CHILD-SPONSORSHIP PROGRAMME

Institute of Psychological & Educational Research is a voluntary and non-profiting registered society and is recognised by both Central and State Government and enjoys Income Tax Exemption under section 80G. IPER is the brainchild of the eminent educationist Dr. Arun Ghosh who has given it its present status along with the patronization of some fellow University teachers and its staff members.

 IPER started functioning in the year 1972 and since then it exerted its earnest effort for the benefit of the mankind. To achieve the desired goal IPER passed through many adverse situations. But it never gave up its inherent urge to attain success. For thousands of children poverty, hunger and disease are everyday realities. These children are exposed to intense and multiple risks to physical and mental health, together with an inability to withstand such risks. They are suffering from many and multifarious crisis. The crisis of development, healthy living, nourishment and the health care. These children are deprived of education, healthy recreation or any kind of social participation. They are growing up without proper shelter from heat, cold and rain and clothes. Even they are not fully aware of their basic needs and rights.

IPER has got a well-established infrastructure with a habilitation programme for around 3000 deprived and disadvantaged children.

First we identify the most vulnerable child, who may be an orphan or a child with single parent or a child from a dysfunctional family or simply a pavement child. Under the able guidance of the trained staff and social workers the need and the requirement of the child are identified be it nutrition, health care or schooling and next the required interventions are planned for the child.

IPER has got a well-established infrastructure where already the habilitation programme for around 3000 street and working children is being run. The provision for education, nutrition and health care has been made for these children with fund raised from both national and international sources.

Join The Team

You are invited to join the team of these benevolent donors and sponsors to support one or more children that you may feel like doing. If you decide to sponsor a child we will provide you with a list of such children from out of which you can select one. If you sponsor one child from among them you will be instrumental to the saving of at least one helpless child from the spectre of total deprivation and ensure a hopeful future for him or her.

We the people of IPER are thus in a continuous process of being with the underprivileged section of the community, especially the women and children in the effort to improve their situation. Through our long journey of service towards the deprived and the destitute we felt that these services need to take a permanent and continuous shape. And it is from the urge of ours developed the Sponsorship Programme.

The Sponsorship Programme started in the month of February 2001 because of a tremendous zeal and enthusiasm shown by a few visiting students of Social Work from the Diakonia Polytechenique of Helsinki, Finland. These students who select India and IPER as the place of their practical work usually stay for 3 months and continuously interact with the children and thus develop a very intimate relationship with them. It was basically under the leadership of two students who did the initial framework and the Sponsorship Programme took a wider shape in their hand.

These students arranged for the sponsors, collected the sponsorship grant and began sending them to IPER. IPER's Sponsorship Programme is now two years old. At present we have 60 children sponsored both by local and foreign sponsors. But the need is much more! We are catering to almost 3000 children from the under-privileged section through different welfare programmes of IPER which is much short of the requirement. 

The child sponsorship programme began in 2000 out of a felt need for a long term support for children in IPER. This programme is providing sustenance to many children who are deprived of any support from their families. A day care centre is provided for these children.

Most of the children go to formal schools in the morning. After school they come to IPER. Here they have a regular schedule of special support or remedial classes to improve their school performance, co-curricular activities, computer literacy and cultural activities. These children get midday meal at IPER. All sponsored children go through a general medical check-up and necessary medical help through the Children’s Clinic. Vocational training courses at IPER are offered to those girls who are unable to cope with the formal studies. Boys who are drop-outs are sent to different vocational training schools / workshops. All sponsored children get the necessary educational materials such as school fees, uniforms, shoes, school bags, stationery and books. A regular contact with the sponsors and periodic visit to the sponsored family has brought about a significant change in the life of these children. It has improved their self-esteem as well as made them responsible for their behaviours. Sponsorship has made available to these children a good present and a happy and secure future.

Rate of Payment: Per Child $12 For the Following Components

View the "List of children"

Your contribution is to be sent to the following address.

OUR ADDRESS
IPER
INSTITUTE OF PSYCHOLOGICAL & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
P39/1PRINCE ANWAR SHAH ROAD
CIT SCHEME 114A
KOLKATA:700045
PHONE:91-33-24176991/91-33-24406030
FAX:91-33-24404553
E-mail: iperdc@vsnl.net / ipernew@vsnl.com

You can send your money in our Paypal Account also. Our Paypal account is ipernew@vsnl.com

For foreign currency you have to send it to the following Address

Indian Overseas Bank, Ballygunge Branch
SB A/c No. 10224
195 / 2, Rashbehari Avenue
Kolkata : 700019
WEST BENGAL
INDIA

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