A State Level Consultation Meeting on Disaster Risk Reduction – 11th November 2023 

Lecture on Genetics And Its Applications – 5th September 2023 

A day long course for teachers of Bartika schools – 24th August 2023 

Independence Day Celebration 

Only One Earth Having imbibed and being imbued with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) slogan of ‘Living Sustainably in Harmony with Nature’ under the ‘Only One Earth’ campaign; SPADE crusaders against Climate Change in districts like Purulia, Murshidabad and Birbhum of West Bengal observed the World Environment Day (Monday, 5th June, 2023) with support Read more about Only One Earth[…]

World Environment Day: June 5, 2023 SPADE organized a one-day sensitization program under the Global Programme India supported by CARITAS India & CARITAS Germany. The villagers of Takipur Aabad in the jurisdiction of Bapuji Block of South 24 Parganas under Sundarbans areas participated in the programme. Here, it is a fact that Environmental Degradation and Read more about Celebration of World Environment Day 2023[…]

The Haldia Refinery Unit of Purba Medinipur, in line with Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL), is capacitating the local underprivileged women members on selected trades for promoting their livelihood besides protecting the local ecology and environment under its CER initiative. IOCL has assigned the task to Haldia Samaj Kalyan Parisad, who has engaged SPADE.

To observe his birthday with deepest respect for this towering man of India, especially on his significance in the context of present day, SPADE and IIT Kharagpur Alumni Association, Kolkata organised a special online event on 26thSeptember, 2021 at 6 PM IST (08:30 am EDT). The event had sessions with talks from: Grassroot women leaders Read more about Celebration of Vidyasagar’s birthday – 26th September 2021[…]

Take away of from 2-day webinar on “Technology for the unreached: Policy and Implementation” Introduction Technology is a very important means for a prosperous sustainable society;   technology can bring in destruction as well. Let’s recall “Science is truth and therefore welcome, but it must not be governed by the spirit of self-seeking, for then it Read more about Seminar on Technology for the Unreached[…]

SPADE made another noble attempt to provide clean and sustainable Solar light to more than 1000 poor rural households in Manbazar and Burrabazar blocks of Purulia district. This project was launched by a consortium of IIT Kharagpur, Department of Science & Technology, Government of India and NBIRT. Our past rich experience of installation and support Read more about Solar Power to Poor Rural Households[…]

Barefoot College remains distinct in that the same principles that guided it from inception remains in place despite rapid expansion to places like Africa and Latin America. The Barefoot College is one of the few places in India where Gandhi’s spirit of service and thoughts on sustainability, are still alive and respected. The College has Read more about SPADE and BAREFOOT[…]

Amidst the pandemic and lockdown, SPADE, our NGO, has tried to contribute to the extent it could do so far: A REPORT In view of the pandemic that is sweeping across the country, affecting thousands of people, SPADE has responded to the situation in many ways. SPADE has geared up its teams along with its Read more about COVID-19, SPADE and its SHGs[…]

The Wrath of Amphan On May 2020 Amphan hit Kolkata and West Bengal with a fury that far exceeded the ferocity of 2009 cyclone Aila. Apparently Amphan was the worst storm in over a century. As the storm flattened homes, trees and electric posts, flooded villages and swept away roads and bridges, people who were Read more about Helping the Victims of Super Cyclone Amphan[…]

Self Help Promotion Institutions (SHPIs) is a scheme of NABARD for promotion and Financing of Women Self Help Groups (WSHG) in association with Government of India is being implemented across 150 backward districts of the country. The scheme is an attempt at having Self Help Promoting Institutes (SHPI) to work not merely as an SHPI for promoting and enabling credit linkage of these groups with banks, but also serving as a banking / business facilitator, tracking, monitoring these groups and also being responsible for loan repayments.

Formation of Common Interest Groups (CIGs) and Producers’ Organization under LEDP Introduction: SPADE, Kolkata with financial support from NABARD, RO Kolkata implemented the Livelihood and Enterprise Development Programme (LEDP) at Gopalnagar Gram Panchayat under Manbazar – I Block, Purulia district. SPADE, since 16th May 2012, was promoting Women SHGs under SHPI Project at Manbazar-I Block Read more about SPADE Promotes FPOs[…]

1st Prize in the ARGPE under the theme of Mainstreaming DRR & CCA SPADE receives 1st Prize in the Asia Regional Good Practice Exercise (ARGPE) under the theme of Mainstreaming DRR & CCA on 25th September, 2018 at Bangkok, Thailand. “What is written and said is “We proudly present this award to Calcutta Society for Read more about 1st Prize in the ARGPE[…]

Initiative of SPADE DOMKAL on VRF and PRA Exercises The Community Trainers of DOMKAL developed by SPADE DOMKAL unit facilitating classroom and field sessions on VRF and PRA exercises for the social capital of Hariharpara, Murshidabad from 29th to 31st August 2018.            

Salam Dunia Hindi newspaper has carried Indrajit Dutta’s interview on July 15, 2018 in page 4 Please find link for reference: http://salamduniya.in/index.php/epaper/m/115260/5b4a403b53a01 Page 04 | KOLKATA Edition | Salam Duniya ePaper kolkata Please click on the image above to read this.

