From November 2019, Caritas India started implementing the FARM III programme in district of Golaghat under Sarupather Block in Assam. Tengaholla (No.1) is one of the project villages with 99 Households covering 425 populations under Tengaholla GP. The targeted population of this village are Adivasis surviving on agriculture as their primary source of livelihood. Seva Kendra Dibrugarh (SKD), the local partner of Caritas India facilitated the community

According to the draft National Education Policy 2019, an estimated 6.2 Cr. children of school age (between 6 and 18 years) were out of school in 2015. Also, around 3.26 Cr. youth between the age of (15-24 years) are non-literate (Last census). The state is trying to address the problem of a huge number of adolescents between the ages of 14 to 18 years not being in the formal system of secondary education. Different programs have been initiated by

Shiv Kumar is a bold Child leader from Bakshigaon Child Parliament in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. When asked what his role is being the part of Child Parliament, daringly says, we have stopped child labour of drop-out children and also sensitized the parents on the importance of educating the child. Children of his age are mostly engaged in pursuing their hobbies or following their dreams, but Shiv has chosen a different path. He expresses his gratitude

Amid the second wave covid pandemic, life in the tea garden areas of Kalain Tea Estate (T. E) became miserable. Many families could not meet their daily basic needs and this has made the community much more vulnerable in various aspects and pushed them out of their village. In June 2021, twenty-one (21) villagers from Kalain Tea Estates, Cachar District of Assam were lured for a handsome salary promise by the agents and were taken to Himachal Pradesh.

Caritas Institute for Developmental Action and Learning (CIDAL) of Caritas India, in collaboration with Bala Vikasa, Telangana organized an awareness webinar on  Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Opportunities in India & New trends in Development Sector on August 26th, 2021. This webinar was attended by 87 participants mainly the Diocesan Directors of Social Works. Current Development Trend, CSR opportunities in India, new CSR Amendment

“With or without Covid, the tea garden workers are at their most vulnerable, but Covid has multiplied the problems,” shared Rani Pdang, Project Coordinator, Seva Kendra Silchar, Assam. Rani was sharing her experience in the virtual cross-learning program of the Northern region and Northeast region of Anti-Human Trafficking (AHT) Program organized on 18th August 2021 at the cross-learning program, “Learning beyond boundaries” attended by 27

“Each day was a nightmare for me after my return to the village with the lost job due to pandemic. The worries of livelihood and sustaining family disturbed me each day,” said Dileep, one of the migrants from Jagdalpur, Chhattisgarh. This is the story of many of the people living in rural areas especially in tribal geography as the second wave of Covid-19 grabbed the country during March – June 2021, Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand were among the

The pressure on humanitarian response is more than ever before. The frequency and risk from natural disasters have increased in recent times. Climate change has been triggered an increase in the frequency and intensity of natural disasters in many regions. UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) has ranked India in 3rd place after China and the USA, recording the highest number of natural disasters over the last 20 years. National and