Monday, 29 June 2015

Statistical Outputs & Outcomes of the Project for 2014-15

As per the logical framework for 2014-15 key Activities were implemented by the Core Team in collaboration with key leaders from each target group.

Facilitation of Community Led Development
Regular interaction CSA and CCO Staff to review CCO ownership and facilitation of planned programmes – Formation of Core Teams at CCO level

Human Resource Development:
Having assessed Training needs with the Staff, 12Trainings were planned in collaboration with the Coordinator for CSA Staff and 4 Trainings for CCO Staff.

Women’s Development:
Six CCOs staff along with women leaders from the community planned for a training on ‘Leadership and response to Social Issues’ in which 276 women participated across six CCOs.

Six CCOs staff along with women leaders from the community planned for a training on ‘Social Issues and Gender Discrimination’ in which 255 women participated across six CCOs.

Six CCOs staff along with women leaders from the community planned for a training on ‘Leadership and response to Social Issues’ in which 263 women participated across six CCOs.

Five CCOs staff along with women leaders from the community planned for B training on ‘Family Life Education’ which 165 women participated across five CCOs.

Six CCOs staff along with women leaders from the community planned for a exposure in which 149 women participated across six CCOs.

Youth Leadership:
180 youths across Six CCOs actively participated in a training organized by CCO staff on Public Speaking.

248 youths across six CCOs actively participated in a training organized by CCO Staff on Good Governance – Right to Information.

157 youths across five CCOs actively participated in a training organized by CCO staff on Social analysis and community building process.

169 youths across five CCOs actively participated in a training organized by CCO staff on Event Management.

92 youths across five CCOs actively participated in a training organized by CCO staff on Event Management

Kishoris (Young Girls):
253 Kishoris across 5 CCOs actively participated in a training organized by CCO staff on Family Life Education.

178 Kishoris across 5 CCOs were trained on Personality Development.

192 across 5 CCOs were trained on gender sensitisation.

214 across 5 CCOs were trained on the importance of skill building and income generation activities.

Family Development:
364 Senior Citizens from CCOs have actively participated in monthly meetings organized at the parish level.

213 Senior Citizen cards have been obtained from the government by six CCOs.

144 Couples were identified from across five CCOs by CCO Core team. They attended a Training on ways and means to improve the quality of married life and their parenting skills.

Fisherfolk Trainings:
56 Fishermen across 5 CCOs actively participated in the basic course on Boat Engine Maintenance and 10 Fishermen further enhanced their skills by requesting for and participating in an advanced course on Boat Engine Maintenance at Joseph Cardign Technical Institute, Dadar, Mumbai.

Bal Sansads:
972 Children from 31 Bal Sansads across six parishes have enthusiastically engaged with each other in regular monthly meetings organized at the CCO or community level.


980 Children from 6 CCOs from Balsansad group have actively participated in Diwali and Summer camps organized at the CCO level. 

Friday, 12 June 2015

Project Second Year Planning - Logframe and Targets

MINUTES OF MEETING

Topic:                    Dharavi Island CSA, CCO Directors and staff meeting along with Fr. Mario Mendes

Date   :                  12th June, 2015           Time   :  10.00am to 2.15pm

Venue:                  Mukti Sagar Prabodhan Kendra Ground floor Hall


Names of Participants
Absent / Excused
1.       Fr. Mario Mendes
2.       Fr. Michael D’souza
3.       Fr. Joseph Borges
4.       Fr. Francis Mascarenhas
5.       Fr. James D’silva
6.       Mr. Cletus Zuzarte
7.       Mr. Mario Remedios
8.       Ms. Sheetal Palande
9.       Sr. Shweta
10.   Sr. Sheila
11.   Sr. Martha
12.   Sr. Christle
13.   Sr. Joanna
14.   Ms. Valencia Colaso
15.   Ms. Snehal Patil
16.   Ms. Nasim Kasughar
17.   Ms. Nathale Gabru
18.   Ms. Suvidha Patil
19.   Ms. Justina R Naik
20.   Ms. Carol Munis

Fr. Peter D’cunha – Excused

Fr. Barthol Machado - Excused

Ms. Manisha Kharja -  Study Leave

Ms. Suvarna Bhandya – Study Leave

Ms. Sanjana Bhandari – Study Leave

Ms. Rasika Bhandari - Excused



The Directors of the CCOs met with Fr. Mario Mendes - Director of CSA and discussed about the project being carried out in each of their parishes, the challenges that they faced and their expectations from the next phase.

