‘Dhobi Ghar’ launched

Anjali, a spacious, automated laundry service at Kolkatta Pavlov Hospital, which would open doors for hospital inmates, who recover from mental illness, to the world of employment and life of dignity. Dhobi Ghar will aim to develop a ‘replicable model’ through a multi-sector collaboration in providing employment opportunities for long staying, abandoned and recovered people from mental illness staying within the hospital, to recognize their potential and capabilities.

Dhobi Ghar will employ 24 women and men at a time, who have lost out on several years inside the fringes of a mental institution. They will earn Rs 257 for each day of work and money will be remitted in their respective bank accounts.

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