After years of living under deprivation, neglect and a state of ignorance, many in the 4 No. Kuthuri village under Guva panchayat, Morigaon district of Assam is bustling with self-sufficiency, contentment and happiness. Around 89 landless Adivasi families were dependent on tea gardens for their livelihood as they did not have agricultural land. Women members of the family were employed in the tea garden on Rs. 6,000 per month salary which was not

The key staff at the Diocesan Social Service Societies (DSSSs) of Karnataka getting the grip on Caritas India strategic pillars to achieve greater relevance in the lives of the poor and nation-building. DSSs Staff in Karnataka State has attended a day-long refresher on ‘mainstreaming key strategic pillars and children parliament’ conducted by Karnataka Regional Organization for Social Service (KROSS) on April 1, 2022. Since 2018, Caritas India

Smallholder farmers have the potential to alleviate poverty and hunger, but the poor farmers require access to improved seeds, knowledge, infrastructure, linkages, agricultural input, better market, and value addition for their agricultural support. The Smallholder farmers contribute 51 per cent of agricultural output from their 46 per cent of the land but very meagre reforms have been sanctioned to support this section of farmers. In a country like

Service deliveries like Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WaSH) can contribute to peacebuilding by creating a sense of ownership and cohesiveness. Caritas India Samvaad program supported by Missio emphasised creating an enabling environment of empowered and sensitized communities where social peace and integration are restored in 6 districts of Uttar Pradesh. In the 2013 Uttar Pradesh has faced one of the most gruesome communal riots in the country.

Adhering to the Principles of Catholic Social Teachings, Caritas India has over the years strived to make positive changes in society by mainstreaming animation and adopting the people led approach as a major strategy and improving the quality of life of the poor and the weaker sections of the society with a focus on specific thrust areas and the processes of continued reflection, theorizing and renewed action for praxis. As Caritas India is embarking

Caritas India has been conferred with ALERT Being Award 2021 by ALERT under the special category for being committed to preserve the dignity and sacredness of human personality. The award was presented by Dr.J.Radhakrishnan, IAS, Health Secretary, Government of Tamilnadu to Fr. Paul Moonjely, Executive Director, Caritas India in a grand ceremony held in Chennai on 25th March. ALERT Being Awards is a signature event of ALERT that honours humanity.

The demand for high-value food is rapidly increasing, pushed by the growing population, rising incomes, and increasing health awareness. These developments are creating market opportunities for farmers and agribusiness entrepreneurs. But this market demand quality, timely deliveries, and sustaining power which poses multi-faceted challenges for smallholders. The smallholder farmers were pushed down due to poor infrastructure, inadequate support services,

The Caritas India Annual Staff Training (AST) has always been an important annual event providing an opportunity for mulling over issues collectively with the ultimate aim of effectively using the insights into building a better performing organization and the collective learning experience into a more unified organization and entity. Following a gap of 2 years on account of the covid situation, the CI AST 2022 was held on 16th - 18th March 2022