For three straight days, campaigners of Ashakiranam Cancer Care reflected on their cluster-level progress to plan the roadmap for its future intervention in Kerala to fight cancer. At the cluster review meeting on April 12th, 13th, and 14th, 2023, the campaigners from Tellicherry for the North Cluster, Vijayapuram for the Central Cluster, and Alleppey for the South Cluster, respectively, gathered to support the existing partners in sustaining the

With a coastline of 1962 km, surrounded by water on all sides, it will not be untrue to term the Andamans and Nicobars as “Thirsty Islands”. The rapid rise in the sea level, coastal erosion and saline water intrusion has affected the availability and accessibility of potable water for these island populations. Even with copious rainfall, the geological formations and proximity of hills to the sea contribute to low percolation levels for groundwater

In an environment where an incident has the potential to spark a massive human conflict, some are focusing on bringing peace and harmony through dialogue. This week, Suchetna Samaj Sewa Sansthan Bareilly and Social Work Society Lucknow, both under the Caritas India Samvaad programme, hosted a dialogue with the interfaith leaders for peacebuilding. The dialogue aimed to sensitise the community and the stakeholders, through the interfaith leaders,

A virus that originated in a small corner of Africa, HIV has left its footprints all over the world and is practically a pandemic. People affected by the virus face unremarkable challenges from physiological to social and economic. Hence People Living with HIV (PLHIVs) deserve a variety of services such as medical attention, counselling, treatment for opportunistic infections, health maintenance, in-home care, etc. They are aided in creating assets

Mayawati Devi reached her lowest ebb when she decided to cross the boundaries of her house to earn extra income for her children. The 40-year-old was a homemaker in Akhiyatpur village in the Barabanki district of Uttar Pradesh, barely surviving with her husband and four daughters in agriculture. Her husband was jobless even after completing motor mechanic training. The future of the children was bleak. Mayawati is one of many who face such issues

Traditional healers will extend their services to reduce the infant and maternal mortality of Korku tribe in Khalwa block of Madhya Pradesh and Melghat region of Maharashtra. This was a revolutionary step undertaken under the Caritas India Sabal program to address malnutrition and hunger . Caritas India along with Khandwa Diocesan Social Services and Department of Health and the Department of Women and Child Development (WCD) has taken this step

Violence against children is rampant in our country, and the state of West Bengal is no exception, but the scenario has changed. Child-Friendly Police Stations are established; Children’s Clubs and Vigilance Committees are functional; child marriages are reduced; children rescue or free children from child labour; police personnel and Civic Police Volunteers are sensitised; and child leaders started submitting a Charter of Demands to the West Bengal

Caritas India has taken the initiative to promote millet at the KADAN UTSAV (Millet Conclave) on April 4, 2023, in Sagar, Madhya Pradesh. The event coincided with the International Year of Millets 2023 and served to discuss the sustainable production of millets and bring multistakeholder collaboration and extension services for mainstreaming in local food systems. The event was organised in collaboration with Caritas Austria and Manav Vikas Seva