To intensify the efforts on good governance and sustainable agriculture, six Saksham partners from the Uttar Pradesh Cluster attended a two-day (3–4 March 2023) training and reflection program at Agra, Uttar Pradesh. This training was designed to capacitate the field mobilizers on community mobilization, the Gram Panchayat Development Plan, a social audit on good governance, and packages of practices for sustainable agriculture/integrated farming.

In the traditional Indian society, where the stronghold of patriarchy is seldom challenged and the being of a married woman is inseparably linked to her husband, the prospect of widowhood is the most frightening one for a woman. For an unfortunate widowed woman, the day of her husband’s death marks the beginning of the horrific saga of sorrow, ostracization, victimization, and loneliness that will most likely run unabated until her death. While

We all recognise that "children are our future," but often the voices of young people are marginalised or disregarded when we discuss sustainable development. That may change with the launch of ‘Khushhaal Bachpan,’ a multi-state cluster programme for improving the quality of childhood in India. Khushhaal Bachpan is a joint initiative of Caritas India and Caritas Australia, developed after careful and meticulous research on the needs of children

Caritas India and Amaravati district administration jointly organised a five-day district level Krishi Mahotsav, an agriculture festival to celebrate the innovations, wisdom and the success of farmers, from 1 to 5 March 2023. The festival also marked the commencement of the district level campaign to promote millets as a solution to achieve greater food and nutrition security for the district that has witnessed several waves of chronic hunger. Addressing

Caritas Australia members visited the Deepti Foundation (DF) at Dilshad Garden, New Delhi, on March 2, 2023 and interacted with HIV-positive and afflicted slum residents under the Gram Nirman Programme. It is crucial to note that, with assistance from Caritas Australia, Caritas India and the Deepti Foundation have been helping families affected by HIV in Delhi's 18 urban slums for more than ten years. Mr. Robert Fitzgerald, Chairperson of Caritas

A staff well-equipped with required knowledge and skills would certainly lead to better execution of the tasks, which in turn, would produce better outputs of the project/ programme implemented. A two-day training programme to build the capacities of Sanjivani outreach workers and community educators of Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat was held on 21-22 and 23-24 February 2023 respectively. It was organised at Kripa Training Center- Ujjain in Madhya Pradesh

Migrant workers are known to be a vulnerable community group susceptible to various kinds of discrimination, exploitation, and abuse in different forms. For this reason, a number of national legislative frameworks have been ratified to safeguard the rights and welfare of migrant workers. Women migrant workers face an additional threat of physical and sexual assault. To address this peculiar challenge and protect the rights of women migrant workers,

Pope Francis says that "good is accomplished and is effective, especially when it is done without seeking recompense and visibility in the concrete situations of daily life." He also encourages volunteers for their service to the church and urges them to prepare the way so that all people may know, meet, and love the Lord. Volunteerism is one of the four Key Strategic Pillars (KSP) of Caritas India adopted in 2018, aiming to change the traditional