Nishtha - Jagaran

Project Brief: This project is to support Jagaran, an effort led by Nishtha to provide access of education to kids at risk from 4 villages in south 24 paraganas, West Bengal
Project Type: Alternative Education (description)
Primary Focus: to go to formal school (description)

Secondary Focus: vocational training

Area: Rural
Supporting Chapter Contact:
Atlanta
Status: CURRENT
Project Steward: Agniva Roy
Co-Steward: Padmanava Sen
Project Partner(s): Mina Das
Project Address: Nishtha - Jagaran
VILL. SUBUDDHIPUR, DE PARA, P.O. BARUIPUR
DIST. SOUTH 24 PARGANAS, KOLKATA, WEST BENGAL
Kolkata, West Bengal 700144
Tel: 091-033-2433 9865
Stewarding Chapter: Atlanta
Aug 2025AtlantaUSD 15444
Sep 2024NYC/NJUSD 5844
Aug 2024AtlantaUSD 5845
Jun 2024AtlantaUSD 11187
Aug 2023NYC/NJUSD 6312
Jul 2023AtlantaUSD 6489
Nov 2022AtlantaUSD 4957
Sep 2022NYC/NJUSD 5600
Jul 2022AtlantaUSD 6396
Mar 2022AtlantaUSD 5133
Dec 2021CanadaCAD 85
Dec 2021CanadaCAD 4247
Dec 2021AtlantaUSD 7046
Oct 2021NYC/NJUSD 5308
Jun 2021AtlantaUSD 8103
Jun 2021AtlantaUSD 5491
May 2021AtlantaUSD 5185
May 2021AtlantaUSD 9431
Oct 2020AthensUSD 1370
Sep 2020NYC/NJUSD 9703
Jul 2020AtlantaUSD 1503
Jul 2020AtlantaUSD 2041
Jun 2020AtlantaUSD 8112
Jun 2020AtlantaUSD 19951
May 2020AtlantaUSD 3123
May 2020AtlantaUSD 5202
Nov 2019AtlantaUSD 1520
Aug 2019AtlantaUSD 7202
May 2019AtlantaUSD 6512
Feb 2019AtlantaUSD 409
Apr 2018AtlantaUSD 14835
Apr 2017AtlantaUSD 15027
Sep 2016AtlantaUSD 136
Apr 2016AtlantaUSD 3895
Oct 2015NYC/NJUSD 9307
Jun 2015AtlantaUSD 6703
May 2014NYC/NJUSD 9938
Apr 2014AtlantaUSD 10004
Dec 2012DCUSD 4500
May 2012AtlantaUSD 3242
Feb 2012AtlantaUSD 1000
Mar 2011DCUSD 6150
Jul 2010BirminghamUSD 2000
Nov 2009DCUSD 2750
Jun 2009DCUSD 3000
Jun 2009BirminghamUSD 2000

Total = $279238

The overall goal of the project is to provide mainstream education to 200 children at risk from 4 villages of South 24 Parganas district, West Bengal and empower them with adequate knowledge, information and training. Currently, Asha Atlanta, Athens, Asha Athens and Asha NYC/NJ support this project. Girish Ramaswamy is the NYC/NJ steward of this project. Abhyuday Mandal serves as the Athens steward.
To provide access of education to kids at risk from 4 villages in south 24 paraganas, West Bengal
In the remote village Baikunthapur of South 24 Parganas girl children and women were often deserted and became victims of exploitation, torture and violence. The condition of the children, particularly the girl children was equally distressing. Very few of them could get chance to go to school. In the year 1974 five women of this village were thrown out of their in-laws' house and two other women committed suicide driven by the torture in their in-laws house. This prompted Mrs. Pritilata Das and some other sensitive women to form a group called NISHTHA. Their aim is to empower women and children.
Jan 2019 SAC budget
Jan 2009 Discussions
Dec 2008 Budget
Dec 2008 Proposal