Small ruminants have become progressively more important in rural households. This is due to farmers recognizing that small ruminants provide alternative opportunities to increase small farm income opportunities. Shared by Ms. Nanhi Bai from Ratanpur village of Sagar district.  Goat is one of the important livestock of small, marginal and landless rural farmers and considered as their source of alternative income and livelihood. Due to their survival

Soma Munda, a ‘farmer champion’ from Nalonibari village in Biswanath District of Assam said, “It was important that we grow together as we live together because the solution of our problems need not come from outside but can come from within.” Farmer champions are those farmers promoted by Caritas India who has demonstrated success in upscaling their farm and promoted good agricultural practices to develop resilience against disasters. The

In the development sector, one of the most important factors is to be connected with the community who are the co-travellers and co-workers and also with the other stakeholders, such as the duty-bearers, etc. The close-knit relationship with the community and the stakeholders determines the impact and sustainability of any initiative. Working at the grassroots level, Jaintia Hills Development Society (JHDS), DSSS in Jowai in Meghalaya, has understood

Despite the rich alluvial soil of Khandwa in Madhya Pradesh, the farmers of the Indra Kheda village can not produce enough food to feed their families and fall under acute malnutrition. The farming families are swallowed by debt and incessant poverty. Vimala and Ramesh are very poor and became landless paying the debt of their ancestors. The family resides in Indrakheda village with their two children. The village is a small settlement of Korku Tribe.

“We need platforms like the one created by CI to discuss creative deliberations and develop detailed plans on how we can equip ourselves for future disasters” – Shri. Hibi Eden, Member of Parliament. Taking cue from this year’s IDDRR theme ‘Disaster Risk Governance’, CI Kerala hosted a state-level webinar cum training on 11th November 2020 titled “Integrated Disaster Risk Management for Better Disaster Risk Governance”. The webinar

Neyyattinkara Integral Development Society (NIDS) had formed a Task Force in collaboration with Caritas India as part of Disaster Clinics, Disaster Risk Reduction Navajeevan programme of Caritas India. The task force has been engaging in the risk reduction of unexpected disaster and natural calamities affecting the areas. The task force is trained by the National health mission, an active member of inter-agency group Trivandrum headed by the District

Cross Border Anti Human Trafficking Program Swaraksha Rolled out by Caritas India three years back had not only created mass awareness and sensitized a large number of people living at the Indo-Nepal border villages, but also it had developed the sense of ownership of this Program among different stakeholders and communities which can be seen now on their active involvement in combatting Human Trafficking. Many awareness and sensitization Program

“Over 2 billion people live in countries experiencing high water stress, and about 4 billion people experience severe water scarcity during at least one month of the year”, says United Nations World Water Development Report 2019. This is a shocking reality which has started manifesting today. The problem is so big that our lives, livelihood and our future are at stake. In India, major cities are racing to reach zero groundwater levels by 2020,