ASHA-YALE Projects

Seize The Moment

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PROJECT:

Seize The Moment

 

ADDRESS:

Sector F/1, Sarat Pally
District: Midnapur
State: West Bengal
INDIA

 

BACKGROUND:

The inhabitants of eight villages around the town of Midnapur benefit from these projects. The adults are mostly indentured labourers, brickfield workers, goodown coolies and rickshaw pullers.

 

FUNDING:

1999 - $ 2,200 (Asha-Yale + Asha-LA)

 

PROJECT OVERVIEW:

About 400 children benefit from this programme. Children from nursery to class IV are provided books, uniform, woollen garments, milk, bread, and biscuits. Two instructors, three coordinators and three assistants oversee the education, health and hygiene of the children. The academic success rate of the students is about 97%. The success rate in other local schools is about 30%.

 

HISTORY:

First visit and review - Kakoli Mitra, July 1999

This project was supported by Asha-LA till 1998. The project details for that period are available here.

 

ASHA CONTACT:

Soumitra Basu