Nishtha - Night Shelter

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Project Brief: Nishtha is providing alternative education to children of sex workers. The aim of this project is to financially support their infrastructure.
Project Type: Support a Child (description)
Primary Focus: children of sex workers (description)

Secondary Focus: other

Area: Rural
Supporting Chapter Contact: Atlanta
Project Contacts
Status: current / ongoing
Project Steward: Padmanava Sen
Project Partner(s): Mina Das
Other Contacts: Abhyuday Mandal
Project Address: , VILL. SUBUDDHIPUR, DE PARA, P.O. BARUIPUR,DIST. SOUTH 24 PARGANAS, KOLKATA, WEST BENGAL,BARUIPUR,
West Bengal  700144
Tel: 091-033-2433 9865
Stewarding Chapter: Atlanta
Funding History
Sep 2024NYC/NJUSD 3337
Aug 2024AtlantaUSD 3338
Aug 2023NYC/NJUSD 3198
Jul 2023AtlantaUSD 3294
Sep 2022NYC/NJUSD 3754
Jul 2022AtlantaUSD 3845
Nov 2021AtlantaUSD 719
Oct 2021NYC/NJUSD 3968
Jun 2021AtlantaUSD 4021
Sep 2020NYC/NJUSD 3838
Sep 2020AtlantaUSD 3855
Oct 2019AtlantaUSD 8569
Apr 2019AthensUSD 1016
May 2018AtlantaUSD 5674
May 2017AtlantaUSD 471
Apr 2017AtlantaUSD 6131
Sep 2016AtlantaUSD 483
Apr 2016AtlantaUSD 5804
Oct 2015NYC/NJUSD 3344
Jun 2015AtlantaUSD 684
Jun 2015AtlantaUSD 3431
Mar 2015AtlantaUSD 219
May 2014NYC/NJUSD 2863
Apr 2014AtlantaUSD 2918
Oct 2013AtlantaUSD 16545
Sep 2013AtlantaUSD 1068
Apr 2013AtlantaUSD 6502
Jun 2012AtlantaUSD 5500
Feb 2012AtlantaUSD 1150
Dec 2011AtlantaUSD 3000
Oct 2011Work an HourUSD 11558
Oct 2011AtlantaUSD 7619
Mar 2011AtlantaUSD 1500
Dec 2010AtlantaUSD 3000
Mar 2010AtlantaUSD 1750
Jun 2009AtlantaUSD 3000
Sep 2008AtlantaUSD 4200
Oct 2007AtlantaUSD 2500
Dec 2006AtlantaUSD 1000
Dec 2006AtlantaUSD 3000

Total = $151666

Project Description
Nishtha is providing alternative education to children of sex workers. The aim of this project is to financially support their infrastructure for a Night Shelter (30-50 children). Currently, Asha Atlanta, Athens, Asha Athens and Asha NYC/NJ support this project. Girish Ramaswamy is the NYC/NJ steward of this project.

