Joby Vadakkumparambil (52) from Urulanthanny Village expressed that he doesn’t have a smartphone. He is not able to register himself for vaccination and the number of cases in the local area has increased which has restricted everyone to move out for any need. During this difficult time, the Information Sharing Centres (ISC) programme of Caritas India with the Kothamangalam Social Service Society in the village appeared as a helping hand to

The continuous catastrophe of COVID 19 pandemic, subsequent lockdown and ramification measures coupled with multiple natural disasters – the Amphan and Yaas cyclone have resulted in a parallel pandemic resulting in a child rights crisis.  It unmasked the invisible vulnerability of children exacerbating the multi-layered vulnerability and has exposed children towards worse forms of exploitation such as child labor, trafficking, child marriage,

Encouraging children to eat vegetables, is a task in itself. Parents and family members face a tough time feeding children with greens. What if it comes to them naturally? Schools are the bedrock for children where they acquire knowledge, discipline, and life skills to become responsible citizens. What if schools promote children to grow their vegetables as part of their regular activity. Working on food and nutrition security, the Caritas India

In July, Laxmi Anil was tested with a 4.9 g/dL Haemoglobin level which is extremely low for her last stage of gestation. The normal Haemoglobin level for women is expected to be above 11.5 g/dL. The Sabal nutrition Health Worker (NHW) immediately called for an ambulance to get her admitted to the hospital. Surprisingly, the pathology department retested Laxmi’s blood samples and overestimated the count to present her normal. The NHW met the doctor

Caritas India on 29th and 30th August 2021 took the District administration of Morigaon and Dhemaji onboard to launch the Global Program India. Guwahati Gana Seva Society (GGSS) and Women Development Centre (WDC), the partner organisations of the Caritas India Global Programme India too this initiative to organise this launch even at the District Administration premises.  In Morigaon, Thangsha Sebastian, Asst. Manager DRR & HA gave a summary

During disasters, livelihood is mostly disrupted or damaged in the affected areas. The primary focus after every disaster is on relief to salvage the situation. It is important to understand the livelihood system and its pattern of the area to build back better. The Sendai Framework on Disaster Risk Reduction emphasized protecting lives, health, livelihoods, ecosystems, cultural heritage, and critical infrastructure from natural and human-caused

Development Organizations or NGOs have a responsibility to ensure that their staff or persons associated with their organization; its operations, and programmes do no harm to children or vulnerable adults, nor expose them to abuse or exploitation. This has never been truer than in present circumstances particularly in wake of recent events and the ongoing global pandemic due to COVID 19 which have brought focus to the important need for improved

Kajal (Name changed) was married at the age of 15 and sold by her husband to work in Iraq. After reaching Iraq, she was involved in some work which had a contract of two years. After two years of work, when she wanted to come back the officials revealed that her documents are fake. She had to stay in Iraq and faced several checks and interrogation from the police. In this course of time, she neither had any food nor money, she stayed in the house