On the eastern edge of Assam, almost 57 km away from district headquarter Golaghat, 62 Adivasi families with a population of 274 lives in No 2 Tengaholla village. This patch of land might seem like an unlikely place to find inspiration for others, but that’s exactly what makes this village different. Here, a 5 member farmers group take up various works like gardening, cleaning of roads, paddy plantation or harvesting for families that are unable

Despite having an education, the lack of employment opportunities in the villages is forcing the rural youth to migrate for a better life. Sombari Soy, a young tribal girl from Rurunglohar village in Jharkhand was on the verge of leaving her village when she came in contact with Caritas India’s Gram Nirman program and her life started changing. Four years back, Sombari formed Seya Marshal Yuva Kishori Samity, a Self-Help Group (SHG) with 15 youth

“KAA DEN-MO-LEE” is an earthquake-resistant traditional house of Jongmith Lepcha built in a small Lepcha village “Pochok Upper Gitdabling” in the hilly district of Darjeeling in West Bengal, India, which comes under seismic zone V. The village is located close to the Caritas India’s Improving disaster risk reduction environment and policy advocacy (IDRRE) project villages supported by Caritas Germany. The 40 families of the village possess

The National Level Lenten Campaign 2021 was launched on February 21, 2021, by Msg. Rev. Fr. Susai Sebastian, Vicar General of Archdiocese of Delhi at the St. Alphonsa’s Church, Vasant Kunj. This year the theme of the campaign is Healthy Life, Healthy India which reflects the unprecedented health crisis currently being faced by not only India but the world at large in wake of the pandemic. It encourages all to stand in solidarity with the poor and

Agriculture in Madhya Pradesh faces major challenges related to climate change and climate variability. An increase in temperature, prolonged dry spells and sudden heavy rainfall hugely affect the crop yield while leading to many other challenges like weeds and pest infestations. Besides, general problems related to declining soil fertility and groundwater levels, climate-related factors like droughts, excess rainfall, frost, and hailstorm are causing

Humanitarian operations have evolved over the past decades with the inception of new terminologies, standards and guidelines, the advent of multiple actors, emerging policy changes, and new threats sparked by contestation over resources and climate aberrations. The multiple developments in the humanitarian landscape entail periodical dissemination at the grassroots level, especially to those who are engaged in humanitarian relief and assistance.

On 18/02/2021, Dharmapuri Diocesan Social Service Society (DSSS) commemorated World Cancer Day (04th February), World Sick Day (11th February) and launched Caritas India facilitated Lenten Campaign, 2021. In his presidential address Most.Rev.Dr. Lawrence Pius, Bishop of Dharmapuri reminded the gathering about the message shared by Pope Francis that society is all the more human to the degree that it cares effectively for its most frail and suffering

India accounted for 22% of the global burden of food insecurity, the highest for any country, in 2017-19. Overall economic distress has marked a deep agrarian crisis, falling down investments across the agriculture sector and shrinking employment opportunities has caused major food security challenges. Rural women, the key players in the country’s agriculture sector are facing dual challenge both at the field and house level. In North Eastern states,