The Meeting began at 11.00am with a welcome by Fr. Mario to all the participants especially to Sr. Joanna who being a Community Team Leader expressed her need to understand how her community member was functioning in the context of the project being implemented. Sheetal the DI Project Coordinator began by making a presentation on the Status of the implementation of the Project as per the logical framework, the programs and activities completed and the number of programs that are yet to be completed as per the logframe deliverables. The CCO staff then complemented the presentation by sharing case studies on the impact of the programme in each of the CCOs through a PPT Presentation. During the course of the Presentation by Sheetal and the CCO staff many points were taken up for discussion, these points along with the decisions taken are mentioned below:

v   The trainings and meetings that were held with the CSA and CCO staff was useful, resourceful and applicable for the day to day work in the area.
v   CCO staff earlier assumed that there would be a resource person who would need to conduct the financial literacy training program, hence they expressed the possible challenge of conducting it as most meetings take place after 8pm. Fr. Mario clarified that the CCO staff would need to conduct the training and not an external resource person.
v   The CCO Staff expressed that all the women were from the lower economic background, hence it was suggested by Fr. Mario to select 5 SHGs which were the most underpriviledged and the CCO staff could conduct the financial literacy training within their monthly meetings.
v   The staff expressed that earlier there was lack of clarity regarding the project and its log frame and only after the training on the 30th May that they understood the logframe and its deliverables.
v   Core Team Members selected by the CCO from the area could be trained along with the CCO staff on the Log Frame and its deliverables so as to enhance the process of ownership and sustainability of the project.
v   Concerning Human Resource Development, it was suggested that there will be 2 meeting of the DI CSA and CCO staff along with the Core team of the respective parishes on the 23rd of July and the next meeting would be decided when the group would meet. Further 2 training programs would be held for the same Core Team in August and December 2015 for their empowerment, sustainability and ownership of the people of the CCO.
v   The need for sustainability of CCO programs and funding was expressed and that the same can be attained if each Parish has a Core Team who are well trained and thus even if there is change in the Priest’s, CCO or CSA staff the CCO will function and sustain itself.
v   Financial Literacy Programme could be also extended to the Fishermen from the Fisherfolk Societies operational in the 5 CCOs of Dharavi Island.
v   CCO staff expressed the challenge they faced when they visit government offices and other stakeholders for their official work, hence they suggested that they be provided ID Cards. Fr. Mario clarified that CSA would not take up the responsibility of issuing these ID cards however the local CCO could issue the same.
v   The target group of identified  young couples could be handed over for further guidance and follow up to the Parish Family Cell and in case any other further case is identified these too could be referred to them.
v   The motivated and prepared youth from each CCO could now be handed over to the Youth Director from the Bhayandar Deanery for further follow up and action. However the CCO partners felt that the youth within each CCO who are still in touch could assist in some of the planned programs as and when required for e.g. women’s day celebration logistics.
v   The role of the CSA staff was clarified as one, that will be there to assist the CCO staff by guiding them, handholding them in the process, programs and activities of the CCO as per the logframe and the need of the respective identified target areas.
v   Mr. Cletus presented the Logframe for the 2nd year and as per the discussions on each of the data and deliverable the modified logframe would be sent to the CCOs for their review. The CCO Staff were asked to review the Data points discussed concerning the logframe and they were welcomed to give their inputs concerning the topics, groups and number of meetings etc.
v   Fr. Mario recommended that the Project for the coming year could focus on Financial Literacy for the people of DI and the 8 Modules for training the various target groups.
v   Since the Domestic Workers Movement team regularly visit the Dongri Parish and interact with the women it was recommended that we should not work with the same target group.

