• To build a discrimination free society & ensure sustainable habitable life for the future. For 80 years, we've been a beacon of hope, delivering change that matters.

Stories of Change

Kajla Janakalyan Samity has grown into a vibrant organization working with a range of people across multiple sectors.

What We Do

Kajla Janakalyan Samity has grown into a vibrant organization working with a range of people across multiple sectors.

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Education Programme

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Health Program

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Child Protection Program

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Natural Resource Management Program

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Working Strategy and Approaches of KJKS

Award and Recognition

From West Bengal Commission for Protection of Child Rights- WBCPCR

In 2023, 15-year-old Rajashree Banik of Kantakhali village in Mohanpur Gram Panchayat of South 24 Parganas district received the Birangana Award for her work to prevent child marriage from West Bengal Commission for Protection of Child Rights.

From West Bengal Commission for Protection of Child Rights- WBCPCR

In 2021, six Adolescent Collective members of Vajachauli Gram Panchayat in Purba Medinipur district were awarded  Virangana and Veerpurush by the  West Bengal Commission for Protection of Child Rights. 

Pratham: 2021

Appreciation for participation in the largest citizen-led Education Survey in India for publishing Annual Status of Education Report (ASER-2021)

Pratham: 2014

Appreciation for participation in the largest citizen-led Education Survey in India for publishing Annual Status of Education Report (ASER-2014)

By Vivekananda Mission Asram, Netra Niramay Niketan, Chaitanyapur

Recognition of outstanding contribution towards organising outreach camps, 2023.

By Goonj...

Award of Appreciation for KJKS's Holistic approach with regards to realizing School to School, Clothes For Work, Water Conservation and Nutrition (through Nutrition Gardens) Programmes in 2016.

Self-Reliance Achieved through Roasted Peanuts by Ritusree Bhunia and Pinki Bhunia

In Ayodhyapur village, Deshapran block, Purba Medinipur district, the Tripti Women’s Group, comprising women from disadvantaged backgrounds, faced significant economic challenges and struggled to support their children's education. To address these issues, Kajla Janakalyan Samity introduced various income-generating activities. Ritusree Bhunia and Pinki Bhunia decided to launch a roasted peanuts business.

With a ?60,000 loan from Kajla Janakalyan Samity, Ritusree and Pinki began roasting and packaging peanuts. As their business grew and additional family members joined, their income increased, enhancing their socio-economic status. The success of their venture enabled them to support their children’s education and create employment for 20 other women in Ayodhyapur village, who now earn ?3,000-4,000 per month.

Appreciation from SAVE THE CHILDREN

Comprehensive Programming on Child Protection during the year 2019.

HBF-Hummingbird Foundation & ECF-Equal Community Foundation:

Comprehensive Programming on Action For Equality, year 2017.

CRY - Child Rights and You:

For Comprehensive and Holistic Child Rights Programming encompassing Children's Participation Rights, Year 2010.

Ramkrishna Mission Asram, Netra Niramay Niketan,Chaitanyapur:

Comprehensive Eye Screening Camp Award, Year 2010.

Secretory Desk

Man is nothing but an animal. Some qualities especially power of feel differs man from other creatures. Self-centre, selfishness etc. are the adjectives applicable to human qualities where as benevolent, sympathetic, selfless etc. are also adjectives which are found microscopic and in museum now a days. If individual,family, society and broader society become imbalance then all the problems rise. If man become self centre and selfish then it creates a chaotic situation in the society – it invites suffering situation for others in the society.There is no end of need in human lives. After fulfilling one need it invokes another one. If one need is sky climbing and after materializing all the needs/he becomes the super power which may bring deplorable life to a large number.KJKS opines that necessity of equality in social life is enormous. It is abetter indication - Cultural inequality is decreasing day by day but inequality in socio-economic-politico lives grasp all the society. As result there is lot of confrontations and problems in our living place.

 Controlling and demolition of in equality should be the prime job and main mission of social activist and social organization.If change does not occur in the society one must attach with it. One day achange must come – a reaction must take place in the society. In this respective must remember the words of Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, “Without your involvement you can’t succeed. With your involvement you can’t fail.”KJKS goes through an untiring initiation for the total development of human being as well as society. KJKS works directly or indirectly for the total development of downtrodden, neglected, exploited and oppressed people at 27 blocks under 6subdivision in the district of Purba Medinipur, Jhargram, Paschim Medinipur and South 24 parganas for a long period of last 75 years.

