A community meeting named Green Manch was organized by the youths on 14.04.25, to educate them on waste management, segregation at source using of two bins and they have planned a Zero Waste Food Festival on the day of World Earth
Day within the community.
The HCDI team visited the BLO Office, CDPO Office, and Maheshtala Municipality to meet with officials and gather information about essential documents and government schemes. This visit was important to ensure that the community members of 16 Bigha Bastee have access to necessary government documentation and avail the benefit from
A 3 day workshop was held for members of the west Bengal Youth Network at Kalimpong from 3-5th April 2025. Sessions were held on Leadership Building and Entrepreneur Development. The sessions were facilitated by State Coordinator Ms.Farida, Project Director Ms.Suranjana , National Coordinator Ms.Sanchita and Mr.Arunav and his colleague from
LGWCDC under its Local to Global Project has supported Youth Groups in each of the 5 states – West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha and UP – to initiate nature based start up . These initiatives will not only contribute to a greener and cleaner environment but will also enable the
International Women’s Day was celebrated by HCDI and ICDP Projects at Santoshpur with 99 SHG members and community members to commemorate the theme of International Women’s Day 2025: “For ALL Women and Girls: Rights. Equality. Empowerment.” It was also celebrated at Lake Gardens Office by FNF Project where 44 women
Like previous years this year also LGWCDC participated in the Spring Fete of Nari Seva Sangha – an NGO- situated at Jodhpur Park , Kolkata. The Fete was held over 3 days from 7th to 9th February 2025. It is visited by many distinguished persons. Handicrafts and Tailoring items like
LGWCDC participated in One Billion Rising Program observed on 5th February 2025 through a Rally from Gariahat Crossing to Rashbehari Crossing Kolkata, Cultural performances during the course of the Rally and face painting sessions.
On 5th February a free eye check up camp was organised at Santoshpur office premises for the community people of 16 bigha, Bhandari Para, Bazar para, Aynalpara. The camp was facilitated by Vision RX Labs. Total 67 persons attended the camp, out of them 53 were detected with vision problems
To create awareness among school students our Youth Group Members visited Rajendra Shikhsha Sadan situated in Rajendra Prasad Colony, Tollygunj on 6th February and interacted with the school students about Climate Crisis and environmental protection. One of the Youth Member with permission from the School Headmistress also painted the Wall
A State Level Youth Consultation Meeting was held on 5th February at ICMARD, Kolkata. The event was attended by the Chairperson of West Bengal Commission For Protection of Child Rights Ms. Tulika Das -who shared insights on this year’s focus theme, “Environment.” She highlighted how environmental issues and child rights