Through Mission S.E.E.D. (Support Education & Ecosystem at Delta), we have officially partnered with Swapan Suin (Mangrove Boy of India) (Mangrove Boy of India) and the Sukher Swarga Foundation for their school - Safalya Academy.
We are tackling 3 frontline challenges simultaneously with 0% administrative leakage:
- 🧒 Child Education: Securing immediate classroom continuity.
- 💼 Livelihood: Guaranteeing salaries for local educators to keep capital in the village economy.
- 🌱 Ecology: Deploying native mangrove saplings to defend vulnerable riverbanks.
Groundwork is moving fast, from the new washroom infrastructure to frontline planting.
Stay tuned for day-by-day transparency updates right here in the space!
Track the live progress and data here: Mission Updates
For years, I had a quiet dream: to build a library where anyone could walk in and read without hesitation or barriers.
Today, in a quiet corner of the Sundarbans, that dream came alive. All thanks to Swapan Suin.
At Safalya Academy, we’ve officially opened the Subhash Library (সুভাষ গ্রন্थागार / सुभाष पुस्तकालय) - named in honour of our director and my father, Shri Subhash Prasad Kumar.
The most special part?
Every day after 12 PM, this library is completely open to the public.
Anyone from Manipur village and the surrounding riverbank - whether a school student, a young adult, or an elder - can walk in, sit down, and spend time with these books.
To be honest, real ground impact has never been just about planting saplings. While our mangrove and palm bio-shields protect vulnerable riverbanks from erosion, lasting transformation happens only when minds evolve.
That’s why these shelves aren't just stocked with school syllabus books. We’re curating literature, science, and progressive philosophical works to encourage independent, critical thought. Because power cuts are a daily reality here, we’ve also installed rechargeable study lamps so evening reading never stops.
Seeing local residents and children with books in their hands brings a kind of peace that words can't capture. Safalya Academy is truly the beating heart of our foundation family.
A sapling holds the soil today; an enlightened mind transforms the world tomorrow.
Thanks to our donors, who believe in us. 💚
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On Swapan Suin’s (Mangrove Boy of India) birthday, our ground team and local students achieved an incredible milestone for Mission S.E.E.D.: preparing nursery beds and potting packets for 8,000 mangrove seeds in just 2.5 hours.
This rapid ground mobilization marks the official kickoff of our nursery phase. Mangroves serve as the delta’s frontline defense against storm surges and coastal erosion. Through our tripartite model, this initiative directly integrates:
- Ecosystem Restoration: Laying the foundation to grow thousands of coastal shield trees.
- Community Livelihoods: Creating fair, dignified daily work for local delta residents.
- Childhood Education: Funding local schooling and climate literacy for coastal youth.
Operating under our 100% zero-leakage policy, all contributions go straight to ground operations, nursery materials, and community wages.
Track our ongoing progress or support the plantation drive here:
Providing a secure and covered facility makes a world of difference for the students' daily experience. Your continuous support is helping us build a better educational environment in the Delta region.
Thank you to all our donors for driving Mission S.E.E.D. forward and directly impacting these children's lives.
Our students just completed an incredible project that perfectly bridges the gap between ecological awareness and compassion for living beings!
Instead of letting old cardboard cartons go to waste, the students worked together to engineer and decorate them into safe, weather-resistant birdhouses.
Through this single activity, they learned two vital lessons:
The Power of Reuse -
Seeing firsthand how everyday materials can be repurposed, keeping waste out of landfills and embracing sustainable habits.
Active Compassion -
Understanding that our actions directly impact wildlife. Providing shelter for birds helps nurture a deep-rooted respect and empathy for non-human life.
It is inspiring to watch these young minds realize they have the power to make the world a kinder, greener place.
Thank you to all our donors for making these moments possible!
We organised a free eye check-up and glasses distribution at Safalya Academy campus.
Irrespective of age. 💚
Planted mangroves this Sunday, and the wind was blowing like anything! But nothing stops us from building up the Sundarbans.
Want to stand with us and support this mission? True grassroots impact happens when we protect our ecosystems together.
Claim your tier and back the mission here: Support Mission S.E.E.D. 🌱
Hopefully, we will have a bathroom at our school this week, if rain doesn't disturb again. 💚
Thanks to the incredible donors who stepped up for Mission S.E.E.D., the local educators at Safalya Academy have officially received their salaries.
By keeping capital in the village economy, we aren't just protecting a child's education - we are sustaining the community that makes it possible.
To everyone who contributed, thank you for standing with the Sundarbans. True grassroots impact in action. 🌱
Within 1.5 years
Major global summits are explicitly framing the climate crisis as a fundamental threat to youth welfare, leading to increased funding for localised climate literacy and child-centric adaptation strategies."
Source - https://unfccc.int/sites/default/files/resource/YCC%20Report%20Feb%202024.pdf