What we did before.
Turiyo Foundation has worked in Chauddhachuli and a surrounding cluster of seven or eight villages in the Haludbari panchayat, Khejuri II block, since 2020. The programmes below have been executed, handed on, or completed. They are listed here as record, not as an appeal.
A single noteworthy methodology united them all.
- 01Community first
- 02Solutions that could survive without charity
- 03Full-time residence rather than visiting
- 04Outside experts brought in and given an open brief
- 05Local people identified and trained to take over
Five projects.
Wound down → residencyTuriyo Foods
Artisanal Food
Reviving handmade Gohona Bori, pickles and preserves while creating income for younger women in the village.
The project
CompletedVidyasagar Nursery
Early Childhood Education
A rural nursery with one blackboard and no funds: new infrastructure, trained local teachers and an entirely new curriculum.
The project
CompletedFALA
Future Arts & Learning Alternatives
A Peace Education project designed by students of Ringling College, Florida, piloted in Chauddhachuli.
The project
CompletedUday Primary Care
Digital Healthcare Clinic
A digital primary care clinic in Chauddhachuli, built with JSV Innovations and inaugurated in January 2022.
The project
CompletedTuriyo Talent Academy
Sport
The Khejuri Mini Marathon 2026: rural children on a start line, and a pathway into organised sport.
The projectWho we worked with.
- Foundation for Innovation in Health (FIH)
- JSV Innovations
- Ringling College of Art and Design
- Davis Foundation
The residency.
Turiyo Foods’ work was redirected into what is now the residency programme — teaching the craft rather than manufacturing the product. For two nights each winter, in a village in Purba Medinipur, we teach Gohona Bori to whoever wants to learn.