At the frontline of the climate crisis, the Sundarbans stand with an enduring courage. A recent monitoring visit by Caritas India team led by Fr. Anil Crasta, Assistant Executive Director; Navneet Yadav, Lead- Humanitarian Aid and Disaster Risk Reduction (HADRR); Bablu Sarkar, State Program Associate – WB and Monisha Majumdar, Thematic Associate, HADRR to this fragile delta, stretching from May 5 to 10, 2025 reaffirmed the urgency of climate action

While most children spent their summer chasing, playing, and playing video games, nearly 500 young minds across Kerala picked up brushes, mics, and courage instead, to fight one of the gravest threats to their generation: drug abuse. At the heart of this transformation is Caritas India’s Sajeevam Anti-Drug Campaign, a bold, grassroots initiative redefining how Kerala approaches substance abuse prevention. It’s not just an awareness program; it’s

In an age where plastic goods flood rural markets and youth migrate to cities in search of better lives, one elderly farmer in Assam’s Kokrajhar district has kept the traditional bamboo craftsmanship alive. Seventy-six-year-old Rajen Minj, a respected elder from the Adivasi community in Dalgaon village, is on a mission to revive and pass on traditional knowledge that once formed the backbone of rural livelihoods. What began as a personal effort

Once living on the edge of poverty, migrating for daily wage work and farming less than an acre, Geswar Nayak is now feeding his family, creating jobs, and becoming a role model for his entire village. What changed? A shift from survival to self-reliance, sparked by Caritas India’s Gram Nirman program. Geswar, a marginal farmer from Goplinchuwa village, struggled to make ends meet. With 2.5 acres of land and a family of nine, he had little hope.

Chinnu was once invisible to his community, a child with disability, overlooked and left behind. But his story, shared through a puppet show in Lucknow’s colleges, became a turning point for thousands of students who now see inclusion not as charity, but as justice. In a powerful move toward building a more compassionate and inclusive society, Caritas India, in collaboration with Social Work partner in Lucknow, launched a Resource Mobilization

Caritas India concluded a two-day Partner Review and Planning Meeting for the SAFBIN IV (BIP) programme, calling for a farmer-led approach to climate resilience and food system sustainability. The session, held at the Manav Vikas Seva Sangh (MVSS) Centre in Sagar on 6-7 May 2025, brought together partners and experts to assess the past four months’ achievements and plan ahead for the Kharif season. Mr. Sunil Simon, Advisor from Caritas Austria,

What does 166% growth in millet and 185% in buckwheat look like? In the quiet village of Laitlawsnai in Meghalaya’s South West Khasi Hills, it seems like a group of ten women who dared to dream, dig, and deliver. In just one year, the Mawblei Self-Help Group (SHG) transformed their humble harvest into a thriving enterprise, proving that with determination, knowledge, and sisterhood, even the smallest farms can bloom into stories of abundance. Formed

As India grapples with a growing crisis of irregular migration, thousands leave the country without adequate documentation or security, only to return with shattered dreams. Amid this pressing issue, Caritas India is compassionately reintegrating voluntary returnees into society and restoring their dignity. In recent years, the rise of irregular migration from India to European countries has become a deeply concerning trend. Driven by economic desperation,