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Welcome to Quabit: starting with education and healthcare in Kolkata
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Quabit — your helping hand — is a new community initiative based in Kolkata, West Bengal. We are starting with two things that shape almost every part of a family's future: education and healthcare.
Why education and healthcare?
A child who falls behind in reading and maths in the early years of school often struggles to catch up later. A parent who cannot afford to take a day off for a health check-up may ignore a problem until it becomes an emergency. These two challenges are closely linked: children who are unwell miss school, and families facing large medical bills often cannot afford books or fees.
We believe that patient, practical help — delivered close to where people live — can make a real difference to both.
What we want to do
Our first set of planned initiatives is listed on our Programs & Projects page. They include:
- After-School Learning Circles — small groups where children get regular help with reading, writing and maths.
- Community Health Check-up Camps — basic screening and guidance with qualified medical professionals.
- Healthy Habits in Schools — practical sessions on hygiene, safe water and nutrition.
Each of these is at the planning stage. We will only describe them as active once they are actually running, and we will publish results only when we can back them up with evidence.
How we intend to work
- Dignity first. We will not publish photos or stories of the people we work with without their informed consent, and we will not identify children.
- Honest reporting. Figures on this website will be real and sourced, or clearly marked as not yet available.
- Safeguarding. Volunteers who work with children or vulnerable adults will go through checks and agree to our Safeguarding Policy.
- Openness about where we stand. Quabit is not yet a registered organisation. You can read exactly what that means for donors on our Transparency page.
How you can help today
The most valuable thing you can give us right now is your time and skills. We are looking for founding volunteers — teachers, students, doctors, nurses, designers, writers, organisers and anyone who cares about their community.
You can also get in touch if you represent a school, clinic, residents' association or company that would like to work with us, or subscribe to updates to hear when our first programmes begin.
