Which community will not be happy to know that they will be the co-creator and owner of their own development? That is what was shared in the extensive training organised by Caritas India on the Asset-Based and Community-Driven Development (ABCD) Approach held from June 19th to June 26th, 2023, at Ranchi, Jharkhand. The asset-based community development approach has given a positive paradigm shift from a need-based or issue-based approach to ABCD,

Key findings of the State level research study on Migration were made public in Salem on 27th June 2023 in the presence of Government functionaries (Mrs. Krishna Veni, Asst. Labour Commissioner, and Mr. Murganatham, Labour Inspector), NGOs working in the field of migration, migrant community and 15 HIV+ migrants who were identified during the implementation of the project. The study was commissioned under Caritas India’s Jeevan Nirman program in

Traditional healers and priests hold strong positions in the Korku tribes. In times of emergency, tribals follow their first impulse to rush their kith and kin to the traditional healer in case of illness. It is practically not possible to change their beliefs and value systems from traditional systems to modern health care. Caritas India through its Sabal programme works in the Melghat region to address chronic hunger and malnutrition among the

ABCD is what we learned when we were growing up as a child. But this concept of ABCD is an approach that binds the spirit of our work in the community. Asset Based Community Led Development (ABCD) is an approach and a culture that arises out of the belief systems that people have about themselves and how development happens. Caritas India through the support of Caritas Australia organized an eight-day intensive course and field application training

The rising trends in disasters have increased the involvement of NGOs to respond to the needs of affected communities which necessitates the increased involvement of local authorities, community members and human resources. For an effective humanitarian response to the increasing number of conflicts and crises, it is important to capacitate the local staff on the issues, systems and practices related to working in disasters. Understanding this emerging

The impact of climate change is visible everywhere, but its impact is worse in south-Asian countries. We need to learn climate-adaptive approaches and practices from each other to build our resilience. Knowledge and best practice sharing between developing countries is critical for South Asian countries, which are vulnerable to climate change. All can learn from the knowledge, practises, and solutions that have been tested and proven in different

Caritas India Samvaad Peacebuilding program partner Meerut Sewa Samaj and Agra Dioceses of Social Service was involved in harmonizing minds and cultivating peace by engaging children and adolescent girls by observing International Yoga Day. This was done in a school, Madrasa, and respective communities. The auspicious occasion of Yoga Day served as a platform to disseminate the message of peace and inter-communal harmony. Yoga was practised by scholars

Amidst ethnic disturbance and killing, Caritas India Chairman, Most Rev. Sebastian Kallupura, and Executive Director, Fr. (Dr.) Paul Moonjely visited the ethnic conflict-affected areas of Manipur on 13th June 2023. Since May 3, 2023, Manipur has been under tremendous turmoil due to ethnic conflict between two ethnic groups. The violence erupted over a long-standing demand by the Meitei people for a Scheduled Tribe status. According to the media reports