At the end of the meeting Fr. Mario thanked all the Parish Priests the CCO and CSA staff for their participation and wished them all the best for their work in the year ahead.

Minutes noted by: Mr. Mario Remedios                               Signature:  


Date submitted on: 12th of June, 2015

Thursday, 4 June 2015

Bal Sansads on a Consultative Note with United Nations Team for developing Millennium Development Goals 2030

The Millennium Development Goals for Children from 2015 up to 2030 (for 15 years) are being formulated by the United Nations and the NINE-IS-MINE Campaign is initiating a National interactive session with the children from India. NINE-IS-MINE is a children’s advocacy campaign that seeks a commitment from India and the entire world to keep our country accountable to her commitment for investing 6% on education (GDP Government spending) and 3% on health as promised by our own Indian Government. This 6+3=9, i.e. this NINE we say IS MINE.
Towards formulating and fine tuning the Millennium Development Goals, an interactive session was held at Uttan on 4th June 2015 by NINE-IS-MINE Campaign in collaboration with Centre for Social Action for 39 Bal Sansad children from Dharavi Island, Bhayander West.



The sessions were facilitated by Ms. Surbhi from India, a young girl currently studying in the United States of America, along with Brother Steve and team from NINE-IS-MINE Campaign. The children were explained about the 8 Right Based Millennium Development Goals that is to be followed up till this year (2015) and how goals for 2015 up to 2030 are being formulated with inputs from children all around the world with a focus on developing sustainable goals.

An interactive exercise was conducted with the children who were divided into four groups wherein each group had to draw the goals in a character form on the white board and the next group had to guess the issue and what would be the goals for the same. 10 points were awarded for each right answer, which was a motivator for each group. Through this interactive session where the children enjoyed drawing on the board, guessing the issues and what the goal would be, the 18 Sustainable Millennium Goals were listed and explained to the children in a very child friendly participative method.

The second exercise was conducted where children were divided into 9 groups and each group was given 2 goals each and had to list the problems and its solution in regard to each goal. e.g. conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development (one of the sustainable development goal). The children also gave suggestions as to how the ocean should not be contaminated and polluted and how the fisher folks in Dharavi Island area pollute it with used oil and also how many children and adult defecate on the sea shore. They suggested installation of garbage bins near the shore and toilets for the community and coastal cleanup.

These sessions have enlightened and sharpened the outlook of the children. One child pointed out to the fact that while we talk about gender equality why do we have seats and compartments reserved only for ladies in public transport and not for men as even they need empowerment and support in the society. The day ended with a couple of action songs conducted by Brother Steve followed by a Biryani lunch for all.


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Monday, 1 June 2015

Kishori & Youth Programmes - March & April 2015

Under the project of holistic development of the people of Dharavi Island, a series of training programs were conducted for kishoris and youth during the months of March and April 2015 at the 6 Parish CBOs in collaboration with Centre for Social Action (CSA). These trainings were coordinated by CSA and CBO Staff.

