We need your help to provide education, health, and hygiene to the sex workers and their children in Kalighat, Kolkata (India)
NOTE: Venue & Time change
Join us for our Annual Fundaraiser on
Sunday April 20, 2025
4 PM to 7 PM
for a wonderful program of songs and performances.
Venue: Princeton Manor Clubhouse, 19 Andover Drive, Kendall Park, NJ 08824
Special $65 discount ticket now available - though we really hope you will support our cause with the maximum possible donation.
Thanks!
The Covid-19 pandemic led to a significant loss of earnings for sex workers in India. This, in turn, further worsened their and their children's lack of access to food, shelter, healthcare, and education in the country.
Krishnaa Foundation is a collective run and supported by members of the Indian diaspora in New Jersey, attempting to support sex workers of Kalighat, Kolkata, and their children, in accessing their basic rights to healthcare and education.
So far Krishnaa Foundation has:
Conducted health services and medical camps in 2022
Stood by these women & children during the dark days of the pandemic and have continued to help in times of crises, such as the recent Malaria and Dengue epidemic in August-October 2022
Conducted regular food drives for the sex-worker community in Kalighat between October 2020 to March 2022.
Recent Achievements:
Set up a permanent space in Kalighat where it would provide a safe space and let us conduct regular coaching classes for assisting children of sex workers with their schoolwork, as well as conduct regular telemedicine sessions among other things
Partnered with Doconline for conducting telemedicine sessions with experienced doctors with the aid of an on-site nurse.
