Our Activities

The Ananda Niketan Pathsala

After registration our first milestone was the setting up of the ANANDA NIKETAN PATHSHALA with an aim to work for child education and cultural and moral development of our future warriors –at the beginning it started with 55 students and 10 teachers, operating with its two branches separately at village Shitalia of Sandeshkhali Block II. Presently we are having our other centers at village Pakhirala, Parghumti Hemnagar, Mollakhali Gosaba block etc.
Presently we have 4 branches.  We also have a mission to build one center of ANANDA NIKETAN PATHSHALA in every blocks of Sundarban.

Education

  • A center of  Ananda Niketan Pathsala in every block of Sundarbans is our vision. 
  • Main Branch at village Shitalia, Pakhirala, Parghumti Hemnagar, and other sub-branches.
  • Computer Training & Skill Development Classes.
  • Class 5-10 Free Coaching.
  • Preparing the Youth warriors for a better future.
  • Creating the group of Future warriors, Skill development, moral & cultural progress, and art and craft classes.

Library

  • Bottle bricks Library room.
  • The theme of recycling and reuse.
  • Plastic-free environment.
  • Books of all categories/topics/subjects for all.
  • Reading room for the students who can’t afford costly books for their studies.

Community Empowerment-

  • Stitching Training Class. (Maa er Anchal Project)
  • Poultry Chicks donation. 
  • Sundarban er Mukh- Women self-empowerment project.
  • Hand stiched Ashon, Kaatha, Bori, Dheki Chata Chaal.
  • Sundarban Raw honey.
  • Ensuring economic stability for Honey Collectors. 
  • Mangrove Nursery lady workers earn wages by working for nurseries and plantations, etc.

Environment & Mangrove Nursery

To preserve the Mangroves and to aid our Mangrove Plantation projects we began our Go Green Journey by setting up our very own Mangrove Nursery, having its Title as the – MAA BONOBIBI Mangrove Conservation Site is a commendable venture by the SHITALIA MAA Social Welfare Society, dedicated to restoring and preserving the integral part of Bengal’s natural heritage, the Mangroves. with its two branches located at Pakhirala and Shitalia villages of the Sundarban areas. It includes a variety of healthy saplings of various species of the Mangroves namely – Sundari, Kakra, Goran, Baine, Keora, Golpata, etc. This Nursery is open to all those who wishes to visit and gain knowledge about Mangroves of The Sundarbans for their Schoolastic studies or research projects or for school / college day visits. With the aid of various fundings from other peer groups, own resources and other NGO’s we aim to plant almost 1 lac Mangroves per year throughout the Sundarbans.
Any interested organizations or volunteers or NGO’s and individuals can adopt one sapling or may come forward to take initiative for large scale Mangrove Plantation throughout the year / each month, etc.

Plastic Waste Management

  • Plastic in return for blankets, clothes, coaching, and daily classes or guardian meetings, medical camps 
  • Plastic collection in fairs, streets, markets, etc. 
  • Waste plastic reuse & recycle 
  • Clean & plastic-free environment 
  • Library with bottle bricks ( Plastic Bottle )

Volunteer

We Volunteer for other organizations and individual well-wishers by conducting Blood Donation Camps, Monthly Medical Checkup Camps, Eye Checkup Camps, Home Rebuilding for villagers, etc.

Covid Response

During the COVID crisis of 1st and the deadly 2nd Phase, in the year 2020 and 2021 respectively we have worked with our best efforts to address the needs of the crying souls who were deprived and underprivileged to avail themselves the priority benefits and medical care support at that time by providing them with – ration items, oximeters, medicines, cooked meals, mask & sanitizers, etc. various COVID awareness camps were organized in various market places and local village areas where COVID protocol Leaflets along with free Mask & Sanitizers were donated for preventing and minimizing community spread – Lunch meals were delivered to the COVID Victim families for a consideration of Rs. 1/- Only under our Project named “MAA-er RANNA GHOR” full sanitization was also provided to a few COVID Victim houses.

Disaster Relief

Having faced several major cyclones in the Sundarban areas and the aftermath of river floodings and saline water affecting agriculture and livelihoods of several families, we know that immediate response is crucial for saving lives and livelihoods and helping the most vulnearable survivors. In the face of a cricis often the difference between life and death is immediate access to RELIEF ITEMS.We help people to survive and rebuild their lives through food, ration, medical, shelter and livelihood programes.

