Respected Reader,
I am happy to present before you the READS annual report for the year 2006-2007, which will give you an insight in our day-to-day activities. Before you start reading this report, I would like to emphasize that we could not have made this happen without all of those who helped us achieve our goal by their direct or indirect guidance and co-operation. My sincere gratitude therefore goes out to you. Special thanks go out to our esteemed donors without whose’ support we would not have been able to undertake all the actions we wanted to undertake. I would also like to express my gratitude to our sincere staff / local club / school / Kolkata Municipal Corporation / Government of India / Government of West Bengal and local people.
Background of the Organization
Initially a group of young people imbued with social consciousness, working at the grass-roots level, banded themselves together to form a team of social workers in order to devote their time and energy in eradicating the obstacle to the development of human resources, social malaise, economic exploitation and irregularity in different spheres of life.
The movement was launched in 1997 under the banner of Rajabazar Education & Awareness Development Society. READS is an organization of people from the socio-economically weaker section of the society and its main thrust is to organize Urban & Rural communities of the poor to enhance their condition through participatory methods. While carrying out its activities READS has emphasized three basic principles: Participation, Development and Peace.
It has tried to build up consciousness among the people in the project areas, which in tern helps READS to participate in the process of development.
Organization and Management
READS is being run by an executive committee of individuals drawn from various walks of life, who are called every year at the Annual General Meeting. The office bearers are selected from amongst these members. The secretary is empowered to monitor the activities and is accountable to the executive committee. A team of development professionals spend their time for the purpose of planning and monitoring the projects.
The Society in non-political, secular, non-profit making, social welfare, voluntary organization, which is registered under the West-Bengal Societies Registration Act, 1961.
Project area of Operation
Rajabazar: is a very prominent locality of north Kolkata and it has got five municipal wards 28, 29, 36, 37, 38. The total census population is about 3 lakhs.
Garden Reach & Metiabruz: is also a very prominent locality of south-west Kolkata, having nine municipal wards 133 to 144 with 8 to 10 lakhs population of which more than 60 % people in slum and shanties.
Topsia & Tiljala: is a very prominent locality of south Kolkata under K.M.C., ward no. 66 which has the largest minority population. Anti social activities always peak in this area.
Mallickpur: A small hamlet in South 24 Pargana district, just an hour journey from the heart of the city. READS developed a free school for the poor underprivilege children
Registered office:
2B/H/50, Gas Street (Rajabazar), Kolkata-700 009, West Bengal, India
South Kolkata office:
I/24/A, Kasab Para (Garden Reach), Kolkata-700 024, West Bengal, India
Contact No: +91 9831274907; +91-9874052663
E-mail: reads16@yahoo.co.in; readssociety@gmail.com;
Legal status:
a) Registered under West Bengal Societies Registration Act, XXVI, 1961
b) Registered under Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 1976 under Ministry of
Home Affairs, Govt. of India
c) Registered under Income Tax PAN.
Membership and Recognition:
I. Nehru Yuba Kendra, Govt. of India
II. West Bengal Social Welfare Advisory Board
III. Ministry of Labours, Govt. of India
IV. DFP Govt. of India
V. West Bengal DPEP
VI. West Bengal State Council of Sports
VII. Kolkata Child Labour Rehabilitation –cum- Welfare Society
VIII. City Level Programme of Action (CLPOA)
IX. Kolkata NGOs Forum
X. SHNF
XI. SHEF
XII. CHMU
XIII. AICPE
XIV. L.D.S.
XV. UNICEF
XVI. GOAL
XVII. CACL
XVIII. SACCS
XIX. W.B. NGOs Form
XX. Directory of India Institute of Management
XXI. Directory of School of Women Study J.U.
XXII. Save the Children (U.K.) West Bengal
XXIII. Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan
XXIV. American Information Resource Centre
XXV. Life Line Foundation
XXVI. Directorate of Social Welfare GOWB
XXVII. West Bengal Pollution Control Board
XXVIII. Tata Consultancy Services
XXIX. Singapore Management University (SMU)
XXX. Humming Bird, UK
Vision of the organization:
a) To work towards an improved quality of life and the total integration of children.
b) Reach benefits to the people irrespective of caste, creed, religion and race.
c) Alleviate human suffering
Mission of the organization:
To contribute without political, religious or social prejudice, to the full social recognition of the rights of children, specifically unprivileged children and their right to education, and the full empowerment of women by uplifting their social and economic status in the community.
Objectives of the organization:
a) Universal enrolment of all children including girls, using both full time formal school and part-time non-formal arrangements.
b) Reduction of drop-out rate from the existing 45% to 20 %
c) Minimum level of learning to all children at the primary level
d) Advocacy & mobilization for promoting education
e) Convergence for optimal utilization of resources for maximum impact
f) Reduction in disparities by emphasis on girls’ education and special measures for girls belonging to the Muslim community
g) Micro planning through people’s participation and decentralization.