SPADE electrifies 50 Huts in village Burrabazar in Puruliya through National Solar Scheme এনজিও-র উদ্যোগে রাজ্যের প্রত্যন্ত গ্রামে বসছে সৌরবাতি নিজস্ব প্রতিবেদন, এবেলা.ইন  | ২৯ জুন, ২০১৮, ১৬:৩৩:০০ পুরুলিয়ার বড়বাজার ব্লকের প্রত্যন্ত গ্রামে প্রায় ৫০টি বাড়িতে সৌরবাতি লাগানো হল সংস্থার তরফে। সৌরবাতির ব্যবহার নিয়ে এবার গ্রামবাসীদের সাহায্যের জন্য এগিয়ে এলো ‘স্পেড’ নামে এক স্বেচ্ছাসেবী সংস্থা। Read more about SPADE Electrifies 50 Huts in Puruliya[…]

Civil Society in India: Opportunities and Challenges 28th May, 2018, Calcutta Society for Professional Action in Development (SPADE) [https://www.spadeglobal.org/] and Civil Society Academy [https://www.civilsocietyacademy.org/] organized a one day consultation at WBVHA, Kolkata [http://www.wbvha.co.in/] to exchange and interact views and ideas on “Civil Society in India: Opportunities and Challenges – Possible areas to explore”. It highlighted Read more about Civil Society in India: Opportunities & Challenges[…]

SPADE received a Special Award from NABARD on 12 July, 2017 For successful implementation and promotion of WSHG program at Purulia Commemorating 25 years of pioneering the Self Help Group Bank linkage programme in the country, the 36th Foundation Day of NABARD was celebrated on the 12th July by West Bengal Regional Office at Indian Read more about Special Award from NABARD[…]

Juginda Alor Pratiksha SHG Sangha: Sustainable rural poultry farming, Domkal block, Murshidabad district Organic poultry farming for sustainable livelihoods of Self Help groups Case study on sustainable rural poultry farming Juginda Alor Pratiksha SHG Sangha was formed on 16-02-2010 under Domkal block of Murshidabad district. Alike any other minority-dominated agrarian village, the members of this Read more about Juginda Alor Pratiksha SHG Sangha[…]

Program sponsored by the Department of Pashimamchal Unnayan, Government of West Bengal 2nd May was the launch of Soyabeen Training Program at Purulia, of one-year duration, sponsored by the Department pf Pashimamchal Unnayan, Govt. of West Bengal. This training will go a long way towards the benefit of villagers, where rainfall is scanty and soybean Read more about Soyabeen Training Program at Purulia[…]

Indian Oil Corporation, Haldia and SPADE Capacity Building of Women SPADE continues to empower the underprivileged women thru capacity building, training etc, in order to ensure a better future for them and consequently an overall improvement in the daily lives of their families. This time it was at Rajarampur, Sutahata block, Purba Midnapore under the Read more about Capacity Building of Women[…]

Field Visit by Tata Power – SPADE at Sutahata Haldia It was supreme satisfaction for us when we visited the villages around Haldia, this week, noticing the dimensional changes in the villages, from a single crop farmland to multi crop, nutritional garden all thru out, a plethora of non-farm activities like tailoring, making of hand Read more about Field Visit by Tata Power at Haldia[…]

Seminar sponsored by Tata Power Convergence seminar at Haldia: March 3, 2017 Tata Power Community Development Trust (TPCDT) is the social development wing of Tata Power which believes in integrating its business values and operations to meet the expectations of it’s stakeholders. Communities ranging from those villages around its plants to those employed by its Read more about Convergence Seminar at Haldia[…]

The year 2014 – 2015 has been a fruitful experience for all of us at Spade. The seeds of development sowed in the last 21 years have continued to yield  good results, and we have carried on with our efforts to engage in affirmative action interventions.  In its relentless endeavour to serve the community, SPADE Read more about General Secretary’s Message[…]

Self Help Groups become Recovery Agents of Banks One fine morning all the members of Agrogami Women Self Help Group of Ladhurka Gram Panchayat under Hura Block of Purulia had gathered in the house of Champa Chatterjee, the Treasurer of the group. All the members have a single claim – Champa’s husband must have to Read more about SHGs become Recovery Agents of Banks[…]

Nabagram Panchayat Nabagram Block, Murshidabad Md. Zahiruddin, a passionate social worker, is the panchayat pradhan of the ‘Nabagram Gram Panchayat’. He shares a very close proximity with the cluster of Nabagram GP i.e. ‘Nabagram Ashar Alo Sangha’. He voluntarily arranges snacks and other refreshments for the cluster and other SHG’s whenever meetings are conducted at Read more about A case study on the Panchayat Pradhan[…]

One Day Interactive Seminar on Sales & Marketing Practices for the SHGs Sponsored by West Bengal Swarojgar Corporation Ltd. (Nodal Ministry – SHG and SE. Department, Govt. Of West Bengal) Location – Across 6 Blocks in the districts of Nadia, Murshidabad from 26th August to 7th September, 2016. These photographs have been taken in Ranaghat Read more about Seminar on Sales & Marketing Practices for SHGs[…]