen, president of SAC, introduced Joke

Karman, board member responsible for Marketing and

Communication to the partners in India. It was the first visit to

India for Joke Karman. The policy of SAC regarding

sustainability was discussed with many directors of Social

Service centers, bishops, the archbishop and Caritas. The

possibilities and challenges due to the “The Right of Children to

Free and Compulsory Education Act or Right to Education Act

(RTE)” and its implementation is also a major topic in every

discussion.

SAC hopes to cooperate with all the members of Seva Kendra

Calcutta for many more years and thanks the Seva Kendra

community for its hospitality.

Deaf Child Worldwide (DCWW) is the international team at National Deaf Children's Society. The National Deaf Children's Society

was set up in 1944 by parents of deaf children and is now the leading charity dedicated to creating a world without barriers for deaf

children and young people. Working with deaf children and young people throughout the world has been part of NDCS' mission

since its inception and an international team was formally established in 2002, followed by the creation of Deaf Child Worldwide in

2008.

There are over 30 million deaf children worldwide and the majority live in developing countries. Poverty and deafness are

interlinked. Deaf children and young people often experience additional challenges in developing countries:

4They are often diagnosed at a later age which has implications on the development of their language and communication skills

4They are less likely to complete education which will affect their future aspirations

4They are more likely to face stigma and discrimination which will impede their development

SAC Members in IndiaFamily of Joke Jansen and Joke Karman

with Fr. Franklin and Sr. MaryJoke Jansen and Joke Karman with Fr. Franklin and Sr. Mary

Deaf Child Worldwide works with partners in developing

countries to facilitate work that enables deaf children and

young people to be fully included in family life, education and

within their community. We know that this is possible provided

deaf children and young people are given the right support to

access equal opportunities and to communicate effectively.

We believe that...

4Deaf children can do anything other children can do, given

early diagnosis and the right support from the start

4Deaf children should be involved in decisions which affect

them at as early an age as possible

4Families are the most important influence on deaf children

and young people, and need clear, balanced information to

make informed choices

4Effective language and communication skills lie at the heart

of deaf children and young people's social, emotional and

intellectual development

4Deaf children should be valued by society and have the same

opportunities as any other child

As a small team, we focus our efforts on targeted geographical

areas where the need is greatest: in parts of South Asia

including India & Bangladesh. We work in partnership with 16

partners in West Bengal, Karnataka and Odisha. In Bangladesh

we have just started our work in three districts.

Urban Poverty Alleviation through Community Mobilization ProjectSupported by: Caritas Germany

Community Mobilization

This project is a capacity enhancement project for 1600 marginalized families living in Tangra slum. The primary goal of this project

is to improve the quality of their lives through community mobilization. These families should eventually be able to efficiently and

effectively manage different issue-based projects through networking with likeminded organizations and government

departments.

The following chart shows the activities conducted in the year 2013-14 and the outcomes:

S.NO Activity Outcome

One field coordinator, six animators and one office assistant were selected

Selection of Staff41 day of interviews

1

2Stake holders meeting43 meetings conducted

4The participants became aware of the goal and objectives of the project4They agreed to form groups and cooperate

3Interface meeting41 meeting conducted

4Able to discuss common objectives and processes4Able to discuss ways to overcome barriers4Able to discuss different strategies used in the field

4

Awareness Programme

on Health425 Awareness programmes

on Health were conducted

4Mothers are now practicing hygienic food habits and cleanness in their daily lives4The young girls are keeping themselves clean during their menstrual cycle4Pregnant mothers are ensuring intake of balanced nutrition and are receiving Ante-Natal Care and Post-Natal Care from local Public Health Centres.4People are now visiting Tangra Chest Clinic if they have cough for more than 2 weeks.

5

Social Action Group46 Social Action

Groups have been formed

4The group is now aware of the rules and procedures to procure birthcertificates and ration cards and can seek further assistance from the group leader415 students have received Minority scholarships4The members have begun to realize the importance of gender equality and the evils of dowry and early marriage of girls4The group members are now willing to pay more attention to the health problems affecting their lives

S.NO Activity Outcome

6 Women Groups

4Women have now begun raising their voices for their rights in the community4They are also developing equally with regard to education and skills

7 Youth Group

436 girls have applied under the Kanyashree scheme4The group has managed to strengthen communication skill within the community

8 Children Group

4The children have now begun taking initiative in maintaining cleanness in their homes and community by ensuring that proper trash bins are used4They are now attending school regularly

9

Networking4Education Department4Family Welfare

Department4Health Department4Likeminded NGOs4Local Club

417 children have been readmitted into a regular government school4Established relationship between parents and education department through different government schemes and minorities scholarships4Local clubs have made space available to conduct community meetings

10Training

42 staff training conducted

4Staff members are now able to implement the project and processes more effectively in the field4Developed better situation analysis

11

Groups training42 training for women42 training for youth41 training for children

Better communication skills developed among group members

12

Events Celebrations411 events were celebrated4Cultural programmes, dance, drama, singing,

rally and drawing competition were held during these events

4Developed enthusiasm to participate together in the celebrations4Helped improve peace, harmony and mutual respect for each other in the community

13

Staff Review Meeting410 staff review

meetings

4Cross learning from each other have taken place4Helped identify challenges and find ways and means to address weakness and try to overcome it

Case StudyJulie now goes to school

Julie Khatoon is nine years old and the eldest daughter of an auto-driver Md. Jalil Khan and Zarina Begum. She has one eleven

months old baby brother. She was a regular school-going child until last year when her parents discontinued her schooling so that

she can babysit her brother. This upset Julie. She being a member of the Community Mobilization's children group, 'sunshine'

shared her despair with the group. The group members sympathized with Julie and took it up as a challenge to get Julie back to

school. The elders from the Community Mobilisation project after much prodding were able to convince Julie's father to continue

her schooling. They explained to him the basic rights of a child and the duties and responsibilities of the parents and guardians.

Today, Julie is admitted to Class II of Indranarayan Kiranbala Bidhyalay and goes to school everday- an important accomplishment

for Julie and those involved in Community Mobilization.

PLA Activities Conducted under the project

4Green Energy Promotion Through Rooftop Photovoltaic Solar Energy

4Solar Renewable Energy and Sustainable Livelihood Options

Natural Resource Management

Solar energy is the most readily available source of energy. It does not belong to anybody and is, therefore, free. It is also the most important of the non-conventional sources of energy because it is non-polluting and, therefore, helps in lessening the greenhouse effect.

Solar energy has been used since prehistoric times, but in a most primitive manner. Before 1970, some research and development was carried out in a few countries to exploit solar energy more efficiently, but most of this work remained mainly academic. After the dramatic rise in oil prices in the 1970s, several countries began to formulate extensive research and development programmes to positively exploit solar energy.

During the reporting year 2013 – 2014 Seva Kendra Calcutta installed it's very own 21 KwP Grid Linked Photovoltaic Solar Power Plant with a capacity to generate approximately 100 Kw per day. This Solar energy generation project is due for completion by early December 2014. Upon the completion of this project, another additional Solar plant of 12 KwP Grid Linked power generation unit will be installed; which will generate a total of approximately 55 Kw per day. With these two

solar energy plants, SKC will reduce its use of Calcutta Electric Supply Corporation (CESC) supplied conventional electricity consumption by 70 %. Additionally, SKC and CESC have signed an agreement through which SKC will supply all its surplus power generated to the CESC Grid.