During the calamities of Amphan, Yaas cyclones, and the Covid crisis we have supported many affected families by providing them dry food & ration items, medicines, etc. We have also organised our Community Kitchen camps at various places of the Sundarbans in the year 2021 post Yass Cyclones. In these community kitchens everyday we have served two times daily meals to almost 1600 persons each day. We have distributed Saree and Clothes. We also raised funds to help repaire the boats of the local fishermen community and rebuilt

few houses of the local dwellers who lost their shelter&roofs in the cyclone. We took the initiatives for bleaching and cleaning the saline water affected local ponds and fisheries, paddy fields, etc.

In the aftermath of disaster, it’s a race against time and we have no time to raise funds and then respond. Therefore, we appeal to you, please give today to our Disaster Rwelief Fund. So, in future, when disaster happens, we can use this fund to respond immediately and deliver timely, effective assistance to the survivors of disasters across the various areas of our Sundarbans.

Wellbeing

  • Sanitary pad distribution in exchange for 1 rupee. 
  • Monthly Homeopathy Doctor Visit & Medicine giving. 
  • Medicine donation to local villagers for day-to-day needs and basic sicknesses throughout the year.

Legal Aid Camp

  • Legal Aid Camp and free legal advice to the victims of domestic violence, old neglected parents, and other matters.
  • Legal support & Advice. 
  • Legal aid camp – Prohibatiobation of  Child labor, Child Trafficking, Domestic Violence, Child Marriage & etc
  • Human Rights.

Knowing The World’s Largest Mangrove Forest (Sundarban) Tourism

Sundarban Tourism is organized by the society from which the percentage of the profit will be transferred towards our society’s fund. We will work on various social welfare projects by using this fund and at the same time help the adventure-seeking tourists to explore and know the world’s largest mangrove delta. In this Nature tour, we help others know the Sundarban’s history and share in-detailed information. We introduce them to the various mangrove species of the Sundarbans and talk about the flora and fauna of this forest. Any group of individuals, families, students, schools, official institutions, and others are welcomed.

Monthly Medical Camp

We belive that Healthcare should be the Basic Right of everyone. So with the vision of “ HEALTH FOR ALL “ we began to organise Monthly Medical camps for the rural and underprivilaged persons living in the nearby localities since the 14th of February, 2022.
Our Society recognizes the challenges of the underprivilaged to access the primary healthcare. We therefore organize Monthly Medical Camps at our centre at Shitalia , Sandeshkhali Block – II which includes a thorough check up by our Doctor, Distribution of free medicines along with basic tests, etc. in return of waste plastics collected from the patients. These timely interventions provide early diagnosis and treatment reducing the risk factors. These Monthly Medical & Health check up camps address the immediate health care needs of the marginalized communities.
Any interested organizations or volunteers or NGO’s and individuals may come forward to lend their helping hands to aid this Noble cause either by sharing love and support by Donating us or by organizing Eye Check up Camps, Monthly Medical Check up Camps, etc in association with our Society.

Jibon Jyoti (Patient Care)

With a vision to serve the needy & cure the helpless patients, we raise Funds for “ Patient Care “ which we allocate to the patients suffering from various serious ailments such as cancer, liver problems , cardiac issues, major accident cases, polio, thalassemia, etc. We also help to make a link up between the Patient and the Blood Donors in cases where the patient requires Blood.

Old age care

The forgotten ones: the misery for millions growing old!! In today’s time our society is struggling to cope with the challenges that an ageing person has to face. Growing old is such an inevitable part of life. Quite understandably, few look forward to the twilight of their life and all that it brings in its wake deteriorating health, loss of vigor, restricted mobility, and increasing dependence on others, not to mention a sense of foreboding and anxiety. Yet, ageing is an inevitable part of life that one has to learn to cope with willy-nilly.

For the elderly ones, it is important to adopt a positive attitude toward life. Companionship, of

the course is also vital for the elderly. No human being is an island. Above all, peace of mind, which everyone seeks

but few are fortunate to find, it absolutely necessary.

Our organization works for the cause and care of disadvantaged older persons to improve their quality of life. We envision a society where the elderly have the right to an active, healthy and dignified life. Currently, under our “OLD AGE CARE ADOPTION” campaign, we are maintaining many deprived aged persons.

Among them some are handicapped and others are homeless with no aid from their near and dear ones. We provide for their monthly grocery, medicines, medical treatments, and other basic and emergency requirements.

Presently due to a paucity of funds, we are unable to arrange for their rehabilitation and provide them shelter. We aim to build an OLD AGE CARE CENTRE that shall provide the roof to many destitute, deprived aged souls who needs proper care, love, and aid in their last days. The proposed location of the Old Age Care Centre shall be at Champahati, South 24 Parganas, West Bengal and its proposed name is “ANANDA ASHRAM Let’s try to make their lives as fulfilling and meaningful as possible.

Farmer help project

Animal Shelter