Apart from Night shelter support, donors can support 10 girl students from marginalized community via the Sponsor a Student program.
You can support a student from this project for $30 a month. Partial support also welcome.
The rehabilitation and education of at-risk children born in the red light area of Baruipur, West Bengal. In the absence of this shelter, these children had no hope of a normal childhood and grew up to inevitably be ensnared in the vicious cycle of the sex trade. They now are being brought into the mainstream with formal education, care and nurturing.
In the remote village Baikunthapur of South 24 Parganas girl children and women were often deserted and became victims of exploitation, torture and violence. The condition of the children, particularly the girl children was equally distressing. Very few of them could get chance to go to school. In the year 1974 five women of this village were thrown out of their in-laws' house and two other women committed suicide driven by the torture in their in-laws house. This prompted Mrs. Pritilata Das and some other sensitive women to form a group called NISHTHA. Their aim is to empower women and children.
Project Documents
Aug 2024 Project Metrics 2024
May 2024 Proposal and Budget 2024-25
Feb 2024 Site Visit February 2024
Jul 2023 Nishtha Night Shelter metrics 2023.pdf
May 2023 Proposal 2023 - 24
May 2023 Old Proposal 23 - 24
Jan 2023 Site Visit 2023
Apr 2022 Proposal and Budget 2022-23
Oct 2021 Hostel support proposal
Oct 2021 Virtual site visit
May 2021 Budget 2021-22
Apr 2020 Proposal 2020-21
Apr 2020 Budget 2020-21
Feb 2020 Site Visit Report
Jul 2019 Proposal Attitudinal Transformation of the Youth
Jul 2019 Budget for legal service 2019-24
Jul 2019 Proposal for legal service
Jul 2019 Proposal Night Shelter
Jul 2019 Night Shelter Budget 2019-20
May 2019 Site Visit _ Agniva 2019
Jan 2019 Updated SAC budget
Aug 2018 Site Visit July 2018 - Agniva
Jan 2018 Night Shelter Budget 2018-19
Dec 2017 Site visit Dec 2017
Mar 2017 Budget for SAC Girls 2017_2018
Mar 2017 Night Shelter Budget_2017_2018
Jan 2017 Night Shelter Proposal_2017_2018
Apr 2016 SACTwoGirlsCollegeEd_2016
Feb 2016 Night Shelter Budget 2016_2017.pdf
Jun 2015 Annual Report (2014-2015)
Jun 2015 Financial Report (2014-2015)
Apr 2015 Support to Two Girls 2015-2016
Apr 2015 Itemized Budget 2015-2016
Apr 2015 Proposal 2015-2016
Mar 2015 Additional Items
Jan 2015 Detailed Site Visit (Padmanava)
Jan 2015 Site visit Summary
Aug 2014 Financial Report (13-14)
Aug 2014 Annual Report (2013-2014)
Jul 2014 RnR Construction Report
Jul 2014 Construction Report Finances
Apr 2014 UpdatedAnnualBudget2014_2015
Dec 2013 Anu Site Visit Report Dec 2013
Sep 2013 Construction Proposal (Flood damage)
Apr 2013 Site Visit (Padmanava/Ajoy)
Mar 2013 Financial Report 2012-2013
Mar 2013 Updated Proposal 2013-2014
Feb 2013 Budget 2013 - 2014
Feb 2013 SAC Budget 2013 -2014
Dec 2012 Progress Report
Nov 2012 Site Visit 2012 (Bhavna)
May 2012 Expense Report (2011-2012)
May 2012 2012-2013 Night Shelter Budget
Feb 2012 TutoringSupportProposal
Dec 2011 Anuradha Site Visit Dec 2011
Aug 2011 Budget Details for Two College Students
Jul 2011 Case Study2 for NightShelter
Jul 2011 Case Study1 for NightShelter
Jun 2011 WAH 2011 Detailed Proposal
Apr 2011 WAH 2011 Proposal (Atlanta)
Apr 2011 2010-2011 Progress Report
Apr 2011 2009-2011 Financial Report
Dec 2010 WAH 2010-2011 Discussion Summary
Dec 2010 Site Visit 2010
Nov 2010 Budget Requested in Nov 2010
Jul 2010 Budget (2010-2011)
Jun 2010 Building Construction Detailed Estimate (WAH)
Apr 2010 WAH 2010 Proposal
Feb 2010 Discussions
Jan 2010 Site Visit Report
Jan 2010 Progress Report 2009-2010
Jun 2009 Budget proposal 2009-2010
Dec 2008 site visit report
Aug 2008 Budget proposal (2008)
Jan 2008 Site visit report
May 2007 Education Proposal
May 2007 Progress Report
Mar 2007 Financial report March 2007
Feb 2007 NIght Shelter report
Jan 2007 Financial report Jan 2007
Jan 2007 site visit dec 2006
Nov 2006 Proposal for construction
Oct 2006 Budget Proposal for Nishtha
Jul 2006 site visit july 2006