Field level survey has been completed to provide rural community based solar generated electricity to each household in Bamundanga, North 24 Parganas. During the year the following Solar Plants were installed at Bezda Misson Community Center and Sisters of Adores Girls Hostel, Kharagpur – both of 2Kwp capacity located in the remote areas of West Midnapur district.

In May and June of 2013, SKC trained unemployed youths on various technological dimensions of alternative energy, some of which included: Causes of environmental degradation and its impact on bio-diversity; Repair and maintenance of Solar Lanterns; Solar Photovoltaic systems design; Assembling Solar Garden, Street and Home Lighting; Design and installation of Solar Water Heating Systems.

Green Energy Promotion Through Rooftop Photovoltaic Solar EnergySupported by: MISEREOR, Germany

4 4Installation of Photovoltaic Solar System by SKC in different Institutions

Area : Dantan Block 1 in the District of West Midnapur, West

Bengal

Goal : To enhance development of a marginalized community

through solar renewable energy and sustainable livelihood

practices by the end of 2014

Objectives:

4To enable and encourage the community to practice renewal

and clean energy by replacing traditional kerosene oil

lanterns, with solar lantern, in all the 11 operational villages

of Dantan block 1 in Midnapur district of West Bengal.

4To capacitate and create livelihood opportunities for 18

unemployed youths (9 boys and 9 girls) on solar technology

and making of solar lanterns

4To improve the living standards of the 911 un-electrified

households by providing solar lanterns and skill training

4To initiate 1 community growth centre where the solar

lanterns centrally produced will be distributed to the target

911 families

Outcome : This year we had covered the entire program

Participatory Learning and Actions.

4Identified the different issues faced in the area due to climate

change

4Provided 20, 000 saplings to the people in Dantan Block 1

with the purpose of raising awareness about the need to

plant more trees

Solar Renewable Energy and Sustainable Livelihood OptionsSupported by: MISEREOR, Germany

This project is a holistic development project through solar renewable energy and sustainable livelihood options for the

marginalized community.

4Created awareness among the people about the existing

school drop-outs in their villages. The people resolved to

take action by visiting the houses where children did not go

to school. More than 30 children are now brought back to

schools

450 PLAss, 6 awareness programmes on various NRM issues

and capacity building for Village Energy Commitee (VEnC)

members in 9 Panchayats

4450 solar lanterns were sold this year of which 85 lanterns

were sold during the awareness programme on clean and

renewable energy

4The Solar system has been installed in the Community

Growth Centre at Bezda. This has helped the technicians to

make use of the resources in assembling solar lanterns

Case Study: One of our technicians, Swapan Ghosh is 26 years old and a

graduate. He is very interested in assembling the solar lanterns

and does it with seemingly effortless dexterity. His assembled

solar lanterns are in high demand in the area. There was no

electricity in their household before he was introduced to solar

lanterns. Now besides assembling solar lanterns he gives

tuitions to the children in his neighbourhood. He is now able

to earn a total of Rs. 4000 every month.

4We invite volunteers to participate in our

work of building a self-reliant society

4You may contact the Director of Seva Kendra

Calcutta if you wish to donate for our work

4St. Joseph's Hospital, Midnapur

4Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme

4Polio Eradication Programme

4Support To The People Living with HIV/AIDS

St. Joseph's Hospital, MidnapurSupported by: Likvidace Lepry, Czech Republic

Health

Sr. Mini, In-charge of the wards, calls Dr. Tushar Kanti Mondal,

Uro specialist to see a patient who was suffering severe

stomach pain. No pain killers could lessen the pain. Dr. Tushar

after examining the patient asked for X-ray of the stomach. Dr.

Tushar and Dr. Francis Biswas, after studying the X-ray observed

that there is a perforation in the stomach. Another specific X-

ray confirms their diagnosis. Immediate arrangements are

made and the patient is operated early morning and his life is

saved. Dr. Tushar observes that this is a common health issue

during Ramadan. This is one such example where our doctors

have been life-saviors to many. Dr. Francis points out to the fact

that St. Joseph’s Hospital has been a beacon of hope in many

cases to those who after visiting hospitals in Chennai,

Bangalore and Cuttack and spending everything they had

found cure at the hospital.

St. Joseph's Hospital was inaugurated on 13th November 2011.

It is situated far away from the town at the foothills of Jungle

Mahal surrounded by small villages of tribal people. In the

beginning the hospital was actually a building without medical

equipments. The medical equipments were ordered but not

installed. There were few outpatients visiting the hospital and

were treated by two or three visiting doctors. It took three to

four months after the inauguration to start receiving inpatients.

The hospital's primary focus was to treat leprosy which is a

prevalent disease in the area and T.B which is widespread in the

Bengal region. The District TB Officer (DTO) and the Zonal

Leprosy Officer have been always open to work with the

hospital. With little publicity the hospital is growing steadily.

Two years ago the hospital used to get about 10-15 outdoor

patients everyday and average of five indoor patients. Now

there are 100-120 outdoor patients and about 25-30 indoor

patients in the wards. The hospital was once completely

dependent financially on Czech- Likvidace Lepry and Seva

Kendra Calcutta. Now the tide has changed. St. Joseph's

Hospital can sustain itself for day to day activities. However, the

hospital does require external support for further development

and growth. The hospital has a farm, dairy farm and canteen.

The hospital has a good diagnostic center and pharmacy. There

is a need for more doctors but the hospital faces the problem of

paying them well. The doctors in the villages do not have

specialized degrees. These doctors infact refer their patients to

St. Joseph's hospital for specialized treatment whenever

needed. We also need a very good diagnostic center. We

conduct very many medical tests. That is very important aspect of our hospital. There are five nuns and one priest who take the

administrative responsibility. Dr. Francis and Dr. Tushar also help in this regard. They come on Thursdays and Fridays and the work

is planned on those days. There are 24 Doctors with different specialties, 10 qualified nurses, several other technicians. There are

about 35 nursing students and 30 staff.

Specialists Available

Dr. P.S. Samantha MBBS. MD (Kol)Dr. A. BhattacharyaMBBS,MD.(Gastri)Dr. P. PanchadhyyeeMBBS,MD (Che)

Tue,Wed.SatMondayMon, Fri

General Physicians

General and LaparoscopicSurgeons

Dr. F. T.Biswas MBBS, FRCSDr. T.K. Mondal MBBS, DGO. FICSDr. S. Chattarjee MBBS,MSDr. S., Chakraborty MBBS,MS. FAISDr. D. Sen MBBS, MS.

Thurs, Fri.Thurs, FriTuesdaySaturdayMonday

GynaecologistDr. Kinker Sing MBBS, MD.Dr. G. Mahapatra MBBS, DGO,

TuesdaySat,Sun,Mon

OrthopediatricianDr. R.Shaw MBBS,MS,MCH MRCSDr. Amit Kumar Ranjan MBBS. MSDr. S. Mahapatra MBBS. D.Ortho.

Wed, Sat.ThursdayTue, Fri.

Cardiologist andDiabetologist

Dr. Sanjay Sur, MBBS, Phd. PGD Dr. K.N. Biswas MBBS,Dip Card,DFIDDr.Soham Mazumdar MBBS, Dip Card

Thurs, FriWenesdayMonday

Uro Surgeon Dr. T. K. Mondal MBBS, FiCS DGO Thurs, Fri

Pediatrician Dr. M. Hazra, MBBS,DCH Tue. Sat.

