Samaritan Help Mission

It was the passionate appeal of a child in the year 1991, wanting to go to school that prompted the founder of this project Mamoon Akhtar to start tea Read moreching 5-6 children in his own house in the Tikiapara slum. As the residents of the area became aware of this “school”, more and more children started coming and there was no place to seat them. Mission is to provide developmental opportunities to the poor and needy slum children with emphasis on young girls. Also; provide them with quality education and to impart life skill education, so as to explore and develop their hidden talents and capacities. To train them for secured livelihood so as to lead productive and fruitful life with self-esteem and self-dignity and to rise above the narrow consideration of caste creed, community religion or language and to build a strong nation.

SHM's vision is to provide access to quality education, life-skill training and multi-specialty healthcare facilities to empower and support the underprivileged population of the Tikiapara and Bankra slums. Their mission is to provide developmental opportunities to poor and needy slum children, with emphasis on young girls, by providing quality education and life skill training.

Since 2001, SHM has grown from teaching 5-6 children in the founder's house to operating multiple schools and programs serving thousands of beneficiaries in the Tikiapara and Bankra communities.