A state-level orientation of Sajeevam, an anti-drug abuse campaign, was organised by Caritas India and the Kerala Social Service Forum on February 23, 2023, at the Amos Center in Adichira, Kerala, to free the state from the drug menace. According to statistics, Kerala, which has a population of three crores, reported more than one lakh drug abuse cases in a year. Children and adults are rapidly getting addicted to alcohol and other addictive substances

During the COVID-19 lockdown, Sukra Ganju faced one of the most desperate times of his life. "I lost all sources of income and could not sell anything or meet the family’s basic needs," Sukra recalled. "The situation becomes worse due to the bad road connectivity, which curtailed the transport of my farm's produce to the local market." This situation was common for all the community members in the remote village of Hatimor in Assam, where Sukra

"Acriter et Fideliter in Latin means fiercely and faithfully, which are two qualities that volunteer carers must have," said Most Rev. Mar. Joseph Kallanrangatt, Bishop of Palai Diocese, on February 17, 2023, during the launch of the Ashakiranam Cancer Care program's Care Givers gathering and training programme at the Arima Market auditorium in Palai, Kerala. Bishop said that cancer is not a disease that can be easily prevented by any of us, but

Feelings of insecurity, alienation and discrimination give rise to conflicts or catalyse existing tension. The peacebuilders of the Samvaad programme attempted to solve this problem by addressing these issues by uniting people from different communities under one banner. Every first day of the month, all stakeholders, irrespective of any religion or caste, will gather at the city centre to profess their commitment by singing the national anthem.

Caritas India hosted the European Return and Reintegration Network (ERRIN) donors and collaborators’ visit from Europe to India for a stock-taking interaction of the ERRIN programme through interface meetings with local partners and returnees and onsite visits in Delhi and Haryana.  There were four ERRIN PMU representatives in the delegation: two from BMI Germany, one each from BMI Austria and the Netherlands, and two from Caritas International

JEEVAN-Women Led Empowering Action (WLEA) programme implemented by 11 partners in Maharashtra empowered rural women of Maharashtra to demand and organize 88 special Gram Sabhas in the last six months. Apart from this, JEEVAN increased women’s leadership in grassroots-level democracy and agriculture by creating solidarity and experience exchange platforms. This was shared during the 3-day review-cum-reflection meeting held in Mumbai during 14-16

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Baruipur in West Bengal celebrated the diamond jubilee of Caritas India on February 8, 2023. Palli Unnayan Samiti (PUS), Baruipur, the social development arm of Baruipur Diocese, organised the colourful event. The celebration begins with the holy Eucharist celebrated by Most Rev. Shyamal Bose, Bishop of Baruipur, as the main celebrant, along with Most Rev. Salvador Lobo, Emeritus Bishop of Baruipur, Rev. Fr. (Dr.) Jolly

The third phase of the U3 programme is in line with the key strategic pillars of Caritas India, and it helps improve the lives of impoverished families. The programme fosters and secures self-sustaining climate-resilient, climate-adaptive agriculture and livelihoods through community-owned processes in the states of West Bengal, Karnataka, and Telangana. It has continued the momentum of strengthening and upscaling the PLE approach in order to mainstream