Working with Kolkata’s underprivileged and marginalized groups, especially the rag picker communities.

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Tiljala SHED is a grass roots, apolitical, non-religious, not-for-profit organisation

We work hand in hand with various communities especially women and children.

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Our Origins-

Tiljala SHED was created in 1987 by a handful of youth from Tiljala realizing the needs of the people living with misery, suffering, and hardship in their day-to-day fight for survival, struggle, identity, and dignity.

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Help us make a difference in our efforts to impact the lives of the most vulnerable communities

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Completed Projects


Education for 600 Vulnerable Children in Kolkata

Alternative livelihoods for 500 ragpicker families

Emergency Food and Medicine for Kolkata’s Poorest

Tailoring Skills for 50 Girls in Kolkata, India

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Registered under FCRA,1976 Under Ministry Of Home Affairs, Govt of INDIA, New Delhi.

All donations are Tax-deductible under section 80G.

Need more information? Call us at +91 9831413187 or +91 9331020633

Some Love From Our Angels

Lee-Alison Sibley-

Educator, Writer, Performer,USA

I am in awe of what they have accomplished and I shall continue to support them in their efforts – it is my human duty to do so.

Sébastien Haye –

Managing Consultant, E4Tech -Switzerland.

What strikes you in Kolkata is the power of life, it is the energy TSHED staff and their beneficiaries are spending every day to improve this reality and help the next man.

Jeremy Seabrook

English author and journalist

The devotion of teachers in some of the girls’ schools in particular, was deeply affecting, since they were giving their services often for very small reward.

From The Blog

  • Qumrun, the changemaker of Topsia

    Qumrun, a daughter of a single mother. Her father left them when qumrun was still very young. She cant recall her father’s face. But her mother Tabassum worked day and night to keep the family moving. She has one younger brother and a granny. Tabassum is a ladies tailor by profession and earns a small…

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  • Anjum, an inspiration in Topsia

    Anjum,17, resides beside the canal sewage in Mazdoorpara, Topsia with her family of five. Her father does cleaning work in a factory. Life is a daily struggle for families like them. Staying here beside the sewage canal where health and education remains a major challenge, she still has hope that it will become better over the…

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  • Taekwondo is changing young lives

    These children come from the Topsia Squatter Community – a strip of land between 2 sewage canals. They are among the poorest and most marginalised in Kolkata (Calcutta). Opportunities for these children are rare but, thanks to you, Tiljala SHED provides a safe space and educational support for 600 children for 3 hours every day…

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