Chapters: Boston  and Duke

Amount :  Rs.260,000 + Rs. 100,000

This project involves running of seed conservation centers in 4 districts in West Bengal that reach out to around 100 farmers. The 4 selected districts are regions that often experience ecological stress conditions such as water-logging, high salinity, frequent cyclones etc.
 

Location: West Bengal

Amount Supported: Rs 1,000,000

Chapters: AID US Relief Fund

Torrential rain during the month of June has left thousands homeless in the Murshidabad district of West Bengal. With no government assistance, AID supported relief work through its partners SKMUK and MLC.

Location: West Bengal
Amount Supported: Rs.227,200
Chapters: All India Relief Fund, Los Angeles, Penn State

The Baghmundi Block and other surrounding blocks suffered heavy drought for last few consecutive years. This has lead to many health hazards and agricultural issues. This year all the water-wells for drinking water are almost dry and cases of water borne diseases like somatic problem, dysentery are being reported. The aim of this project is to re-excavate the drinking water-wells before the wells become completely dry and to generate local livelihoods in re-excavating these wells.

Supporting Chapter: Penn State

Amount: Rs. 403850

Project ASHA is spread in 10 remote villages of Hura block of Purulia district in West Bengal.It aims at increasing the level of  education and reducing drop-outs among the less privileged tribal children. Today more than 300 children are studying in the 10 ASHA centers.

Supporting Chapter: Boston

Amount: Rs. 300000

 Mandra Lions Club, (RTI Promotion Project  2011) filed 15 RTI applications over the period of 6 months in Baghmundi, Jhalda I and Jhalda II blocks of Purulia district, West Bengal.

Supporting Chapter: Bay Area

Amount: Rs. 271300

 SWANIRVAR, Promotion Of Sustainable Agriculture covers approximately 15,000 sq.km spread over 10 districts of South West Bengal with an approximate rural population of 20 million.

We are very happy to announce that an AID project has been selected for funding ($18,000) by Dining for Women (DFW) and will be featured in their monthly program in July 2010. The selected project was one among the 40 projects that competed for DFW’s funding. We thank DFW for the support!

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Focus areas: Education; Health; Livelihood
Location: Medinipore, West Bengal
Budget: $6677

The project was primarily intended to establish primary school in the coastal areas under Dariapur Gram Panchayat in Contai block II, Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. Children in those regions were engaged in fishing, brick field work and agriculture operation, domestic and others hazardous work in big cities.

Majority of children dropped out from local primary school due to lack of proper & quality education & presence of poverty.

NGO: Swanirvar 
Location: West Bengal
Chapters: Houston , San Diego , Austin
Budget: $3600

Swanirvar, an NGO in 24 North Paraganas District of West Bengal has been running innovative programmes under the banner of "Shikshamitra" or Friends of Learning.  Shikshamitra helps people in underprivileged communities, particularly those who have dropped out, walked out, or never joined mainstream education, to learn various skills.