There are various organisations and individuals whose kind hands, soft hearts and broader mind always help us to go through our activities. They are CRY, Hummingbird Foundation-UK, save the children –B.R.B., KKS – Germany, Fair Childhood-Germany, UNICEF, Indienhilfe e.V. Herrsching – Germany, Action Aid Association,KNH-Germany, Goonj.., D.P. Ahuja & Foundation, Cognizant technology solutions Ltd., west Bengal state Council of Sports, Child and Women Development Dept., West Bengal Government, Lilabati and Phanindranath De Memorial Trust, West Bengal Social Welfare Advisory Board, G.L.R.A. – India,L.I.C. – India, Kharagpur Division, Purba Medinipur District Sarva Siksha Misssion, United Bank of India – contain Branch, Kajla Samabay Krishi Unnanayan Samity, Rotary Indian Humanity Foundation, Reach India – Kolkata, Purba Medinipur Zilla Parisahd, Chaitanypur Netra Niramoy Niketan – these are all donor and partner organisations. Except these Kerry Luxton – Australia, Dr.Arun Sekhar Dey, Kanthi Municipality, Kanthi Sub-divisional Blood Bank, Office of Asst. Commissioner, Kanthi Subdivision Agriculture Dept.,Office of Asst.Labour Commission, Kanthi Subdivision Labour Dept., Police administration, News Media (Print and Electronics), Various govt. offices, Gram Panchayet, Panchayet samity

We are really grateful to all the members, volunteers and workers whose industry,honesty, dutifulness, initiation, entrepreneurism and expertise help us to materialize our objectives and to end the activities with grand success.

We expect constructive outlook and valuable advice from your end which help us to enrich.

Stories of Hope

Sumi Mondal is a resident of Harinapasdal village of Bhajachauli Gram Panchayat under Contai-III Block in Purba Medinipur district. She is 17 years old. She has never seen her father till her birth. Her father, Lalu Mondal left her mother long days ago. Since then Usha Mondal, mother of Sumi nurtured her, Father of Usha Mondal, Sarbeswar Kamila is very poor. Maternal uncle and maternal grandfather of Sumi was looking after her. But once her mother left home being married to another person –when she could not bear loneliness. Maternal uncle of Sumi denied to look after her. Then maternal grandfather of started to live in hut at the bank of a river.

Kajla Jana Kalyan Samity has started their activities on child protection issues in Bhajachauli Gram Panchayat. At a meeting with VLCPC the staff of KJKS came to the helpless condition of Sumi and her grandfather. A decision was taken to apply forgetting benefit of sponsorship programme of ICPS. Accordingly VLCPC of Harinpasdalbar sent the resolution of their meeting to the DCPU of PurbaMedinipur.

Representatives of Contai-III and DCPU inspected the worst situation of Sumi and her grandfather. Nilkamal Ghorai, Upa-Pradhan of Bhajachauli Gram Panchayat, maintained liaison with the district administration regularly as if she gets the facilities of sponsorship programme as early as possible.

At last, Sumi was nominated for getting the benefits of sponsorship programme in the month ofJuly,2020. Now District Social Welfare Department is providing Rs. 2,000/- per month for running her expenses on education, clothing and health.

Sumi has grown up combating economic and social crisis and she has passed H.S. in 2020 from Sarpai Model High School. Presently, she is studying at Durmuth Deshpran Mahabidyalay in Vocational stream.

In the words of Sumi, "I am very much lucky. KJKS and VLCPC has felt my problems and constraints. Through their advocacy, I am gettingRs.2000/- per month. I am inspired to live and to continue my education through this great initiative of them."  

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Account Number : 498010100011185

Name of the Bank : Axis Bank Ltd.

Branch                     : Contai

What We Do

Kajla Janakalyan Samity has grown into a vibrant organization working with a range of people across multiple sectors.

