1. Participation

To better network with like minded platforms and to ensure capacity building, the members of the South Kolkata Sannidhya have been consistent  participants in workshops and programs conducted at national and international levels. The interactive sessions and discussions in-person enable us to help others better. 

Till date, we`ve participated in the international Gender Training at Hope Training Center, Baroipara, Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh. This ‘Two Country Gender Training’ was organized by SANGAT with the help of SWAYAM (India), Oxfam (Bangladesh) and other organizations of both the countries. There were 15 participants (all women) in total. Faculties were from both the countries and from different fields.  This interactive 12 days training was very enriching. Furthermore, because of its residential nature all the participants shared a very warm relationship. We were taught differences between sex and gender from sociological, psychological, physiological and philosophical angles. Many misunderstandings and misconceptions were cleared. 

Other participation included:-

• Rehabilitative support given to burn victims.
• Worked on a project of Inner Wheel Club, Kolkata, Lansdown.
• Participated in Aman and Maitree programs. Maîtree secretariat was with us for four months. (May to August 2011). 
• Attended a workshop organized by NICE foundation.
• Participated in a Fair organized by Federation of small scale industries at Rajpur.
• Donated clothes to through Suchetana (Organization OF Dakkhin Barasat)

Participated in Violence Fortnight (25 Nov to 10 Dec'11) through other organization such as:

• AMAN National meeting in Pune (April 21st-23rd'12) and highlighted the plights of victims suffering from burn related deformity (also as a result of domestic violence) in West Bengal
• ANTI DOWRY DAY (26th Nov) through Sutanututi Sakhya at Rajpur Gopalpur Municipality.
• An initiative to draft mental health guidelines for organizations working with woman and girl child at BITM organized by SWYAM (29th Nov).
• SOUTH ASIAN WOMEN’S DAY celebrated by SWYAM at Maxmullar Bhawan (30th Nov) the speakers were Kamala Vasin, Kavita Srivasstava , Khushi Kabir and moderator was Sumita Sen.
•  INTERNATIONAL DISABLITY DAY (3rd Dec) Participated in a rally.
• Participated in a Fair organized by SANCHAR at Diamond Park, Joka (3rd to 5th Dec).
• Attended a program on Domestic violence organized by SWYAM at BITM (5th Dec).
• Participated in a program organized by AWWD on Human Rights at Rotary Sadan (7th Dec).
• Condolence gathering at Hazra More was organized on the devastating fire at AMRI hospital (10th Dec).
• Meeting organized by South Kolkata Sannidhya for the purpose Safety comes first than Security many other organizations also attended it.