Our Non – Formal Education and Nutrition Programme is conducted at seven slums of the Salt Lake area. Beneficiaries are underprivileged children. They are receiving healthy food. This month 591 meals were provided within seven slums to the children. The majority of these children are attending our Non – Formal Education in their particular areas from Monday to Saturday. Apart from the free Nutrition Programme the children are attending Free Tuition Services from our talented and skilled teacher!

We are very happy to share that Mr. Mitra became a local donor from the community. He, and his family, arranged a special lunch for all the Free To Be Kids Boys, Girls and Staff during the Puja Holidays. The Children and Staff enjoyed the delicious lunch i.e. steamed rice, dal, pui shak with prawn, panner curry, cauliflower with potato curry, rui fish curry, chicken curry, tomato chutney, papad, salad and ice cream!

Our Social Work Team conducted a session on Bengali News Paper Reading. They used this time to encourage the children to select their favourite topic, analyse the topic and share their finding with the audience.  All the children enjoyed this session and the opportunity to practice public speaking.

Our team provided a Vocational Training Programme in the form of cooking classes within our Free To Be Kids Children’s Homes. Both the Boys and Girls had the opportunity to learn how to make Alu Kabli, Egg Rolls, Flower cakes and Biriyani. They enjoyed all the classes with great enthusiasm and fun.

The BEHALA ROTARY CLUB provided special puja gifts to all the Free To Be Kids Boys and Girls. 11 girls received Kurtis and Leggings and the 3 boys received T – shirts and Trousers. This was a great blessing to the children and the gifts were received with my joy and appreciation.  The children expressed their thanks by presenting the Rotary Club Members with a card and words of appreciation.

The Children enjoyed participating in Indoor and Outdoor fun & games i.e. Musical Chairs, The Drum Game, Balloon Games, Treasure Hunts and Hide and Seek games. These activities helped to make their Puja Vacation so enjoyable.

Our Social Work Team conducted awareness programmes on COVID – 19, Human Trafficking and Leadership Development. All boys and girls actively participated in the programme during the school holiday period.

Free To Be Kids Children conducted and celebrated a Teacher’s Day Programme within our Residential Care Center.  All the children actively participated in the programme and they gave gifts to their teachers and words of thanks and appreciation for all they do to support their learning.

Free To Be Kids Charitable Trust conducts Tuition Programmes in the Salt Lake area. Underprivileged children currently dwelling in 7 different slum communities participate in this Education Programme that our team provides on a twice weekly basis in their area.

Free To Be Kids Charitable Trust gives daily nutritious meals to Children living within Slum communities in the Salt Lake District. These underprivileged and malnourished children receive healthy food from twice weekly from our dedicated team.