NGOs in West Bengal

WEST BENGAL

Bhoruka Public Welfare Trust (BPWT) Address: 63 Rafi Ahmad Kidwai Road, Calcutta 700 016, West Bengal, India Phone: 91-33-2217 4019/2244 8092 Email: bpwt@cal.vsnl.net.in Contact person: Biswajit Panda Profile: Works with certain marginalised groups on sexual health issues. Also works with HIV+ people, providing them medical and counselling facilities _________________________________________________________________

Calcutta Network of Positive People (CNP+) Address: 8/1 Bhavani Dutta Lane, Kolkata 700 073, West Bengal, India Phone: 91-33-241 6200 Email: knp_plas@hotmail.com Contact person: Samir Biswas, Sanjay Ghose Profile: A network of HIV+ persons involved in counselling, forming self-help and support groups, information dissemination, advocacy and referral services _________________________________________________________________

CINI-ASHA Address: Amader Bari, 63 Rafi Ahmed Kidwai Road, Calcutta 700 016, West Bengal, India Phone: 91-33-2245 2705/2246 5301 Email: ciniasha@vsnl.com Contact person: Partha Roy Profile: Works to improve the quality of life of socially disadvantaged children living in urban areas through education, health and social mobilisation _________________________________________________________________

Development Management Consultants Address: 34/1 Dharmatala Road, 1st Floor, Calcutta 700 042, West Bengal, India Phone: 033-2441 2186 Email: dmc@cal3.vsnl.net.in Contact person: Rita Dey Profile: Awaited _________________________________________________________________

DIKSHA Address: 7/3 K. P. Roy Lane, Dhakuria, Kolkata - 700031, West Bengal, India Phone: 9831104051, 9830248114 Email: diksha_kolkata@yahoo.co.in Contact person: Paramita Banerjee Profile: Awaited _________________________________________________________________

Enjoy Address: 49/A/1, B P Dey Street, Sreerampore, Hooghly 712 201, West Bengal, India Phone: 91-33-2652 1519 Email: en_joy59@hotmail.com Contact person: Info awaited Profile: Awaited _________________________________________________________________

Sanhita Address: P-108 B, CIT Road, Calcutta 700 014, West Bengal, India Phone: 91-33-2216 1471 Email: sanhita@cal.vsnl.net.in Contact person: Soma Sen Gupta Profile: Bringing together the fractured gender information network into a new and integrated system of information collection, collation, and dissemination. Also working on a resource centre on the gender aspects of HIV/AIDS _________________________________________________________________

Sanlaap Address: 38-B, Mahanirban Road, Calcutta 700 029, West Bengal, India Phone: 91-33-2464 9596/2702 1286 Email: sanlaap@giascl01.vsnl.net.in Contact person: Indrani Sinha, director Profile: Works to combat trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation of women and children in India, and has a shelter for HIV+ women _________________________________________________________________

Sappho Address: c/o A.N, PO Box No EC-35, Calcutta 700 010, West Bengal, India Phone: 91-33-2281 3462 (helpline number; Mondays, 1-3 pm) Email: sappho1999@rediffmail.com Contact person: Malobika, Akanksha Profile: A lesbian group with a helpline number for women in distress _________________________________________________________________

Socio-Legal Aid Research and Training Centre (SLARTC) Address: P-112, Lake Terrace, Calcutta 700 029, West Bengal, India Phone: 91-33-2466 5659/2464 6098/2464 5430 Email: slartc@cal.vsnl.net.in Contact person: Manabendra Mandal Profile: Has a legal counselling centre and free legal aid for persons affected or infected by HIV/AIDS _________________________________________________________________

SPARSHA Address: AE-Rabindrapally, PO Profulla Kanan, Calcutta 700 059, West Bengal, India Phone: 91-33-2591 0334/2436 0161 Email: plwhaf@yahoo.co.in, madhu_sweety@rediffmail.com Contact person: Madhumita Saha Profile: Awaited _________________________________________________________________

West Bengal State AIDS Prevention & Control Society Address: Shed-C, Bhawani Complex, Alipore, Calcutta 700 027, West Bengal, India Phone: 91-33-2448 1192/93/94 Email: sacs_wb@nacoindia.org Contact person: S Suresh Kumar Profile: Government AIDS programme implementation agency at the state level