Social Work
 

The Social Work Mission of Kristu Raja province is started so as to bring in hope among the most deprived and vulnerable people and thereby to promote self sufficiency in them.

Social meetings are held once in every six months so as to explore the efficiency of the programme and to plan about respective programme future. The major social work avenues catered to people living in and around the operation Kristu Raja province al area of are as follows.
  1. Adult Education centre

        With the aim of alleviating illiteracy among prevailing adults, the KristuRaja province started 20 adult education centers along with the support of the local state government. These centers are located in different locations at rural, slum and semi urban coming under the operational area of Kristu Raja province. 40 teachers from the local community are benefited out of this programme. A total number of 600 adults have been helped towards obtaining literacy and other thematic social awareness.


  2. Balawadis

    Poor and left out girl children have been served by sisters of Krista Raja Province in these Balawadis. Kristu Raja province serves in 11 Balawadis in different locations.. As these centres are managed by nuns, the public gave a very positive response and still today it has helped more than 380 children and their parents. Free service is also offered to deserving children. Lunch, refreshments, medical care, dress, basic learning,and recreation are the major activities in these centres.

  3. St. Basil BalaBhavan


    Girl children born in families were felt as unwanted. Children of unwed mothers were thrown into dust bin and the poor children and neglected girl children did not have a place to be nurtured or parents to grow with. Such children became the target of CST Frathers and they started a balabhavan for these disadvantaged children named St. Basil Bala Bhavan. It is run under the care of Sisters of Kristu Raja Province. Children are provided with nutritiously balanced diet, clothing, accommodation, health care facilities, education, recreation at free of cost and they are taken care until they reach sustainability.

  4. Tailoring Institutes

    Girl children born in families were felt as unwanted. Children of unwed mothers were thrown into dust bin and the poor children and neglected girl children did not have a place to be nurtured or parents to grow with. Such children became the target of CST Frathers and they started a balabhavan for these disadvantaged children named St. Basil Bala Bhavan. It is run under the care of Sisters of Kristu Raja Province. Children are provided with nutritiously balanced diet, clothing, accommodation, health care facilities, education, recreation at free of cost and they are taken care until they reach sustainability.    

    Gender inequality cut across the Indian cultural system. Young girls are not much encouraged for higher education in rural areas and they are given to marriage at an early age even before they are prepared physically and mentally. In order to bring about empowerment in these young girls. The Kristu Raja province initiated 5 tailoring institutes at different locations. These institutes trained young girls on occupational skills such as tailoring, embroidery, etc. Apart from this training the participants are motivated to purchase own sewing machine and practice these occupation in their respective villages so far more than 240 young girls are benefited and bearing witness to this province. All these services are rendered at free of charge.

  5. Mahila Mandal
    Women in the operational area remained to be playing the same old chorus of cooking. They were not treated equal to men. They were suppressed and constantly underwent domestic violence such as women battering, coercive sex and sexual abuse. In order to address this cruel issue towards women, the Christuraja province initiated 50 Mahila Mandir. This is pure groups of women comprising about 12 to 20 members. The purpose of this group is to discuss community issue and income generation activities. Through these women folk the entire family is developed on due course of time. Today there are 50 such groups established and operating effectively by the interest of these women folk. A total of 1000 women are met as direct beneficiaries and more than 5000 people are indirect beneficiaries under this project. Many women have taken up to start income generation on their own and have started generating income to their family and bringing about improved income to their family.

    Women are given awarness in personal hygiene , child care , nutrition,kicthen -garden , usage of waste materials etc.They are empowered in groups and made rallys in roads with placards to protest against alcholism and drugs in many centres. Women's Day is celebrated in a grand manner every year making the world aware of the importance of women .

  6. Rehabilitation centre for leprosy infected people
    Sisters of Kristu Raja Province visit these centres in their mission areas time to time and provide necessary helps . During the Festivals especially Christ mas and Easter sisters sing and pray with them in these centres and food also will be provided.

      
7) Home for Senior Citizens
 


In addition to the Prathana Bhavan a home is established by Rev. Fr. Basil for the abandoned and orphaned old men and women. Sisters of Kristu Raja Province take care of them. This senior citizens' home catered to the needs of impoverished senior citizens. All services were at free of charge.

Kristodaya:

Kristu Raja province publishes an Annual 'Kristodaya' when it commemorates its founders on their departing dates for heavenly abode.This provides opportunity to sisters to express their views and skills. The heart throb of them is printed on the pages of Kristodaya.


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