Like previous years this year also LGWCDC distributed new clothes to all our children beneficiaries and Staff Children before Durga Puja. Initially new dresses were given during Christmas but since Durga Puja is the biggest festival of Bengal and new clothes are associated with it so it was decided that
As the covid pandemic still looms large over our heads, our beneficiaries are still in distress and are unable to make both ends meet. Considering their plight our funding partner Terre des Hommes Germany India Program decided to support us in distributing dry ration, hygiene kits and medicines to 600
In association with GKB Opticals Vision Rx Lab 3 free eye check up camps were held at Lake Gardens, Tollygunj and Kasba on 19th August, 7th September and 9th September. Around 300 persons were checked of which 150 persons received free spectacles and around 25 persons were referred for cataract
On 4.9.21 members of Tea Talkers Foundation visited our Santoshpur Office and set up a Micro Library at our Balwadi cum Coaching Centre in Kankhuli. They gave around 1000 books which comprised of story books, GK books, Secondary, Higher Secondary Test Papers, Comics etc.
In July and August Covid 19 Awareness was conducted in the community through auto miking and wall postering in all slum pockets of Lake Gardens and Santoshpur. The event was sponsored by Terre des Hommes Germany.
On 15th August a cervical cancer awareness camp was held at LGWCDC Office. Dr.Anindya Sen, HOD, Netaji Shubhash Chandra Bose Cancer Hospital facilitated the session. He emphasized on the need for vaccinating girls aged 9-14 years to prevent the onset of the deadly disease. The event was sponsored by Rotary
On 31.7.21 Members of B for Blues organised a pediatric Health Check up Camp for children beneficiaries of our Centre. Around 75 children were screened. An awareness session was also held for the children on health and hygiene best practices.
On 10th July an awareness session on Family Planning was organised in association with Parivar Seva and Rotary Club of Calcutta Sutanuti. 35 women attended the session. They were informed about the various family planning methods. It was an interactive session and many doubts, misconceptions were cleared.Each women was given
With sponsorship from Rotary Club of Calcutta Sutanuti, 10 women group members were distributed sewing machines so that they can augment their income by having their own set up.
LGWCDC received huge amount of dry ration from students of Sushila Devi Birla Girls High School. Some of this dry ration was distributed to our beneficiaries and with the rest we organised community lunch for our beneficiary children, women and their families.
