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CHITHRA Don Bosco, Chitradurga conducted two days of leadership training for the members of Self-Help Groups (SHGs) under the project Women Empowerment through Collective Action and Networks (WECAN) at its premises on 22 and 23 January 2021. Seventy-five participants from Bochh Borayyanahatti, Muthhayyanahatti, Saslahatti, and Gonuru villages of Chitradurga taluk attended the training.  The objective

A three-day training for CREAM III programme coordinators and social activists was organised at Don Bosco Provincial house, Bangalore from 1-3 December 2020. In adherence to COVID safety protocols, the 50 staff members from the 20 districts were divided into two batches. The first batch had 25 participants from Bangalore, Ramanagara, Mysuru, Chitradurga and Davangere.

BREADS’ Annual Report 2019-2020 was released on 29 November 2020 by Fr. Joyce Thonikuzhiyil SDB, the Provincial of Bangalore. The first copy of the annual report was handed over to Fr. K C Sebastian, the Rector of Don Bosco Provincial House, Bangalore in the presence of the Provincial Council members and members of the Don

BREADS Bangalore in collaboration with AIFO, Good Quest Foundation, Project Vision, Stonesoup, and Empowerment of Children and Human rights Organisation (ECHO) organised a COVID 19 relief drive for the Siddi tribal colonies of Yellapura and Ankola forests in Uttara Kannada district on 31 October and 1 November 2020. The relief drive reached out to 500

Don Bosco School, Angamaly is fully functional as a domiciliary COVID 19 first-line treatment centre from 2 October 2020.  COVID 19 First-Line Treatment Centres are public health centres set up by the Government of Kerala to especially combat the COVID 19 outbreak and to strengthen medical infrastructure facilities. People who test positive for COVID 19

On 12 October 2020 Fishermen Community Development Programme (FCDP) Kollam and Theeradesa Mahila Society (TMS) started a COVID 19 help desk aimed at providing assistance to people who are severely in need because of the rapid spread of COVID 19. The help desk numbers 9895754970 and 0474-2750652 provide 24×7 services such as COVID 19 tests,

BREADS was selected for training by the Social Academy of Learning by Toyota (SALT), a CSR initiative of Toyota Kirloskar Motors that promotes operational excellence for not-for-profit organisations. Fr. Rubin Mathew SDB, Assistant Director, represented BREADS during the rigorous training programme from 3-7 February 2020 that aimed at building organisational capabilities across the pillars of

BREADS Bangalore organised a webinar on digital marketing for Self-Help Groups on 29 September 2020. Dr. V. Keerthi Shekhar was the resource person. The webinar objective was to help out the SHG members for sustained employment, right value for labour and to enhance opportunities to access to markets. Attending the training were 14 participants from 11

In response to the COVID 19 pandemic, schools have transitioned from learning in conventional classrooms to virtual classrooms. Accordingly, Don Bosco Palluruthy under the Drug Education And Mentoring (DREAM) project organised a virtual awareness programme for the students of St. George Public school, Keezhilam, in association with CHILDLINE Kochi and Vimukthi Ernakulam. Smt. Anitha Emerse,

Don Bosco Yadgir conducted a two-day workshop on 18 and 19 September 2020 under the project School Garden Project- Budding New Generation Farmers for Sustainable Agriculture for 16 young leaders of ECO clubs from 5 government schools in Yadgir, Shahapur and Gurumitkal taluks.  The workshop aimed to provide the participants a hands-on experience about preparation of organic

BREADS Bangalore in partnership with ResponseNet, AIFO, Good Quest Foundation, Project Vision and Stonesoup reached out to the Soliga tribal hamlets in Male Mahadeshwara (MM) Hills in Chamarajanagar district of Karnataka on 19 – 20 September 2020 with essential food materials. The joint drive benefitted 415 families in Palar, Tulasikere, Keeranahola, Thekani, Mendare, Medaganane, Kombudikki,

Don Bosco Palluruthy safely weathered the COVID 19 infection that struck 43 children, 9 staff and 4 Salesians in August this year. Only 10 children and 2 staff remained uninfected during this mini epidemic. We are now happy to report that all of us have tested COVID negative. To all the health workers, for the

