World AIDS Day 2022 was celebrated around the globe on 1st December. This year’s theme, “Equitize, “ aimed to instigate conversations and concomitant actions around societal inequity to tackle the disease effectively. The arduous battle against HIV entails acknowledging and engaging with the myriad challenges faced by many marginalised groups, besides addressing the need for the availability of quality HIV treatment and efficient testing, and

Meghalaya’s subtropical forests are full of rich flora especially wild edibles and medicinal plant species. It is home to more than 3500 flowering plants, 352 orchids, 40 bamboo species and about 800 medicinal plant resources. The indigenous people believe that there are many wild edibles and medicinal plants that can cure any ailment. Mustem village located in Thadlaskein subdivision of Jaintia Hills district in Meghalaya took the initiative to

“I have been working as a labourer for the last 37 years harvesting crops for other farmers in my area. Now, I cultivate in my own land and harvest, as we are the owner of the land”, exclaimed Ms. Kabita Oran an empowered Farmers’ Cluster Group President, from Naxalbari, Darjeeling in West Bengal. Village Jiwanjote of Hatigisha Gram Panchayat of Naxalbari block, Darjeeling district, consists of 95% tribal population while Nepali and Kumar make

Day by day the productivity of the land is decreasing in Sundarbans. The amount of production has considerably gone down over the years. Even if people manage to have good produce, they do not get a fair price. The world’s largest contiguous mangrove forest is affected by frequent cyclones, erratic monsoon rain, and rising sea levels due to climate change. These climatic phenomena have threatened the existence of this island, its forests, and its

Resource mobilisation refers to all activities an agency or organisation carries out to secure new and additional resources, be it financial, material or human. Mobilising resources is the need for the programme’s sustainability and advancement of its mission. Quilon Social Service Society (QSSS) is the official social development organisation of the Catholic Diocese of Quilon established to promote, facilitate, coordinate and conduct social action/

The 52nd Development Dynamics Course (DDC) 2022 is an 18-day training programme for the Directors and senior managers of organizations working for social development across the country. It started on 22nd November 2022 and continues till 9th December 2022. DDC comprises of various modules like Catholic Social Teachings (CST), Social Analysis (+gender perspectives), Community Mobilization, Project Cycle Management and Result based management, Development

The life of migrant workers in India continues to be affected due to mobility limitations brought on by the Covid pandemic, as now their survival depends on low-paying occupations in the unorganised sector. Caught in Hobson’s choice, the migrant workers accept any job offered regardless of compensation or working conditions. This has also increased their dependency on unauthorised contractors and recruiters many of whom pressure them to work as

Agriculture is the primary source of income for rural communities of Chhattisgarh. The State’s agriculture economy is characterised by reliance on nature, low investment, low productivity, monocropping, insufficient irrigation facilities, and small and marginal land holdings. Unirrigated land accounts for 92% of total cultivated land. The state's cultivable land resources have a high potential for increased production. On the other hand, soil fertility