North 24 Parganas

Emergency Response and Psychosocial Support

Overview

In response to the Covid 19 pandemic, the Kolkata Sanved team worked with the NGO Dearah Association for Social and Humanitarian Action (ASHA), operating in Minakhan, Basirhat and Hasnabad districts of North 24 Parganas, to provide psycho-social support through Dance Movement Therapy (DMT) to families there. Apart from this, dry rations and hygiene kits were also distributed. The recepients were the families of 300 adolescent girls in the above mentioned districts. A total of 1500 people were reached.

Support Extended:

The program will continue in the long run with ASHA NGO which works on the issue of child protection.  Kolkata Sanved will provide long term psycho-social support and empowerment to the adolescent girls in the districts, through the medium of DMT, with a focus on breaking the cycle of early marriage, pregnancy and domestic violence and building up the self esteem of the girls.  There will also be a sharp focus on creating awareness regarding nutrition and health.

Moreover, in order to address the issue of  acute shortage of drinking water in the distant tribal villages, Kolkata Sanved will restore 6 defunct tube wells in the area.