The single minded focus of work is to create opportunity for such children to access education and skills that will ultimately enable them to stand on their own feet as socially productive citizens. CSP has 42 years of experience in working for the poorest of the poor in Kolkata. It has and is being supported in various programs by the Central and State Governments of India, by donors of the stat
ure of Nobel Laureate Mr Gunter Grass, and overseas and national associates of more than 30 years standing. . Once CSP takes up a child in this street and slum children program it ensures that the child, at the very least, completes High School and, wherever feasible, graduation. CSP has always been working to reduce gender inequality in literacy with an overwhelming number of its underprivileged beneficiaries being female
Where the child is wanting in the academic potential to go for graduation, CSP tries to provide skills training of vocational nature to inculcate Income Generating Skills. Calcutta Social Project runs a Girls Shelter Home , a Boys Open Shelter, Day Care centres , four education centres for street and slum children , two free computer education centres for underprivileged slum and street youths and a formal, Government affiliated Primary school incorporating a Balwadi or kindergarten. The Project being submitted relates to the Primary School and Kindergarten and its ancillary support systems originating from the Girls Shelter Home.. The Primary school and Kindergarten are located adjacent to a large slum . Its students come from the nearby slums but mainly from the CSP Girls Shelter Home and the Boys Open Shelter. The Boys Open Shelter is fully funded by the Integrated Child Protection Scheme (ICPS) of the Govt of India. The Girls Shelter Home has applied for similar support from ICPS and all inspections and formalities have been completed
