ABOUT US:
Asha Bhavan Centre (ABC) is an institution dedicated to the development of children and women in the society, giving emphasis to destitute, underprivileged and challenged persons. Asha Bhavan was founded in 1999 and since then, has become one of the leading institutions in India offering comprehensive residential care and support to physically and mentally challenged children and women, while reaching out to thousands of other similar vulnerable persons in the country through community based rehabilitation measures. Within a span of ten years, ABC has grown into a multifarious institution working for all round development of poor and destitute children through its comprehensive support to physical and mental disabilities, education, and community based rehabilitation initiatives and nutrient supplementation program in the state.
Asha Bhavan Centre has different initiatives. It has:
Home for Physically Challenged Children
Home for Mentally Challenged Women
Community Health Services (OPD)
Physiotherapy and Physiotherapy Training
Supplementary Nutrition
Orthopaedic Workshop
Community Based Rehabilitation
Education and Training
Education (Bodhodaya Vidya Mandir)
Supplementary Education
Special Education
Vocational Training
Advocacy and Campaign
Public Events
Emergency Relief and Rehabilitation in Tsunami Response program, West Bengal
Flood Relief, Bihar Natural disaster
Legal Status
-Registered under West Bengal Society Registration Act, 1961
-Registered under Foreign Contribution Regulation Act, 1976, GoI, MoHA
-Registered under Income Tax Act, 1961 Government of India, and exempted under section 80(g) and 12(A)
-Registered under Person with Disability Act issued by Commissioner for persons with disabilities, Government of West Bengal
-License from Director of Social Welfare, Government of West Bengal under the West Bengal Women and Children’s Institution (Licensing) Rules, 1958
- Registered under National Trust Act 1999, GOI
- Award for Outstanding Institution 2007 for Dedicated Service Rendered for the Cause of Disabilities by Government of West Bengal
- Registered under Pracheen Kala Kendra,
- Award for Outstanding Youth Club 2008 by NYK, Howrah (GOI)
- Local Level Committee Member National Trust (GOI), Howrah Dist.
- Registered under Arunim
Collaboration with GO’s and NGO’s
-District Level Resource Organization to look after SSMP, GoWB
-Kisori Shakti Yojana Project with GO WB
-Association with Goal India for Slum Development Programme
MISSION:
The mission of ABC is to provide meaningful opportunities for social and economic development of poorest of the poor so that they gain dignity and respect in life, focusing on differentially vulnerable people, particularly women and children.
GOAL:
Our Goal is to provide opportunities for vulnerable children, particularly those who are physically Challenged, destitute and mentally Challenged women from poor and marginalized families for their all round growth and development through therapy, counseling and rehabilitation support.
AIM TO NEXT:
The team members, friends, well wishers and volunteers have set a unique goal to be achieved within coming next five years; which says “ABC is recognized in the society as A Centre of Excellence in Eastern India”
Centre of Excellence is an internal efficiency and quality measure being developed by ABC. It is an exhaustive set of indicators that will suggest whether the organization has been able to reach the optimal levels of efficiency in quality of service, satisfaction rating and management process. The ABC team members will work together to achieve the set indicators, thereby ensuring that the organization becomes a high quality institution.
