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Entrepreneurs started farmers’ fair on highway

Local farmers made fresh produces easily available to consumers at highway shops. Situated at the bustling national highway in Guwahati, Farmer’s market is taking all the limelight. A glimpse of different colourful stalls will fill you with excitement. This is no normal farmers’ fair but an initiative of Guwahati Gana Seva Society (GGSS), a Caritas India partner under the FARM program to promote farmers’ agro-based products among the consumers.

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How Most Significant Change can help in monitoring and evaluation

In the Development scenario, change takes place in varieties of spheres but the challenging part is to document the change. The Most Significant Change approach is a qualitative and participatory form of monitoring and evaluation based on the collection and systematic selection of stories of reported changes from development activities. It is the most valuable source of information to record the change in people’s lives. Caritas India has planned

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Regional Inclusive Children Parliament draws attention on issues affecting younger generations

United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) articles 12, 13 and 15 recognize the basic rights of children by delineating the importance of promoting participation. Putting this idea into practice and exploring the true potential of children, Regional Inclusive Children Parliament was introduced for young children aged between 6 – 18 years. Caritas India’s partners Anugyalaya Darjeeling Diocese Social Service Society and Seva

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Reintegrating Voluntary Returnees into society

After staying in France for 16 years, Mr. Bhakshinder Singh decided to return to his home country due to a family emergency need. He travelled to France as a tourist but later extended his stay and became irregular migrant. He spent his initial few months doing some errands for livelihood but later got a job in a restaurant. A major portion of his salary was sent to support his family. His objective of extending his stay in France was  solely to

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Karnataka farmer uses multi-cropping method for enhanced income

Rachappa Basappa Pagad has changed the course of his livelihood after practising the multi-crop method of cultivation which is promoted by the Ujjivana program in his village. According to the State programme associate of Karnataka, Rachappa is earning an income of Rs. 40,000/- per month from his 3 acres of land at Kogilgeri Village of Alnavar Taluka of Dharwad District, Karnataka. In 2017, Rachappa took the first step to joining the farmer’s group

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Samvaad Interface meeting to sensitize the community on Peace

Caritas India has always been at the forefront in its continued humanitarian effort to support the most marginalized sections of society. Peace is one of the important components of sustainable development Goals and Samvaad (dialogue) is a catalyst that paves the way to holistic development. The objective is to educate people and make them conscious and concerned about peace for social justice, dignity, cooperation, and self-reliance. It is a long-collaborative

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Orientation of U3 partners on baseline data collection

Fostering and securing self-sustaining climate resilient-cum-adaptive agriculture and livelihoods is the objective of the U3 programme running in West Bengal, Karnataka and Telangana. The programme targets 10,359 households of the marginalized farming community, but understanding the current status is vital to measure the change in future. Caritas India conducted a virtual orientation on Baseline Data Collection for the U3 programme partners on 11th

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Regional CSO Networking Meeting

Caritas India and Khandwa Diocesan Social Services (KDSS) jointly organised a half-day regional civil society organisation meeting with all the NGOs working in the Khandwa region of Madhya Pradesh. 11 NGOs were invited for the networking meeting out of which 8  attended, namely MMK Foundation, Jan Sahaas Foundation, Divyaang Ekta Kalyan Manch, Divyaang Gati Shakti Manch, Vishwas, Navjeevan Trust, Khandwa Diocesan Social Services and Caritas India.

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