The next Linkage Center will be opened in July at Aikatan in South Barasat,
| Asha Welfare Center Launch |
The first Anudip LINKAGE Center was inaugurated on May 8th,
2006, at the premises of our NGO partner, Asha Welfare
Society, in beautifully rural Ganesh Nagar on Namkhana island
in the south Sundarbans.
Over 250 women leaders of Asha's self help groups
(SHGs)attended the event together with Asha governing body
and guests from the region.
Each entrepreneurial-minded SHG leader manages a
self-help group of about 20 families, thus giving the Anudip
Center a co-operative reach through Asha into 5,000 families of
the Namkhana region.
As the date coincided with he 145th birthday of Poet Laureate
Rabindranath Tagore, the day's events included performance
of evergreen Tagore songs and poems by members of the
audience.
The ceremonial signing of the operational agreement by Dipak
Basu, President of Anudip, and Amal Maity, Secretary of Asha
Welfare Society, was followed by explanation of the Asha/
Anudip venture by Mr Maity, Mr Dinesh Das, the chief guest, and
Mr Basu.
Ms Alakananda Rao conducted a highly-popular demonstration
of our computerized Bengali training material.
Finally, and most importantly, there followed an intensive Q&A
session with the audience which led to many ideas and
suggestions. The planned 90-minute session turned into a
four-hour event.
Classes will begin in late May.
2006, at the premises of our NGO partner, Asha Welfare
Society, in beautifully rural Ganesh Nagar on Namkhana island
in the south Sundarbans.
Over 250 women leaders of Asha's self help groups
(SHGs)attended the event together with Asha governing body
and guests from the region.
Each entrepreneurial-minded SHG leader manages a
self-help group of about 20 families, thus giving the Anudip
Center a co-operative reach through Asha into 5,000 families of
the Namkhana region.
As the date coincided with he 145th birthday of Poet Laureate
Rabindranath Tagore, the day's events included performance
of evergreen Tagore songs and poems by members of the
audience.
The ceremonial signing of the operational agreement by Dipak
Basu, President of Anudip, and Amal Maity, Secretary of Asha
Welfare Society, was followed by explanation of the Asha/
Anudip venture by Mr Maity, Mr Dinesh Das, the chief guest, and
Mr Basu.
Ms Alakananda Rao conducted a highly-popular demonstration
of our computerized Bengali training material.
Finally, and most importantly, there followed an intensive Q&A
session with the audience which led to many ideas and
suggestions. The planned 90-minute session turned into a
four-hour event.
Classes will begin in late May.
| Dipak Basu and Amal Maity sign the Center Operation Agreement |
| Leaders of Self Help Groups attended the inaugural session |
| Anudip Foundation |
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