For over three decades, Kajla Janakalyan Samity has been dedicated to ensuring quality education for children, aligning with the core principle of Sustainable Development Goal 4. The organization operates various educational centers across Purba Medinipur, Jhargram, Howrah, and South 24 Parganas districts. These centers include schools, educational support centers for underprivileged students, and specialized instruction centers in environmental science and mathematics. The organization believes in providing education that strengthens human values and aims to ensure quality education for all children through enjoyable and comprehensive methods.

Details of Education Programme:

  • Running Schools under the leadership of the community for ensuring education of the children of the most vulnerable communities and use the school as a community platform.
  • Running Educational Support Centres & STEM Learning Centres for eradiating dropout, child labour and child marriage and provide better education to slow learners and educationally backward though remedial manner and storytelling process 
  • Awareness campaigning on importance of education and access to different services and schemes of the Govt.
  • Continuing financial and education materials support financially backward but meritorious students especially girls through seeding of education funds.
  • Collaboration with Govt. primary school and High schools for better performance of children and engagement of the community.
  • Running bridge course center during emergency period
  • Continuing Rural Library.
  • Running Adult Literacy Centres for illiterate adults 
  • Collaboration with AWW(ICDS) for better performance of Pre-education.
  • Continue engagement with CSOs alliance & Network namely West Bengal Education Network & West Bengal Right to Education Forum for ensuring quality education for all children of the state.

What kind of expertise exists in KJKS:

Child Centric joyful and quality education, production of chapter / lesson-wise and subject-wise teaching learning aids, classroom transaction and management, teachers’ training, developing and nurturing Model, propositions of Right to Education 

 

Education Programme

Since its establishment, Kajla Janakalyan Samity has been dedicated to improving public health through collaborative efforts with government health services. The primary goal is to enhance access to government health services, aiming to lower mortality rates, particularly maternal and infant deaths, and to combat infectious diseases.

Details of Health Programme:

  • Running Health Clinics for poor people
  • Emergency Service provides oxygen, Blood and ambulance service.
  • Awareness generation program on immunizations, maintaining personal health hygiene and government health related schemes and services.
  • Promotion of herbal plants and use of herbal medicine.
  • Collaboration with Ground level Health units of the Govt. for ensuring immunization, family planning, TB, COVID vaccinations.
  • Prevent COVID through distribution of Mask, Providing Medical equipment and preventive materials to Govt. Health Centers, Educate the community on COVID protocols & Vaccination through tableau, Postering, setting flex, Street Corner etc. Distribute Medical Kits to Ground level Health Workers(ASHA), Creation of Service Units for supplying Oxygen, Oximeter, Medicine etc. to the community,
  • Collaboration with Govt. Health Dept. and engaging Rogee Sahayak under NHM
  • Running Sanitary Napkin Pad Bank, Clinic & counseling at slum areas & forest areas for birth control
  • Conduct Health Camp in the most vulnerable community for reducing common & chronic diseases.
  • Conduct Eye screening camp at the most vulnerable community especially for senior citizens and distribution of spectacles.
  • Collaboration with Govt. & Private hospital for reducing TB diseases for the slums communities.
  • Collaboration with Govt. & Private hospital for cataract operation of senior citizens and others.
  • Financial support to the ultra poor emergency patients through creation of Health Fund.

What kind of expertise exists in KJKS:

Promotion of home-based nutrition gardens along with medicinal / herbal gardens, use of general and basic herbal medicine under home based care as a first aid, WASH and its practices, general health care, Mental Health, Reproductive Maternal and Child Health Care, TB and HIV / AIDS, Personal health & hygiene, Maintenance of COVID protocol

Health Program

Kajla Janakalyan Samity implements various measures to ensure child protection, aligning with the National Child Policy 2013, the National Action Plan 2016, and the Sustainable Development Goals. The organization collaborates with government offices, educational institutions, and volunteer organizations to raise awareness and strengthen child protection systems.

