Our Mission
Develop the education for unprivileged masses of the society, by which the section shall reach in the industry ready human resource world. To establish, manage, maintain and run Educational, vocational and Technical Institutions in rural and backward areas of West Bengal and provide financial assistance and other facilities to such institutions. Foster a process of on-going change in favour of the rural poor in a way in which the process can be sustained by them through building and managing appropriate and innovative local level institutions rooted in values of justice, equity and mutual support. Initiate action that would counteract Domestic Violence and Human Trafficking by strengthening their leadership, power and voices by ensuring justice and making them self-sustainable
Our Vision
Aaradhya Foundation aspires to archive a society with ample scope for livelihood options, to empower the under privileged mass through education, digital literacy and skill development
From Director’s Desk
This is a story 12 years back, when as a Junior Research Fellow, I was pursuing my PhD in Social Sciences at Jadavpur University, Kolkata. It was during my very first field visit for the empirical study on Women and Education in remote villages of Jalpaiguri district . I was not given entry into the village by the community due to some unknown reason. To my utter surprise, I came to know that the villagers might loose their BPL status as ration cards were prepared by the local Panchayats during those days. They complained that the last household survey done by some female official turned many BPL card holders to APL by manipulation. But gradually rapport was built with the community people and I could gain their confidence and carry forward my field work. It was then when the youth surrendered me about their vulnerability of being forced migrant laborers as they had no livelihood options in their locality. There in the foreign lands they were marginalized, yet they had to sustain their work to earn a livelihood. Also in the villages the number of dropout children were high and the first and foremost reason being their first generation learners and Rajbanshi being their mother tongue. In the schools they have to follow Bengali text books which are beyond their under standing . This is where Aaradhya Foundation was conceived and delivered by initiating programs like remedial coaching to the local community children preventing school dropouts and providing various awareness generating campaigns .
Dr. Moumita Ghosh Bhattacharyya
Director / Founder
Organization’s History and Journey
Remedial Coaching of Scheduled Caste/ Scheduled Tribe/ Minorities Children
Establishing Bridge course centres and campaign through Village Development Associations (VDA)
Generating Awareness on Women Empowerment and Anti- Human Trafficking
Establishing link with the local Governance system as DCPU (District Child Protection Unit), CWC (Child Welfare Committee), Child Line etc.
Promoting ethnicArt & Crafts in collaboration with Government entities.
Handicrafts Training for inmates of Government Homes of Jalpaiguri District in Association with District Child Protection Unit.
Worked with Maynaguri college and setup skill development center in College premises for the SC,ST and under privileged students.
Became a National level training partner since 2015 through Gov State agency NIELIT (National Institute of Electronics & Information Technology) and promoting the Scheme for ‘Skill Development in ESDM for Digital India’ in the district of Jalpaiguri.
Aaradhya Foundation has organised awareness camps and training on Digital literacy and self employment in association with 46th Bn SASHASTRASEEMA BAL (SSB) for the backward class beneficiaries in Indo Bhutan Border in the districts of Jalpaiguri, Darjeeling & East Sikkim.
Promoting National mission for Digital Literacy and soft skills in Indo Bhutan Border.
Conducting training on Basic computer and soft skills in various Government aided schools in Jalpaiguri and Kalimpong districts.
Conducting training in basic tailoring with CSR partnership .
Combating human trafficking by organizing various awareness camps in the border areas with SSB.
Eminent member of Anti Trafficking Network, North Bengal.
Several Free Health and Eye Check up Camps in the Tea Gardens association with Greater Lions’Eye Hospital, Siliguri, benefiting around 600 community people.
350 youths are trained and certified under Central Govt. ESDM for Digital India Scheme under Ministry of Information and Technology, GOI.
Trained 450 youths in Basic Computer Literacy under Digital Literacy Scheme, Indo Bhutan Border in the districts of Jalpaiguri, Kalimpong, association with Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) 46th BN Malbazar Under Ministry of Home Affairs, GOI.
