West Bengal
About Organization :
Lake Gardens Women & Children Development Centre (LGWCDC) is a non profit organisation founded in 1992 by social scientist Cecilie Sircar and her husband Late Shyamal Sircar and is registered under West Bengal Societies Registration Act 1961. The organization initially started with the objective to improve the quality of life of the girl children and women in the shanties along the railway track between Dhakuria and Lake Gardens station under jurisdiction of the municipal corporation of India.
Convener (West Bengal):Ms.Suranjana Basu Das
Name of the Organization: Lake Gardens Women & Children Development Centre (LGWCDC)
Head of the Organization: Mr. Dilip Sircar, president, late Cecilie Sircar, Founder
Address: 648, LakeGardens, Kolkata – 700 045
Telephone: +91 98308 74166
Email: wbcacl@gmail.com, lgwcdc@hotmail.com
Website: https://www.lgwcdckol.org/
Objectives:
Equal Rights & Equal Opportunities for women
Popular programs of the organisation:
Education
- Crèche (6months to 6 years)
- Remedial classes (Pre Primary, class I –IX)
Health
- Supplementary Nutrition Programme (Mid-Day Meal for children pre-primary and class I—III)
- Training on nutrition for Mothers and staff
Social mobilization
- Awareness on health and hygiene issues
- Awareness on ecological child rights
- Awareness on importance of Education
- Awareness on Domestic Violence, Child safety and Protection, Child marriage, Child labour, alcoholism and addiction etc.
Community Development Programmes
- Community Health Camp
- Mothers orientation programme(regarding various social issues)
- Meeting with stake holders
Vocational Training
- Handicrafts
- Cutting, Tailoring, Stitching, Sewing
- Embroidery, Fabric Painting
- Massage, Beautician
- Knitting
Women Empowerment
- Formation of Self Help groups
- Training and capacity building
- Income generation activity
Networking
- Training Program in Schools on Child Rights and environmental protection.
- Networking with other Women’s Organizations
Mother and child Course
Orientation programme with mothers of new borns and infants (age group consist 1month to 12 months) regarding child rearing practices, milestone developments and psycho-social-emotional development.