A Little Contribution, a Govt. registered NGO was established on 2nd January 2012 by the collaborative effort of a group of college students with the aim of wishing to put a smile on the faces of every individual in society.
Mission:
• Secure the future of every child in our society, especially of the underprivileged
• Empower women and common people
• Provide at least the basic amenities of life to every family
• Aid differently-abled people to lead a decent and normal life
• Protection of human rights especially of the marginalized people
• Help the elderly people of our society who are being neglected by their children dumped in old age homes
• Sort out poverty, hunger and malnutrition
• Stand by victims of societal atrocities and raise voices against injustice
• Spreading social values and humanism in the society.
What began as a heartfelt dream of four young students, has now rapidly evolved into a large organization, renowned and recognized for its many successes and growing in numbers each day. Their work is honest, straight from their hearts, and propelled forward by the determination to do good in society.
A Little Contribution as an NGO works for the good of society. Their interest is selfless. They are ready to do anything to bring a little joy and comfort to the lives of those who have none, a touch of love and appreciation into the lives of the lovelorn and lonely not looking for personal gain or monetary reward. So, when their NGO was named as “The Best Youth NGO of West Bengal”, in a national show called DADAGIRI they were shocked yet very honoured and pleased. On the 15th of November, 2014 team ALC won the DADAGIRI Achievement Award for being the “BEST YOUTH NGO in WEST BENGAL”.
Contribution:
• A little Contribution (ALC) as a team aims to help a Village near Kakra Mirzanagar (West Bengal) approx. 200 families to fight against Dengue the deadly disease killing and affecting lives.
• From one to two months before Durga Puja we start buying new clothes to wear each day. These days of Puja remain a joyous moment for Bengalis as well as any other human living in/touring Kolkata or nearby for the poor because they also deserve this happiness.
• The campaign “Pujor Notun Jama” to collect new clothes and distribute them to the needy by ALC has achieved milestones with a collection of a record number of clothes from people in and around Kolkata. Many offered new clothes and some offered old clothes but in good condition. A Little Contribution or the ALC with the thought, with the change of season our clothes to change, as clothes from last year may not fit us now. So, donating old clothes is the best way to alight our wardrobes and also bring smiles to someone who needs them more, made an appeal through social media, which was again responded to positively by donors far and wide. A small gesture with a positive intention proves to be a boon for those who are deprived of having such privilege and to stay happy during the cruel summer or winter season. With this motive, ALC took the initiative of collecting old clothes and donating directly to poor people. Accordingly, after the collection they donated the clothes to 100+ people in a slum adjacent to Kolkata’s Kumhartuli area near railway tracks beside the River Ganga. The children were the happiest. In this campaign from collection to distribution 16 Volunteers participated.
Case Study under the guidance of Prof. Santanu Ray