Report Site Visit to Tomorrows Foundation

Report – Site Visit to Tomorrows Foundation By Sandip Mukherjee – 06/17/2014

Introduction :- Tomorrow's Foundation is an Organization which has been helping underprivileged children primarily in the red-light districts of Kolkata with education, vocational training and accommodation. TF provides supplemental training, a congenial environment for learning, facilities for sports and also funds the higher education for interested students.

Mother Project :- Mother Project is a successful program run by TF near the Kalighat Temple, In the morning running Hindi ( Model ) School at KMC Building, ( Class I to V ) & from 3 pm to 8.15 pm there are running Coaching Class ( As Well as School ) - for Bengali Medium Students. From Class - I to X. Class begin with the Prayers. It is Two Storied KMC Building. There Has 8 classrooms, 12 Teachers, 1 Administrator, 2 Home Visit Persons in the evening, around 240 Students in evening & in the morning season there has only 7 Teachers provide by TF. Remuneration paid by KMC. Appx 5 - 6 % total cost is bear by TF for Hindi School in the morning season. & almost 94 - 95 % expenses bear by TF for his mother project. As per Sponsorship on ASHA Silicon Valley 50 students under this & almost 60 students are under others & individual sponsorship.

They have faced funding problem as per their views its huge. They had not enough place for stores or any administrative works. Around this there was no space for sports, cultural programme or etc. They organised it on others ground or places. They provide Mid day Mill for students for Morning season school & tiffin ( Banana & Egg ) for Evening Coaching School ( Mother Project ).

I met some students who have graduated and are now well established with the help of TF accordingly some followers of them. Average no of students present in the class daily 170 - 180 ( Appx )Checked the documents & met with the guardians to confirm the awareness of absence of students. The name of the Home visit persons are - Prabhas Janna & Shiuli Chatterjee.

They will change their Office address in Tallygaunge from 417, Hossenpur, Cooperative Road, Kolkata - 700107, probably in next month.

Position of Fund :- They have not enough fund for utilized. Due to insufficient fund they will close 2 hostels at C.G. They have a Bus they have not utilized it due to fund mobilization. As per their Financial 14 -15 Budget they have 18 lack shortage of fund excluding Increment of employee's salary, CEO Salary & Other Exp. They expecting Fund raised Rs. 11.00 lack for mother project.

Apart from Fund they needs help to continue 2 hostels which are going to be almost closed & develop to WEB development. A organisation needs to update their business profile accordingly Online payment procedure which till date is not updated from last 2 - 3 years. AC Bus is not working due to since investment on there. Needs sponsor on Uniform or books, day to day tiffin for the orphan & poor students.