DentistDr. Saptarshi Dutta DMS.Dr. Sainthan Dey DMSDr. Asit Sinha DMS

Mond, ThursTue, Wed.Sat, Sun.

Mr. S. Chakraborty MPTMr. A. Sarkar BPT

PhysiotherapistMon. Fri.Tue, Thurs

RMODr. Nirmala Kujur MBBS (St. Johns)Dr. G. Mahapatra MBBS, DGO,DICO

Mon –Sat.Sat, SuN.

Biochemistry Dr. Indira Biswas MBBS, MD Mon - Sun

Pathalogy Dr. Utpal Goswamy, MD Mon-Sun

ENT Surgeon Dr. Robi Hembrom MBBS, MS. Wed. Thurs

Skin Specialist Dr. P.S.Samantha MBBS, MD Tue,Wed,Sat

Chest Specialist Dr. P. PanchadhayeeMBBS,MD(Ch) Mon.Fri.

NeuroSpecialist Dr. S.K. Chakraborty MBBS, MD Sat. Sun.

TB awareness programme at Kulia Tangra TB awareness programme at Bhuthnath Girls School TB awareness programme at lanedhar

TB awareness programme at St. Mary’sTB awareness programme at Muslim campTB awareness programme at Loreto School, Entally

Seva Kendra Calcutta is the facilitating partner for the Revised

National Tuberculosis Control Programme (RNTCP) under the

West Bengal Tuberculosis Control Cell and CBCI-Card . Seva

Kendra Calcutta is working in ward nos. 57 and 58 under

Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) for awareness of

Tuberculosis. There are five clusters namely Bibi Bagan, Kulia

Tangra, Kilkhana, Lanadhar, Muslim Camp. SKC is implementing

the program in part no. 97, 98, 171, 262, 267, 273 and 275.

There are 4400 families living in these areas. It has been

noticed that MDR (multi-drug resistant) TB patients have

increased and this has posed a challenge to the RNTCP

implementation. The longer duration of treatment requires

Revised National Tuberculosis Control ProgrammeSupported by: West Bengal Tuberculosis Control Cell

Facilitated by: CBCI-CARD

sound social support network for effective results. Therefore,

Direct Observation Treatment (DOT) services is an effective way

to reach out to the special groups like migrants and slum

dwellers. SKC has one DOT center from where medicine is

provided free after diagnosis.

SKC had celebrated 'World TB Day' on 24th March 2014 in order

to create awareness of TB. Altogether 135 people took part in it.

Through role play, witness and conversation message about TB

has been sent to the community.

Goal:

“Reach the 3 million”

Find, Treat and cure for TB

SKC's Role:

4Create awareness in the community

4Provide DOT to the affected patient

4To support RNTCP under “Urban Slum Scheme”

Activities:

4Make aware about TB in the community

4Giving DOT to the patients

4Decreased conflicts in the family for the TB

4Keep records of patients

4Support patients and family members through counseling

Achievements:

4Cured 6 pulmonary cases and 1 extra- pulmonary cases

4Dr. S.K. Singh DTO, Mr. Kuntal from Tangra Chest Clinic and Dr.

Krishna conducted awareness meetings

4Conducted TB program in 3 Schools and 9 community

meetings

4People take part in indoor meetings on “World TB Day”

4Mothers group discuss TB in their meeting

Polio Eradication ProgrammePartnered by: CORE

The goal of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative is to ensure

that no child will ever again undergo the crippling effects of

polio. Polio is a highly infectious disease caused by a virus

poliovirus. It invades the nervous system and can cause total

paralysis in a matter of hours. It can strike at any age, but affects

mainly children under three. Polio is mainly passed through

person-to-person (i.e., fecal-oral) contact, and infects persons

who do not have immunity against the disease. There is no cure

for polio, but the disease can be prevented by immunization

with polio vaccine. Oral polio vaccine (OPV) is a highly

effective, safe and inexpensive vaccine, and has been used all

over the world.

We overcame huge challenges, with a strong commitment that

took years to put an end to this deadly disease. By

implementing innovative strategies, the programme reached

the target coverage in polio campaigns, thus ensuring every

child, even in the remotest corner is protected against polio.

After the completion of three years without a single case of wild

polio, India celebrated a historic global health milestone on 11

February 2014, i.e. a resounding victory over polio. India has

not reported any case of polio since a two-year old girl

contracted polio paralysis on 13 January 2011 in Howrah

district of West Bengal which falls under the geographical area

of the Archdiocese of Calcutta. India's victory over polio paves

the way for polio-free certification.

In West Bengal CORE Group along with other partner agencies

like UNICEF, ADRA, Seva Kendra Calcutta, Asansol Burdwan

Seva Kendra and Women Interlink Foundation constantly

worked together for a three-year period beginning from April

01, 2011 and made the programme a success. The programme

provided almost a universal access to immunization services,

since its initiation and has completed second year of social

mobilization to reduce resistance and to improve acceptance of

polio vaccine in Howrah and Burdwan districts of West Bengal.

This is one small step in the many steps taken across the world

to eradicate Polio. The tireless efforts and hard work of social

mobilizers, block coordinators and project coordinators have

been responsible for changing mass scale resistance to

acceptance, leading to not only high booth coverage across the

districts but also increased Routine Immunization rates.

OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAM

4To ensure that every child between 0 to 5 years age is

vaccinated in every pulse polio booths and have completed

Adlin Ekka a Class X student was diagnosed with TB. She was

upset and frightened. The school authorities did not allow her

to attend class. SKC took up the challenge of getting Adlin well

and making her fit for school. We started her treatment

immediately along with counseling her and her family

members. We visited her house regularly and made her

understand that TB is curable and she would be able to join

school soon. We also spoke with the school authorities who

agreed to allow Adlin join classes only after she got cured from

TB. Adlin was completely cured within one year since her

treatment was started immediately. She has now joined school

and is happy. We wish her all the best for her future.

Case Study

Adlina Ekka

Routine Immunization by the age of 1 year.

4To mobilize and convert resistant families thus improving the

oral polio vaccine coverage and completion of routine

immunization without interruption.

Project area and Personnel involved

4Howrah Municipal Corporation – Project Coordinator 1,

Block coordinators 5, Social Mobilizers 52

4Uluberia Municipal Corporation – Project Coordinator 1,

Block coordinators 3, Social Mobilizers 40

4Domjur – Project Coordinator 1, Block coordinators 4, Social

Mobilizers 50

Outcome of the Project

Some of the positive outcomes of the project include:-

4There is a remarkable slide in the number of XRs (Resistant

Family) generated and there is a good improvement in the

number of XRs converted.(Reduced from 136+ to 98)

4Although due to weather and institutional reasons, the

number of children vaccinated at booth has remained static,

the number of missed children has been steadily coming

down (Booth coverage increased from 24310 to 14289)

4There is a slow progress in the number of XS (Sick Children)

being converted to given Oral Polio Vaccine with help of

health Camps.

443889 Mothers have been made aware about polio through

IPC (Inter Personal Communication) activities.

4Health Camps made the mothers of the community aware of

the importance of Polio vaccine. 2466 Children provided

Polio vaccine through this Health Camps.

4Influential people came forward to promote this programme.

