Parivaar Ashram
Parivaar Ashram
Project Brief: The Parivaar Residential School and Resource Centre for underprivileged children aims at the empowerment of underprivileged children from segments such as orphans, children of commercial sex workers, and street children.
Project Type: Residential School (description)
Primary Focus: children from slums (description)
Supporting Chapter Contact: Boston
Project Type: Residential School (description)
Primary Focus: children from slums (description)
Secondary Focus: children of migrant workers
Area: UrbanSupporting Chapter Contact:
Status: completed - requirements ended
Project Steward: Vishweshwara Herle
Project Partner(s): Melli Annamalai
Other Contacts:
Project Address: , Village : Barkalikapur, P.O. Bakhrahat,,Bakhrahat Road,,
West Bengal
Tel: (033) 2498 0226
Stewarding Chapter: Boston
Project Steward: Vishweshwara Herle
Project Partner(s): Melli Annamalai
Other Contacts:
Project Address: , Village : Barkalikapur, P.O. Bakhrahat,,Bakhrahat Road,,
West Bengal
Tel: (033) 2498 0226
Stewarding Chapter: Boston
The Parivaar Residential School and Resource Centre for underprivileged children aims at the empowerment of underprivileged children from segments such as orphans, children of commercial sex workers, and street children. Initiated by students and professors at the Indian Institute of Management Calcutta, the project provides a stable basis for the lives of these children, thus enabling them to reap the benefits of a long-term formal education and ease their integration into the social mainstream. The leader of the project is Mr.Vinayak Lohani
Asha Zurich funded 10 children for the year 2004-05. The total budget was CHF 4000.00. Since Parivaar did not have an FCRA, the money was transferred in two installments via Asha Kashi. Mr. Vinayak received the first installment (CHF 2000.00), but did not show interest in collecting the second installment from Asha Kashi.
Hence after about an year of waiting (no contacts/mails), we decided to stop further funding and to use the rest of CHF 2000.00 lying in Asha Kashi to fund some other projects.
So the total money transfered was only CHF 2000.00
CHF=swiss francs
Asha Zurich funded 10 children for the year 2004-05. The total budget was CHF 4000.00. Since Parivaar did not have an FCRA, the money was transferred in two installments via Asha Kashi. Mr. Vinayak received the first installment (CHF 2000.00), but did not show interest in collecting the second installment from Asha Kashi.
Hence after about an year of waiting (no contacts/mails), we decided to stop further funding and to use the rest of CHF 2000.00 lying in Asha Kashi to fund some other projects.
So the total money transfered was only CHF 2000.00
CHF=swiss francs
To construct and maintain a residential school for the underprivileged children
Parivaar was started by Mr. Vinayak Lohani (an alumnus of IIT Kharagpur and IIM Calcutta), who, decided to help the underprivileged childen. Immediately after passing out of IIM in 2003, with just 3 children in a small rented building with almost no financial resources, Mr. Lohani started Parivaar. Gradually people began to be inspired by this dedicated service and started to support this initiative and the number of children at Parivaar grew. At the end of 2004, Parivaar could purchase its own land to develop its permanent campus called Parivaar Ashram. Parivaar’s mission and theme began to attract dedicated youth, many of whom joined Parivaar Ashram as resident workers and began to become bearers of this mission.
At present, Parivaar Ashram’s Residential Institution for Destitute children has 250 children (both boys and girls).
At present, Parivaar Ashram’s Residential Institution for Destitute children has 250 children (both boys and girls).
Sep 2010 Site Visit 2010
Sep 2010 Re-opening the project
Aug 2010 Photos
Aug 2010 Amar Bharat Vidyapeeth - A note
Aug 2010 FAQs
Aug 2010 Parivaar Residential Institution
Jul 2010 Proposal
Mar 2006 Reason-Funding Stopped
Dec 2003 All the e-mail correspondence
Dec 2003 Site Visit 2004
Sep 2010 Re-opening the project
Aug 2010 Photos
Aug 2010 Amar Bharat Vidyapeeth - A note
Aug 2010 FAQs
Aug 2010 Parivaar Residential Institution
Jul 2010 Proposal
Mar 2006 Reason-Funding Stopped
Dec 2003 All the e-mail correspondence
Dec 2003 Site Visit 2004