Strategy and approach:
a) Base line Survey
b) Participatory Appraisal
c) Situation Analysis through planning
d) Hands on experience through exposure and training
e) Problem identification
f) Prioritisation of problems
g) Selection of community based resources
h) Project formulation with people
i) Joint action with NGO’s & local administration and people
j) Participatory monitoring and evaluation
I am happy to present before you the READS annual report for the year 2006-2007, which will give you an insight in our day-to-day activities. Before you start reading this report, I would like to emphasize that we could not have made this happen without all of those who helped us achieve our goal by their direct or indirect guidance and co-operation. My sincere gratitude therefore goes out to you. Special thanks go out to our esteemed donors without whose’ support we would not have been able to undertake all the actions we wanted to undertake. I would also like to express my gratitude to our sincere staff / local club / school / Kolkata Municipal Corporation / Government of India / Government of West Bengal and local people.
Background of the Organization
Initially a group of young people imbued with social consciousness, working at the grass-roots level, banded themselves together to form a team of social workers in order to devote their time and energy in eradicating the obstacle to the development of human resources, social malaise, economic exploitation and irregularity in different spheres of life.
The movement was launched in 1997 under the banner of Rajabazar Education & Awareness Development Society. READS is an organization of people from the socio-economically weaker section of the society and its main thrust is to organize Urban & Rural communities of the poor to enhance their condition through participatory methods. While carrying out its activities READS has emphasized three basic principles: Participation, Development and Peace.
It has tried to build up consciousness among the people in the project areas, which in tern helps READS to participate in the process of development.
Organization and Management
READS is being run by an executive committee of individuals drawn from various walks of life, who are called every year at the Annual General Meeting. The office bearers are selected from amongst these members. The secretary is empowered to monitor the activities and is accountable to the executive committee. A team of development professionals spend their time for the purpose of planning and monitoring the projects.
The Society in non-political, secular, non-profit making, social welfare, voluntary organization, which is registered under the West-Bengal Societies Registration Act, 1961.
Project area of Operation
Rajabazar: is a very prominent locality of north Kolkata and it has got five municipal wards 28, 29, 36, 37, 38. The total census population is about 3 lakhs.
Garden Reach & Metiabruz: is also a very prominent locality of south-west Kolkata, having nine municipal wards 133 to 144 with 8 to 10 lakhs population of which more than 60 % people in slum and shanties.
Topsia & Tiljala: is a very prominent locality of south Kolkata under K.M.C., ward no. 66 which has the largest minority population. Anti social activities always peak in this area.
Mallickpur: A small hamlet in South 24 Pargana district, just an hour journey from the heart of the city. READS developed a free school for the poor underprivilege children
Registered office:
2B/H/50, Gas Street (Rajabazar), Kolkata-700 009, West Bengal, India
South Kolkata office:
I/24/A, Kasab Para (Garden Reach), Kolkata-700 024, West Bengal, India
Contact No: +91 9831274907; +91-9874052663
E-mail: reads16@yahoo.co.in; readssociety@gmail.com;
Legal status:
a) Registered under West Bengal Societies Registration Act, XXVI, 1961
b) Registered under Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 1976 under Ministry of
Home Affairs, Govt. of India
c) Registered under Income Tax PAN.
Membership and Recognition:
I. Nehru Yuba Kendra, Govt. of India
II. West Bengal Social Welfare Advisory Board
III. Ministry of Labours, Govt. of India
IV. DFP Govt. of India
V. West Bengal DPEP
VI. West Bengal State Council of Sports
VII. Kolkata Child Labour Rehabilitation –cum- Welfare Society
VIII. City Level Programme of Action (CLPOA)
IX. Kolkata NGOs Forum
X. SHNF
XI. SHEF
XII. CHMU
XIII. AICPE
XIV. L.D.S.
XV. UNICEF
XVI. GOAL
XVII. CACL
XVIII. SACCS
XIX. W.B. NGOs Form
XX. Directory of India Institute of Management
XXI. Directory of School of Women Study J.U.
XXII. Save the Children (U.K.) West Bengal
XXIII. Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan
XXIV. American Information Resource Centre
XXV. Life Line Foundation
XXVI. Directorate of Social Welfare GOWB
XXVII. West Bengal Pollution Control Board
XXVIII. Tata Consultancy Services
XXIX. Singapore Management University (SMU)
XXX. Humming Bird, UK
Vision of the organization:
a) To work towards an improved quality of life and the total integration of children.
b) Reach benefits to the people irrespective of caste, creed, religion and race.
c) Alleviate human suffering
Mission of the organization:
To contribute without political, religious or social prejudice, to the full social recognition of the rights of children, specifically unprivileged children and their right to education, and the full empowerment of women by uplifting their social and economic status in the community.
Objectives of the organization:
a) Universal enrolment of all children including girls, using both full time formal school and part-time non-formal arrangements.
b) Reduction of drop-out rate from the existing 45% to 20 %
c) Minimum level of learning to all children at the primary level
d) Advocacy & mobilization for promoting education
e) Convergence for optimal utilization of resources for maximum impact
f) Reduction in disparities by emphasis on girls’ education and special measures for girls belonging to the Muslim community
g) Micro planning through people’s participation and decentralization.
Strategy and approach:
a) Base line Survey
b) Participatory Appraisal
c) Situation Analysis through planning
d) Hands on experience through exposure and training
e) Problem identification
f) Prioritisation of problems
g) Selection of community based resources
h) Project formulation with people
i) Joint action with NGO’s & local administration and people
j) Participatory monitoring and evaluation
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