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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
Our Societas started the Adopt-a-Boy Scheme in 1989 to render financial assistance to ensure that our less fortunate brethren in St. Xavier's Collegiate School are not deprived of a high standard of education solely because of economic reasons. Assistance is given to students recommended by the Principal.

The support of Alsoc members and well-wishers has been able to raise sufficient funds to fulfill our unwritten commitment for financial assistance covering the Tuition Fees of St. Xavier's Collegiate School boys during the current year as suggested by the school authorities. Alsoc members from different parts of the world have contributed generously towards this fund, under the leadership of Mr. Mukund Kajaria. We also received handsome donations from the family of our late beloved Rev. Fr. Camille Bouche who have promised continuous support for this scheme. We have instituted a new scheme in honour of his sacred memory, namely "Rev. Fr. Camille Bouche Adopt-A-Boy Scheme". I am sure that their support will be forthcoming in the years ahead.

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. 75,000 (Which can provide for the school fees of THREE boys for ONE year)
Rs. 50,000 (Which can provide for the school fees of TWO boys for one year)
Rs. 25,000 ( 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.