This helped the mobilizers to bring children to the polio

booths on the pulse polio day. They also assisted them in

conducting meetings with parents.(15689 meetings for

Mothers, 9940 meetings for the Fathers and 9705 meetings

for the Influencers)

4The Mobilizers were able to reach out to the community at

the level where government workers were unable to reach.

Each Mobilizer has current and updated information on polio

and routine immunization

4Increased support from District and Block administration for

social mobilization related activities.

Challenges Faced and Lessons Learned

There were few challenges while executing the project and the

following lesson were learnt:

(a) Ward 46 is a very high risk area. Monitoring of activities of

the project were difficult due to socio-cultural conditions, poor

connectivity to parts of the Ward, repeated dropping out of

staff and a general lethargy that had come in due to several

rounds of SIA (Supplementary Immunization Activity). Besides

these, as the number of XRs (Resistant Family) was coming

down, only the hardened ones and negative influencers were

following up. Strategically this required more interface in

breaking this through a multipronged strategy: increased

number of health camps, more meetings at community level

with mothers and fathers, bringing on board some critical

influencers like the ward Counselors, more entertainment cum

educational activity like magic shows, doll show, street theater

to reiterate issues relating to polio eradication program, and an

open platform for all to see and strengthen visibility of the

program. For this, 52 mobilizers were placed in 40 high risk

teams and their locations, performance etc were mapped.

(b) The planning / organizing capacity of social mobilizers were

increased through various trainings and their skills were

updated to handle high resistant families and communities.

This multipronged strategy has begun to work.

c) Challenges from poor routine immunization: Parents were

upset in many places because they were not getting vaccines

for other killer diseases regularly, and they are often turned

away by the health workers. This has created some animosity

due to which many parents say that if polio is very important

are not other diseases too? If so, then why is there huge

shortage of vaccine and poor quality in the RI (Routine

Immunization) where as so much of energy is spent in polio

immunization? This issue to improve vaccines availability at the

health centers was raised several times at the DTF (District Level

Task Force) and BTF (Block Level Task Force) meetings. Several

health camps were also organized in underserved areas to

improve service delivery and increase children's vaccination.

The project came to an end on July 06, 2013.

Awareness activity Awareness activity Oral Polio Vaccine administered to a child

Our aims were to improve the quality of life of People Living

with HIV/AIDS (PLHA) in North 24 Parganas, Midnapur & Nadia

districts of West Bengal and provide a sense of belongingness

among PLHA and their families for full and active participation

in the society and also to reduce further HIV transmission.

Keeping this in mind Seva Kendra Calcutta established two

Community Care Centres at Dum Dum Cantonment and in

Paschim Midnapur at St. Joseph's Hospital.

The Community Care Centre at Dum Dum Cantonment served

2252 new PLHA from September 2008 to March 2013. Out of

these 2026 were on Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) and 226 were

Pre Antiretroviral Therapy. The purpose of CCC was to observe

the side effects of PLHA during the initiation of ART. After

initiating ART, the PLHAs were referred to CCC from R.G. Kar

ART Centre, School of Tropical Medicines ART Centre and

Medical College Hospital ART Centre.

We would provide full time inhouse care, support and

treatment to 10 clients for five days. Our Doctors, Nurses and

counselor would try to understand the various problems in

their lives and would counsel them accordingly during their

stay at CCC. Our Out Reach Workers would visit their homes

and the community during their need. Social support, linkages

with Government and Non Government organization to

remove stigma and discrimination was one of the top priorities.

Since the disease is not curable, the clients felt dejected and

lost. Some had suicidal tendencies. Our duty was to help them

come out from their despondency and lead a normal life like

any other individuals in the society. Many innocent PLHA die

even before the initiation of ART. The feeling of love towards the

fellow human being and removal of stigma and discrimination

can solve the problem. The centre has closed down in March

2013 due to the shift of NACOs focus to a different program.

We still recieve phone calls from PLHA but are unable to do

anything for them. Our director is also very concerned for these

PLHA but has so far not able to find a person or organization,

which can stretch their helping hands to fulfill our desire to

serve PLHA.

SUPPORT TO THE PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV/AIDS

Fr. Reginald Fernandes, Director addressing the gathering

at Auxilium convent on World Aids Day

Msgr. Francis Gomes addressing the gathering

at Auxilium convent on World Aids Day

Group Counselling for PLHA Individual Counselling for PLHANet work and Linkages meeting with other

NGO members by the Coordinator

Community Managed Disaster Risk Reduction (CMDRR)Supported by: Caritas, Germany through Caritas, India

Disaster Risk Reduction

The project emphasizes communitarian efforts in reducing risk

during disaster. Members from most vulnerable families

actively participate in this project. They have followed up and

updated their common vulnerabilities, risks and capabilities.

CMDRR programme is organized in Swarupnagar & Baduria

Block in North 24 Parganas, West Bengal. Much of the

organization and planning is done by PRI (Panchayati Raj

Institutions) and the local people. The local people take the

responsibility to contact the authorities and involve them in the

disaster risk reduction programme. In this programme they are

able to use MGNREGA, IYA, Old age pension and Janani

Suraksha Yojona, Low cost sanitation scheme, Differently able

person Scheme and IBS Scheme.

Embankments are constructed through MGNREGA Food Suport Program for BPL families Sinking of a tubewell as per CMDRR plan

Low cost Sanitation through CMDRR plan Raised plint IAY houses are constructed

Re-excavation of unused pond through the CMDRR plan

Roads are constructed through

CMDRR plan

Work done through the MGNREGA

Achievements

480 Vulnerable Shelters at the cost of Rs. 2,40,00,000

483 families have unutilized land

425 unutilized ponds were re-excavated

4Food security for 50 vulnerable families provided

4Food support for 302 Below Poverty Line families

4116 low cost sanitation constructed

415 pregnant women were included in Government Health

Scheme through Janani Suraksha Yojona

4Created awareness about the negative consequences of

using chemical fertilizers and pesticides for cultivation

410 farmers have begun using compost manure

435 families have constructed concrete base for the tube wells

4People have become proactive and are taking initiatives such

as repairing embankment, tube wells etc.

Challenges

4Formation of Seeds Bank through farmers group

4Bringing the community on the same platform inspite of

political polarization

Learnings

4Development becomes sustainable when the community

takes on the responsibilities

4Panchayati Raj Institution members have learnt the

importance of CMDRR process. According to them this

method leads people to participate in their own

development process

Change in Practices

4Change of agricultural patterns to reduce loss during

flooding season

4Change in construction of homes making it more flood

resistant

Change in Behaviour

4Protection of important documents such as certificates, ID

cards etc.

4Families trained in life-saving skills, first Aid, rescue

Change in Attitude

4Participation of the entire community

4Community has more confidence in their resources

Women's involvement

Project Goal

Reduce community vulnerability caused by recurrent Flood/Cyclone/Embankment erosion in 72 most vulnerable gram Sansads in

Swarupnagar and Baduria blocks under North 24 Parganas, West Bengal India.

Activity Target Achieved Male Female Total

Risk Assessment (Hazard, Vulnerability & Capacity) 18 18 245 289 534

FSK and CSK Orientation. 10 10 510 879 1407

Gram Sansad & Gram Sabha Mobilization. 15 15 300 471 771

ORS demonstration, Water purification & Tube well disinfection.

15 15 308 505 813

Formation and strengthening of farmer's Group.

Animal Health and Vaccination.

Seeds Bank and food Preservation.

