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 

Of late jhum (shifting cultivation) has been considered as a painstaking effort by the farmers due to its reduced cycle of 1 & 2 years over the years and is attributed to the low soil fertility due to various factors induced by climate change. Babu Teron, a jhum farmer from Karbi Anglong District of Assam has made a difference in his cultivation practices and stockpiled his granary from time to time with paddy, millets and other seasonal crops

Every year the unpredictable nature of Koshi river affects the human lives, livelihood and livestock in Bihar. Almost 76% population of North Bihar lives under the recurring threat of devastating floods. The heavy rainfall in the catchment area of Nepal cause spate in the rivers originating from the Himalayan region. The rivers especially Koshi crossing Bihar breaks their embankments and causes a flood. In 1954-1955, embankments were constructed

Kerala has reached 39,708 total confirmed COVID-19 cases with 139 deaths as on August 13, 2020. In most Covid-19 deaths, family members of the deceased usually go to take part in the last rites by donning the personal protection (PPE) kits but in situations, where such families are reluctant or absent, health workers and those employed by the local bodies step in to do the last rites.  India’s first COVID-19 case was detected in Kerala on January

Mamta Barik, 38, works as a daily wager so she can arrange food for her son and herself. Since the strict social distancing measures and the lockdown was imposed, she can no longer go for work. This was not enough, Cyclone Amphan has destroyed her house and blown away everything she has salvaged over the years. Aftermath of Cyclone Amphan coupled with the reverse migration not only increased the risk of COVID 19 infection in rural districts like

In India every year 12.3 billion disposable Sanitary Napkins are being used without proper sanitary waste disposal systems/ measurers. The non-biodegradable materials used in sanitary pads became a threat to the environmental protection of our Country. Ashakiranam Desk of Changanacherry Social Service Society (CHASS) has developed the concept of a cotton sanitary pad in consultation with Dr. Abhirami Prkash BNYS, consultant naturopathist St. Thomas