ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR 2016-17

FROM THE DESK OF PRESIDENT & SECRETARY

We have the pleasure to present you the Annual Reports for the year 2016- 2017 of Haidarpur Shelter of Malda. Like the previous years, this year too, we would like to share the achievements and progress of our organisation with all of our well wishers. As we grow ourselves as an organization we strive to improve the quality of our works and try to reach more and more children and the poor people who are less fortunate and in need too.

The basic objective of Haiderpur Shelter of Malda is to create a sustainable future for the needy people, to give these people an identity of their own. And Haiderpur Shelter of Malda is sincerely involved in all the related activities that would help these people to have a bright future. In the coming years, Haiderpur Shelter of Malda expects to work with more and more children and needy people.

With warmest regards,

Siddhartha Gangopadhyay Ranjit Musaddi President, Secretary, Haiderpur Shelter of Malda Haiderpur Shelter of Malda

NAME OF THE MEMBERS OF THE MANAGING COMMITTEE FOR THE YEAR 2016-17 1. Sri Siddhartha Gangopadhyay President 9. Sri Pranab Das Member 2. Sri Nepal Chandra Dawn Vice President 10. Sri Biplab Paul Member 3. Sri Ranjit Musaddi Secretary 11. Smt. Malabika Ghosh Member 4. Sri Manmay Mukherjee Joint Secretary 12. Smt. Ratna Roy Member 5. Sri Jay Kumar Sinha Asst. Secretary 13. Sri Chandan Sarkar Member 6. Sri Jayabrata Saha Treasurer 14. Sri Manajesh Kundu Member 7. Sri Dipak Kumar Das Member 15. Sri Bhupesh Barman Member 8. Sri Kuntal Mukherjee Member

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ADHIKAR RESIDENTIAL SCHOOL FOR THE MENTALLY RETARDED CHILDREN Recognized by: MASS EDUCATION EXTENSION & LIBRARY SERVICES, GOVT. OF & Persons with Disabilities Act’ 95, Govt. of West Bengal

In view of alarming percentage of mental retardation in Indian population and dearth of adequate institutional support for their education, therapy and rehabilitation, an extraordinary energetic person Dr. Manabesh Pramanik established ‘ADHIKAR’, - a residential special school for the mentally retarded children on 1st January, 2000, with the noble help of Haiderpur Shelter of Malda. At present the school is at its full fledged movement for keeping peace with the mentally retarded children of our society. Although the school is expecting to go miles after miles for the well being of the mentally retarded children and confident enough to overcome all those problems with the dedicated services of our well trained special educators, also hopeful for the completion of a full fledged organization for mankind and a much awaited expectation of help from the Government in near future. In spite of our limited sources, we have taken the serious activities for the rehabilitation of our beloved mentally retarded children for the year 2016-17 which are given below hoping the same will equally be accepted and appreciated by everyone.

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ACTIVITIES THROUGHOUT 2016-17 SESSIONS

APRIL’ 2016

12.04.2016 : Monthly Guardians meeting was held and after that meeting was over, monthly staff meeting took place in our school premises.

18.04.2016 : The first terminal evaluation for all the children started and it was continued till 22.04.2016.

MAY’ 2016

16.05.2016 : Monthly staff meeting started at 2.00 PM in our school premises and the guardians meeting started after the staff meeting was over.

19.05.2016 : Due to Govt. order the summer vacation started and the school was closed till 11th of June, 2016.

JUNE’ 2016

13.06.2016 : After the Summer Vacation was over, the school started.

25.06.2016 : Monthly Guardians’ meeting took place in our school premises at 2.00 PM and after finishing this meeting, our staff meeting started formally.

JULY’ 2016

12.07.2016 : Monthly Guardians’ meeting was held and after that monthly staff meeting took place in our school premises.

AUGUST’ 2016

08.08.2016 : The Mid-Term evaluation for the children started and it was continued till 12.08.2016.

15.08.2016 : The celebration of Indian Independence Day cheerfully took place in our school ground. The flag hosting was done at 8.30 AM with the slogan of “Jay Hind”. Then the National Anthem of was sung by the children as well as all the staffs present there. At last all the children were given chocolates and cakes. Then all the staffs met in a tea party.

20.08.2016 : Monthly Guardians’ meeting took place in our school and after that the staff meeting was completed.

SEPTEMBER’ 2016

16.09.2016 : Monthly Guardians’ meeting took place in our meeting hall at our school at 1.30 PM and after this meeting, our meeting with the staffs began.

OCTOBER’ 2016

06.10.2016 : Monthly Guardians’ meeting was held on this day at 2.00 PM in our school premises and after that meeting was over, our staff meeting took place.

07.10.2016 : Puja vacation was started from this day and was continued till 2nd day of November – 2016.

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ACTIVITIES THROUGHOUT 2016-17 SESSIONS

NOVEMBER’ 2016

03.11.2016 : The school began to its activities after puja vacation.

12.11.2016 : Monthly Guardians’ meeting started at 2.00 PM on this day and after that our staffs formally sat on a meeting among them.

14.11.2016 : This year, we have taken the decision to arrange a cultural programme with the children with special needs in our school premises. Some of our guardians took part in that cultural programme. Each and every student with special needs performed either with a recitation or with a song, sung by their own. Number of chorus songs sung by the students with special needs along with the special educators and some of our guardians as well. At the end of the programme everybody was given a packet of sweet and snacks. After that all the staffs along with the guardians present there, met in a tea party. Thus the programme ends.

DECEMBER’ 2016

03.12.2016 : Since our school was established, we have been observing this day of 3rd December with great interest as the day is a special one of “WORLD DISABLE DAY”. This year we have decorated this day by organizing a gala programme of sports and culture throughout the day with our children with special needs along with all the special educators and the guardians at our school ground, in association with Haiderpur Shelter of Malda at 12:00 hrs.

The dignitaries present there at our school to increase the brightness of that programme with the children with special needs were Ms. R. Vimala, Hon’ble ADM (G), Malda, Mr. B. Mandal, Hon’ble ADM (Zilla Parishad), Malda, Mrs. Chaitali Sarkar, Hon’ble Chairperson, CWC, Malda, Mr. Ashim Roy, Hon’ble D.S.W.O, Malda, Mr. Arunayan Sharma, Hon’ble D.C.P.O, Malda, Mr. D. Jana, P.O, N.I.C of D.C.P.U, Malda, Mr. Somesh Chandra Das, Hon’ble member of Rotary International, Malda, Dr. D. Sarkar, Hon’ble guest and a renowned doctor of Indian Railway Hospital, Malda and Mr. Swapan Jha, Hon’ble guest and a renowned businessman of Malda, Mr. Gour Das, Hon’ble well wisher and local guardian of ADHIKAR Residential School of Mentally Retarded.

The programme of culture and sports was started with the pleasant permission from Ms. R. Vimala, Hon’ble ADM (G), Malda and Mr. B. Mandal, Hon’ble ADM (Zilla Parishad) at 12 hrs. in our school ground. This programme was started with a nice opening song, sung and staged by the students with special needs of our school. After the song was over, a message of welcome to all the deligates and spectators present there at the school ground was delivered by the Hon’ble Secretary of Haiderpur Shelter of Malda, Mr. Ranjit Musaddi. Then all the dignitaries were welcome warmly with a flower bouquet and a sports cap. The special sports events of various categories of the students with special needs began to be performed