After six months of Covid-19, the community has started to be normal & geared up for their daily work. The fear of pandemic is still in the people, but the need & willingness has made them come out of their houses. Seeing the passion among the women to learn, Caritas India Partner DEHAT took the initiative to dialogue with the Border forces & Police at the Indo-Nepal border for the Dual Interaction between the women so that they understand

The journey of Udhagamandalam Social Service Society (USSS) with Caritas India is continuing for more than 5 decades and with National Bank For Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has been for a decade. When the intensions of these 3 organisations met at a point of convergence almost a decade ago, changes began to take momentum. Strong community mobilisation base laid by USSS with well-trained staff team and the animation concept propagated

Sabita Hembrum believes that her bad time stared after the death of her husband who was the main breadwinner of the family. At 45, she is the mother of two daughters and a son who is 10 years old. The mud shelter that the family lived was destroyed in the Cyclone Amphan. Currently, she is staying in a damaged shed of a neighbour. The house is very close to the river and Sabita is fearful of erosion of the banks. Sabita is suffering from kidney and

“One of the deep secrets of life is that all that is really worth doing is what we do for others.” – Lewis Carroll The journey of spreading volunteerism began by Caritas India is not dwindled by the pandemic. With every sector adapting to the virtual medium and accepting it as the new normal, Caritas India too on 16th September 2020, initiated its virtual training series on volunteering – ‘KIA : Knowledge in Action’ with selected volunteers

Adivasis represent the most diverse and prolific ethnic groups in our country. Adivasis are the aborigines of India and are known for many distinct unique traditions and culture inherited through ages. In Assam, Adivasis constitute 20% of its total population. They have a huge contribution in the Assam tea industry for which the state is well known across the globe. The tea of Assam is famous mainly due to the hard work of the Adivasis in the tea

“I was introduced to this clay pot irrigation this year with the support of SAFBIN team. It’s very simple and unique to see the result. Initially, it took at least 1-2hrs for me to water the whole plants but since, I adopted this technique, my plants need water twice a week only. After this I realised how much water I could save,” shares Santosh Yadav, SHFC member of Ratanpura of Sagar District in Madhya Pradesh shared about Olla experience

A child abuse case was reported in Kalain town of Cachar District of Assam by the tuition teacher. The Survivor from Kalain Bagan area (Tea Garden area) used to go to Kalain (town) for her tuition but one day the teacher asked her to stay back after the class on the pretext of checking her homework. The accused closed the door and tried to molest her but luckily, she managed to escape and start running on the road. Some known onlookers identified

South Indian Bank, one of the first private sector bank in Kerala came forward to support the Caritas India Ashakiranam Cancer Care campaign. Under the Bank’s Corporate Social Responsibility, wheelchairs, water bags, airbags, and blankets were provided to the palliative care patients and cancer patients in a small handing over ceremony. The event followed the Covid-19 protocol and invited a few patients and bystanders to hand over the materials.