Name of CBO
Name of Training Program & Date 
No of attendees
Resource Person
Sahyog Samaj Kendra, Chowk
Clean Green Environment
23rd March,  2015
33  kishoris
Fr. Calistus Fernandes  who has worked with tribals in Roha, Raigad prior to his current work at Karjat.
Sahyog Samaj Kendra, Chowk
Gender Sensitization
24th March 2015
30 kishoris
Fr.Xavier Devdas, SDB who has  worked for the past 20 years on the issue of street children and is now giving vocational and technical trainings at Karjat.
Sahjeevan, Pali
Gender Sensitization
28th April, 2015  
14 kishoris
Ms. Kinjal Maru presently working as HR Assistant at Infinity Consultancy Services. She has  completed her Masters in Human Development from Niramla Niketan College of Home Science and besides holding a PG Diploma in Counseling Psychology she is also a part time Counselor at YMCA and visiting faculty at Garware Institute.
Sahjeevan,Pali,
Sahyog Samaj Kendra, Chowk &  Savadhaan Social Centre,  Manori  
Program on Event Management & Resource  Mobilization
on 19th April,  3rd May &  21st May   respectively
142 youth (boys & girls)
Suryodaya Community Center, Gorai
Program on Event Management & Resource  Mobilization
29th May, 2015
30 youth
Rev. Fr. Anthony Santarita  from Don Bosco Home (Borivali)

At the Clean Green Environment training held at Chowk Parish, the resource person Fr. Calistus Fernandes explained how human beings formed an integral part of the environment. Maintaining, safeguarding and keeping the surroundings clean and green is the responsibility of all of us. At the end of the session, the kishoris shared that they understood the importance of a clean green environment and the role that each one of them have  to play in order to keep the surroundings clean, green and free from pollution. They also realized that a clean environment helps in keeping illnesses away.


While biologically there are differences between men and women, in terms of rights and capabilities should there be any difference? To relook at this age old discrimination, two separate seminars on Gender Sensitization were conducted for the kishoris of Chowk and Pali.

The session at Chowk conducted by Fr.Xavier Devdas, SDB brought about the reality of gender discrimination issues that exist in the community. Some of the issues highlighted were “when we marry the family members prefer that we bear a boy and not a girl child as the boy child can carry forward the family legacy and plans are made to get rid of the girl child”, “even though we and our mothers are girls we are treated differently from boys as we feel girls will marry and go to another house”.Some participants shared that “the amount needed to get the girl child married is also a burden for the family as the money spent on her will be of no use to the family. Fr. Xavier expressed that this discrimination exists even though women are equal to men and are working shoulder to shoulder with the men in society. In spite of that, many people in our society still disrespect the girl child and discriminate them even with regards to food, clothing and education. This thought process has been in our society from ages but now is the time that young girls should come forward and change the mindset of the society by beginning from their very homes. Being sensitive to the issue and starting by first changing our own mind set is the crucial step in Gender Sensitization in our society. At the end of the session, the kishoris shared that they felt proud to be a woman and assured the resource person that they would do their best to change the perspective and mindset of the people beginning from  their very own family and friends.

At the session held for the kishoris from Pali, the facilitator  Ms. Kinjal Maru encouraged the participants to express the various gender differences they see in their work areas with the aid of drawings. This activity was followed by a group discussion which highlighted that the first and foremost responsibility of each participant is to be aware of such implicit gender based stereotypes. Only if participants are aware, then they can speak up against discrimination in society. Gender based discrimination can be transmitted through families, neighborhoods and institutions. Using a lot of examples, the speaker brought to the participant’s awareness, many of the gender based inequalities. Under the guise of protecting the girl child, a lot of privileges which the males enjoy are denied to the girls. Through the feedback collected at the end of the session, it was observed that the girls felt empowered by the seminar to recognize discrimination. Instead of looking at this issue from a position of weakness, the seminar awakened in them a sense of well-being and to look at their self and their rights from an enlightened perspective.

Half day program sessions on Event Management & Resource Mobilization were held for the youth (between the age group of 19 to 27 years) of  Pali, Chowk, Manoriand Gorai on 19th April, 3rd May, 21st May & 29th May, 2015 respectively. The main objective of these programs was to encourage the talents of youth and toexplain to them about Career Development and the Event Management Process. To quote from the resource person, Ms. Kinjal Maru’s sessions “We should always have the urge to compete today in order to determine what we would be doing 20 years later - to arrive at something concrete; we need to start thinking today. You need to start thinking that you can do something good in your life and must have that self belief. While choosing a career, you need to ask yourself if you are ready to take up the role. You need to develop an interest and ask questions like what sort of a course is this? Will I be able to complete this course? etc. You have to be certain that you will put in whatever effort and hard work it takes for your growth and development and achieve something in life.”Through the story of Thomas Edison she mentioned that one needs to always have alternate plans i.e. Plan A and Plan B ready so that in case Plan A does not work out then you can pursue Plan B.

