“SAFBIN really helped me to recall my old days. It encouraged me to rethink and reorganised my small farm in a more diversified way. I just thank Caritas India, Manav Vikas Seva Sangh (MVSS) and entire SAFBIN team for identifying smallholder like me who was burden and life was so miserable and helped me to stand on my own feet”, says Checha Ahirwar, a smallholder farmer from Bagrohi village of Sagar district of Madhya Pradesh.   Checha owns

At a time when the world is limping back to normalcy, a term which has undergone a complete overhaul in the changing circumstances, we are reminded of the countless faces who braved the deadly virus to address the massive humanitarian needs. Adjusting to the strict lockdown guidelines laid down by the Government and often defying the strong undercurrents of social stigma, these humanitarians provided life-saving support to people most in need. “I

When the cyclone Amphan struck West Bengal, Caritas India immediately transported shelter kits to support to the most affected families in North 24 Parganas with Tarpaulin, Groundsheet and sleeping mats to the most affected Coastal District. The cyclone caused devastating damage to life, property and eco-system in West Bengal specifically in the Sundarbans area. The area is a vast mangrove forest protected by UNESCO world heritage which is also home

Children as young as 10-16 years were rescued this month in Gorakhpur. The intelligence input has helped 19 children from being trafficked to Delhi from Bihar in two separate buses. The Impact of post lockdown has exacerbated the existing vulnerabilities of the poor which has created an opportunity for the traffickers. The link between calamities and human trafficking cannot be ignored. The poverty in their family and the utmost need for work at

Facilitating Agricultural Regeneration Measures (FARM) Northeast (NE) supported by Misereor, Germany has travelled a long distance to in creating resilience and this case from the Chirang district of Assam is yet another inspiring tale of a women’s group. This story stands tall as living evidence of how the programme interventions have been able to sustain beyond the completion period. Bongaigaon Gana Seva Society (BGSS) during the FARM NE phase

Ashakiranam, the Cancer Care Campaign of Caritas India is the humanitarian concern of the Catholic Church in India towards supporting the cancer patients in Kerala and to promote preventive approaches to health disasters. The campaign started in Ernakulam district has spread to all the districts and crossed boundaries. The cancer care campaign is the model created in Kerala which was transformed into a movement to create consciousness and awareness

CARITAS INDIA in association with HCL FOUNDATION is in continuous process of livelihood restoration of the people of the flood-affected areas. CARITAS INDIA with support from HCL FOUNDATION launched a WOMEN LED COMPREHENSIVE FLOOD RECOVERY PROJECT in Dhemaji district of Assam which is among the worst affected districts in the state of Assam. In such emergency situations, the most vulnerable and affected which go unnoticed are the children as due

COVID 19 has forced life to come to a standstill but committed organisations and people are not deterred by the hurdles and became all the more strategic in the successful execution of their people-oriented programmes. It was evidently seen on 12th August 2020 when the Virtual handing over of shelters and distribution of livelihood materials to 581 beneficiary families took place during the Cyclone Gaja shelter and livelihood recovery programme