If we are going to bring socio-economic justice, we need to empower the community. Statistics say that a movement is required to create a change. Sustainable Development Goals can be met only by empowering communities to take lead in their development process. To make a genuine difference to North East India’s marginalised communities, Caritas India FARM Northeast programme jointly worked with the community to create People Led Development models.

Farmers are the heroes of the country who feed and sustain the life of all in the country said Mr Ravi Shanker, District Development Manager, NABARD Gumla. A Farmer Producer Organization (FPO) is a legal entity/producer company formed by primary producers (farmers) which provides for sharing of profits/benefits among the members. Today there is a great need for FPO. The main aim of FPO is to ensure better income for the producers through an organization

Caritas India in collaboration with Caritas Asia, organized an international webinar to observe the World Humanitarian Day celebration on August 19th, 2021. This webinar was organized under Caritas Institute for Developmental Action and Learning (CIDAL) to discuss the issues around climate change and how it has led to increasing series of disasters leading to a higher increase in demand for humanitarian work and aid. The World Humanitarian Day

While India's economy has grown massively in recent years, there are still enormous problems with undereating, malnutrition, especially in remote rural regions. Considering the current situation in the state of Bihar, it has a population of 110 million and is the third-largest and most densely populated state in India. With 34% of households living below the poverty line, the state is one of the traditional poverties and hunger hotspots, not only

For the second time running, the Orientation Programme of New Diocesan Directors of Social Apostolate was held virtually. The program was held over a period of 4 days from 10th - 13th August 2021 over a series of half-day sessions attended online by the participants. In the opening message, Fr (Dr) Paul Moonjely, Executive Director, Caritas India began by stressing on the special call and the mandate given to all priests as members of the Social

Optimal breastfeeding is vital to the lifelong good health and wellbeing of women and children. Exclusive breastfeeding and continued breastfeeding for two years and beyond provide high-quality nutrients and adequate energy and can help to prevent hunger and malnutrition among children. It is a vital measure to ensure food security among infants. According to the report of the World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action (WABA) a global network of individuals

A long undulated and winding Himalayan territories, as well as the Indo-Gangetic Plain, demark India and Nepal. Both countries share a common 1,770 km border which is a hotspot for many migrants across the country. These irregular hotspots are used by many traffickers to transport victims from one country to other. Purvanchal Gramin Seva Samiti (PGSS), a Caritas India Partner is continuously coordinate with the cross-border Agencies in Nepal for

By tradition, the handicraft trade is managed by experienced and organised group of people endowed with artistic and cultural bend. But Nabam Tuking and Nabam Nigla, young artisans from Papum Pare District of Arunachal Pradesh, are hoping to break the custom. They are trained to carry forward the handicrafts in a bid to revive the one of the Arunachal Pradesh’s most traditional crafts from extinction. Since their childhood, Nigla & Tuking