In the second session Ms. Maru spoke about Event Management wherein she explained that before every program there is a need for detailed planning about the objective of the program, target audience, topic/theme, date, time, venue, budget, etc. All this assists is having maximum output and impact with minimum input in terms of budget, resources, time, etc. The Event/program challenges should be perceived well in advance and the learnings from the previous program should be included in the planning as it assists in not repeating previous mistakes which can be easily avoidable. Proper planning becomes inevitable and each team member should be given some responsibility which will help in organizing the event successfully as per plan. At the end of the program there should be an un-biased evaluation of the same, which should be well documented for future learning. By way of example she further explained “If you are taking up an event pertaining to Bal Sansad, then you need to plan who are the people who will manage the event, where does the money come from, how to ensure procuring better things with a low budget which will in turn benefit the children”. Ms. Kinjal also shared how one boy managed to fund his education by making garlands and bouquets which he provided to schools and colleges for their functions. Through this, he was not only able to succeed in building his own career but also supported his parents. One should plan well in advance in order to ensure success.Fr. James also provided guidance and tips on career development and event management. During the feedback session the youth expressed their thanks to the resource person for guiding them through the process of event management and said that they will plan the next program keeping in mind the process learnt at this session.

At the session for Gorai youth conducted by  Rev. Fr. Anthony Santarita from Don Bosco Home (Borivali), he provided guidance to the youth encouraging them to start and develop a small scale business in their own villages and areas thus providing income for their families.  He pointed out how people from outside the area have started their own business.  By ways of examples,Fr.  Anthony also shared the importance of education and provided guidelines on how to start a small business. At the feedback session the youth expressed their appreciation on the guidance and tips provided by Fr. Anthony which would help them further their career.

Exposure visit at Bosco Boys Home (Borivali West) 
Suryodaya Community Center organized an exposure visit to Don Bosco Institute at Borivali (West) for the youth of Gorai, on 1st May, 2015. The objective of the visit was to expose the youth to the different courses available. This visit to Bosco Boys Home institute was very helpful to all the 25 youth as they were shown various skills and different courses that will help them to choose a proper career for themselves.  Fr. Anthony Santarita, who is in charge of the Institute explained it’s history and also gave a brief description on the various courses e.g. Hotel Management, Motor Vehicle and Machine Repairing, Bar Tending, Petrol Mechanic etc. He also shared how these courses helped drop out youth start their own business thus enabling them to stand on their own feet.  The youth were also given a demonstration on Bar Tending by Mr. Joseph. During the interactions, the youth shared that this visit was a wonderful experience as it gave them an insight to a lot of courses which would help them choose a future career.

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Saturday, 23 May 2015

Networking with Stakeholders - Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute & RuTAG IITB

The Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI), established by Government of India on February 3rd 1947, has emerged as a leading tropical marine fisheries research institute in the world. Centre for Social Action participated in a stakeholders meeting organized by CMFRI on 17th April, 2015. The participants ranged from scientists of CMFRI, representatives of various fisheries cooperatives, officials of related government departments, and members of Social work organizations involved with fishing communities.

In his inaugural address, Dr. Veerendra Veer Singh, Scientist In Charge of Mumbai Research Centre of CMFRI highlighted the work done by the Institute and made special mention of their collaboration with Centre for Social Action. Various scientists and social activists spoke highlighting the issues faced by fishing communities, especially the environmental degradation of the sea and challenges faced by small-time fisher folk due to over-exploitation of the resources of the sea by large fishing trawlers.

