• Formation of State Resource Group

A need was felt to meet the demands of Resource persons in the districts to form a Core Resource Group, which could support in sensitizing teachers, stakeholders, civil soceity members by helping the District Authorities in implementing the Right to Education Act 2009 through proper training. A Capacity Building Workshop was organized by Community Action Society in Voluntary Health Association Tower, West Bengal on 6th & 7th September, 2012 which was facilitated by Mr. Subir Shukla. A state Resource Group had been formed of 28 people who are now facilitating on the trainings on RTE Act 2009 in the various districts of West Bengal. A Workshop on this Initiative had also been organized by Community Action Soceity (CAS) supported by UNICEF and in collaboration with Sarva Sikha Mission, Kolkata..

• Special Coaching Camp for Students

Special Coaching Camps were mainly arranged in seven Government High Schools in collaboration with Sarva Sikhsha Mission, Kolkata for the children from classes V-VIII belonging to the Minority Community and SC/STs, as those children tend to drop out in failing to cope with the chores of daily studies, as they lack the back up support at home from their parents/guardians. These special teaching classes, which have also been stated as the one of the important components in the RTE Act, 2009 have proved to be very effective for the children to continue their studies. The teachers, chosen in consultation with the head of the school were subject specific so that they can impart their best knowledge and demonstrate skills to the children.

• Setting up of Library

Right to Education Act, 2009 says it’s mandatory to have a library in every school. CAS in collaboration with Smile foundation has set up a library with 140 different types of books in Chowbhaga Primary School for the benefit of the children to enhance their reading skill.

• Workshop on School Development Plan

CAS has taken an initiative to orient the members of the School Management Committee in preparing a School Development Plan, which is mandatory in all Government/aided schools as per the Right to Education Act 2009. Orientation Workshops have been organized with 10(ten) schools in collaboration with Sarva Sikhsha Mission, Kolkata.

• Child Participation Programme

First time in Kolkata District, this initiative has been taken up by Community Action Society with the support of Save the Children in collaboration with Sarva Shiksha Mission, Kolkata. Nearly, about 600 children from 12 schools participated in the Essay Writing and Drawing Competition on the Right to Education Act 2009..

• Back up Support for the Girl Child

As education is the background and milestone of women empowerment, CAS is providing back up support for the under priviledged girls truly in need for support as they are having difficuly to cope with their studies, from the SC/ST/OBC/Minority Community studying in classes VII, VIII IX in Government schools so that they can continue their education. Mainly this programme is to retain children in the system of formal education thus to make their childhood safe and secure. Dictionary was handed over to each children to enhance their stock of words.