Divyanshu from Garbedi village of Madhya Pradesh was suffering from acute malnutrition and prolonged health conditions also put him in the chronic category. When the nutrition health worker profiled him, he was one of the special cases where the child was found to be severely underweight, wasted and also stunted. Stunting which is chronic malnutrition is generally unrecoverable and if left unattended in early childhood can lead to health consequences

K. Todar used to work hard in her field to earn a livelihood for the family but despite all the efforts, the produce was not enough to fulfil her family need. Rilram centre was yet another tiny village in Tengnoupal district of Manipur in North East India. A sleepy village with a population of 343 spread across 60 odd families dependent on agriculture for their survival. Over the years, the land has started losing its essential nutrients which are

“Anand-Bhoj: Meal of Joy” was initiated in the month of December 2020 as part of Christmas Express: Unleashing the Joy (Christmas Campaign). It is the first initiative of Caritas India to run a soup kitchen on its own, with the supports of its staff and volunteers in Delhi. This initiative caters to two Key Strategic Pillars mentioned in the Strategic Plan of Caritas India – Volunteering and Sharing Community. Since Caritas India’s Strategic

Caritas India expresses her solidarity with the trafficked victims as part of the International day of prayer against Human Trafficking. Designated by the Vatican’s Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development as a time of remembrance for victims and survivors of labour and sex trafficking, the annual observance coincides with the feast of St. Josephine Bakhita. Caritas India organised a prayer service for the victims of sexual exploitation,

The people of Panchmukhi village have seen a lot of challenges in their lives. The village falls on the flood-prone area. They had also seen the extreme poverty but beyond all this, they have witnessed is the devastation caused by the flood. In 2017, the flood has destroyed the standing crops, infrastructure, and livestock. The Flood has caused heavy damages to the old concrete structure’s, PCC roads and Community Hall. 200 Families from Panchmukhi

The judgment of the Nagpur Bench of the Bombay High Court, which held that groping “without skin-to-skin contact” does not amount to “sexual assault” under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, has led to apprehension amongst Child leaders regarding the judgement dated 19th January 2021 granted bail to the accused and observed that, “no direct physical contact – skin to skin with sexual intent, without penetration,

Caritas India is an Executive Member in The Inter-Agency Group Tamil Nadu (IAG TN) that had its initiation in 2008 with few NGOs and gradually gained momentum reaching out to more agencies and stretching the geographical spread within the state of Tamil Nadu. Over a period, till now IAG TN has initiated capacity building based on the contextual need and enabling an effective atmosphere of sharing, learning, and strengthening the capacities of agencies.

Every morning Welson Teron sets off from his house at Sam Teron village in Karbi Anglong, Assam to a Bokajan. He starts the day with the cleaning of his shop and tools and then only pulls up the shutter of his Barbershop. He has started this shop after losing his job in Arunachal Pradesh as stone crusher. Welson is among the 1.04 crore migrant workers who have returned home after losing their jobs during Covid-19. Welson first migrated to Goa for