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As cultural activities and educational tours helps in overall development of a child, we plan our activities accordingly. We focus is on nutritional assessment and support to children, training of parents regarding health & hygienic practices, locally available nutritious food and general health care issues pertaining to children.
We organized training on income generation activities to assist women, in improving their socio-economic condition. Private trainers as well as Small Industries Service Institute (SISI), Government of India office in West Bengal spearheaded these training sessions. Women participants through these endeavors received three months training on ‘making of jute products’, ‘copper neclace’ and ‘teracota art piece. The initiative was financially supported by SPARSHA – a sister organization of AASHA.
AASHA was contracted by SPARSHA to supply conference bags made of jute during the ‘4th West Bengal Sexual Health Conference’ in 2003. A core group of six women of AASHA who successfully supplied the items to the conference were subsequently asked to supply folders made of colored jute by the ‘Sundarban Development Board’, Mayuhk Bhawan, Kolkata – a division under the Government of West Bengal. Opportunity also came on the way of these women to attend Industrial Trade fair-2003. The ‘National Institute for Research on Jute & allied Fibers Technology’ provided raw jute free of cost in 2003 to enable them to develop and display jute products in the aforementioned fair.
While we were fortunate to receive support from a few passionate individuals extending support to the causes of women and children The State Bank of India, Calcutta University Branch to extended its Sponsorship Scheme under ‘Corporate Social Responsibility’. We were able to organize financial assistance for education for four orphan girl children under this scheme. Furthermore, since 2010 ‘Lilabati & Phanindra Nath Day Memorial Trust’ has been regularly giving donations in favor of AASHA with the help of which we organize events such as educational tours to historic places, visit to the zoo and picnic for children.