Monthly Review Meeting.

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4Seva Kendra Calcutta Community College

4Seva Kendra Calcutta Training Centre

4Seva Kendra Calcutta (Extn), Kharagpur

4Sindhu Tara Training Centre, Digha

Seva Kendra Calcutta Training Centre

Seva Kendra Calcutta Community College

Capacity Building

392 training programmes were conducted with a total number of 11,110 residential and 4,560 non-residential participants from April 2013-March2014.

Facilities available

Conference halls-4

Lodging-200 beds (Dormitory AC/ Non AC

Single bed AC/Non AC

Double bed AC /Non AC

Food-Indian, Continental and Chinese

Other amenities-laptop, LCD projector, overhead projector, sound system

Transport- Maruti Swift, Scorpio, Mahindra Bolero

Over the years SCC training center has grown in popularity for the kind of quality service it has been rendering to the people involved in social work and related activities . Our motto is : “Serve with love “

The Community College is an alternative system of education.

The aim of Community College is to reach the unreached,

including the excluded, giving the best to the least. It is a

movement that cares for the uncared, to help the urban and

rural poor and disadvantaged find gainful employment in

collaboration with the local industry and the community. The

Community College promotes skills, life coping, work related

and job oriented education. Community College is the need of

the hour. It provides education for livelihood. It responds to the

challenges of exclusion and elimination from the formal system,

mismatch between education and employment capability,

poverty and problems of unemployment, underemployment,

unemployability as well as school dropouts.

The college was started on 1st. December 2008 with just 20

students and since then we have had more than 400 students

enrolled with us. In the academic year 2013-2014 alone 82

students have or are still under training in various courses. The

enrolled students come from different Socio-economic-

religious backgrounds. Community College provides them with

life- coping skills and education.

These children are coming from very poor families, mostly day

labourers and seasonal workers where monthly family earning

is less than Rs.3000. They cannot afford to undergo training and

obtain Certificate of Merit from the local Technical Training

institutes as its fee structure is highly expensive and the courses

are of long duration. Our Community College will give them a

friendly environment to bring out their talents and potentials,

feel comfortable to learn, adjust and get acquainted with the

office working system. Thus the life coping education will make

them smart, confident and employable.

Courses available at community college:

4Computer Fundamentals

4Tally

4Computer Hardware

4Assistant Cook

4Nursing Assistant

4Spoken English & Soft Skills for Baseline Staff

4Assembling & Marketing of Solar Lanterns.

Community College mainly concentrates and emphasizes on

these following areas:

4Job-oriented, work related, skill based and life coping

education

4Making people fit for life and fit for job

4Empowerment through appropriate skill development for

socially, economically and educationally disadvantaged

groups

4Collective community effort with industrial partnership

leading to gainful employment

4Training for self employment

4Eligibility for employment

4Formation of responsible citizens

4Responsive to local employment need and social need

Success Story 1:

Name: Devanand Hari

Qualification: B.A Graduate

Course done: Computer Hardware and Networking

Now I am working with Ansu Computers (Hardware &

Networking)

The course provided me knowledge and skill to install software

and hardware accessories, It helped me in my work. I can now

earn and support my family financially. The course was for a

short duration and less expensive. I could devote my time in

college and home simultaneously without wasting my year of

college while pursuing this course.

I am grateful to Seva Kendra Calcutta Community College and

my sincere thanks to the teachers for their constant support,

guidance and care to make me what I am today.

Success Story

Name: Sujit Kumar Das

Qualification: HS

Courses done: Soft Skill Baseline Frontline for Office Assistant, Computer Fundamentals, Computer Hardware.

Currently I am working with Jindal Computer (sales & Services)

I had enrolled myself at Seva Kendra Calcutta Community College for a period of 1 year. I was totally new to the world of computers. I slowly but steadily developed my skills to repair computers. I am extremely grateful to Seva Kendra Community College and it's faculty members for their constant support, guidance and care which has given me a new direction in my life. Till date I have repaired almost 450 computers and currently I have a contract with Don Bosco to repair their 50 computers. My future plans is to open an institute of my own where I would like to educate the children who are interested in the world of computers.

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Theory Classes at SKC Community College

Practical Classes at SKC Community College

Students Developing Culinary Skills Fr. Franklin tasting the delicious biryani prepared by the students

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Seva Kendra Calcutta (Extn) Kharagpur has become very

popular in the area due to the work done through the CCD

project and the training centre.

Training Centre

St Jude's Training Centre at Seva Kendra Calcutta (Extn.)

Kharagpur is indeed, one of the best places not only for

conducting trainings and seminars, but also for spending

vacations, family get-togethers etc, as it is far from the busy city

life. Besides having all the modern facilities and equipments it

also has good accommodation facilities, along with quality

food and tries its best at all times to cater to the needs of its

participants. The place is clean and the staff are courteous.

Some of the programmes conducted were as follows:

4Grace CDC Chandrakona Road.

4Youth Camp – by Fr Gnana Pepin.

4A programme by sisters Adorers.

4An orientation programme of CCD- West Midnapur.

4Neo-catechumenate meetings – by Sacred Heart and St.

Anthony's Parish, Kharagpur.

4A programme by Midnapur and Purulia cluster.

4A programme by Baptist church.

4Tech Eu-IIT Kharagpur.

4St. Agnes School, Kharagpur.

Our main target group is 'Children', where we try to ensure a

safe childhood for those innocent ones. SKK has become a

'blessing in disguise' especially in the rural belts, where women

and children were subjected to all sorts of humiliation and

neglect.

Digha is a favoured sea-side getaway and is situated

approximately 190 kms from Kolkata. Sindhu Tara is Seva

Kendra Calcutta's Training Centre located at New Digha and is 5

minutes walking distance to the beach, railway station and bus

stand. At this Centre you can hold meetings, conferences,

training programmes, seminars and retreats. Seva Kendra

Calcutta regularly holds seminars and training programmes at

Sindhu Tara. We will soon start computer training, spoken

English courses and soft-skills training for under-privileged

students residing at Digha.

Emphasis on cleanliness and courtesy to our clientele are a

matter of course for us. We strive hard to provide quality care at

a very reasonable cost. The Training Centre can accommodate

50 to 60 persons at a time. The facilities provided are:

4Boarding and Lodging

4Conference Hall

4Dining Hall

The boarding and lodging facilities available are as follows:

42 a/c three-bedded rooms

49 non-a/c three-bedded rooms

44 non a/c four-bedded rooms

41 a/c two-bedded room

41 non a/c two-bedded room

41Dormitory with two toilet cum bathrooms that

accommodates 12 persons

The Training Centre has 1 Conference Hall that can seat 120

persons.

