Sahay
Survival Aid to Old, Abndoned, and Helpless People dependent on support from relations or others That support was no longer forthcoming following the economic disaster that overwhelmed the lower strata of society.
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Medicine Aid
Medicine Aid was an outcome of the medical fraternity’s warning that the second wave of the Pandemic would be devastating among the aged who suffered from untreated co-morbidities.CSP stepped into this gap providing free medical consultation, diagnosis, and medication to its beneficiary families.
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Girls’ Craft Centre (KKSS)
Initiated in 1978, the Girls’ Craft Centre, which was renamed as Kalyani Karlekar Shilpa Shikshalya (KKSS), is organized to empower older girls and women for training and earning a livelihood by needle work, tailoring and knitting. The making of products range from dresses, embroidered saris, lace, and zari (gold) thread work to jute bags, carpets […]
Read More »Computer and Advanced English Centres
Computer Basic, Advanced and English Why do we need computer and advanced english centres: In today’s world, computer literacy is becoming as important as basic,formal education. Most employers require their employees to have basic computer skills. Once Calcutta Social Project recognized this need to provide computer and advanced english centres. The course started by the […]
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Nursing Program-Disha
Nursing Program The SKM Group started an initiative called “DISHA” where they identify less fortunate women and provide them with an opportunity to learn nursing at the Charnock Hospital and in turn work as “Health Aids Assistants”. This makes them capable of being employable and earn their livelihood. Once the students complete the one year […]
Read More »Girls Open Shelter
Need for Girls Shelter Home and Day Care : Girl children of slums and streets are the most vulnerable amongst the poorest of poor children. While boys in the same environment are often led astray by the allure of anti social earnings, the girls wind up being the prey of antisocials. Their need for a […]
Read More »Mission / Vision / Values
Our Mission Calcutta Social Project works to unleash the true potential of underprivileged slum women and children through human development services focussed on education, shelter and nutrition. Our Vision Foster employability of unskilled slum youths who have been educational dropouts or low academic achievers, by training them in vocational skills and helping them work towards […]
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About CSP
The inception of CSP work in Kolkata slums began in 1969 with distributing re-constituted powdered milk obtained as a gift from the Indian Red Cross Society, to children in South Calcutta slums. By 1972 this informal association had grown both in the number of volunteers and scope of work and was named “Calcutta Social […]
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