Farmers’ sovereignty, which gradually vanished over the years, can be restored through the seed chain under the Sanjeevani programme. Many Indian states have seen an agricultural breakthrough in the mid-60s with the intensive use of new seed-fertilizer technology. Over the years, climate change, unsustainable agricultural practices and water availability have adversely affected the productivity and yield of the farmers.   Seed plays an important

School children from Bhatgram, Saligram and Sindura Lower Primary schools of Cachar District in Assam has adopted healthy hand washing and hygiene practices in their life. Caritas India has taken this initiative to promote hand washing among children to build healthy habits. More than 450 children learnt the globally recognised seven steps of hand washing during Global Handwashing Day 2022 observed under Caritas India’s Assam Flood Response project

I was born in Bohanda Lukudda, Jharkhand. I studied there for up to 9 years in one of the schools named Bohana Government School. Our financial situation and family burden forced us to migrate to Tamil Nadu in the year 2017. My father found a job in one of the estates at the Yercaud as a tree-cutter, and we lived on what he earned. I had to stop my education as there was no future that I could envisage, so I could not live the dream of my life. This

Samvaad, the peace-building programme took Global Handwashing Day to the children of different communities to mobilize and motivate children to improve daily hygiene practices. Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WaSH) is an important component of the Samvaad programme for the welfare of the communities. Global Handwashing Day was observed on 15 October 2022 with children to inculcate the habit of hand washing with soap in day-to-day life. Meerut Seva

Women have always played a silent role in running the houses in Northeast India – Now the new generation of women is stepping forward to break the status quo.   Migration is one of the main problems of Milonpur village in Assam, as most of the men leave for cities like Bangalore, Delhi, Hyderabad, and Arunachal Pradesh in search of better livelihood. Women on the other hand are left behind to take care of children, elders and the household. Farming

Caritas India implores the Community Based Rehabilitation (CBR) team to build solidarity amongst the communities, and promote peace, and brotherhood by giving a better life through the existing opportunities. CBR organized a regional capacity-building workshop for its field teams to facilitate exchange and orient new intervention processes, policies, and key strategic pillars. The programme was organized for its 41 participants from the northern,

The plan of merging Childline number 1098 with the national emergency helpline 112 has raised concerns among civil society and NGOs regarding its effectiveness. Campaign against Child Labour (CACL) in its State level meeting discussed the negative impact of the merger of the CHILDLINE emergency number 1098 with 112. The participants informed that having a helpline number exclusively for the children proved very effective since anyone could contact

Small farmers lack the resources to purchase fruit tree saplings from the nurseries every time. Even if they manage, it does not guarantee the same output and production from the plants. Air Layering Propagation (ALP) technique can help in bringing a good-sized plant in a matter of weeks instead of months or years. It is a method of propagating new trees and shrubs from stems still attached to the parent plant, but a healthy fruit tree sapling grew