The Dining Hall can seat 36 persons

For more details and booking you may contact:

Sindhu Tara- Seva Kendra Calcutta Training Centre

Plot No. 63, Sector N2, Jubak Abas (Youth Hostel),

New Digha, Midnapore(E)- 721 463

Call : + 91 8420519943

Seva Kendra Calcutta Extension

Kharagpur

Sindhu Tara Training

Centre, Digha

Seva Kendra Calcutta Extension

Kharagpur

Sindhu Tara Training

Centre, Digha

Donors/Donor Agencies

Local Resource Mobilization

INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

4

4Caritas Internationalis, Germany

4Diocese of Rottenburg-Stuttgart, Germany

4Deaf Child Worldwide, UK

4Indienhilfe e.V., Germany

4L.L. Likvidace Lepry, Czech Republic

4Misereor, Germany

4Missio, Germany

4Stichting Actie Calcutta, Netherlands

4The Allan and Lalita Charitable Foundation, USA

4Archdiocese of Calcutta (Parishes, Religious Societies,

Educational Institutions, Associations)

4ADRA India, India

4Association of Bengal Collaborators for Development,

Kolkata

4Caritas India, New Delhi & Kolkata

4CBCI-Health Commission, New Delhi & Kolkata

Archdiocese of Cologne, Germany

4RNTCP, Kolkata

4UNICEF, Kolkata

4Herbert Eustace Barber & Ellen Barber

4Fr. Owen D'Souza, USA

4Fr. Moses Rozario

4Violate and Paul Lee

4S. F. Fernandes

4Susan Remedios

4Ministry of Labour & Employment, Government of India

4Regional Directorate of Apprenticeship Training (RDAT-

Eastern Region, Kolkata)

4Directorate of Industrial Training (DIT), Government of West

Bengal

4National Polio Surveillance Programme (NPSP)

4Howrah Municipal Corporation

4Uluberia Municipal Corporation

INDIVIDUALS

GOVERNMENT SECTOR

Name of Parishes Amt (Rs.)

1 Church of Christ the King, Park Circus 1,65,700

2 St. Mary's Church, Ripon Street 1,08,587

3 St. Ignatius Church, Ekbalpore 73,830

4 Fatima Shrine, C.I.T. Road 45,000

5 Bandel Church, Hooghly 45,000

6 St. Xavier's Community, Park Street 41,850

7 Church of Our Lady of Vailankani, Picnic Garden 40,500

8 Infant Jesus Church, Behala 39,400

9 St. Thomas Church, Middleton Row 30,852

10 Auxilium Parish Church, Gobra 30,000

11 St. Teresa's Church, Moulali 26,700

12 Prabhu Jishu Girja, Rafi Ahmed Kidwai Road 25,000

13 Sacred Heart Church, Lenin Sarani 24,655

14 St. Joseph's Chapel, Market Street 23,100

15 Sacred Heart Church, Kharagpur 21,660

16 St. Francis Xavier's Church, B.B.Ganguly Street 21,000

17 St. Anthony's Church, Kharagpur 20,000

18 Church of Our Lady of Lourdes, Barasat 15,151

19 St. Joseph's Church, Barrackpore 14,720

20 Sacred Heart Church,Chandannagar 12,000

21 Church of Our Lady of Dolours, Boitakhana, Sealdah 11,164

22 Queen of Peace Church, Tollygunge 10,700

23 Holy Family Church, Keshtopur 10,200

24 St. John Bosco Parish, Liluah 10,040

25 St. Joseph the Worker Church, Santragachi 10,000

26 St.Patrick's Church, Dum Dum 10,000

27 Nirmala Mata Maria Girja, Andul Road 9,705

28 St. John the Evangelist Church, A.P.C. Road 7,641

29 Rupantor Quasi Parish, Barrackpore 7,075

30 Stella Maris Church, Nimak Mahal Road 6,715

31 St. Ignatius Church, Chamrusai 6,300

32 Church of the Immaculate Conception of Blessed Virgin Mary, Serampore 5,000

33 The Cathedral of the Holy Rosary, Kolkata 5,000

34 St. Joseph's Church, Bongaon 4,700

35 Mary Immaculate Church, Kanchrapara 4,000

36 Maria Sneha Sadan, Gurap 3,715

37 Catholic Church, Premnagar, Santragachi 3,000

38 Holy Family Church, Kearchand 3,000

39 Jishu Ashram, Pandua, Hooghly 2,759

40 St. Patrick's Church, Fort William 2,480

41 Church of Our Lady of Consolation, Geonkhali 2,170

42 Holy Cross Church, Thakurnagar 1,705

43 Holy Trinity Church, Jhargram 1,645

44 Sacred Heart Church, Kowgachi 1,600

45 Church of Our Lady of Consolation, Haldia 1,500

46 St. Paul the Apostle, Kamarchowki 1,500

47 Holy Cross Church, Baligeria 1,464

48 St. Joseph's Church, Namalasole 1,100

49 St. Francis Xavier's Church, Guma 600

50 St. Thomas Syro Malabar Catholic Church, Behala 500

1 St. Teresa's Secondary School,Kidderpore 66,813

2 Loreto House, Middleton Row 62,635

3 St. Joseph's Convent Chandannagar Educational Society,

TOTAL 9,71,683

Name of Schools/Colleges Amt. (Rs.)

Chandannagar 60,000

4 Loreto Convent, Entally 55,548

5 Loreto Day School, Elliot Road 40,026

6 Auxilium Convent School, Barasat 39,358

7 Holy Child Institute, Beadon Street 37,500

8 Loreto Day School, Lenin Sarani 33,968

9 St. Mary's Orphanage, Dum Dum 31,000

10 St. Agnes Convent School, Howrah 21,000

11 Loreto Day School, B.B. Ganguly Street 20,000

12 Christopher Day School, Malancha 20,000

13 St. Agnes School, Kharagpur 20,000

14 St. Mary's School, Ripon Street 15,360

15 Loreto College, Sir William Jones Sarani 15,000

16 Lavinia House, Kolkata 14,700

17 St. Thomas Primary School, Chandannagar 12,000

18 Holy Child Girls H.S.School, C.I.T.Road 10,000

19 Auxilium Convent School, Bandel 10,000

20 St. Mary's Convent School, Santragachi 10,000

21 Our Lady Queen of the Missions School, Salt Lake 10,000

22 St. Paul's Boarding & Day School, D.H. Road 10,000

23 St. Xavier's Collegiate School, Park Street 10,000

24 St. Mary's High School, Entally 9,585

25 Convent of Our Lady of Providence Girls' (Hindi High School), AJC Bose Road 8,000

26 St. Albert's Home, Monsada 6,230

27 Don Bosco Technical School, Liluah 3,351

28 Holy Family Convent School, Liluah 3,000

29 St. Mary's School, Jholi, Kharagpur 650

1 Convent of Immaculate Heart of Mary, Tollygunge 22,500

2 Little Sisters of the Poor, St. Joseph's Home, A.J.C.Bose Road 13,000

3 Convent of Our Lady of Providence, AJC Bose Road 11,000

4 Missionaries of Charity, Shishu Bhawan 10,900

5 Barasat Auxilium Educational Society, Barasat 10,000

6 St. Catherine's Home,Daughters of the Cross, Diamond Harbour Road 7,000

7 Daughters of St. Paul, Royd Street 5,000

8 MSMHC Provincial House, Ichapur, Howrah 5,000

9 Auxilium Convent, Syed Amir Ali Avenue 5,000

10 Bethany Novitiate, Barasat 5,000

11 Sisters of the Cross of Chavanod, Lower Range 4,000

12 Sisters of Charity, Sacred Heart Convent, Provincial House, Convent Road 4,000

13 The Carmelite Convent, Outram Street 4,000

14 St. John Vianney Minor Seminary, Taki Road, Barasat 3,200

15 Holy Cross Convent, Pandua, Hooghly 3,000

16 Servite Convent, Jholi 2,600

17 Maria Seva Ashram (Servite Convent), Santragachi 2,520

18 St. Vincent's Ashram,Jholi 2,500

19 Holy Cross Convent, Asgar Mistry Lane 2,321

20 Apostolic Carmel Convent Bongaon, Choyghoria 2,200

21 Apostolic Carmel, Provincial House, Moore Avenue 2,000

22 Don Bosco Nitika 2,000

23 Sisters of St. Joseph of the Apparition, Weston Street 2,000

24 Sisters Adorers, Nazareth Villa, C.I.T. Road 2,000

25 Sister of Mary Immaculate, Gurusaday Road. Ballygunge 2,000

26 Sisters Adorers,Bandel 2,000

27 Sisters Adorers, Kharagpur 2,000

28 Sisters Adorers, Christopher Road 2,000

TOTAL 6,55,724

Name of Religious Institutions Amt. (Rs.)

