Divya Chaya Trust
Divya Chaya Trust was established in the year 1984 with the prime objective of educating,
supporting and rehabilitating underprivileged children and helping destitute women.
Over the past three decades, this effort has touched the lives of several thousand
children and women, and has grown into a strong movement with activities varying
from sponsorship of children, running schools in the villages, care homes for children
and senior citizens, self financing craft centers, vocational courses for destitute
women, health care programs for communities.
Divya chaya Trust in its own way have brought about a significant change and touched
thousands of lives. We believe that success cannot be achieved singly by anyone
and we are indeed grateful to all the Trustees, members, colleagues, sponsors and
volunteers who have extended support with their ideas, views and sponsorships which
has made our Trust – the people’s trust.
Our vision is of a world where love & protection permits no evil & hatred to enter.
All children will realize their full potential in societies which respect people’s
rights and dignity. We design our activities to bring positive changes in the life
of these children and their family. The Trust tries to reach out the people in need
and help them to restore their hope for the future with education and rehabilitation
process. We organize professional training programs that enable people to achieve
self-respect as well as self-sufficiency. The projects set out by the Trust are
all directed towards this end.
Future Plans:
Teen age is a very important stage of a child’s life. Trust is planning to reach
out to the problem those teen children face. During this time these children go
through different physical and mental changes which need to be addressed properly.
This project will help the children to overcome their emotional challenges through
regular mental counseling as well as career counseling. The children will be able
to take decision about their future profession they would like to be in. Teen outreach
project can be a platform of the teen children where they can share their dreams,
their hopes and they can also voice their opinion.
The program will be conducted at ‘Karam Bhoomi’, situated in Rajarhat near Kolkata
airport. In this program the children can take a break from the monotony of heavy
schoolwork & rigid discipline. It would be a place for them, where they can share
their dreams, have fun and interact with the localities. It would them a different
dimension to share their issues which is untouched in their life. In these five
nights, six days stay there will be counseling session each day to observe, evaluate
and nurture their mental health. We hope to make this program a unique experience
that all children will cherish. A Mental Health Professional from Canada Dr. Mitesh
Patel (Psychiatrist) is also helping us and will be doing one research on the mental
health of the children staying in Orphanages. He has already completed the Pilot
Survey for his project.
We are also planning to conduct a yoga class at Rajarhaat Karambhoomi Center. It
was a request from the ladies who are working in the Kantha unit that they get very
tired of doing the Kantha work sitting in a same posture for hours in a day, so
it would be a good break if they also get to learn some yoga.
Mission:
To be the source of empowerment to the underprivileged by offering opportunities
for higher education, vocational training, career counseling and ensuring holistic
development.
Vision:
- Strengthening orphanages and children homes by sponsorship program
- Running non-formal schools & kindergarten schools for the children in need
- Supporting educational and vocational activities at rural schools
- Imparting career counseling for the students of higher classes
- Offering opportunities for higher education
- Organizing residential adolescent counseling camps
- Empowering women by Swyam Siddha program