Adolescent Empowerment

Geographic Reach

• Rajarhat Bishnupur Panchayat 1 — Jagadishpur village, Nababpur village, Gurerait village, Majerait village
• Rajarhat Bishnupur Panchayat 2 — Muhammadpur and Basina
• Madhyamgram — All wards
• Rohanda Gram Panchayat — 6 villages: Birpur, Chandigarh, Dariala, Gopalpur, Lalpole, Mathpara
• Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal

Population reach: 2,100+

Significant Interventions

1. Kanyashree Day Celebration (14th August 2024)
   Organized a program at Rajarhat Siksha Niketan Girls School to promote girls' empowerment and education through the Kanyashree initiative.
2. School Awareness Program (18th September 2024)
   Held an awareness session at Ambika Soudamini School on various social issues, conducted by Advocate Madhupurna Ghosh and Sima Chatterjee.
3. Awareness Program with WBCPCR (23rd September 2024)
   Conducted a discussion on child marriage, child labor, and trafficking at Rajarhat Siksha Niketan Girls School, facilitated by WBCPCR representatives Susmita Chanda and Raja Das.
4. Adolescent Training Program (Muhammadpur)
   At Muhammadpur, Sutanutir Sakhya has conducted several adolescent training sessions focused on child marriage, child rights, child labour, gender inequality, cybercrime and cyber security awareness to equip adolescents with knowledge and preventive measures in the digital space.
5. Dariala Pocket Library Initiative (28th December 2024)
   Sutanutir Sakhya collaborated with Treasure of Innocence to set up a pocket library, promoting reading habits among children.
6. Exposure Visit (9th January 2025)
   Organized an exposure visit for peer leaders to the Nehru Children's Museum, DCPU of South 24 Parganas, Alipore Court, and Rajarhat Police Station, including an interaction with Counselor Arpita Roy Chowdhury.
7. Drawing Workshop (Dariala Secondary School, 15th August 2023)
   Conducted a workshop where students created drawings highlighting issues like child marriage prevention and promoting women's education.
8. World Health Day Celebration (7th April 2023)
   Sutanutir Sakhya organized a health awareness program at Chittaranjan Colony, Lalpole, Madhyamgram. Supported by ward member Latika Bose, the event emphasized the theme "Health for All". Coordinator Manasi Ghosh inaugurated the session, while intern Jayeeta Chakraborty highlighted the importance of healthy living, balanced diets and budget-friendly tricolor foods for adolescents' development. The program concluded with the distribution of soaps.
9. Mehendi Certified Course
   A three-month mehendi course (24th June – 14th November 2023) for adolescent girls, sponsored by Ranjana Jha in memory of her late sister Soma Jha, a school teacher who wished for girls to become self-reliant. Certificates were awarded at the end of the course.
10. Computer Classes
    Provided basic computer training to enhance digital literacy among adolescents.
11. Spoken English Classes
    Introduced spoken English classes to improve communication skills and boost confidence in young learners at Sutanutir Sakhya's project office in Srinagar Gate 3, near Madhyamgram.
12. Training on Sexual and Reproductive Health (16th June 2023)
    Organized in the villages of Birpur and Dariala of Chandigarh Rohanda Panchayat in association with Stree Clinic, a part of Parivar Seva. Health check-ups of 27 adolescent girls were done by Dr. Suchandra Roy.
13. Special Session on Cybercrime, Child Protection and Safe Choices (21st January)
    Sukalpita Roy and Jayeeta Chakraborty spoke with 36 class-nine students at Rajarhat Sikshaniketan Girls School, joined by S.I. Abhijit Biswas and S.I. Pulak Ghosh of Rajarhat Police Station, who shared real-life insights about staying safe online.