Caritas India, in collaboration with partners in Delhi, hosted a national event on December 18, 2022, to commemorate International Migrants Day at Archbishop House, Yusuf Sadan. The day served as a forum for reflection and mutual learning on Safety, Dignity, and Access for migrants and emerging challenges. It also aimed to raise awareness of the struggles and obstacles faced by migrants, promote cooperation and collective action, and recognise migrants'

The Christmas Cake Challenge, a humble gesture of fundraising to support cancer patients during this festive season has spread its wings. More than 20,000 volunteers from Shreyas, Bathery in Kerala are engaged in selling Christmas cakes to support poor cancer patients and bringing happiness under the Ashakiranam Cancer Care Campaign. The challenge is running in 7 districts with the active support of 2,632 Self Help Groups. The entire raised fund

In a bid to reduce vulnerability and food insecurity, Caritas India and Misereor-supported U3 programme is turning to several new approaches to agriculture including farming techniques, popularising new crops, improved irrigation systems and additional income sources. The strategy focuses on capacitating and training smallholder farmers on climate resilient-cum-adaptive agriculture and livelihoods models. An exposure cum training event was organised

In the last two quarters, Caritas volunteers logged a total of 2,38,482 Workdays of volunteering in different development and humanitarian programmes.  Though it looks exciting, at the same time it is challenging to manage such a big and diverse volunteer force. It is our responsibility to ensure that we are getting the best out of them that we possibly could.  Caritas India adopted “Volunteering” as one of its Key Strategic pillars and joined

Completing 60 years of service in the humanitarian and development sector, Caritas India strives to enhance existing and future assistance through consistent learning. In this attempt, the second phase of “Training on Safeguarding and Prevention of sexual harassment (POSH)” took place in Navjeevan Centre, on 12th-13th December 2022. Firmly grounded on the principle of Do No Harm, the training aimed at eliminating any unintentional or intentional

Keeping in mind the three key principles of protection mainstreaming – Safety, Access, and Dignity and avoiding causing harm and ensuring meaningful access, accountability, and participation and empowerment, Caritas India’s Surokhit Shaishav – Promoting Safe Childhood in West Bengal organised three days’ workshop on PROTECTION at Seva Kendra Siliguri from 8th to 10th December 2022. Child Rights programme team of seven implementing partners

Youth are between childhood and adulthood filled with energy and freshness. They are one of the greatest assets of a nation or country if channelised correctly can become future leaders. Young men and women who use their potential values, talents, and vital resources worth investment by a country to foster the development of a nation and act as a centre of reconstruction. Bringing good and positive changes in society is the life goal of every ideal

Half-day training on emergency water treatment in humanitarian response programs was conducted by Caritas India in collaboration with UNICEF, Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) and Public Health Engineering Department (PHED) at the NEDFi Convention Centre in Guwahati, Assam on 13th December 2022. Calling upon the stakeholders and participants to find ways of introducing Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) sustainability, Shri G. D