BREADS Bangalore in partnership with Centre for Social Action (CSA) – CHRIST (Deemed to be University) and ResponseNet, reached out to the scheduled caste, scheduled tribe and Devadasi families in Jamakhandi, Bagalkot district of Karnataka on 14 August 2020 with essential food materials. BREADS provided food supplies to 330 people such as single mothers, widows,

Don Bosco Makkalalaya Mysuru observed World Environment Day in Siddalingapura Gram Panchayat in Mysuru district, acknowledging the signals that Nature has been sending recently. While the world continues its battle against the pandemic, Nature’s lessons are giving us the insight to rectify our lifestyles and actions to protect Nature in its rich diversity. On 5

While the world continues the fight against the COVID 19 pandemic, Nature is reviving itself. Celebrating World Environment Day this year, we realise the importance of preserving the Earth like never before. On 5 June 2020, BOSCO Nilaya observed World Environment Day limiting the participants to the Director, Fr. Reji Jacob and the 11 staff

Since 1974, World Environment Day is celebrated every June 5 to focus on pressing environmental issues. This year, while the world still battles the COVID 19 pandemic, Nature is reclaiming its space and healing itself. The theme for 2020— Celebrating Biodiversity and the tagline “It’s time for Nature”—essentially encourages us to think about how we

Without a reliable way to predict the future with the COVID 19 virus, the lives of the migrant labourers especially, are unsure. Without assured livelihoods in most of the non-essential sectors, the migrants prefer to go back home to a sense of security. The sad plight of the migrant labourers struggling to get home on

The nation-wide lockdown since 25 March 2020 undoubtedly had adverse effects on everyone. The labour class of the country were the worst hit in multiple ways. Sulepet hobli in Chincholi taluk, Kalaburagi district, 70 kms away from the district headquarters, was the habitat of 15 tribal nomadic groups. On getting news of their existence, DB

It was on the night of 12th March, that I was shocked by the news of a septuagenarian’s death due to COVID 19 in the Kalaburagi district of Karnataka. It was the first COVID 19 death in India and the local government immediately implemented a curfew in the district. We, the students and teachers, thought of

Managing the consequences of the national lockdown, Don Bosco Programme for the Young at Risk (DB PYaR) was reaching out to migrants and people in need in Kalaburagi, Karnataka—supplying groceries, creating awareness about COVID 19 and providing counselling. It also created a WhatsApp group specially for labourers and migrants from Kerala to reach out during

The lockdown in Karnataka took a great toll on the common people, especially challenging daily wage labourers, migrants, and marginalised families with a loss of livelihood, lack of food and other essential needs. Don Bosco Yadgir was in action, distributing food kits to these affected people in the district, assuring them that they were not

The CHITHRA Don Bosco team consisting of Fr. Saji SDB, Fr. Sonychen Mathew SDB, Br. Johnson SDB, Br. Narasappa PIME, Mrs. Veena and Mr. Abhishek started off at 7 am towards Molakkalmurur taluk on 2 April 2020 where Mr. Arun Kumar, the CREAM social activist, had properly surveyed the area to identify 50 poor families that needed support

Don Bosco houses in Kerala and Karnataka has joined the efforts of the state governments in their respective ways since the lockdown began as a precaution against COVID -19. At this instance, Don Bosco Bidar with the support of BREADS Bangalore have distributed provisions and food kits to the blind and leprosy people in Bidar

The COVID 19 pandemic has reached India and has begun to take its toll. The nation-wide lock-down to slow down the spread of the disease is a necessity. However, it hits everyone’s income and is a massive blow to the daily-wage and migrant labourers who have no safety net. BREADS, the planning and development office

As a measure to prevent the community transmission of coronavirus, the Government of Kerala under the stewardship of the District Collector of Kannur took possession of Don Bosco College and the hostel facilities at Angadikadavu for quarantining people travelling to Kerala from Karnataka. Before the arrival of 31 persons, including two women and two infants,

‘Naidile’, a series of awareness programmes across eight locations in Devadurga taluk was organised by Don Bosco School, Devadurga from 7 to 23 February, 2020. Naidile meaning water lily, is a flower that indicates purity of heart. This initiative by the Child Rights Club members evolved from their desire to make a difference in the