Visit to Thursday clinic

Individuals or groups should arrive by 10.00 am to CINI main campus at Daulatpur village. Visitors will be given a brief orientation of CINI activities, shown around the clinic for women and children, nutrition rehabilitation centre and training activities at CCRC. The visit is expected to last for 3 hours.

Field visit to villages and slum areas

This may be combined with a morning visit to the Thursday clinic in the afternoon, provided an appointment is made in advance or may be organised on any Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday or Friday (except public holidays) with prior appointment. Overnight stay can be arranged at CINI guest house in Daulatpur village for individuals or groups with prior appointment and if accommodation is available, on a minimum donation of Rs. 500/person/day (US $ 10). This will cover food, accommodation and local transport.

Five-day orientation to health and development for women & children

This can be arranged for individuals or groups with prior appointment. This will include field visits to observe interventions provided by CINI targeted women and children living below poverty levels in village and slum areas of Kolkata in the CINI Asha urban programme working with street children and child labour. Visits to the Nutrition Rehabilitation Centre, training activities at CCRC, activities of Adolescent Resource Centre, CINI International, Fund Raising Cell, presentation of research findings of Research Division will also be made. Groups and individuals can arrive daily to CINI campus by 10.00 am and stay on till 16.00 pm with their own transport. Alternatively simple shared accommodation with food at CINI guesthouse, local transport and administrative cost may be arranged on a minimum donation of Rs. 500/person/day (US $10).

Placements for students and research workers

Students, researchers and those seeking practical, short or long-term experience through placements in CINI projects are welcome from India and overseas. CINI has a modest research facility with a limited budget given by donors against projects. A few of CINI's current partners are Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), Tata Institute of Social Sciences, UNICEF, DFID, Population Council, Macarthur Foundation, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine etc.

Such placements will have to be self funded to cover accommodation on campus, food, local travel, costs of fieldwork including the cost of interpreters (Bengali), research assistance if required and administrative costs. Individuals may apply to the Director giving details of their assignments with clearly stated outputs mentioning academic support from parent universities/institutes in a brief letter of intent. Each case will be examined on its own merit and research. Priority will be given to those cases, which will be mutually beneficial.

Valued sponsors of CINI "Adopt A Mother and Save her Child (AAMSC)" programme and "Friends of CINI" around the world

You will be welcome to visit your sponsored mother and child at home or any activity of CINI with prior appointment, on any working day with prior notice to the AAMSC project office. Arrangements can be made to pick you up from hotels/guest houses in Kolkata with prior notice.