Our Activities
Maheshpur Welfare SocietyBlock-level Consumer Rights
People in our project areas and adjoining areas are almost vindicated and due to this ignorance they are unaware of consumer rights which are ensured by laws. All the people know that they are all consumers in daily life but lack proper information and they are losing calculator income from day to day. In this respect, Maheshpur Welfare Society has come forward to make awareness to the people about their consumer right through a tabloid in each gram panchayat of Habibpur and Gazole block under Malda district with the active/financial support from the department of consumer affairs, Maldathe tabloid awareness program the local panchayat members were positively involved in said issue and people also well known about their basic Besides, the organization developed a master plan to create CIC(consumer information center) at Pakuahat for providing legal information about consumer rights to the general people.
Child Marriage & Anti Trafficking Program
HIV/AIDS and Health Program: Maheshpur Welfare Society has been organized 10 nos. HIV/AIDS awareness/counseling program with active support from our voluntary workers around the Malda District. According to them, the organization managed lots of women multi sex, condom effect and how to prevent AIDS decreases from our society. It is worth mentioning that, some audio-visual shows and dramas have been played during this awareness.
Our key discussions during the program are…..
- prevention of HIV
- management and mitigation of the impact of AIDS on the world of work
- care and support of workers infected and affected by HIV/AIDS
- elimination of stigma and discrimination based on real or perceived HIV status
We are also told that People in our working area are far behind from a health point of view. People in general and women, in particular, avoid any basic knowledge of health and child-rearing. So many children and women have chronically suffered from various diseases which could be prevented easily. The overall poverty situation is so grim and widespread that the poor people can not afford any costly treatment. Considering the situation we have taken an initiative to provide free treatment through organizing a no. of five nos. mobile charitable campaign with help and active support from some Doctors with philanthropic souls.
Creche Centre
Maheshpur Welfare Society comes forward to take care of the needy and homeless children for their health, education, nutrition care, and development. Being mono-cropped in agro project areas daily wage earners are migrated to other states to
leave their offspring between offspring, become helpless, and naturally they mount day by day. Considering this painful condition, the Central Social Welfare Board Govt. of India has initiated the inception of the Creche school for the helpless primary education. In this respect, two Creche Centre has been established by Maheshpur Welfare Society in its project zones and 50 nos. children of privileged families are imparted Before holding camp, social workers visited three villages and organized focus group discussion which helped immensely to generate interest to attend the camp. Some mothers are employed to look after these children.
Promotion of Game & Sports
Sports and games allow us to grow in life. These days’ sports have been commercialized. They have become a good means of earning. Sports have great potential to offer career opportunities. Maheshpur Welfare Society has organized different games & sports programs for youths & SHGs women in different places around Malda. Sports facilities are being developed in rural and semi-urban areas. There are playgrounds in villages. Sports infrastructure is being developed everywhere to do well in the promotion of sports.
National Environment Awareness Campaign
Maheshpur Welfare Society organized a workshop program and environment awareness camp covering 3 villages under Bamangola block in Malda district. The awareness generation camp elicited worms from the villagers. The awareness camp was participated by rural men & women, members of SHGs, teachers, panchayat members & social workers of our organization. The discussion at the workshop highlighted issues related to environmental pollution and degradation and factors responsible for the same. The workshop was interactive before holding camp. Social workers visited three villages and organized focus group discussion which helped immensely to generate interest to attend the camp. In these meetings, the theme of discussions was how to keep our environment healthy & hazard-free to the living creatures. The people of these areas were farmers, poor and uneducated. So they were aware of some factors which are prime reasons to pollute the environment, besides we imparted them.
REDP on Beautician Training
This is worth mentioning that there are a large number of women or girls belonging to backward classes and also they were unemployed & frustrated. We have noticed while working in the area that these women or girls become independent and support the families if they were imparted with the “Beautician Training” Course. So the proposed project has been developed based on the genuine need of the area. In this condition, we
are recently starting the training with 20 nos. selected women under our area of operation. We do hope after completion of the training they will be able to support their livelihood.
Short Term Vocational Training (STVT) on Garments Design & Dress Making
This is worth mentioning that the unemployment situation is a burning problem over the Country but the situation is grim and widespread as far as our working area is concerned. There are a large number of unemployed women in our area without any employment and passing the days with frustration. We have surveyed the backward area and identified the need to be addressed to get rid of unemployment. We have made a plan in consultation with the poor women of backward villages that “Garments Making & Dress Making program income-generating activities. The Garments Production is done on the order placed by some fashion designing houses and also local market and individual persons. So the project has been designed considering the genuine need of the women in our working area. We believe that after receiving training a trained person can earn a decent amount of money every month.
