Caritas India received the Asian Local Leaders for Disaster Resilience (ALL4DR), 2022 Award on 20th September 2022 in Brisbane, Australia. The award was presented by the UN Representative for DRR to Fr. (Dr.) Paul Moonjely, the Executive Director of Caritas India in a public function. The award is given to the local champions who are working towards reducing risk in their communities. The objective aims towards recognising, linking and enhancing

Safeguarding: Creating a Safe Space in the Workplace In today’s social development work, safeguarding takes a centre stage while working with vulnerable groups, as it helps to ensure that the employees carry out their duties knowledgeably and safely. Keeping this objective in mind Caritas India in collaboration with CRS conducted sensitisation on Safeguarding on 19th September 2022 at Head Office, New Delhi. Fr. (Dr) Jolly Puthenpura, Assistant

Three thousand migrant workers would be registered for various entitlement schemes under the entitlement campaign run by Caritas India. The initiative is rolled out from 16th September through 9 diocesan and secular organisations in 8 targeted States of Rajasthan, Punjab, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Haryana, Goa and Gujarat. Caritas India under the Pravasi Bandhu programme is implementing this campaign with the support of volunteers for migrant

Protection mainstreaming is incorporating protection principles and promoting meaningful Access, Safety and Dignity. Ensuring effective protection of populations is increasingly viewed as the main concern of agency and cluster practice in humanitarian response development programs. It is no longer considered acceptable for humanitarian actors and development professionals to focus on material needs without considering the safety, dignity and rights

Caritas India believes that if children are fostered with responsibilities at a young age, they will contribute to the creation of a better world tomorrow. Keeping this idea, the Lavender Army initiative started under Ashakiranam Cancer Care Campaign wherein children were aided and supervised by specially assigned teachers to transform children into a great catalyst for society to bring greater changes. Ashakiranam campaign has organized a training

Interfaith leaders came together under one roof for a collective discussion on peacebuilding and reconciliation on 21st September 2022  The event was conducted by the Caritas India Samvaad programme on the International Day of Peace to sensitize the communities and stakeholders on the importance of this day and inculcate a feeling of peace and brotherhood among the community.  The past few years have witnessed traumatic communal strife with the

Volunteering is a two-way process that benefits both the organization and the individual. It is an instrumental force to promote positivity and sustainable growth within communities, while increasing social connections, improving mental and physical health and improving employability for volunteers. Siddamma, 32, is a known face in Kotanur village for her very kind and humble nature. Almost everyone knows her in the village where she lives with her

Caritas India had organized a 2-day Partner Meet for Strategic Development with a focus on Volunteering and Sharing Communities under the banner of CRS and CIDAL in Bengaluru at Indian Social Institute from September 13-14, 2022, to discuss how Partnerships should be perceived in the current context of post-Covid and FCRA changes. This meeting was strategic in nature considering the essence of the 4 Key Strategic Pillars that are amalgamated into