Archive · 14 Sep 2026
Charitable Trust Expands Education, Skills and Women’s Empowerment
The Human Welfare Charitable Trust helps children, young people and women who have fewer opportunities.
It runs centres in Malad and Naigaon, Palghar.
The Naigaon centre started as an orphanage in 2004 and later began helping the wider community.
Staff encourage children to return to school and provide lessons, computers, books and meals.
Children can learn skills ranging from basic computer use to Python and coding.
Families also receive nutritional support and grocery kits.
Women can earn money through a project that turns old clothes into bags.
The organisation says these efforts can help families move away from poverty.
Human Welfare Charitable Trust supports underserved children, youth and women through education, digital learning and skills programmes.
The organisation operates centres in Malad and Naigaon, Palghar; the Naigaon centre began as an orphanage in 2004.
HWCT provides counselling, education, coding instruction, meals, books, stationery and nutritional support to children and families.
Its “Rags to Bags” initiative turns donated clothes into bags while creating income opportunities for women.
HWCT received special consultative status from the United Nations in 2022.
- Who
- The Human Welfare Charitable Trust, led by Founder and CEO Kalpesh Kabra, works with underserved children, youth, women and families.
- What
- It provides education, digital learning, skills training, nutrition and women’s livelihood programmes.
- When
- The Naigaon centre began in 2004, and HWCT received United Nations special consultative status in 2022.
- Where
- HWCT operates centres in Malad and Naigaon, Palghar.
- Why
- The organisation aims to address limited access to education, skills, nutrition and livelihood opportunities.
- Organisation
- Human Welfare Charitable Trust (HWCT)
- Founder and CEO
- Kalpesh Kabra
- Locations
- Malad and Naigaon, Palghar
- Naigaon centre
- Established as an orphanage in 2004
- Key programmes
- Education, digital learning, coding, nutrition and women’s empowerment
- Women’s initiative
- “Rags to Bags” converts donated clothes into bags and provides remuneration to participating women
- Recognition
- Special consultative status from the United Nations in 2022