ASHAR ALO Shelter/Home
Kolkata, India

MA SHARANAM School
Kavadia (remote village), India

TARACHARAN SCHOOL
Slum in Kolkata, India

PROJECTS FUNDED BY ADC

A full-fledged computer lab at the HOPE Foundation “Ashar Alo” home in Kolkata, India. This is a home/shelter for orphans, rescued, and/or abandoned girls in the age group of 13-18 years of age.

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A full-fledged computer lab at Ma Sharanam High school to enable computer-based education for the children in this remote village. During school hours the school children use the lab and after school hours it is used for adult education.

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School uniforms, shoes, and winter clothes for the children at Ma Sharanam School.

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Sponsored 6 children in Omkareshwar School prior to the building of Ma Sharanam School.

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Year-round lunch program for the children of Taracharan School

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Empowering about 80- 100 rural women and girls in batches by teaching them tailoring skills. The goal is to make them financially independent and end poverty.

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Library at the HOPE Foundation’s Ashar Alo Home for girls 13-18 years of age.

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Paying for college education for a needy deserving young boy in Kolkata, India.

In February 2020 ADC funded a huge project to convert all classrooms to a digital platform for Ma Sharanam School. Due to COVID, the project has been postponed.

FUTURE PROJECTS

Desks for the classrooms at Ma Sharanam School
Solar Panels for continued electricity in the remote village where Ma Sharanam is located.
Continue with the year-round lunch program for the Taracharan School children.