On November 23, 2022, Gram Nirman quarterly programme review was conducted at Xavier Institute of Social Action (XISA), Raipur where, 18 community educators along with regional Gram Nirman staffs participated to witness the successful implementation and documentation of different practices and innovations. The main objective of the event was not only to review the progress but also to help to identify the gaps and take appropriate measures while

Food, the bedrock of our human existence is under threat due to the growing population and climate change. The projected population of 2050 will cross 9 billion with more people to grow and even more to feed. Over the last many decades, agriculture has unarguably served the needs of the people by providing food for growing populations. This scenario is fast changing due to the unsustainable use of natural resources, rapid Climate uncertainty and

The Catholic Church in India through Caritas India runs a cancer care campaign in Kerala called Ashakiranam to support patients and encourage preventive measures against health hazards. Launched in Ernakulam district in 2014, the campaign is now rolled out in all districts of Kerala and expanded across state lines. The campaign has employed various methods to reach out to cancer patients, including Surveys, Detection camps, Mobile screening, Patient

Jubilant celebrations were held in different locations across West Bengal State to commemorate the “National Children’s Day 2022 Every year 20th November is celebrated as World Children’s Day. It’s on this day United Nations General Assembly adopted the Declaration of the Rights of the Child and the Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC). Caritas India’s Surokhit Shaishav (Promoting Safe childhood) programme in West Bengal celebrated

Programme Extension Associates and Community Educators from Northeast Region of Caritas India’s Community Based Rehabilitation (CBR) programme assembled at Guwahati, Assam for an exchange and cross-learning of achievements, solutions and challenges of the programme.  The participants gathered for a Training of Trainers meeting at Don Bosco Institute, Guwahati during November 7-9, 2022. Fr. Sushil Modi, Administrator of Caritas India said Caritas

Women make up about 33% of cultivators and about 47% of agricultural labourers in rural India. This makes women a key contributor to agricultural development along with men to address food and nutrition security in the country.  Women are often either homemaker themselves or by default because men are working in the field. In developing countries, women still hold less land than men and have less access and control over it.   "Being a

Hemlata Nag a school girl of Netanar village in Jagdalpur block, Bastar District, stated, "My mother restricted me from entering the kitchen for three days and provided me with a separate room to stay in." When a girl has her first menstrual period in Bastar, Chhattisgarh, she is referred to as a 'Kachuk Muryali,' which means she has reached adulthood and is able to wash her own clothes. Adolescence has been recognized as a special period that requires

For the first time after the Covid-19 pandemic, Caritas India has organized an in-person induction for more than a dozen new staff to learn from the management and programme leads about the functioning of Caritas India in the social development sector. All 31 new joiners were identified and 26 attended the induction at Caritas India Head Office from November 14-16, 2022. The sessions were customized keeping in view the current organizational requirements