Anything and everything for justice, anything and everything for right cause.
Started in 2011, CWF works primarily in 7 districts of West Bengal with its working offices at Kolkata & Bolpur/Shantiniketan. The primary focus is on inclusion of marginalised population such as people with disabilities, LGBTIQ+, child labourers and tribal populace.
Disability sports, Paralympics, Special Olympics, Unified Theatre, Unified Sports & Yoga, Accessibility, Disability Rights.
Transgender Basic Healthcare , Call against Patriarchy Campaigns, LGBTIQ+ inclusion, Marriage Equality.
Bridge School for child labourers and dropouts, Right to education, Inclusive Schooling, Slum development.
Rural and Tribal Healthcare, Transdisciplinary Healthcare, Clinics & Diagnostics, Physical and Mental Healthcare.
Started in 2011, CWF works primarily in 7 districts of West Bengal with its working offices at Kolkata & Bolpur/Shantiniketan. The primary focus is on inclusion of marginalised population such as people with disabilities, LGBTIQ+, child labourers and tribal populace.
On Children's Day we share how Icchedanar Pathshala, CWF's inclusive bridge school in Pyarabagan, Kolkata, helps child labourers get ready for mainstream school.
On 20 November we remember transgender lives lost, and share CWF's work since 2012 for dignified transgender healthcare in Kolkata and West Bengal.
Since 2011, Civilian Welfare Foundation's work on para-sports, disability rights, LGBTIQ+ inclusion and healthcare in West Bengal has been covered by national and regional media.
Partner with CWF, a CSR-1 registered, 80G and 12A women-led NGO in Kolkata working in health, education, gender and para sports.
From India's first paramedical training for LGBTQIA+ people to health camps and research, CWF works for trans-inclusive care.
Since 2021, Unified Theatre has brought people with and without disabilities on stage together. Here is the story so far.
How a bridge school in Pyarabagan and a sports programme for women earned CWF projects two IFCCI Best CSR Awards.
How an IOC-backed programme is bringing year-round sport to 600 women with intellectual disabilities in West Bengal.
On 28 August 2025, around 300 people walked through Kolkata for women athletes with intellectual disabilities.
Affordable lab tests and health packages at CWF Labs, Bolpur, with home sample collection. Book online or on WhatsApp.
Support CWF's work in West Bengal. Donations are 80G tax-deductible; CSR-1 registered.
Skill-building programs and sports initiatives help women and transgender individuals gain confidence, independence, and protection against abuse.
Sensitization campaigns challenge harmful stereotypes and foster inclusive communities that stand against violence and discrimination.
Discover how education and awareness programs empower women and transgender individuals while preventing gender-based violence at its roots.
We at Civilian Welfare Foundation believe in making the most of our resources and maintain complete transparency. With less than 1% of our costs are spent on management with all of our members working pro-bono mostly with an ambition of making a small difference in the society we live in. In case you want to contribute to us, you directly make the payment through PayTM or GPay at 9830167177 or you can whatsapp us to get the bank account details.
The denial of basic healthcare to transgenders has been brought to light through a documentary “Beyond Blue and Pink” that seeks to promote dialogue and discussion towardsA creating a trans-friendly way of accessing West Bengal’s healthcare system.
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Transdisciplinary approaches to human health are very new to India and are defined as approaches that integrate the natural, social, economics and health sciences in a humanities context, and in so doing transcend each of their traditional boundaries.
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This book discusses how the ‘Disability’ concept is constructed from various perspectives and how it is conceptualized by and projected through the lens of Indian Cinema. It describes the prevalence of disability, its latest definition, classifications...
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As the world gears up for the opening ceremony of the Paralympic Games in which 19 Indians will be competing, not a single Indian network including Doordarshan has picked up the broadcast rights for this global event. And this has elicited fervent...
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