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TITLI: A child to child project
In 1995 the students of Class 6 and 7 of St. Xaviers School had done a pilot project in social justice education initiated by ILO and had undergone a year long sensitsation about the issue of child labour. At the end of the project the students approached the headmaster and asked - could the do something about child labour rather than study or listen or make posters about it ?

Father Bruylants, the then headmaster was only too happy to comply. So a project was initiated by the school named Titli (Butterflies) for boys of neighborhood slums.

ALSOC helps financially by contributing money to this worthy cause, organizes excursions, an electronic center, books. ALSOC first contributed towards this cause in 1998. The good work has continued since. From current year, 2011, Titli has been renamed St. Xavier's Evening School.

TITLI ENDOWMENT FUND
Scholarships Given To The Most Promising Boy For Completing School Education After Leaving Titli - funding his school education. To fund the Titli project Titli Endowment Fund has been instituted through which scholarships, books, tiffin, and other assistances are given to the students. In tune with the Alsoc Vision it is Alsoc's Endeavour to provide basic education and vocational training to all children of Titli, imparting a fair chance to have a bright future.
Members are requested to contribute generously towards the Endowment Fund.
Donations are eligible for deduction u/s 80G of the Income Tax Act, 1961. PAN No. AAATA4446L.


ADOPT A BOY SCHEME
The spirit of Adopt a Boy is steeped in Xaverian tradition. In the early twentieth century, Jagdish Chandra Bose, the great scientist who preceded Marconi in the invention of the radio never cared to patent his invention. Halfway through his schooling, his family could no longer afford the fees of the college, but he stayed on with a scholarship which the Old Boys Association had promoted basically for poor Anglo Indian students.

Adopt a boy scheme, in its modern avatar, was formulated under Rev Fathers when 10 needy students who could not bear the cost of rising school fees approached father for assistance. Fr. Then requested ALSOC towards their education. This scholarship program based on the fact that nobody should denied education on the basis of economic standing.

Way back in 1989, the members of the governing body of Alsoc adopted a resolution, which started the ADOPT-A-BOY scheme so that no students of St. Xavier's Collegiate School, Kolkata would be deprived education due to sudden drastic fall of income in the family. We are pleased to inform that Alsoc remained committed to this noble cause and continued to donate to the school as asked for by the school authorities with the support of our members and well wishers. In keeping with our principles the names of the students so helped are known only to the Rev Fathers.

Friends, you are no doubt aware that school fees of most of the English medium schools have gone up substantially due to the spiraling price index and St. Xavier's is no exception. Currently, tution fees per student per annum at St. Xavier's is Rs. 20,000/- and above, plus other applicable charges. This would call for a similar level of increase in support for the Alumnorum Societas to at least sustain the number of assisted students at the higher level of costs. In this background all the members of Alumnorum Societas and well-wishers are requested to come forward and donate generously to this noble cause. With a contribution of only Rs. 20,000/-, you will provide for the school fee of one boy for one year. This can bring hope and joy to a child that will make a difference to his life and to your own.

Donations are eligible for deduction u/s 80G of the Income Tax Act, 1961. PAN No. AAATA4446L.
The following are the various sponsorships for the adopt a boy scheme.
Rs. 60,000 (Which can provide for the school fees of THREE boys for ONE year)
Rs. 40,000 (Which can provide for the school fees of TWO boys for one year)
Rs. 20,000 ( Which can provide for the school fees of ONE boy for ONE year)

ALSOC CLINIC
The charitable clinic of St. Xavier's Old Boys' Association called Alumnorum Societas was started by the patronage of Fr. Vernon Desbruslais who was himself an old boy of our beloved institution. The free clinic was started in the year 1977, i.e. even before our organization was registered.

In the initial phase it used to run on every Thursday in the Music room of the Primary Department. After about 3 to 4 years of continuous running the clinic used to be held every Sunday mornings. Father Deb, as he was affectionately called, used to personally look after the running of the clinic after the Sunday mass at the chapel.

The clinic had its first fixed venue in a small asbestos thatched room beside the school auditorium. This was started on the 18th of April, 1988.

Slowly the number of patients began to rise and Fr. Deb was very contented with the simple but effective service we could render to the poor and the needy. Thereafter a mobile van was also procured which catered to the poor and the marginalized people of the Calcutta suburbs.

The new premise where it proudly stands now beside Soumitra Sadan was inaugurated on the 11th of April 1999. The oldest philanthropic project of ALSOC was also renamed ALSOC CLINIC. The functioning was reorganized and the stress was laid in treating mostly young children and their mothers, which are the two most vulnerable cross section of our society.

A lofty dream of making the St. Xavier's Campus a disease free zone was put to action by ensuing a massive drive of immunizing the Titli kids against Hepatitis "B" and Typhoid. After its successful implementation the same drive was organized for the demand of expanding the horizon of our philanthropic activities of ALSOC.

BAGI SCHOOL PROJECT: We have continued financial support to Bagi Pouribala Bar Pravabati Mondal Balika Vidyalaya (Bagi School) situated in a remote village in 24-Parganas (South) which is dominated by scheduled castes/tribes with the main object of spreading education for the girl child outside the city limits. Alsoc had planned a roadmap to change the entire environment of the school. This Bagi School has become a role model to other Jesuit alumni institutions.