29 Sacred Heart Convent, R.B.Road, Behala 1,600

30 Sisters of Charity,Oasis Capitanio, East Udayrajpur (N) 24 Parganas 1,500

31 Apostolic Carmel Novitiate, "Anjali" Gidha, Nilganj 1,500

32 Nirmala Convent, (Nirmala Sisters), Dr. Sundari Mohan Avenue 1,200

33 Oasis Gerosa,Udayrajpur 1,000

34 Sisters of the Cross Welfare Association, Lower Range 1,000

35 Sisters Adorers Navajyoti Bhawan,Liluah 1,000

36 St. Vincent's Health Centre, Taki Road, Barasat 1,000

37 Massarello Home, Monsada 1,000

38 Holy Spirit Sisters, Nihon Apartments, Kolkata 900

39 FMM Sisters, Adivasipara, 24 Parganas (N) 800

40 Carmel House, Behala 500

41 Nirmala Nilayam, Portuguese Church Street 500

42 Sisters of the Divine Saviour, Sunrise Apartments 500

43 Bethany Cottage, Barasat 500

44 Bethany Sisters, Portuguese Church Street 500

1 Ajit Polymers 2,000

TOTAL 1,55,741

Name of Individuals/Groups Amt. (Rs.)

TOTAL 2,000

GRAND TOTAL 17,85,148

Members of the Governing Board

Archbishop Thomas D'Souza, President

Fr. Franklin Menezes, Vice President

Fr. Rudolf D'Souza, Secretary

Fr. John Mohandas, Member

Fr. Vincent Lobo, Member

Fr. Anthony Rodricks, Member

Sr. Amala, D.S.A., Member

Mr. Eugene Gonsalves, Member

Prof. Maria Fernandes, Member

Dr. Malay Mundle, Member

Ms. Cheryl Francis, Member

Ms. Asha Ekka, Member

Finance, Management & Project

Selection Committee

Fr. Franklin Menezes, Vice President & Director

Fr. Rudolf D'Souza, Secretary

Fr. Reginald Fernandes, Member

Fr. Vincent Lobo, Member

Fr. Shyam Charan Mandi, Member

Sr. Mary, SJA, Member

Prof. Maria Fernandes, Member

Campaign against Hunger and Disease

Seva Kendra Staff

Seva Kendra Calcutta (Main Office)52B, Radhanath Chowdhury Road

Kolkata 700 015

Phone 0091 33 2329 0381/5400

Email sk.calcutta@gmail.com

Web: www.sevakendra.in

Extension Units Of Seva Kendra Calcutta

St. Joseph's HospitalPhulpahari, Vidhyasagar University, P.O. Midnapore (W)-721

102

Ph: (03222) 269902 / 87688289889 / 8900163511

Email: stjosephmidnapore@gmail.com

Seva Kendra Extension, KharagpurP.O. Hijli, Kharagpur-721 306

Midnapore (W), Ph: (03222)-224642

Email: sevakgp@gmail.com

Sindhu Tara Training Centre-Digha Plot No. 63 Sector N2, Jubak Abas (Youth Hostel)

New Digha, Midnapore (E)-721 463

Ph: (03220)266902

Patrick Murray - 8420519943

Seva Kendra Calcutta Mainstreaming Centre, PalbariVill: Palbari, Ganapati Nagar, P.O. Nutan Bazar

Midnapore (W)

Seva Kendra Calcutta Mainstreaming Centre,

SeramporeVill: Simla, P.O. Serampore -3, Hooghly-712 202

Ph : (033) 26220255

St. Joseph's Hospital Land (Balihati)Rupnarayanpur, Near Airtel Tower,

P.O. Jakpur, Kharagpur local P.S.

Midnapore (W) - 721 301

Ph: 8927906020 8768446284

Centre for Child Labour Free GP InitiativeC/o Shanti Rani Girja, Bamundanga, P.O. Kamdebkati

24 Parganas (N)-743 438, Email:clfskc@gmail.com

Place Amount spent(`)

Seva Kendra CalcuttaSeva Kendra Calcutta, Extn Kharagpur

2,63,706.00

49,700.00

4,58,051.00

4,00,000.00

1,01,582.00

12,73,039.00

St. Joseph's Hospital, Midnapur

Caritas IndiaOther Expenses

Total

Fr. Franklin MenezesDirector

Fr. Reginald FernandesDirector of St. Joseph Hospital

Tapan AndrewsSection Head

Mukul HaldarP. Officer

Bablu SarkarSection Head

Lawrence AdhikaryCoordinator

Benu NaskarCoordinator

Francis MondalCoordinator

Jayanti BoidyaCoordinator

Harriet GanpatCoordinator

Joseph BrangerSr. Accountant

Samir RanaAccountant

Boidyanath HansdaDriver

Robi BiswasSecurity

Narayan BeheraSecurity

David DasSupport Staff

Magdalen MondalOffice Secretary

Schedule Of Projects for the year ended 31st March,2014 (Foreign)

Schedule Of Projects for the year ended 31st March,2014 (indian)

DONORS/DONOR AGENCIES

Finances

Sl. No.

Name of the Projects

Opening Balance(`)

Receipt during the year(`)

Utilised Balance(`)

Closing Balance(`)

1 Caritas-CMDRR 93,854.00 3,53,182.00 4,47,036.00 -

2Deaf Chid -Use of

Office Space 4,04,511.00 2,10,000.00 6,09,642.00 4,869.00

3 Deaf Child World Wide 2,23,210.61 12,98,333.54 13,73,814.00 1,47,730.15

4 Financial Assistance 2,85,985.57 - 57,249.00 2,28,736.57

5Indienhilfe-Capacity

Building 11,401.00 11,401.00- -

6 Indienhilfe-Child Labour 1,12,614.00 - 1,12,614.00 -

7Indienhilfe-Emergency

Fund+SEVA 2,42,778.09 6,00,000.00 4,50,343.50 3,92,434.59

8

Indienhilfe-Child Centered Development

Program,Midnapur 2,75,305.01 20,50,000.00 21,48,974.50 1,76,330.51

9 Indienhilfe-Office 3,55,993.18 - 3,55,993.18 -

10 Indienhilfe-Kolkata Office 1,96,945.50 1,96,945.50 - -

11Indienhilfe Child Labour Free GP

18,50,000.00 17,05,639.50 1,44,360.50 -

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

Likvidace/Hospital

Richard Saldana

SAC-Admistrative Expenses

SAC-Mainstreaming the Dropouts

Seva Kendra Siliguri

Fr.Owen D'Souza -Village Development

Misereor-NRM

Atghara Sanhati Kendra

Chatra Sensitive Citizens' Forum

Bisschoppecjike

Susan Remedios

Francoise Souny

(47,169.00)

11,865.00

62,810.21

1,25,285.00

15,000.00

1,70,087.00

3,22,676.00

3,82,594.50

45,761.00

6,21,259.00

52,300.00

82,947.00 82,947.00

43,31,200.00

-

4,71,093.00

4,25,500.00

-

-

8,84,380.00

17,26,258.00

-

-

49,550.56

42,84,031.00

5,000.82

4,32,775.00

4,10,580.00

3,600.00

97,121.00

7,87,108.00

19,59,792.00

-

3,31,614.00

24,550.56

-

6,864.18

1,01,128.21

1,40,205.00

11,400.00

72,966.00

4,19,948.00

1,49,060.50

45,761.00

2,89,645.00

77,300.00

- -

Sl. No.

