Bashanti colony, adjacent to Ultadanga railway station, is one of the largest slums in Kolkata. Here, most of the male members earn living working either as rickshaw pullers or day laborers while their female counterparts work as domestic aids in adjoining multistoried residential complexes. For the children of bashanti colony, education had no place in their lives. To provide education to children of bashanti colony, Turnstone Global runs a self owned non-formal co-ed school primary to class 8 named Vivekanandasahaj Path Vidyalaya. This school is situated inside the colony itself so that children do not have to travel for schooling. The beneficiaries are identified thru field survey conducted in the project area and are between the age group of 4 to 18 years. We do counseling to convince the parents and children to join the program and help them till they complete their education with us. Till date there is no drop out. The session begins in march/april every year. The timings are Monday to Saturday, 2p.m. To 6 p.m. Total kids currently is 132
Donation Option | Break-up cost in INR | ||
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Teachers salary | 1095.00 | ||
Snack | 1345.00 | ||
Educational materials | 360.00 | ||
Unit Price | 2800 | ||
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Total | 2800 |
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