Details of Child Protection Programme:

  • Awareness & sensitization programs for reducing child labour & child domestic worker, Child trafficking, child abuse, child marriage.
  • Income generation activities for affected families through empowering women, involving SHGs and vulnerable people.
  • Networking and advocacy with NGOs, CBOs and Govt. officials and public representatives.
  • Formation of children's groups, youth’s groups and adolescent teams for building of awareness on the importance of team thinking and individual & collective empowerment.
  • Collaboration with Local self Govt., police, District Child Protection Units, State Child Protection Society, State Commission for Protection of Child Rights and influential persons to protect the children from the any sorts of abuse & discrimination
  • Collaboration with local administration & District Child Protection Units to form Village level Child Protection Committee, Gram Panchayat level Child Protection Committee, Block Level Child Protection and support them for effective functioning.
  • Run Child Care Institution for holistic development of the most vulnerable child as per Juvenile Justice (Care & Protection of the Children) Act-2000.
  • Encourage adolescent’s team to work as change makers in society on education, Child Protection, Gender Equality, Personal Health & hygiene and safe nature.
  • Encourage the local self government for allocation of funds for ensuring child protection at their constituency.
  • Engaged with a Network namely Campaign against Child Labour for ensuring protection of the children.

What kind of expertise exists in KJKS

Formation, nurturing and strengthening of Child Protection Committees at village & Block level. Networking, Advocacy and Collaboration with NGOs, CBOs, PRIs, respective govt. officials with regards to developing safety nets, addressing child protection issues, restoration and rehabilitation, ensuring protection to children in need of care and protection. Awareness & sensitization for reducing child labour& child domestic worker, Child trafficking, child abuse, and child marriage

Child Protection Program

Due to climate change, both agriculture and the environment are currently in crisis, with agriculture facing extreme challenges. In agriculture-dependent India, those engaged in crop production are now in deep distress. The excessive use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides in farming has led to increased environmental pollution and climate change. Recently, a national agricultural policy has been formulated in our country. Guided by this policy, a dedicated team of the organization has been working for several years to address climate change, promote chemical-free and eco-friendly agriculture, and expand livelihoods associated with agriculture by organizing farmers and enhancing their skills. 

Details of Natural Resource Management Programme:

  • Formation and strengthening of farmers institutes such as farmers Groups & producer organization
  • Promotion of sustainable agriculture methods & techniques at the agriculture field by the farmers.
  • Capacity building of Farmers on access to different govt. services & schemes,
  • Initiate surface water conservation and groundwater recharge through watershed activities.
  • Encourage the community continuously for planting indeginous variety of plants at the household level.
  • Creation of Mangrove Forest, Food forest, general forest at unused fallow land and common land for enhancing income as well as saving the environment.
  • Promotion & replication of indigenous & perennial variety seeds & plant at the community
  • Skill building & promoting on producing bio-fertilizers, liquid manure, seed collection, preservation & purification to reduce agriculture input cost.
  • Promotion of livestock rearing i.e. goatary, poultry, duckary for enhancing family income. 
  • Skill building on local resources based enterprise for self employment to make the product marketable and enhancing income at family level
  • Creation of market linkages facilities on farm & non-farm based products to get fair prices & reduce dependency of middleman.
  • Collaboration with PRI, govt. agriculture, livestock, horticulture & piceculture dept.  for implementation of programs & schemes properly
  • Promotion of catfish cultivation and enhancing skills on pisciculture.
  • Conduct vocational training on repairing electronic instruments, Motor cycle repairing, Carpentry for unemployed youths.

What kind of expertise exists in KJKS:

Research, experimentation and developing environment sensitive and ecofriendly integrated, organic and mixed farming, farmers’ hands-on training and formation of farmers’ collectives, linkages with savings and credit, developing community and household-based Grain and Seed Banks along with nurseries and nutrition gardens, plantation program, trainings and implementation of Livestock development program at community and household level.  

Natural Resource Management Program

In line with Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 5 for gender equality, Kajla Janakalyan Samity has empowered approximately 15,000 women through Self-Help Groups (SHGs) this financial year. Operating in six blocks of East Midnapore, two blocks of Jhargram, three blocks of South 24 Parganas, as well as Maheshatala Municipality and Howrah Municipal Corporation and Uluberia Municipality in Howrah district, the Samiti has made notable strides in addressing gender inequality and promoting women’s rights.

