JAMSHEDPUR DIOCESAN CORPORATION
OUR ACTIVITIES
Our organization conducts Non-formal education classes for the poorest of the poor in the interior villages in the Districts of East, West Singhbhum, Seraikela Kharswan and Dhanbad Districts in Jharkhand and the District of Purulia in West Bengal. It is for the weak scheduled tribal and scheduled caste children. The non-formal education is conducted in the following places and villages: -
NON FORMAL EDUCATION
We conduct welfare, social awareness programmes and trainings in our places on various topics such as Typing, Computer, Spoken English, Stitching and embroidery, Karate, Yoga, formation of Self-help groups, Rain water harvesting system, modern Agricultural ways and means especially the usefulness of compost and organic manure and as well some type of Income generating activities.
We do conduct “Career guidance and Personality development” and “Motivation and various skill based trainings on self-employment” for the youths. At certain times and as per the need we also take out processions and take awareness sessions and nukad nataks against child labour, abortion and the need to protect girl children and as well against dian system and dowry practices.
We also organize and conduct “Inter religious harmony” meetings and seminars for all people. We also organize Melas and take out procession to sensitize the people on road safety and against child marriage.
Through Vincent de Paul Society the Corporation does take a survey of the people on their economic situation and help them in the matter of education, health and employment. This particular society also collects donations in form cash and kind for the poor and marginalized people of the society. We also have a fund called “poor students fund” in all our schools which is meant for the education of the poor children.
SOCIAL WELFARE
Our centers at various places also conduct classes on various health issues and health awareness programmes. Such as hygiene, the need to keep oneself and the surrounding neat and clean, seminar on HIV/ AIDS and Blood donation camps, making the people aware and sensitize them to keep the environment free from pollution, and as well issues on clean and green environment and the need to plant and protect the trees.
We also conduct free Health camps at our centers on all the common sicknesses through regular health checkups for Diabetics, heart patients and for the ones who have eye problems. At certain times or at least once a year we also organize blood donation camps in all our centers. At certain times we arrange seminar on community health. Our members also counsel the people affected by HIV/ AIDS and other type of sickness which are dangerous and spread quite easily.
HEALTH AWARENESS
