Non-Governmental Organizations
NGO
which are mentioned in the Chronicles
in alphabetical order
ABC
Centre for handicapped persons, founded by Sukeshi in 1985 in Belari, now located in Katila (Uluberia). Her son Papu is Director of the Organization. With nearly 300 workers, and 11 Sub-Centres, ABC is active in 6 Districts, including the Andaman and Nicobar Isles.
BPBS
Centre for rural development, Belari, founded in 1986 by Soritda and Sukeshi. This Centre treats 250.000 sick persons par year. They accommodate 50 Aboriginals, ex-slave children from the brickworks.
CIPODA
Inter-religious Federation for the Development, founded in 1995 by the NGO Belari, SHIS, UBA, ABC, at present counting 550 NGO in 8 Districts.
ICOD
Inter-religious Centre for the formation of social workers, founded in 2000, close to Belari. It has a Centre for apprenticeship, a foyer for marginal persons in distress and an inter-religious Ashram. In 2007, 110 persons in distress are accommodated.
Poros Padma
Centre for handicapped persons of the Sundarbans (islands of the Delta), founded in 2001 by Mina, daughter of Wohab. 50 young IMC or ex-polio are given the possibility to study there.
SCAN
Consortium of 58 NGO founded by Papou, son of Sukeshi in 2004, now merged with CIPODA.
SHIS
NGO founded by Wohab and Sabitri in the Sundarbans (islands of the Delta) in 1980. It includes more than 1.000 workers and is active in 14 of the 16 Districts in Bengal. SHIS has received numerous recognitions of their devotion, medals and national and international prices.
SSS
Seva Sangh Samiti, founded by Father Laborde in Pilkhana in 1966. The clinic of 'The City of Joy' started there in 1972. All NGO mentionned here derive directly or indirectly from SSS.
UBA
NGO founded in the slums of Howrah by Mohammed Kamruddin in 1982. He has a Centre for handipapped boys and another Centre for aged prostitutes. He is also General Secretary of CIPODA.
Award
In December 2004 Gaston DAYANAND received the
'Martin Luther King for Peace Award'
Publications
of Gaston DAYANAND
'L'Enfant de Pilkhana'
The Child of Pilkhana
Published by 'Les Amis de Seva Sangh Samiti'
in 1975
'Du village au Slum'
From the village to the Slum
ronéotyped in 1980
The prayer of a social worker
Edited by Shis, Bangore West Bengal
in 2000
'Les racines des palétuviers'
The roots of the mangroves
Preface by Dominique Lapierre
Editions de l'Atelier, Paris
in 2003
'Dans les courées de Calcutta'
In the backyards of Calcutta
Preface by Noël Cannat
Editions Charles Léopold Mayer, Paris
in 2003
The book
City of Joy
from Dominique Lapierre
published by Arrow in 1994
describes in a perfect and captivating way joy
but also the difficulties of the population and the social workers in Bengal/India, through the daily life of the habitants of Pilkhana.
Illustration
Gérard Grandjean, Gaston's brother
Donations
All rights connected to the publications of Gaston DAYANAND
will be passed on to different Bengali NGO.
If you wish to support our actions
please send your contribution to
AELC
Pour les ONG des Palétuviers
Valderian
F-83350 Ramatuelle
France
or
FFB
Fond d'urgence pour micro-réalilsations en faveurs
des déshérités de Calcutta
R.1029.27.59
CCP 12-1-2
CH-1211 Geneva 2
Switzerland
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