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Informal education for Trible women

Flood rehabilitation    

We have different activities of social work here in Palanpur (Gujarat) there are SHGs, Flood Rehabilitation and Non-formal Education for Tribal women. These activities are going on in four villages of Amirgarh Taluka.  

Sr.Julie Parmar had organized the International Women’s Day   celebration on the 4 th March, 2018 at Seva Niketan, Gothdada. The theme of the celebration was: “ The Role of a woman in the Family and in the Society" The women from different villages like Gothada, Lasudra, Anjesar, Bhadarva, Muval, Zaveripur and other villages were gathered in our convent school compound in the afternoon. Sr.Nirmala Paul – the principal of the Jesus and Mary Girls’ High school Vadodara was the chief guest. Mrs.Hasumati   the newly elected Sarpanch of Paswa village, Fr.Duarte from our parish, Sr.Nayna and the sisters of the community of Gothada also many other invited guest were present. Hasumatiben was felicitated with the flowers and shawl. Fr.Duarte presented her a book from the parish. The programme began with the prayer dance prepared by the women of Gothada village. The small skit was presented by the women of Lasundra village on the saving of the girl child in the family. Which was fo...

Sr. Sherly introduced the resource person to the participants. The participants were from two district Karmganj and Cachar. They were from various different villages Burnga, Manikbond, Depucheva, Latinkhal, Maskhal, Napakhal, Paniseeki, Lokhicherra and Manikbond. The participants were 37 including the staff.  To see: Full report Organized by   Seva Kendra Silchar Vadodara, India Date    8 th July 2016

The Meeting  was held in the Nagra Shrine Hall, in Khambhat  on 10 th November 2017. There were representatives from  SMC (School Managing Committee), Nurses (FHW) Field Health Workers), SHGs (Self Help Groups), Village Leaders, Teachers, Mahila Mandals and masons, painters, akik –stone polishing workers, etc. Questions concerning Tuberculosis and Silicosis – which is caused by inhalation of dust particles from polishing Akik stones, were discussed and solved. Prevention of Silicosis was discussed and the use of goggles and masks during work were encouraged. They would be supplied freely by the PHC responsible for Silicosis.  All the participants returned having resolved to work to stop Tuberculosis and Silicosis, by helping to diagnose cases, counsel them and motivate them to take the treatment which is available freely. 

Convent of Jesus and Mary, PALANPUR-India We had the Training on Kitchen Garden for the tribal villages of Palanpur. These tribals are called Dungri Garasia Adivasis. These villages are in the forest and their houses are very far away and very often these people do not get vegetables to eat.They eat only Maze Chappati with the chilly powder. So in order to help these people to get the vegetables easily in their places.  Sr. Julie Parmar  organized the Training on Kitchen Garden for these villagers. Mr.Khushal bhai from Palanpur was the resource person who cultivates the vegetables himself. Hence he has much experience in this area. He explained to them how to cultivate and in which season to cultivate the vegetables.  He also explained how the waste water could be saved  and  used for this purpose. Sometimes children and others throw away the remaining  water after drinking. So he told them to keep two buckets near the water pot and put the remaining water ...

In keeping with the World Cancer Day an awareness talk on the same was organized  for the women at Karunalaya Dispensary Anklav on 27.2.17 at 9:45 am Many women from the nearby villages of Anklav were present. Sr. Theresa George RJM being the resource person of the  day mainly spoke on the  CANCER as whole with special emphasis on uterine and breast cancer.  She mainly spoke on the signs and symptoms of cancer like weight loss, anemia, generalized debility , anorexia … with the signs of the breast cancer like painless lump in the breast or axilla, bleeding or any discharge from the breast , change in the shape and size of the breast and in the nipple needs to be observed and watched for. For the cancer of the uterus and cervix like abnormal discharges which is offensive, dyspareunia or spotting of the blood seen after menopause are the main causes. Besides this Sr. also emphasized on the importance of hygiene. Cleanliness is next to Godliness where keeping the surrou...

(An error in the State Board Hindi Text book) Our country, India is a land of people belonging to different cultures, traditions, languages, colour, caste and creed. Where people practice different faiths and follow different religious. The unity despite diversities is of utmost importance. But the recent happenings in terms of attacks to the Christian Minority Community are of serious concern to the very existence and living of this peace loving community. We have contributed our best in the growth, welfare and advancement of our country through our educational institutions, our hospitals and community welfare institutions. Despite the services rendered we find ourselves trapped in various unwanted, politically motivated and supported conflicts for absolutely no genuine reason.  One of these reasons was the reference to Jesus, our Saviour as "Haiwan" . (The Hindi word for "Satan") in the text book produced, printed and recommended by the Gujarat State Board of Scho...

W e, at Convent of Jesus and Mary Girls' High School, Vadodara organised a felicitation programme in honour of Mr. Harold D'Souza an ex-student of the 1980 batch on the 9 th  February 2016. M r. Harold D'Souza is an Indian American activist who was appointed by the then President of U.S.A., Mr. Barack Obama, to the Advisory Council against Slavery.  I t was a moment of pride and honour when Mr. Harold D'Souza shared his long, torturous and painful struggle about his experience with slavery and attributed his sense of courage and strength to fight during this journey, to the values gifted to him by the school and his teachers. A ll his former teachers, Mrs. Anna Lobo, Mrs. E. Francis, Ms. Amy Fernandes, Mrs. V. Mathew, Mrs. Nilima Varghese, the P.T.A. members, Sisters of the Community and his classmate, Cheryl Francis were present for the function. F r. Dr. Lancy Lobo and Fr. Jeetu D'Monte were also present. Fr. Dr. Lancy Lobo shared his views about slavery and congr...

OUR HOLY SHRINE – MOTHER EARTH We began the year 2015 with an awareness programme on 'Saving our Environment' and maintaining a balance in the eco-system. The Jesuits, Fr. Lucas S.J. and Fr. Rayappan in collaboration with the Jesus and Mary sisters initiated this programme at the behest of our Pope Francis message,  'On Care for our Common Home.' A seminar was organised for our students wherein they were made aware aout the plight of our environment and the care that should be taken to prevent further damage and destruction. The Holy Eucharist was celebrated in the laps of Mother Earth and as Fr. Rayappan expressed in the 'Holy Basilica' created and gifted to us by our Almighty Father, God himself. All our programmes conducted in our school centred around the theme of ecology. The major events, Sportsday and Annual Day depicted the ruin of nature and Mother Earth, its effects and impact on mankind and growing concerns about the dangers and harm to the ecology. S...