Institute of Social Work (ISW), a NGO,  formed in 1978 by a group of young, enthusiastic and dedicated social workers. The aims of this organization is to serve for the betterment and the upliftment of the social condition of the poor and neglected section of our society especially the women who have always been the oppressed ones in our society. Our work is mainly concentrated in the rural areas of West Bengal and in the slums of Kolkata, India.

ISW's work focuses on the promotion of women's rights and equality, as well as children's education programmes. Their work includes building social support networks in rural villages on the outskirts of Kolkata, which provide vocational training and legal and emotional councilling to victims of domestic violence, microfinance schemes, as well as educational programmes for marginalised children.  ISW also operates a tution centre in a central Kolkata slum that provides girls and young women with crucial educational assistance. Female children in India are often educationally disadvantaged and this extra-curricular support essential.

ISW seeks to protect children’s and women’s rights by providing communities with access to education, vocational training, microcredit and health services, and by assisting women and children affected by domestic violence.

To find out more about ISW visit their website www.iswindia.org