The dependency on digital technology has made human beings almost a slave to modern technology. The younger generation is especially trapped in mobiles and laptops which have disconnected them from the nature and outer world. Biodiversity Walks are designed for such groups at schools and colleges to encourage and appreciate the existing biodiversity in their local environment. These Biodiversity walks were led by the community knowledge holders who

Caritas India recently organised a Sabal phase – II orientation training for its partner's staff to develop clarity on key result achievements, finalising Detail implementation plan, and bring clarity on various Government schemes under Agriculture, Health & Nutrition. The three days training between 6th – 8th April 2022 were attended by out-reach workers (ORWs), field trainers (FTs) and community facilitators (CFs). The partners were given

World Health Day is a global health awareness day celebrated every year on April 7. The theme this year as set by the World Health Organisation is 'Our Planet, Our Health'. Following the above objectives awareness sessions, health camps, and yoga classes were conducted across the 7 partners of the Surokhit Shaihav program in West Bengal. Focussing on the issue of child rights and the stigma around period & poverty, adolescent girls in our Surokhit

The U3 project orientation cum capacity building programme was organized for seven implementing partners of West Bengal from 5 – 7, April 2022 to provide an in-depth conceptual and operational understanding of the components of climate-resilient agricultural practices, and cancer care campaign and finance management under the Uttoran Program. Directors and Coordinators of BMZ supported Child Rights also took part in the segment of the Cancer Care

Agriculture is a mainstay of the Indian economy and plays an important role in its growth and development. Over two-thirds of the Indian population is directly or indirectly dependent upon agriculture and its allied activities. Small and marginal farmers constitute the large group of cultivators (85%) in Indian agriculture. They have low accessibility to technology, agriculture extension, information, credit, and markets. On the other hand, the food

As part of our endeavour towards social change and development, Caritas India has been working towards mainstreaming and social integration. Through the support of Missio based in Germany, Caritas India is implementing a cluster program titled Samvaad in the Western and Central parts of Uttar Pradesh whereby creating an enabling environment of empowered and sensitized communities where social integration and development are restored. The program

Shubhangi Nagpure wanted to kill herself by gulping down the whatever was left of the pesticide that her husband had consumed to kill himself after he found himself helpless amidst mounting debts. “My life was in ashes, and I found no solace. But the thought of my two young children forced me to live on”, Shubhangi said while recounting the horror that unfolded before her after her husband ended his life on the family’s leased farm on 30 October

Child marriage and child labour are a toxic blend that ruins young lives. Many a time, early marriages are done to bring child brides into forced household chores. This has a serious burden on young girls which leads to health, safety, bodily integrity, and self-determination issues. In rural West Bengal, child marriage, according to NFHS-5, is much higher at 48.1 percent: the figure is 26.2 percent for urban areas. The fact that four out of ten