The Bal Sabha is a group where children meet weekly to learn about their rights through play-way based education. In one of the meetings, the children identified an issue of unclean drainage & garbage collection and reached out to the BMC. After follow-up, BMC took active action and now cleans the drainage and garbage daily. The children’s confidence has improved and their parents feel proud of this achievement.
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Striving for Success
Samrudhi Savite is a 20-year-old girl from a financially struggling family. Through the Kishori group facilitated by Dev Kripa Mandal, she got introduced to vocational training courses by Kotak Mahindra Foundation. After completing the Computer and Retail Services course, she got a job at Mumbai airport and is now financially independent.
Drinking Water Issues Resolved
Tamnath village in Karjat, Raigad District faced water scarcity due to the well water levels going down in summers. The Gram Panchayat dug borewells, but they failed. Villagers wrote an application for tap water scheme and followed up with authorities. They started getting tap water from April 2023. Now, villagers use tap water for household activities and have learned the importance of following up on applications and inquiring about schemes.
Villagers get a Balwadi after a long Struggle
The children of Halbudrukh Wadi did not have a place for their Bal Sabha Meetings. Their meetings were held either under a tree or at someone’s house. During one session the Wadi Prerika asked the children to identify an issue in their village. The children collectively answered that they needed a permanent place for their meetings.
Bal Sabha Manch: A Summary Report FY22-23
The Child Rights Advocacy project, Bal Sabha Manch (BSM), by the Centre for Social Action, builds capacities of the children and offers a platform to speak up for child rights. It trains the children to identify issues in and around their communities, discuss and act on resolving these issues by networking with appropriate stakeholders, both, at the local as well at the government levels.
CSA Silver Jubilee celebrations: 25 years of dedicated service
Centre for Social Action (CSA), which is the social work and development office of the Archdiocese of Bombay, celebrated its Silver Jubilee on 8th October 2022. A souvenir was released by His Eminence Oswald Cardinal Gracias and the other dignitaries. The event included cultural performances by our beneficiaries from Dharavi Island, Raigad and Mumbai. A few beneficiaries also shared their journey of growth and thanked CSA for the all the opportunities provided.
Awareness on E-SHRAM Card
e-SHRAM is the first-ever national database of unorganised workers, including migrant workers, construction workers, gig and platform workers and others.
The e-SHRAM portal will assist The Labor and Employment Ministry of India to track and collect all information and data about labourers and workers of the unorganized sector. Collected data will be used to launch new schemes, make new policies and create more job opportunities for Unorganized Sector Workers and Laborers.
Sales Executive Training Program
With the increasing demand in retail, CSA has been organizing the Sales Executive course (SEC) since 2018 and has completed three batches successfully. Nearly 74 students have been certified and quite a few are working at retail outlets. As the pandemic struck which resulted in the lockdown, many of the youth lost their jobs and hence it was felt necessary to re-introduce the Sales Executive course.
Livelihood Success Stories from Dharavi Island
Centre for Social Action (CSA) is actively involved in uplifting the marginalized section of the society by providing them with opportunities to stand on their own feet so that they can take care of themselves and their family members. CSA believes in teaching them rather than just giving them. Here are two such success stories of hard work and perseverance.
‘In His Time’ – Fundraiser Report
The Stop-Gaps Cultural Academy (SGCA) held a virtual Gospel concert titled ‘In His Time’ as a fundraiser to support the COVID relief activities of Centre for Social Action (CSA). This concert was premiered on YouTube on 19th September 2021 at 7 pm. This concert featured the Stop-Gaps Choral Ensemble as well as well-known singers from across the city performing Christian Gospel Music.
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