On (Wednesday) November 9, 2022, Cardinal Oswald Gracias the President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (CBCI) released a special Coffee Table Book on Catholic Church engagement at COVID-19 at the 35th Biennial Plenary Session of CBCI, Bengaluru.  The coffee table book titled "Courageously Innovative: Catholic Church @ Covid-19" showcases the exemplary contribution of the different institutions and organizations of the Catholic Church

Gangappa, a marginal farmer from Aminagada village of Raichur in Karnataka, has set an example by converting his 2.5 acre of land into carbon collective. Gangappa has cultivated multi-species fruit plants and vegetables by practicing natural farming. He also utilized the land for beekeeping and constructed a pond for water conservation. Gangappa and his family relied on agriculture for livelihood support. Their life took a drastic turn in the year

Caritas India was represented at the Indo-Nepal cross-border workshop this week at Nepalgunj town, organised by Shakti Samuha, the first survivor organisation in the world from Nepal. This workshop was held after a prolonged break due to Covid-19, to discuss the post-Covid-19 trends in Human Trafficking and prepare a strategy to curb it. In Nepal, Covid-19 has amplified the economic hardship of people who lack financial resources and are being trafficked

Caritas India in its Sabal-II programme organized a partners review cum planning meeting programme on 1st and 2nd November 2022 at Jeevan Darshan Training Centre, Paratwada Amravati. The two days programme was participated by directors, outreach workers, field outreach workers, field facilitators, and representatives of the Water & Climate India (WCI) programme. Fr. (Dr) Jolly Puthenpura, Assistant Executive Director – Caritas India and Dr.

“I have always hoped to empower women to take action and increase their awareness of and respect for the dignity of work because I cannot imagine any woman just being a housewife,” says Kygum, a leading farm entrepreneur from Jaluke B village in Peren District of Nagaland. In her village, Kygum urges the women fold to engage in productive activities to enhance their social and economic status to bring more empowerment to the communities. Kygum's

Held up for three years as a tool for improving nutrition and Food Sovereignty, the FARM III became one of the best Climate Adaptive Agriculture programme in Northeast India. The development models and practices developed under the programme has unlocked endless opportunities for the farmers sustainability and progress. Started in 2019, the final review of the Facilitating Agricultural Regeneration Measures (FARM) Phase III programme was hosted at

Caritas India and Catholic Relief Services (CRS) convened a joint meeting for the Regional Fora to set out a new phase of the Regional Fora Accompaniment programme. The two-day meeting on 26th and 27th October 2022 at Caritas India New Delhi was attended by 10 Regional Fora Directors and one assistant Forum Director along with 12 Regional Fora Co-ordinators. The meeting was also an opportunity to take stock of the progress and results of the previous

Arunachal beekeeper Nabam Nigla is holding up a honeycomb filled with hundreds of bees crawling on his hands. Bees and its products are not only well known with high market value but also provide sustainable livelihoods to many smallholder farmers in remote areas. Asian honeybees or Apis cerana to be precise are found in the Northeastern part of India especially Arunachal Pradesh. Asian honeybees are managed for honey production and are excellent