For smallholder farmer Sika Kropi, her backyard garden in Assam’s Karbi Anglong District never looked so significant as it appears now. During a lockdown when her family income was severely constrained, the local vegetables from her backyard and paddy became the regular part of their family meal. “I had enough food from my backyard garden and the fields during this challenging time,” she said. Sika Kropi’s husband, who used to work in Nagaland

Sanitation and hygiene are key issues for girls and women, consistent with their need for privacy, dignity, safety and self-respect. Menstruation is the key indicator of health and vitality for women and girls. Managing this hygienically and with dignity is an integral part of good sanitation and hygiene. Though a woman menstruates for a total of 40 years in her lifetime, the vast majority of women who live in the developing world do not have access

Over the years, water resources in India have witnessed quality deterioration, volumetric reduction, and thereby ecological degradation. Due to an increasing gap between water demand and supply in combination with pollution, ageing infrastructure, floods, droughts, and climate change, it becomes superficial that farmers, communities, flora and fauna are all susceptible to water risks. There have been growing concerns about the change in climate (Increasing

“When we have 36 Crores individuals who are starving for at least one meal- a day, living in poverty, we should concentrate our valuable small contribution for these people to have a dignified life,” urged Fr. Paul Moonjely, the Executive Director of Caritas India to the parishioners of St. Francis Assisi Syro-Malabar Farona Church, Dilshad Garden on March 07, 2021. He was giving his homily of the Mass at the second National Launch of the Lenten

The Musahars, entrenched in various forms of isolation by the upper castes and mass social discrimination in society, the COVID pandemic has pushed this vulnerable section further to the margins with the ramification measures for prevention of COVID -19. Bihar has the third-highest number of malnourished children in India, and nearly 2.2 million Musahars, which constitute 15% of the state’s Dalit population. With about 96.3% of them being landless,

This year, the World celebrates the great efforts of women and girls around the world in shaping a more equal future and recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and highlights the gaps that remain. Therefore, “Women in Leadership: Achieving an equal future in a Covid 19 World" was selected as a theme for International Women's Day to observe the cultural, political, and socioeconomic achievements of women. It is also a focal point in the women's rights

In India, agriculture production in small farms remains low leaving smallholders unable to meet their dietary requirements. Low production level particularly for cereal crops is largely due to erratic and unreliable rainfall. Compounded by the smallholder’s inefficient knowledge and use of resources like labour, micro-nutrients, recycling of existing farm resources and rainwater, the current method of farming often contributes to soil and groundwater

Building sustainable and community-led grassroots-level movements is one of the main components of Caritas India’s effort to improve food and nutrition security and end hunger. Individual farmers don’t find the desired results or lose the economic opportunities but as a collective, the achievements are far greater than expected.  Caritas India has strengthened and capacitated the appropriate Community-Based Organisations (CBOs) to functionalise