About Smt. Uma Guha
Smt. Uma Guha was born in Myanmar (erstwhile Burma) in the year 1932. Her family relocated to Kolkata in the late 1940s. She displayed interest in and empathy for the causes of others early in her life.
She carried out her social activities through Sri Ramakrishna Pathachakra & Sevakendra, which was established in 1958 and she was one of the founder members. She supported child education, child health, nutrition and most importantly infused a sense of dignity among the children and women of the weaker section of our society till her death in 2021.
Smt. Uma Guha was also very passionate about Indian Classical Music and was an avid Sarod player. She was a disciple of Smt. Annapurna Devi and Dr. Ali Akbar Khan for major part of her life and imparted classical music lessons to many young and budding musicians. She has been actively associated with spreading the legacy of Baba Allauddin Khan’s Maihar Gharana all her life.
The vision of Uma Guha Foundation is essentially continuation of her social activities in an expanded form & scope and the Foundation will strive to take the spirit of caring further.
Few Unique and Innovative features of Uma Guha Foundation
No Cash Transaction Policy
Uma Guha Foundation strictly follows a “No Cash Transaction Policy“ . We neither accept any donation in cash nor we make any cash disbursement. All our transactions are completely digitized.
Direct Bank Transfers to Colleges or Tutors
All financial aids are directly transferred to the bank account of the College or the Institute where the student is studying or to the bank account of the private tutor.
Memorial Scholarship
It is a unique feature of Uma Guha Foundation by which when a donor supports a student of Uma Guha Foundation for 6 months or more, the donor has the privilege to name the Scholarship given to the student in memory of someone beloved from the donor’s family or friends.
Absolutely Transparent Platform
Uma Guha Foundation provides an absolutely transparent platform to all the donors. The donors get periodic information about how their valued contributions are being utilised by the Foundation.
Our Students
Debjit Ghosh
Saraswati Chettri
Souvik Das
Mousumi Das
Debnath Ghosh
Saswati Hazra
Dipanwita Ghosh
Pratima Jana
Rikta Biswas
Rohit Dey
Srabani Hasda
Refali Mahata
Soumashree Paul
Budhrai Mandi
Khatija Khatoon
Piu Shaw
Sreemon Sarkar
Raya Dwari
Rajnandini Das
Child Education
Child Healthcare
Child Healthcare
Child Healthcare
Our Focus Areas
Child Education
We help local nonprofits access the funding, tools, training, and support they need to become more.
Child Education
We help local nonprofits access the funding, tools, training, and support they need to become more.
Child Healthcare
We help local nonprofits access the funding, tools, training, and support they need to become more.
Health Education and nutrition
We help local nonprofits access the funding, tools, training, and support they need to become more.
Livelihood
We help local nonprofits access the funding, tools, training, and support they need to become more.
Support during natural calamities
We help local nonprofits access the funding, tools, training, and support they need to become more.
Our Values
◈ Dignity: We believe that every individual has the right to honour and respect
◈ Empowerment: To enable those in need to create a better quality of life for themselves and their families.
◈ Passion - We are passionate about serving distressed lives.
◈ Transparency: We uphold utmost clarity in our thoughts and actions
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