Caritas India along with Welfare Service Ernakulam, social work department of Ernakulam-Angamaly Archdiocese and with the technical assistance of Centre for Migration and Inclusive Development, conducted a study on internal migrant workers in Ernakulam districts. To release the study and inaugurate the first migrant resource centre, Caritas India organised a webinar on 27th August 2020 on virtual platform. The webinar was attended by Shri. T K Jose

The COVID-19 pandemic has been reshaping our world as it continues to unfold. This gives us the opportune time to come together and introspect our approach and perspectives. There is a globalization of solidarity and interconnectedness. The fallout from the crisis is both amplifying familiar risks and creating new ones. This creates new openings for managing systemic challenges and ways to build back better. In the New normal as development actors,

Sixty-Eight households of Boalchera Karbi Punjee and Ailathal Karbi Punjee villages in Cachar District of Assam have now electrified through the off-grid solar system after 73 years. This was made possible through the facilitation and persistent effort of Seva Kendra Silchar (SKS), a local NGO and Caritas India Regional team by availing Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana – ‘Saubhagya’ scheme for the villages. SKS is implementing the

When epidemic or pandemic occur, vulnerable groups such as people affected by diseases, people living with disabilities and marginalised sections of society are usually hit the hardest. The impact threatens to deepen existing vulnerabilities, doubling unemployment, loss of income, food insecurity, malnutrition, barriers to health care and so on. Covid-19 is spreading rapidly, and cases have been reported more than 33.87 lakhs within a single-day

Akul Oraon with 50% disability faced discrimination at every walk of life. It is much tougher than it sounds. With Locomotor Disability, he is mostly dependent on others for movement. Across the globe, People with Disability (PwD) suffer extreme forms of social neglect and exclusion. There were hardly any social movements in India which raise the holistic empowerment of PwDs. Civil societies and NGOs are working hard to bring PwD into the social

Caritas India since the past few months has been working extensively in 10 most vulnerable flood-affected villages of Dhemaji district under Latak Gaon Panchayat in Assam. These villages were badly affected during 2019-20 floods and have disrupted the livelihoods of the people to a great extent.  Caritas India in association with HCL Foundation launched a Women-Led Comprehensive Flood Recovery Project in the area to restore the livelihood of the

In the past few months, the number of migrant returnees to their hometowns became the swelling reality which posed a critical pressure on rural lives and livelihood. State Government’s has announced various packages for the migrant workers in term of livelihood and sustenance. In Bihar, the Government issued ordered to draw up a plan to cater the migrant returnee with jobs. A massive data collection drive was undertaken to collect information of

Ms Jannabi Das a young upcoming playback singer, Indian Idol 11 finalist have been associated with Caritas India as a Caritas Samaritan since December 2018. As part of her first volunteering act, she gifted her first original song – “RAHAM” to Caritas India. RAHAM is a medium to support Caritas India to reach out to individuals to render their support in terms of volunteering and contributions to amplify their response during any disaster.