Swapnopuron Welfare Society is a nonprofit organization focused on providing equitable, community-driven education and holistic development for children and women in the remote Sundarbans region of West Bengal, India. Founded in 2012, the organization operates with the vision that every child in rural India should have the opportunity to realize their potential through quality education, gender empowerment, and community development.
Mission and Purpose
Vision: Every child in rural India will realize their full potential and emerge victorious in life through equitable, community-driven education.
Mission: Empowering first-generation learners, particularly in the Sundarbans, through access to quality education, holistic learning outcomes, and community engagement.
Core Beliefs
Child-centric curriculum: Emphasizes holistic, dynamic education beyond rote learning.
Empowered educators: Teachers serve as mentors and curriculum designers, receiving ongoing professional development.
Community engagement: Sustainable change is achieved by actively involving parents, local leaders, and panchayats.
Operational Model
Swapnopuron functions through a decentralized branch-based structure, with five academic centers and over 900 students enrolled. The academic model includes a six-week learning cycle, peer-led teacher development, and strong community involvement. The central team ensures educational planning, training, child protection, and performance monitoring.
Key Programmes and Themes
Equitable Access to Education: Academic consistency, early childhood support (Montessori), STEM exposure, and continuous teacher training.
Protection, Wellbeing, and Gender Equity: Child protection sessions, mental health counseling, menstrual hygiene education, and specific interventions for at-risk girls.
Women’s Livelihood and Environmental Action: Vocational training in tailoring and jewelry making, fostering women’s leadership, and running livelihood centers.
Community Participation and Cultural Learning: Regular engagement with parents and local panchayats, promoting cultural heritage and values-based education.
Impact in 2024-25
Over 11,600 students reached through child protection programs.
950+ students received mental health counseling.
200 women trained in tailoring, 160 in jewelry making.
Improvement in academic performance: Pre-primary (88%), Primary (78%), Upper Primary (69%).
Received multiple recognitions, including awards for the founder and runner-up in Best NGO category at the ICC Social Impact Awards 2025.
Governance and Compliance
Registered under the West Bengal Societies Registration Act, 1961.
Adheres to CSR, 12A, and 80G tax exemption requirements.
Transparent governance with regular audits and reporting.
Way Forward
Swapnopuron aims to complete infrastructure expansion, secure CBSE affiliation, scale up hostel and digital facilities, introduce financial literacy, and deepen community-led school adoption across more remote areas, working towards a target of serving over 2,000 children.
Imagine a classroom designed to withstand a cyclone, where first-generation learners are breaking the cycle of poverty through holistic education.
Every child deserves the opportunity to learn, grow, and dream beyond their circumstances. Yet, many children in the Sundarbans face barriers such as poverty, poor learning resources, malnutrition, and limited access to opportunities. Moreover, today more than 50% of the male folk have migrated outside the state in search of employment, leaving the wives and children to thrive on their own.
Through the Child Sponsorship Programme, Swapnopuron Welfare Society supports vulnerable, single-parent supported, first-generation learners with access to quality education, nutrition, mentorship, learning materials, and holistic development opportunities. The programme focuses on strengthening foundational literacy and numeracy, improving school attendance and retention, promoting emotional and physical well-being, and building confidence through life skills, sports, creative learning, and leadership activities.
The programme also engages parents, teachers, and community members to create a safe and supportive environment where children can thrive. Special attention is given to children at risk of dropping out of school and those from economically disadvantaged families.
Project Objective:
Our Key Interventions:
150 children who come from:
We appeal to the Tata Run Philanthropic Platform for your support and contribution, which will directly help a child to stay in school, access nutritious meals, build confidence, and unlock opportunities for a brighter future.
Project Location:
Hingalganj (Main Branch)
Paschim Khejur Beria
Kalitala Branch
Sahebkhali
Ghuni Branch
Help us raise funds for our specific needs.
Child Sponsorship
Impact 360 Foundation, FE-68, Sector III, Salt Lake Rd, Near Central Park, Karunamoyee, Kolkata, West Bengal 700106, India
Phone Numbers-+91-9903894994 , +91-8436063099
Email: tsw25k@impact360.org.in