Residential Care will always be our first priority.
We offer free lifelong residential care to the homeless elderly at both our homes, Bhalobasha and Charunibash. Members stay with us till the end of their lives (unless we can reunite them with their family and ensure that they receive the appropriate standard of care at home). We welcome people of all caste, creed, faith or orientation and when it is their time to leave this world, the arrangements are made with dignity and in accordance with their wishes.
We provide our members with the opportunity to rest and heal in a loving family environment where they can recover from the trauma of being separated from their family members and being homeless.
We believe that there should be a sense of community in each home and encourage our members to participate in different aspects of the running of the house to the extent that their health allows. We have fully trained, experienced staff including a cook, medical aid providers and a manager in each home as well as other specialists on call as required who expertly oversee the health, nutrition, emotional and physical care aspects of living with and caring for the elderly.
We organise and encourage our members to take part in group activities such as board games, impromptu music sessions, creative workshops and reading sessions which they enjoy. Enthusiastic volunteers make these interactions very special for everyone.
We run an outreach school for underprivileged children from the local communities at both homes. These schools, called the Happy Classrooms are hubs of activity where the children are supported with their schoolwork and also given extra curricular activities to do such as crafts, social work and music lessons. Our members often take part in these activities resulting in a happy interaction for both young and old.
We encourage visitors, whether individual, families or groups to come and spend time with our members, talk to them, share a meal or even perform for them. These visits are often the highlight of the members day and are talked about with childlike delight for many months.
We organise periodic excursions for our members as also our staff so that they can see how the world around us is changing. This is a challenging exercise given their age, physical condition and emotional issues and we rely on dedicated volunteers and staff to arrange this in a way that is safe and comfortable for all. We also organise an annual away day to recognise and celebrate the work that our staff do with such enthusiasm and commitment
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Primary level children attend classes from Monday to Saturday. The students are all from disadvantaged families and they receive only a very basic education by attending the local government schools. Our school helps the children with the learning gap.
The total number of students in Bhalobasha is 35.
At CharuNibash, primary school-aged children from poor rural backgrounds attend weekday follow-up school, and on Saturday they come for extracurricular activities. The teachers have been recruited locally and trained to instruct and supervise all classes.
The total number of students in Charunibash is 50
We also try to support deserving students by sponsoring their schools fees and education related costs.
Our first training course was in 2009 when 30 local women were trained, and sewing machines donated to some of the participants.
A second course was conducted in 2019 with 10 female participants. On completion of their training, some have gone into production.
A third course was conducted in 2021 where 15 women were trained.
The training emphasised more on practical with basic theory. Practical and theory exams are conducted with certification.
A group of ambitious adolescent girls was identified to help in further training for their futures. The aim, to develop some income-generating skills