Banipur · Jharkhali · Watkins Lane

Three schools. One promise: every child learns, free of cost.

From kindergarten through to coaching for college students, with books, mid-day meals, and uniforms covered along the way.

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Students at Jharkhali Sundarban School, 2024
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Students at Baniniketan, Banipur, 2024
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Bengali coaching sessions at Watkins Lane, full year
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English coaching sessions at Watkins Lane, full year
Children at Baniniketan Education Centre, Banipur
Banipur, Howrah

Baniniketan Education Centre

A free primary school from Kindergarten to Class IV, running for over 26 years.

Students receive books, uniforms, and a nutritious mid-day meal of rice, pulses, vegetables, soya, egg and chicken. Two computers were purchased for Class III & IV students in 2024, giving children their first hands-on experience with technology. After completing Class IV, students receive transfer certificates to continue at secondary schools nearby.

Students at Jharkhali Sundarban School
Jharkhali, South 24 Parganas

Jharkhali Sundarban School

A free primary school from Nursery to Class V, run from inside our cyclone shelter in the Sundarbans.

Despite the funding crisis facing the broader organisation, this school's staff kept it running through 2023–24 on dedication alone — visiting families, distributing question papers, and continuing classes when most other programmes had to pause. Beyond the core curriculum, students learn drawing, singing, craft work and basic computer literacy.

Free coaching classes at Watkins Lane, Howrah
Watkins Lane, Howrah · head office

Free coaching classes

Started in 2023–24 for local students who can't afford private tuition — from Class I through college.

Bengali, English, and core subjects including history, geography, science, mathematics and social studies are taught under the direct supervision of our Family Welfare and Child Education Project Coordinator, who also runs activity classes in drawing and craftwork and talks with parents about everyday challenges in raising children in the area.

A child's education shouldn't depend on luck.

Books, meals, uniforms and teachers all cost money we don't always have. Help us keep every seat filled.