“I would like to provide training to the younger generation girls/boys those who are showing interest in taking up tailoring classes,” said Ms. Poonam (Name changed). She lost her tailoring job during the Covid pandemic and had to depend on her husband who is a labourer. She expressed her happiness to receive such overwhelmed support- sewing machine from Caritas India funded by Caritas Australia. This support will help her and others to start

Sabal phase I concluded with a significant impact in the diversification of nutrition and agriculture among the Korkus staging a remarkable recovery from chronic hunger and malnutrition. Caritas India in partnership with local implementing organisations and government health and nutrition machinery, succeeded in reducing malnutrition (Underweight) by 32.5% in the year 2021 as compared to the Underweight prevalence rate in 2017. Similarly, the

Caritas India partners of Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Gujarat and Goa converged in Mumbai for the regional assembly on 4 March 2022 to celebrate the solidarity and partnership and to identify avenues for joint action. The regional assembly of diocesan directors of social apostolate was attended by 27 directors of diocesan social service societies and faith-based organisations. The day-long regional assembly witnessed intensive discussions on the

SAFBIN has grown to be a way of life for the smallholder farmers of Madhya Pradesh. With farmers working towards ensuring food security, strengthening local food systems, securing land tenures and creating marketing mechanisms to create a window for accelerating agricultural products. Though the pandemic had created a vacuum it has also paved various opportunities for our farmers to stretch beyond their traditional thinking and move beyond to create

“Freshly picked vegetables” has become the reality for Karan and his family. He grows 6 varieties of vegetables in his kitchen garden and named it ‘Garden of Eden’. This Garden has enough during the season to consume and also earned him Rs. 9000/- in three months by selling the surplus. He has gained respect as ‘Good Farmer’ in his village and nearby locality by helping 6 farmers to make their own ‘GARDEN of EDEN’. Karan Tudu is a

The schools have finally opened in Kerala after the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic. The children have returned to the schools and so does the Lavender army. The powerful, committed and trained students volunteers engaged in cancer care and prevention. Ashakiranam Cancer Care Campaign is one of the best volunteer-led programmes of Caritas India and Lavender Army is one such school-based initiative where children unanimously join to fight against

Shifting cultivation (jhum) has always been criticised for environmental degradation but the ethnic communities have not forsaken it. The practice is predominant in Northeast India, in states like Mizoram and it is an integral part of the socio-cultural life of Mizos. The practice consists of burning and clearing forest land for temporary cultivation and then abandoning it for a period to recuperate its fertility and revert to its natural state.

‘It is possible to fly without motors, but not without skills and knowledge’ – Wilbur Wright Caritas India team responsible for the U3 (Uttoran, Ujjivana and Ujjwala) cluster project met at New Delhi on February 23-24, 2022, to develop a Detailed Implementation Plan (DIP) and a clear action plan of the project.  Misereor, the German Catholic Bishops’ Organisation for Development Cooperation has funded this project in West Bengal, Karnataka