COGNITIVE AND SOCIAL SKILLS
we help parents from low-income families to provide nurturing, supportive play and learning activities for their children. This is because many parents. We also help them with primary school enrolment. Our teachers and volunteers run creche sessions every X at our schools in Hooghly and X.
LITERACY AND NUMERACY SKILLS
We teach primary level Bengali, math and English to children from low-income families. Our teachers and volunteers give classes every morning before/after the children go to state administered school.
SOCIAL, ART AND CULTURAL SKILLS
We teach computer, dance, drama, sports, drawing, spoken English, arts and team-building to children from low-income families.
We also organize regular film-screenings and excursions. Our teachers and volunteers provide extra classes and tutorials every evening throughout our project areas.
PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION
We teach primary and secondary education to children from middle-income families.
Our two schools - Vivekananda Wisdom Mission (English speaking) and the Sushil Krishna Vidyapith/Sunderban Primary School - teach the Indian Certificate School Education which provides a stable platform for the students to reach their highest potential.
Students pay subsidized fees which help pay for the schools and our other non-profit programmes.
STUDENT SPONSORSHIP
We provide the opportunity for children from low-income families to get through primary and secondary school. We provide books, pens, uniforms and supplementary tuition to facilitate a positive learning environment.
Despite progress in recent years some children in West Bengal still die before their fifth birthday from preventable diseases like measles and tuberculosis.
Some women still die during pregnancy due to childbirth-related complications. Cancer awareness and access to treatment also remain low. As a result unhealthy people are less able to contribute to the development of their communities.
Human Wave aids people with basic healthcare in their communities by providing:
Vaccinations, teeth and eye check-ups and nutrition awareness to reduce preventable deaths and disease amongst newborns and children
Antenatal care, sexual health care and family planning services to reduce maternal mortality and teen pregnancy
Cancer screening and well-being services to reduce adult mortality from non-communicable diseases and substance abuse.
We also support people with more serious diseases to access state healthcare.
WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT & MICROFINANCE
Tackling early marriage and domestic violence. Empowering women to make financial decisions. Providing job skills for work.
Some women and girls still marry before they are 18 because of social and financial pressure. Some women suffer physical and sexual violence from abusive, alcohol induced partners. Many low-income families - and particularly the women in them - don't have access to financial services because banks see them as high risk. Some women still don't work because they lack in demand job skills or face social pressure to stay at home. All this undermines their fundamental rights to live in safety and enjoy equal access to finance and jobs.
SELF HELP GROUPS
We run self-help groups for women from low-income families throughout our various project areas. We raise awareness on the negative effects on health, education and employment caused by early marriage and domestic violence.
Our trained teachers and volunteers listen to women's problems and give advice on ways to deal with potential violent partners. They also help women to access professional support services if needed.
Our self-help groups have helped many women tackle domestic violence and live happier and safer lives.
MICROFINANCE
We provide loans and savings accounts for low-income families for healthcare, school materials, home improvement or to start a new business.
The woman in the family manage the loan and savings accounts with us. We just take small monthly interest payments on loans, and pay annual interest on savings.
Our microfinance programme helps people improve their standard of living, save for the future and cope financially in difficult times.
EMPLOYMENT SKILLS
We teach tailoring and batic print skills to women from project areas. Our trained teachers give weekly sewing, tailoring, dressmaking and batic printing classes.
These classes empower women to start work, be more independent and contribute to the family income by providing beneficial skills.
