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Bridging Divides, Caritas India’s efforts in fostering harmony, and providing healthcare

Caritas India has been actively involved in promoting peace and harmony in seven districts of western Uttar Pradesh for the past two years. The organization recognizes the importance of fostering understanding and cooperation among communities with diverse religious and cultural backgrounds to prevent any instances of violence or communal strife. To achieve this goal, Caritas India partners have organized various awareness and sensitization programs

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Medical consultation and orientation on healthy contact for PLHIV in urban slums of Delhi

The spread of HIV among the destitute and poor is a major worry that necessitates immediate lifesaving healthy contact, health monitoring, and proper drug therapies. Many people with HIV/AIDS do not take associated risks seriously and refrain from seeking medical care. They even hide their infection as long as possible and seek medical attention only when their illness reaches a life-threatening level. Given the prevalence of infections in India,

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Child Rights Network members unite for 44-Day Child Rights Campaign in West Bengal

North Bengal Child Rights Network (NBCRN) members working for child rights in West Bengal came together for a state-level planning meeting to discuss the upcoming 44-day Child Rights Campaign on 9th May 2023 at Anugyalaya Darjeeling Diocese Social Service Society. The campaign aims to raise awareness about child rights and their importance in society. The meeting was attended by representatives of ten member organisations namely Edith Wilkins Street

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Making market work for the poor: Capacity building on value chain approach and farmer producer organization

The Gram Nirman programme team conducted two days of training about the Value Chain Approach and Farmer's Producer Organisation (FPO). Mr. Pradipta Kishore Chand, a theme specialist, facilitated the entire learning process for the team and addressed the necessity for and importance of the value chain approach, as well as the nitty-gritty and benefits of Farmer Producer Organisations, with the team. The team learned about the FPO's structure and activities

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From Growers to Sellers: An Empowering Story of a Peasant Village

The 200-odd households of Dhamnod earned their living by selling farm produces to traders who would visit the village every week. The villagers got very little profit because they had no alternative other than selling their produce to middlemen who would pocket most of the profits. The absence of a local market caused a double money drain for the community of this remote village in the Vidisha district of Madhya Pradesh. “We had to spend our savings

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From Strength to Strength: The Inspiring Journey of an SHG promoted under U3 program

In a small village in Karnataka, a group of women came together to form a self-help group (SHG) promoted by the Belgaum Diocesan Social Service Society (BDSSS) under Caritas India’s U3 program. The SHG aimed to strengthen the economic situation of its members and promote sustainable livelihoods in the community through a collective venture. With the support of Caritas India under the U3 program, the Shree Laxmi SHG started off well and began functioning

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Building a Synodal Caritas: Knowledge at the core

The 104th Annual Governing Board Meeting of Caritas India saw the release of climate adaptive, migration, and child development knowledge products on May 3rd 2023. These knowledge repositories are a perfect evidence-based example of encompassing the humungous work undertaken by Caritas India together with her partners. Hosted in New Delhi, the meeting began with the opening words of Fr. Paul Moonjely, the Executive Director of Caritas India, stating

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Promoting system leadership: An initiative of regional alliances

Caritas India and CRS along with the Regional Fora have organized two days of Stocktaking of the Regional Forum Accompaniment Program (RFAP) on the 4th & 5th of May at Caritas India, New Delhi. The purpose of the meeting is to take stock of the progress of the Regional Fora Accompaniment (RFA) Programme aimed to develop a Regional Strategy Plan (RSPs) in line with the Key strategic Pillars (KSPs) & mainstreaming across Regional Fora with

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