Since 1995...

Antyodoy Anath Ashram runs an Orphanage for abandoned and destitute children since 1995 at Paunsi, a remote village in Purba Medinipur district of West Bengal state in India. The journey of Antyodoy Anath Ashram is truly a fascinating one. The journey that started about 27 years back in 1995, through the emotional act of a local inhabitant, Sri Balaram Karan, by giving shelter to a hapless child of a nearby locality, has culminated to today’s Antyodoy Anath Ashram, an orphanage per excellence, where a good number of destitute children are being brought up under the watchful eyes of the Ashram management. It is a fascinating story of a great journey, initiated by one single person, Sri Balaram Karan, an inhabitant of the village, who impulsively brought home an unfortunate orphan in a chilly evening, whom he found desperately searching for food from a garbage bin, at an adjacent locality.

and care the orphan children who have no homes, or single parents disowned by the relatives. AAA purpose is to promote the holistic development of the child through loving care in a homely atmosphere with adequate nutrition and healthy social interaction and to educate all children till they are old and mature enough to venture out independently. AAA activities are framed on the belief that an organization like ours should do more than just provide temporary material relief to the suffering. Antyodoy Anath Ashram support is designed to give people the means to provide for their own welfare for the rest of their lives. This makes them not to remain dependent on the hands-outs of a charity. ‘Instead of giving fish to the starving, teach them how to catch fish’.

Apart from the orphanage, the Antyodoy Anath Ashram has also initiated many philanthropic activities in the area. Setting up of free primary school, vocational & job oriented training, Initiatives for higher education, relief services during natural calamities, charitable dispensary, empowerment of adolescent girls, creche and celebration of different types of festivals are glaring examples in this direction.

The Founder and Secretary of Antyodoy Anath Ashram, Sri Balaram Karan has received many awards for his contribution to the society including “Ananya Samman” from Zee 24 Ghanta, a leading Bengali News Channel.

Broad based objectives in the area of child welfare:

To set up an orphanage for providing shelters to the under privileged destitute children of the adjoining areas and bring them up in a decent manner in a clean and hygienic environment. All the inmates should join schools for regular/formal education. They would also be imparted vocational/professional trainings, so as to make them self sufficient and live with dignity.
To protect the vulnerable children from being abused and exploited in the society.
To open a nursery/primary school for the benefit of the infants/kids of the orphanage and its adjacent localities.
To operate crèche centres for looking after the kids, whose parents remain outside their homes during the day for various assignments.
To provide medical support & services for the children of the area.
To facilitate higher education for the meritorious students.
To take part in the festivals, cultural programs etc. to give the children a taste of social activities.
To rehabilitate the children with interpersonal development skills through education, medical care, building of their self-esteem and social living skills.