Calcutta Connect
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Mission Statement
To work in partnership with local organisations to create sustainable change through Education, Vocational Training and Community Development, empowering children and young adults to secure a better future for themselves and their families.
About This Cause
Calcutta Connect is an Irish registered charity that supports education projects in the West Bengal region of India. We fund local organisations to support children, youths and the local community through education and empowerment programmes. We were founded in 2010 by past pupils of the Coláiste Éanna India Immersion Project. Our committee is made up of individuals from a broad spectrum of backgrounds who can draw upon their experience to enhance the work we do. We work towards alleviating poverty by supporting the education of children and young people from some of the poorest communities in Calcutta and surrounding districts. In 2017 we began supporting Panikhali Rural Development Society (PRDS) in their work in a rural village 60km south of the city. PRDS provides preschool education and follow-up coaching to 1215 students and forms mother’s groups in local communities. We have developed an excellent partnership with PRDS and now work together in three communities where we support several programmes and activities to support children, young people and the local community. One of our main areas of focus remains in helping older students complete their education. We do this by providing sponsorships to students in the latter stages of their secondary education. Once a student we support completes their secondary education we will then continue to support them at college level to help them complete their education. One of our greatest selling points to our supporters has been that 100% of all donations, we receive go directly towards the projects we support in Calcutta. As we have grown, we have been proud to operate a 100% model which means that 100% of public donations we receive go directly towards the projects we support and any administrative expenses incurred (including the salary of our CEO) are met by separate funding, generously provided by a private patron. In short, this means that every cent we receive in donations goes straight towards the projects we support.