Joygopalpur Gram Vikash Kendra (JGVK)

GVK is a non-profit center in the south of West Bengal/India in the Sundarbans region. Since 2001, JGVK has been running a boarding school and a day school for around 1,000 children, a medical care center and maintains a network of over 2,500 self-help groups of women in the surrounding villages. A particular focus is the conversion to organic farming and the promotion of biodiversity. In 2014, JGVK received the “Biodiversity Award” from the state government of West Bengal for its outstanding work in this area.

The Canopus Foundation has been in contact with JGVK since 2023 and has financed a photovoltaic roof system with a capacity of 50 kWp for the center. In a further step, an analysis of JGVK's electricity consumption and potential savings was commissioned in 2024. The implementation of the recommendations contained therein will be the focus of cooperation in the coming years.