Details of Women Empowerment Programme:

  • Formation & strengthening of women institutions such as SHG & Cluster
  • Promote Income generation activities for enhancing income of the family as well as ensure their dignity at the family and community level also.
  • Capacity building of the women on accessing different govt. services, different women’s related Act, Law & policies and others for ensuring their participation at all levels of the society.
  • Encourage different women’s institutions for taking care  &   implementing different programs on protection of children especially of Girls child, ensure education of the children, save environment, ensure mother & child care, protection of senior citizens and protest against any type of discrimination.
  • Encourage them to develop bio based kitchen gardens at the backyard of homes to bring diversity to their food basket for ensuring nutrition as well as save money for purchasing vegetables; in addition to that it helps them to earn through selling excess of consuming vegetables.
  • Promote vocational skill building on the basis of local resources for self employment to make the product marketable.
  • Encourage the women’s Institutions for creation of Group Fund and Emergency Fund at their institution level which is used during emergency period of the members and it is helping to save from the money lenders.

What kind of expertise exists in KJKS:

Gender issues, Women’s Right, Domestic Violence Act and its provisions, SHG formation and strengthening, Women’s leadership and organization management, Women’s Empowerment.

Women Empowerment Program

Climate change is significantly impacting India's coastal regions, leading to frequent cyclones, super-cyclones, droughts, and floods. These events, exacerbated by irregular rainfall and excessive precipitation, have highlighted the need for better disaster preparedness and public awareness. Often, during such disasters, there is insufficient housing, food, drinking water, and safety measures for vulnerable groups, including children, pregnant and postpartum mothers, the elderly, and individuals with special needs.

Kajla Janakalyan Samity collaborates with various national and international organizations and government departments to mitigate natural disaster risks through its Disaster Management Program. The program's primary objectives are:

  • Reduce Risks: Implement disaster preparedness strategies in high-risk areas to minimize damage and prevent loss of life.
  • Promote Good Practices: Encourage the development of practices to mitigate climate change among individuals of all ages.

Details of Disaster Risk Reduction Programme:

  • Capacity building staff and volunteers on Disaster Risk Reduction continuously at the organization level.
  • Capacity building the members of local self Government and others stakeholders on different aspect of DRR.
  • Support block & district disaster management department for formulating the annual plan of DRR.
  • Awareness & campaigning on DRR among the community.
  • Supporting the Government on early warning and humanitarian response related activities.
  • Conduct Humanitarian response related activities and rehabilitation activities.
  • Undertaken disaster preparedness activities with the community to reduce massive losses during disaster
  • Skill building of adult & youth community on different aspects of disaster, role of community in any stage of disaster & impact of the disaster.
  • Engaging with State & District Level Network namely Inter Agency Groups for capacity building of Front Line workers, linking with different govt. services and study etc.

What kind of expertise exists in KJKS:

Disaster preparedness & Disaster Management at household, school and community level. Relief and Rehabilitation. Formation and strengthening of Disaster Risk Reduction Committees for preparedness of Disaster.

Disaster Risk Reduction Program

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Kajla Janakalyan Samity is a non-profit, non-government development organization committed to improving the lives of people

Watershed structure with segun plantation and pigion pee cultivation at Pathrasol village under Nayagram block, Jhargram district with the help of KKS, Germany

Farmers hiring center run by Farmers interest group at Nayagram block of Jhargram district, WB with the help of Goonj.

2 OC handover to the Superintendent of Contai Sub-divisional hospital, Purba Medinipur district as on 12.08.21 in presence of me and treasurer of the organisation and Asst. Super of Hospital.

At the initiative of the Jhargram branch of the association, a small women's conference was organized at Kendugari Primary School with 70 members from a total of 7 women's groups of Kendugari and Bara Negui Gram Panchayats. This is the first time that the members of the team have spoken on the microphone and participated in the game. They shared their thoughts and dreams in today's meeting and the staff present on behalf of the association presented their plans for the coming days.

Nutrition garden at Benamuri kusumpur gp contai 3 block Putul poyra

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    • Individuals who offer their time and skills voluntarily without monetary compensation.

    • Includes short-term and long-term volunteers engaged in various organizational activities.

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    • Individuals undertaking internships for professional experience, academic credit, or career development.

    • Applies to all interns, irrespective of the duration of their engagement.

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