Name of the Projects

Opening Balance(`)

Receipt during the year(`)

Utilised Balance(`)

Closing Balance(`)

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

32

33

34

35

36

37

38

39

40

41

42

43

44

45

Allan Shenoi Solar

Misereor - Promotion & Advocacy

Loreto Grammer School, USA

Word Of Life

ABCD-Safe Migration

Calcutta Marudyan

Isabael Clare Gordon

Caritas Relief for Flood Victims

Link Hands for Humanity

Save a Family Plan

ABCD-Anti Trafickking Program

Sergia Gustavo Jamie

Church of the Nazarene International

Vaani Deaf Child Foundation

Sofie Johnsson

Caritas BMZ Community Mobilization

Ave Maria University

SAC Solar System Navajyoti Sadan,KGP

Allan Lalita Charitable Foundation

Archdiocese of Cologne-Rain Water Harvesting

Diocese of Rottenberg Sttutgart-Rain

Water Harvesting

Missio Rain Water Harvesting

Total

(15,710.18)

11,88,833.20

-

-

49,314.00

8,72,312.00

97,800.00

1,30,000.00

2,68,160.00

1,90,217.00

7,02,245.00

78,088.00

3,80,000.00

6,271.00

5,000.00

70,125.00

12,10,000.00

23,91,398.00

54,660.00

3,70,000.00

31,13,579.00

8,42,090.00

8,33,662.00

8,38,300.00

2,67,52,718.10

-

9,48,016.00

49,314.00

8,72,312.00

1,55,710.00

1,30,000.00

1,432.00

1,90,217.00

7,02,245.00

(15,710.18)

2,40,817.20

-

-

57,910.00

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

52,56,244.69

-

-

-

-

2,66,728.00

-

-

-

2,70,830.00

-

5,000.00

-

9,10,000.00

6,61,998.00

54,329.00

47,622.00

78,088.00

1,09,170.00

6,271.00

-

70,125.00

3,00,000.00

17,29,400.00

331.00

3,22,378.00

31,13,579.00

1,69,935.00

4,11,262.00

8,38,300.00

93,72,028.23

-

6,72,155.00

4,22,400.00

-

2,26,36,934.56

S.No.

Name of the Projects

Opening Balance(`)

Receipt during the year(`)

Utilised during the year(`)

Closing Balance(`)

1

2

3

4

5

6

Campaign against Hunger & Disease

Emergency Relief Fund

Good Friday Walk

Herbert & Ellen Barber Scholarship Fund

Herbert Eustace Barber & Ellen Barber

Fr.Moses Fund

40,11,593.28

44,696.50

1,416.00

42,000.00

41,000.00

75,000.00 75,000.00

42,000.00

41,000.00

44,696.50

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

9,75,878.00

-

6,91,744.00

-

6,93,160.00

17,22,807.00 32,64,664.28

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

Violet Lee Fund

S.F.Fernandes Fund

Aila Relief Assistance

Seva Kendra CCC Dum Dum

St.Joseph's CCC Midnapur

West Bengal Emergency Response Project (Polio)

Nari-O-Shishu Kalyan

Total

42,000.00

1,00,000.00

3,55,841.00

84,643.30

25,867.00

2,28,268.00

25,867.00

11,20,471.00

84,643.30

3,55,841.00

1,00,000.00

42,000.00 1,500.00 1,500.00

-

-

-

-

8,92,203.00

3,42,200.00

29,03,525.00

-

-

-

-

-

-

39,65,201.78

-

50,52,325.08

3,42,200.00

39,90,648.30

Name Activities

1 Caritas India

1.Community Managed Disaster Risk Reduction 2.Community Mobilization of 1600 families in Tangra Slum3.Relief for flood victims at Midnapore and Howrah Districts

2C.B.C.I,Commission

for Health,IndiaCommunity Care Centre (HIV Patients)

3Deaf Child World

Wide,U.K.Sign language trg. for Deaf children & families,skill trg,workshop for teachers & parents

4 Indienhilfe,Germany

1.Child Centre Development (CCD) on school based approach2.Child Labour3.Capacity Building4.Initiative towards better living of children 5.Chlid Centered Development thru Community Based Approach6.Emergency Fund

DONORS/DONOR AGENCIES

S.No. Name Activities

5

6

7

8

9

Caritas India

Missio,Germany

Misereor,Germany

Stichting Actie Calcutta,Holland

ADRA INDIA, India

St.Joseph's Hospital at Midnapur

Construction of Water Tank for RooftopRainwater Harvesting.

1.Development of marginalised community through Natural Resource Management (NRM) at Bezda2. Promotion and Advocacy of Clean Energy through Solar Photovoltaic Roofing at Seva Kendra Calcutta 1.Administrative Cost2.Sponsorship 3.Mainstreaming Dropout Children 4.Installation of Solar System at Navajyoti Sadan,Kharagpur

Polio Eradication Program

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

The Allan & Lalita Charitable Foudation

Bisschoppelijke Adventsactive, Netherlands

Archdiocese of Cologne

Isabael Clare Gordon

Diocese of Rottenberg Sttutgart

Link Hands for Humanity

Calcutta Marudyan

Susan Remedios

Construction of Water Tank for Rooftop Rainwater Harvesting.

Food Baskets,House Repairing, Medicines for Old Age Peoples

Construction of Water Tank for Rooftop Rainwater Harvesting.

St.Jude Centre for Old Age Peoples home at Kharagpur

Water Conservation and Management at Kolkata

Donation towards Uttarkhand Flood Relief Work

Donation towards feeding two thousand children

1.Corpus Fund 2.Donation for Little Sisters of Poor(St.Joseph's Old Age Home)

10 ABCD, India Safe Migration Program

Our sincere thanks to the donors, donor agencies, The Federal Bank Ltd, State Bank of India Auditor M/s B.De & Co.,

Director, Governing Body Members, Staff and Friends of Seva Kendra Calcutta for their kind support & cooperation.

Seva Kendra Calcutta Thanks ...

A special thanks to all Parishes, Schools, Colleges and Convents of the Archdiocese of Kolkata for their generous support.

CHARITABLE BEQUEST TO SEVA KENDRA CALCUTTA

Bequests to Seva Kendra Calcutta can come in many forms. The donation received will be utilized as per the wishes and intentions

of the donor. For further details kindly contact the Director, Seva Kendra Calcutta.

Donate to our Corpus Fund to assist in the medical expenses of the underprivileged senior citizens. Please contact the Director for moreinformation

Cell : +91-9830-894-838

Email : sk.calcutta@gmail.com