Project Brief: Shishur Sevay is an orphanage intended to serve as a community based, family type home, and a model of non-institutional care of orphaned girls.
Project Type: Child Home (description)
Primary Focus: orphans (description)

Secondary Focus: girls

Area: Urban
Supporting Chapter Contact:
Cornell

Status: CURRENT
Project Steward: Sandeep Sarkar
Co-Steward: Sambit Saha
Project Partner(s): Michelle Harrison
Project Address: Childlife Preserve Shishur Sevay
Childlife Preserve Shishur Sevay
17/2/7 Sahapur Main Road
Kolkata, West Bengal 700038
Tel: 011-91-33-498-1120
Stewarding Chapter: Cornell

Shishur Sevay is an orphanage intended to serve as a community based, family type home, and a model of non-institutional care of orphaned girls.The orphanage home is about 1200 sq. ft, which is adequate for the 13 children there now.The children attend the government school in the locality. They also participate in community events, such as sports and festivals.

Shishur Sevay also provides classes for the children for six hours a day in addition to their school. The handicapped children receive eight hours a day of education/therapy. Cultural enrichment is given in evenings with dance, singing, and mime. The children are being educated in Bengali medium so they will be literate and expressive in their mother tongue. They are also receiving classes in English so they will be bilingual.

Visit Dr. Michelle Harrison's excellent blog about this project
<a>Michelle's Blog</a>

Read what Times of India has to say about Shishur Sevay
<a>Times of India article</a>