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.  There are 106 Women Enrolled in this program. This program is supported by the Rotary Club of Behala.

Our Free to be Kids’ team runs 2 kids clubs in Kolkata. In each club the kids learn to make various kind of art and craft, spend time together in a fun environment with their peers, while learning good behaviour and manners. This is the place where the kids love to come for drawing, singing, dancing, playing and lot of other activities.

Our Team works to support School Admission and Attendance of the children that are attending our Education & Nutrition Program. In this month we are pleased to say that a 13 year old boy was admitted into class 7 with the help of our team. After falling out of school, because of a shift back and forth from the family's village home, our team helped his grandparents by talking to the school Headmistress, collecting admission forms and helping them to fill them out and also paying for his admission fees so his schooling could start immediately. The family and this young boy are happy that he can now pursue his formal education as well as receive free tuition and a nutritious meal from our team.

We continue our Education & Nutrition Program to children living in 6 different slum communities in the Salt Lake Area. This month the children had classes focussed on simple addition and subtraction of fractional numbers, Country Capitals and their States, and also their capitals. The children above 7 years also focussed on paragraph writing and the younger children's learning was focussed on the alphabet, numbers and their spelling. 1009 Meals were given to the 150 Children that attended this program.

FTBK Girl’s Home children & children from our Community Projects, visited the International Book Fair at Salt Lake on the 11th February 2023. The children enjoyed the day and had the opportunity to purchase new books that would like to read. The children particularly were interested in visiting the different countries book stalls and learning a little of their culture. This outing was sponsored by the Rotary Club of Behala.

On 6^th February 2023, FTBK Charitable Trust celebrated our 13^th Foundation Day at our FTBK campus, the children performed a small program and our Management Team presented a slideshow of our achievements over these years. At the conclusion all the staff & children ate a special dinner & enjoyed the evening together!

FTBK Charitable Trust arranged a one day outing on 4^th February at Nicco Park, Salt Lake, for the children and staff! This day was enjoyed by everyone and it was wonderful to see the joy on each face!  

The Children dwelling in 6 Slum Communities, in the Salt Lake Area, are benefiting from our EDUCATION & NUTRITION PROGRAM. They are learning the basics of Literacy and Numeracy and alongside of that receiving a nutritious meal. In the month of January 2023, 149 children attended our Program and a total of 1098 meals were provided to those 149 children.

OUR TEAM CONTINUES TO RUN 2 KID'S CLUBS IN THE COMMUNITY. THE CHILDREN ATTENDING THESE PROGRAMS ENJOY LEARNING SPOKEN ENGLISH THROUGH GAMES, ACTIVITIES, SONGS AND RHYMES. 

It's always a good practice to take some time out from the usual routine and enjoy a change of scenery. Recently the students in our Youth Computer Course organised a picnic and a day of fun to enjoy together and build greater connections and appreciate the cooler weather.