Durgapur Sundaram Creative Welfare Society

The Durgapur Sundaram Creative Welfare Society, an NGO established in 2006, focuses on activities like women empowerment, entrepreneurship, and income Read more generation among disadvantaged women. Based in Santuri Block, Purulia, W.B., it aims to advance the livelihoods of women and adolescent girls, with a team dedicated to gender justice, natural resource management, and livelihood security. The organisation engages rural women in various projects such as Kantha stitch, hand embroidery, agarbatti manufacturing, and decorative candle making, partnering with entities like Essar, Eastern Coal Limited (ECL), and government bodies like MSME and NABARD for support. The NGO's flagship project, the Kantha Initiative, involves collaboration with designers, traders, and market providers to ensure its sustainability. It actively participates in Trade Fares to promote and sell its products, garnering recognition at district and state levels for its work, including winning first place in Kantha Stitch for three consecutive years. Government officials have commended its efforts, reflecting its growing strength and expanding partnerships in its mission to empower women and promote sustainable livelihoods.