About Us
Where Are We Now?
A VIEW moved to its current location at Jibantala, South 24 Parganas in 2014. Since then, we have gradually built our self-sufficient eco-village.Today, the campus includes housing for 16 residents, a separate wing for independent-ready residents, an urban independent-living unit, quarters for resident staff, temporary rooms for visiting professionals, community clinics, a kitchen, and farming huts.
A View of Hope
A Village for Independent and Enterprising Women (A VIEW) is an unlocked residential rehabilitation model unit for destitute women with mild to moderate psychiatric illness, where residents can find community and hope, learn survival and skills, and eventually become independent and able to earn a living. We believe that these women can recover their dignity and become self-sufficient if they receive proper medication and care.
Our Core Values
Simple principles that shape every action at A VIEW
Believe
At A VIEW, we believe these women can recover their dignity and become self-sufficient when provided with proper medication, care, and training in a suitable trade.
Deliver
At our eco-village, residents receive a stable, compassionate environment to consent to treatment, relearn self-care, live with dignity, and acquire marketable skills.
Achieve
We encourage residents to apply their skills for self-reliance, support new enterprises, and work toward family reunification where conditions allow.
Mission
To rehabilitate and empower abandoned women with mental illness through care, skills, and sustainable livelihoods.
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Provide holistic rehabilitation and emotional support
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Equip women with vocational and life skills
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Enable independent and sustainable earning opportunities
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Support reintegration into society with confidence and dignity
Vision
A society where women with mental illness live with dignity, acceptance, and independence.
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Promote societal acceptance and inclusion
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Build secure, long-term support systems beyond hospitals
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Ensure dignity, safety, and equal opportunities for women with mental illness
Dr. Suchandra Brahma
A psychiatrist, M.S. in Psychopharmacology from Mayo Graduate School, MN, USA, and MD Psychiatry from Wayne State University, MI, USA. She has a certificate in Psychodynamic Psychotherapy from Michigan Psychoanalytic Institute.
Suchandra has designed this unique platform of an unlocked setting for psychiatric patients, giving them the power to choose what to do with their lives and the opportunity given to them to get off the streets.
She has been working with homeless women in and around Kolkata for about 10 years now. She continues to practice in community mental health systems, and in other Government settings in the USA.
Leadership Team
Jyoti Iyer
Senior Account Manager
Premasis Brahma
(Founder member)