CCO Profile - SahaJeevan Social Centre, Pali

Saha Jeevan Social Centre, Pali

Our Lady of Lourdes Church

Vision:

A society where the values of compassion, equality, justice and harmony flourish and everyone experiences the fullness of life 

Mission:

Reaching out to the powerless and the voiceless, especially women and children and empowering them.

Goal:

To bring people especially women and children on equal platform with Socio. Economic, Physical, and Mental well-being of every person by their won involvement in the Activities of the Centre

Objectives:

1. To develop women’s capacity to organize them with the emerging social, and economic, political, issues that affect their lives.

2. To motivate parents to send their children to school and make them aware of the importance of the education.

3. To inculcate in them the importance inter-religious dialogue for the peaceful community.

4. Vocational trainings and carrier guidance for the youth girls and boys for their better future.

5. Importance of SHG, Inter-Lone, Govt. Schemes and the resources that are avail in govt. offices.

6. Awareness on all the Health related diseases.

7. The legal and political rights of women are strengthened.

Strategy / Approach:

Ø Awareness generation among the target population

Ø Making use of the government schemes for individuals, families and the community

Ø Improving governance at the village level through advocacy and lobbying.

Ø The social and economic situation of women is improved.

Ø Legal and political rights of women are strengthened.

Ø The local governance and the access to government programme improved.

Methods:

Ø  Regular Home Visits

Ø  Documentary film, Charts, Street Play

Ø  Guest lecturers

Ø  Using avail recourses from local, govt., and NGO

Ø  Innovative methods are used in teaching and programs (PPT)

Ø  Various competitions

Ø  Awareness songs, slogans, Banners

Director: 

Fr. James D'costa, the Director of Sahjeevan Social Centre is the Parish Priest of Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Uttan Pali from 24th June 2014 till date. He has been an ordained priest for 30 years and served as a Principal of various school for the past 24 years.  

CCO Staff: 

Ms. Carol Munis has been working at SahaJeevan Social Centre, Pali from last 2 years. This community focuses on issues related to women, children, and senior citizens. She is interested to work with women. 

Carol  is fluent in Hindi, English, Marathi and the local Marathi dialect of Dharavi Island. 

Outside of work Carol likes to singing, listening to music and interacting with new people.