Street children to be rehabilitated
1 July 2011
Friday, July 1, 2011
Street children to be rehabilitated
KOLKATA, 11 JULY: Indo-Nepal Jana Kalyan Morcha, a Nepal based NGO and Usthi Foundation will jointly take up projects to rehabilitate the street children of Kolkata and its adjoining districts.
Mr Ashoak Chowdhury, chairman of Indo-Nepal Jana Kalyan Morcha said they have organised a global fund from USA to take up the project in Rajarhat in North 24 Parganas very soon. Both the organisations will set up hospital, school, research and development centre, cultural centre and vocational training centre as a part of the rehabilitation project for the street children.
Mr Milton McCann, from Usthi Foundation said they are running a school at Hudgeright in Rajarhat, where around 3,000 street children, mostly living below poverty line, are taking lessons regularly.
Mr McCann said that they would develop a special course and method to educate the street children as they can build career and earn livelihood after completing their education.
Members of Indo-Nepal Jana Kalyan Morcha visited the school and distributed books, chocolates, and biscuits among the students yesterday. Mr Chowdhury said Government of India and several NGOs of India and West Bengal used to send financial help for various projects in Nepal so they are trying to build a friendship with the NGOs of India and initiated the project.SNS
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