On the 13^th January 2024, Mrs. Suparna Sharma and her family sponsored a special lunch for the 193 Beneficiaries of our  Education & Nutrition Program in Salt lake. The children and their families were so happy after receiving this special lunch in honour of the memory of a beloved family member.

On the 27^th January 2024, FTBK management team arranged a picnic at Bibirhat for all Staff, Care Leavers and Volunteers  A total of 34 people enjoyed the picnic together with good food, games and other activities in a beautiful grounds provided by generous friends of our work.

On the 29^th January 2024, Free To Be Kids distributed blankets and special food packs to children living in the Salt Lake slum communities. This support was made possible by the generosity of the Tulli Foundation. Through this program, 80 children and their families received this helpful support. 

Free To Be Kids provides Computer Training Courses for young people in our Community. We understand that in this day and age, working with computers is such a necessary skill and we want to help all children and youth to be able to access quality training in this area.

On 1st December2023 Free To Be Kids Charitable Trust distributed mosquito nets and clothes to the beneficiaries in our Salt Lake project area.  These nets will help protect the children & other family members from diseases such as Malaria and Dengue. A total of 56 people received the mosquito nets and 83 children received clothes during this distribution program.

In this year Free To Be Kids Charitable distributed 475 blankets to the beneficiaries of our Community Projects.  These blankets were given to children and families residing in the Salt Lake Slums Communities, Polenite and Krishnarampur. These blankets were gratefully received by these families to help them through this winter season.

In this month, December 2023, we continued to work with 16 ladies in our Community to provide training in Tailoring. Each month the women are progressing in their skills and growing in confidence in their capacity.

Our Team Continues their amazing work in the Salt Lake Slum Communities and have provided tuition across the 6 Communities where we work. In this month, December 2023 we have provided to 884 to 163 Children that attended this program.

FTBK runs this Literacy Program for Women in the Community to help to support them to be able to read and write in Bengali. This skill empowers them to care for themselves and their families in a greater way. Spending time together with other women in the Community is a unique opportunity to bond together and support each other.

Free To Be Kids Charitable Trust arranged an Awareness Program in honour of Children’s Day on the 13^th November 2023 at our FTBK Main Office. A total of 71 Children, from 7 Areas where we work, participated in this program. The program started with the Indian National Anthem, and then continued with a musical game to capture the attention of each child. During the program, the FTBK staff shared about the importance of Children’s Day and then showed a small video and drama presentation regarding child marriage & child labour. Teaching was also given on these subjects to help create awareness of these issues going on in the Community. As a part of the learning the children in participated in some group activities and games which they enjoyed a lot. After that every participant had lunch together and ended the day with a drawing competition and prize distribution. We were encouraged seeing each child actively participate and enjoying the program.