Sabuj Sangha

It works towards the development & strengthening of sanitary behaviour and sanitation in every house. Educates children and authorities on clean water/ water conservation in the community and school.

Sabuj Sangha is also active in disaster management activities in the flood-prone Sundarbans. It carries out relief and rehabilitation work as needed, in the event of natural disasters.

It is also involved in conducting bio-diversity conservation activities to protect and conserve the rich and diverse environment of the area.

Training is frequently conducted to prepare locals and volunteers to monitor climatic conditions and react with full knowledge against natural calamities.

It works toward health causes with a focus on improving the health of families and individuals. Increases awareness about nutritional value. Focuses on reducing maternal and child morbidities & mortalities.

It also arranges for mobile health camps along with HIV/AIDS counselling and testing, linking communities with service providers and implementing schemes in partnership with the state health and family welfare department.

This programme works towards:

1. Capacity building of women and formation of Self-help groups.
2. Teaches natural resource management.
3. Encourages entrepreneurship development.
4. Teaches organic farming.
5. Provides training in skill development.

It provides access to quality education and delivers child protection measures to vulnerable children while working closely with communities to build awareness of these issues.

It provides informal education through preparatory centres for drop-out children. Runs a model primary school, Kishalay Sishu Siksha Niketan (KSSN) to promote quality education in rural areas. Runs a Primary Teacher Training Institute (PTTI) for training teachers in the Sundarbans.

It runs a free emergency childline as a protection project to reach the children in distress. Operates residential and non-residential schools to bring victims of child labour to mainstream living.

It also undertakes community-based projects to develop skills and generate awareness of social issues.

Digital Sakhi' is a rural woman, with a device in hand, equipped with skills and knowledge to confidently impart digital financial literacy to women in the identified villages. A total of 450 Digital Sakhis were oriented by Sabuj Sangha to start their work and continue their work of economic empowerment. This programme enables 450 Digital Sakhis across 133 villages and 12 blocks in East Midnapore who in turn will impart training to community people in rural areas to conduct daily transactions using digital modes of payments. During the COVID-19 pandemic several women started doing different trades, such as animal husbandry, Agriculture, Fishery etc. Our Digital Sakhis identified 1000 woman entrepreneurs from 35 villages through baseline surveys and mobilized them with trade-based training to groom themselves as successful women entrepreneurs.

This Model School runs classes from Nursery to 8th standard for children of disadvantaged families in the remote Nandakumarpur region and surrounding areas. People from this area are barely aware of the importance of education. Therefore, education has been a far-fetched dream for the children of this area. Thus, Kishalaya Sishu Shiksha Niketan has opened up with the motive of Integrated Education to the children which not only caters to Formal Education but also builds their technical and livelihood skills. Affiliated to the Education Department, Govt. of West Bengal, the school follows the syllabus of Boards of West Bengal Primary & Upper Primary Education. The lockdown period has shown a importance. 147 children are enrolled in the school in the year 2021-22.

In the poverty-stricken areas of Sundarbans, women and girls remain confined to household core activities without having the liberty to live an independent and self-reliant life. With an approach to prevent the early marriage of the girls from the area; to ensure the girl children’s education of the community; to promote the health status of the adolescent girls in the locality; to accelerate the development process of the society by empowering adolescent girls through development of their leadership qualities, Sabuj Sangha implemented the Nayantara programme in 3 remote Sundarbans villages. Our Nayantara girls have mobilized funds with their initiative and distributed dress materials, books and educational materials to the poor girls using their own funds and also they have also distributed relief materials during the Yaas cyclone.

The health status of Sundarbans continues to remain extremely vulnerable due to remoteness, issues of geographical accessibility, effects of climate changes, and compounding economic vulnerabilities. The devastating COVID-19 pandemic has hit hard in India for the second time in 2021, resulting in massive losses of life and the economy. The poor medical infrastructure, geographical and physical access to healthcare facilities, insufficient outreach, folk-health traditions, religious and social customs and limited financial resources have contributed to the increased difficulties of the improved healthcare system, heavily impacting the lives of the community, especially women and children. Sabuj Sangha aimed towards focusing on access to healthcare facilities for marginalized people; improving the health status of women and children and combating malnutrition.

Rapid urbanization and mass migration in a quest for a better way of life are both contributing to the growth of slums in Kolkata and Bidhannagar metropolitan cities. The lack of essential civic amenities including drinking water, drainage, sanitation, and electricity as well as the absence of healthcare centres in urban slums has resulted in the appalling living conditions of the slum dwellers. With more than 2 decades of experience, Sabuj Sangha launched the project 'Niramoy' which aims to address the overall health issues and better healthcare services to the urban poor in the areas of ward no. 28 of Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation (BMC) and wards no. 79 and 80 of Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC).

Rapid urbanization and mass migration in a quest for a better way of life are both contributing to the growth of slums in Kolkata and Bidhannagar metropolitan cities. The lack of essential civic amenities including drinking water, drainage, sanitation, and electricity as well as the absence of healthcare centres in urban slums has resulted in the appalling living conditions of the slum dwellers. With more than 2 decades of experience, Sabuj Sangha launched the project 'Niramoy' which aims to address the overall health issues and better healthcare services to the urban poor in the areas of ward no. 28 of Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation (BMC) and wards no. 79 and 80 of Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC).

The health status of Sundarbans continues to remain extremely vulnerable due to remoteness, issues of geographical accessibility, effects of climate changes, and compounding economic vulnerabilities. The devastating COVID-19 pandemic has hit hard in India for the second time in 2021, resulting in massive losses of life and the economy. The poor medical infrastructure, geographical and physical access to healthcare facilities, insufficient outreach, folk-health traditions, religious and social customs and limited financial resources have contributed to the increased difficulties of the improved healthcare system, heavily impacting the lives of the community, especially women and children. Sabuj Sangha aimed towards focusing on access to healthcare facilities for marginalized people; improving the health status of women and children and combating malnutrition.