A brief update on the Topsia Evening Class Education project in Kolkata
I am in regular touch with Parveen our programme co-ordinator and who has taken a special interest in this cohort of young people. This is
Fahim
This is Fahem. Yesterday his mother was crushed to death by a truck. This week Fahem and 19 other young people from our Topsia Evening
Thank you for all your support through 2020
It has been an especially difficult year for India’s most vulnerable communities. But with the support of our wonderful donors and with Tiljala SHED’s hard
Saika’s Story
Saika is 17 years old and lives in a a shelter beside the open sewers of Topsia in Kolkata. She lives with her father, who
Disaster has Struck. Again
I don’t really know how to report this. Disaster has struck. Again. I have, for better or worse, tied myself to the fate of
Bhola’s Story
This is Bhola. He is 16 years old and lives in the Topsia canalside squatters, a row of shacks built on a spit of land
Taking Emergency Relief to the Sundarbans
DONATE HERE Cyclone Amphan Relief Campaign for Global Giving August 2020 On 27th July 2020 Global Giving awarded Tiljala SHED USD3750 for relief for those
We need a new vehicle
DONATE NOW Tiljala SHED’s faithful workhorse – a grey Maruti Suzuki Eeco – is almost beyond use. We desperately need to find a replacement. Bought
Distributing Emergency Rations During COVID19
It is Ramadan, the temperature is in the 30s and this little team has distributed emergency food parcels to 1650 families (almost 10,000 people) over
News from Kolkata during COVID19 lockdown crisis
I was last in Kolkata in January. One woman who has become a friend over the years is Razia. She lives with her disabled husband
New Charitable Trust established to support Tiljala SHED
The trustees very pleased to announce the establishment of a new UK registered charitable trust dedicated to supporting Tiljala SHED and other organisations committed to
“The girls from Tiljala SHED lost all three of their matches but they played their hearts out. They kept practising even during the break”
Rina lives in Topsia Canalside Squatter Community where 710 families live in illegal makeshift shelters beside a stinking open sewer. Rina is 13 years old.