How We Help
Our work for the ostracized, marginalized women and their children in Kolkata, India
Food Aid
Education
In 2021 and 2022, Krishnaa Foundation provided educational help to the children of the sex-workers by providing notebooks, pencils and books.
Healthcare
Krishnaa Foundation has partnered with Doc Online to provide regular medical consultations and treatments via telemedicine.
Who we are
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.
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from our Foundation President
Support our cause
Through food donation drives, Krishna Foundation is helping families overcome hunger and regain dignity. Your support can feed not just individuals, but entire communities. Together, let’s build a future where no one sleeps hungry.
Our Programs
Krishnaa Foundation implements a suite of comprehensive programs designed to ensure access to essential rights for sex workers and their children in Kalighat, Kolkata:
Health & Wellness Camps: Medical check-ups, telemedicine, maternal care, preventive healthcare.
Education Support: Coaching classes, school-related aid, educational resources for children.
Safe Spaces & Support: Permanent center for community, emotional support & learning.
Crisis Relief & Nutrition: Food drives, relief during epidemics, ensuring basic needs are met.
Our Impact
In response to a malaria and dengue outbreak, Krishnaa Foundation organized its very first medical camp. In collaboration with DocOnline, we provided tests, medicines, and consultations to those in need.
So far Krishnaa
Foundation has:
From late 2020 through mid-2022, Krishnaa Foundation provided about 250 sex-workers in Kalighat and their families a monthly supply of food rations and other necessities for basic health.
This was during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, when the sex-workers and their children were literally starving. At times when fuel was scarce, cooked food was also provided.
Our Organization
Our Board of Trustees
We are incorporated as a non-profit organization in New Jersey and are a tax-exempt public charity per section 501(c)(3) of the US Internal Revenue Code. We are not a membership organization but welcome all volunteers who wish to work with us.
Our Esteemed Supporters
Our Esteemed Supporters
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An excerpt from Rabindranath Tagore’s Raktakorobi ( The Red Oleanders) performed by Gargi Mukherjee and Golam Sarwar Harun
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An excerpt from Rabindranath Tagore’s Raktakorobi ( The Red Oleanders) performed by Gargi Mukherjee and Golam Sarwar Harun
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