About Us
Samaritan Help Mission (SHM) is a Voluntary, not for profit organization based in Tikipara slum of Howrah (West Bengal) in India.
Samaritan Help Mission was established in 2001 and is committed to work for the emancipation and empowerment of poor children of the area who previously have been involved in various nefarious activities and local women who lack opportunities to join the main stream of life through education and vocational training livelihood.
To provide developmental opportunities to the poor and needy slum children with emphasis on young girls.
GUIDING PRINCIPLES
TRANSPARENCY: Ensuring transparency at all levels of our work.
PROFICIENCY: Providing creative expertise and strong commitment.
SOLIDARITY: Within our NGO and with the People we aim to support.
JUSTICE: Within our NGO as well as in society.
HUMANITY & DIGNITY: We realize our role as an NGO towards developing a more dignified and equitable humanitarian system. We are committed to imparting long-term empowerment education that helps people get on the path of earning a dignified livelihood.
WOMEN EMPOWERMENT: We promise to elevate women in different sections of society such as education, politics, particularly workforce, and households to bridge the gap created by gendered stereotypes.
INNOVATION DEVELOPMENT: We believe in localised solutions, that is, employing and resources that are not benefitted from privilege and are in need of a platform.
CONSTANT LEARNING: Continuous learning is an essential ingredient of our work. We focus on carefully improving every resource to its paramount potential be it people, material, or talent.
