Our Story
In 2018 we found a government owned room and the selfless work developed for the children with Rangoli and Mehendi competitions, sports competitions, art camps and hindi english speech competitions with our volunteers. In 2020 after lockdown we started an Educational and Community Centre for local children with many creational and after school activities with tuition in English Hindi and Maths Science, social science and basic computer class, dance, games, and Yoga sessions with keen college going teachers.
Hands That Serve Are Holier Than Those That Pray
Currently 50 children attend our small centre daily. During the Pandemic, our centre was the base for many hundreds of Ration Distributions, which we delivered to widows, below poverty level families and jobless, which friends sponsored and also Blankets distributed to homeless stret dwellers in the winter months. This year, we realised that to expand our work it was time to make and register an offical Society which is Freedom Group Foundation Society.
About Us
Freedom Group was created by Ajay Das and a group of school friends in 2017 who shared a strong inclination to Serve, and came together with local slum children to clean the Ghats of Holy River Ganga on a weekly basis.
What we do
Freedom Group Foundation Society's flagship program Mission Education works with the objective of empowering underprivileged children by providing education, nutrition, and wellness support. The program is well aligned to the New Education Policy (2020), and the SDG Goal 4 (Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all). Mission Education works with children (3-18 years) living in difficult circumstances, children from poor families, differently abled children, disaster-struck children, abandoned and street children, and children living in tribal belts, remote villages and hard to reach areas.
If we need to address healthcare, poverty, population control, unemployment and human rights, there is no better way to start than providing education to children in need. Education not only empowers children to have a secure future but also helps them grow up as responsible national and global citizens. The Right to Education (RTE) Act which came into force in 2010 made education free and compulsory for all children in the age group of 6-14 years. But even a decade later, the learning curve has not been steady for many children in the country. The socio-economic conditions of parents and lack of proper learning in schools are hindrances which prevent many children from having education.
School and Children Sponsorship
We provide tracksuits, bags and shoes to children when possible.
Tree Planting
Every World Environment Day, the children plant trees.
Sponsorship for Festivals
Cultural programs bring much joy, magic and sparkle into these underprivileged children and families lives.
Environmental Awareness and Action
River Ganges ghat cleaning program.
Rations for Widows and Disabled
A monthly rations kit with 14 items costs approx Rs.610 for a single widow. A kit for a family of four costs approx Rs.1200.
Skills Training
Women have been trained to make sweaters, caps and mufflers for a friends seva program.