Orphanage - We have joined hand with Vivekannda Seva Samity, Bankura, at rural Bengal where an orphanage is being aided by LWDF for building an auditorium and taking care of the orphans.A check of USD 7500 was handed over to them on 7th January, 2009.
Project
for mentally retarded ones - We are presently working
with Behala Bodhoyan, a voluntary organization running
a home and rehabilitation center for mentally retarded
children. A 13 seater school bus was donated to them on 10th January, 2009 for transporting the mentally retarded ones. General Shankar Roy Chaudhury, President, Living With Dignity, Kolkata, an affiliated unit of LWDF, launched the bus in presence of Prabir Roy and other dignitaries. A home for residential care of these mentally retarded ones is being constructed with the aid of LWDF. The foundation stone was laid by General Shankar Roy Chaudhury, President, Living With Dignity, Kolkata, an affiliated unit of LWDF in presence of Prabir Roy and other dignitaries. Acheck of USD 15,000 was handed over to Sasanka Sekhar Ghosh, Secretary Behala Bodhayan by Sri Sankaracharya Mukhopadhyay, the Secretary of Living with Dignity.
Project
for Sanitation improvement - We
are working with a voluntary organization in Bankura district of
West Bengal where villagers are given free sanitary lavatory to
improve upon their life standard. These people use to go to open
area for toilet thus spreading airborne diseases.
Arsenic
Removal Program - Arsenic and Fluoride is a menace is many villages
of West Bengal in India. We could think about adopting a village
to provide villagers arsenic free water
Old
Age Home - We are planning to assist such organization that
considers home for elderly people at their old age when they do
not have anyone to how solidarity to them.
Healthcare
:
- Family
Health program that will help in bringing up sanitation quality
and arsenic free water in Indian villages
- Mobile
Medical Unit Program will help ensure ongoing medical services
in rural areas.
- Health
educational outreach for villagers
- Public
hospitals and dispensaries in India, Bangladesh and Srilanka will
receive support in cash and in kind
- Shipments
of hospital supplies and equipment will give support to hospital
need
- Waste
bins and allied items will help to make Indian cities clean
- Provide
deep wells for pure drinking water
Training
and Family Planning :
- Training in hygiene and family planning
in remote areas.
- Vocational training for women in urban
areas.
- Scholastic fundamentals and preparation
for advanced studies.
- Vocational and skill training for the
mentally and physically challenged.
Organize
Seminars :
Seminars on college campuses and
public meeting places will be organized to raise awareness of illegal
drugs and HIV.
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