Fr Mario drew the attention of the stakeholders to the need for an “Inclusive, Holistic and Sustainable Development.” He explained that an inclusive approach should not pitch small-time fisher folk directly in competition with the capital-intensive fishing industry, but rather provide them various means of social security, infrastructure and support for marketing. A holistic approach would focus not only one aspect of improving the catch of fish, but would take an all-round perspective because problems are inter-connected and need to be addressed simultaneously. Finally, sustainable development has to be sensitive to environmental concerns, and Fr Mario called for the formation of “sea protection committees” on the lines of the “forest protection committees” (Van Raksha Samitis) successfully run across India. He concluded by emphasizing on the need to train and strengthen fisheries cooperatives as a means of bringing about true development of the fishing communities.

A Workshop on -Potential Technological Interventions in Fisheries 
Date: 22nd May, 2015 in IIT Bombay campus 

The workshop is being organized by RuTAG IITB (Rural Technology Action group). RuTAG is a project initiated by the Principal Scientific Adviser (PSA) to the GOI as a mechanism to achieve rural advancements through S&T interventions. RuTAG at IIT Bombay focuses on rural areas of Maharashtra, Gujarat and Goa. Our interest in fisheries project is due to the fact that fishing is one of the important sources of livelihood in all these states. The main objective of the workshop was to identify appropriate projects / technological interventions in area of fisheries that IITB can work on along with the related institutes. This workshop mainly targeted NGOs working for welfare of fishermen through technological interventions. A few NGO representatives including CSA were given opportunity to participate in the workshop and share typical problems / difficulties faced by them. Fr. Mario and Mr. Cletus made a presentation on the challenges faced by the Fishermen of Dharavi Island.

In their response, the CMFRI representatives expressed that there is a need to shift from solely focusing on “fish in the sea” to the multiple issues faced by fisher folk! They spoke of increasing not only the “natural capital” of fish in the sea, but also the “social, human, physical and financial capital” of the fisher folk.

CSA looks forward to continuing its fruitful collaboration with CMFRI and RuTAG IIT-B for the development of fishing communities looking at technological innovations that are applicable to them.

Friday, 15 May 2015

CCO Staff trained in Report Writing & Documentation

On 14th May, 2015, CSA organized a full day training program on Report Writing and Documentation at Uttan for the staff from the 6 Community Centre Organizations of Dharavi Island. The resource person for the session was Mr. Cletus Zuzarte (CSA Staff) and 18 people benefited from the session. All CCO staff has taken active part in the discussions and shared their difficulties, challenges, learning, suggestions, etc. This session was helpful to improve their report writing, documentation skills. Participants learnt the importance of maintaining documents and its method and process. Participants expressed that their self-confidence has increased since they got clear idea about the documentation process.

During the participative training program, Mr. Cletus stressed mainly on the need for maintaining weekly planning and daily reporting. The need to maintain documentation along with photographs and statistics andthe habit of maintaining a daily diary which will assist us personally and also enhance our work was stressed. The need for report writing and case work was also explained, especially of how it is useful in raising awareness about our work and in fund raising.

Participants expressed that they need training / inputs sessions on different topics that are important in work which helps them to improve the working style and their functioning. 



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Monday, 4 May 2015

Good Governance in Action

Training on Good Governance

A half day training program on Good Governance was held on 28rd March 2015 and was attended by 32 youth of Chowk Parish. Mr. Adrian Rosario from  Infinity Consultancy Services was the  resource person for the day. He is also on the Editorial Board of Examiner and visiting faculty member at the College of Social Work Niramla Niketan. The resource person spoke about the responsibilities of the Government and the role it plays in the development of civil society and how we as citizens  need to coordinate with the different departments of the Government on a regular basis. Mr. Adrian also stressed on the importance of putting to end corruption for Good Governance. The youth were divided into 5 groups and given different situations from their daily lives and were asked to demonstrate how good governance can change these situations for the betterment of all. All the youth participated in the discussion and each group presented their views to the others. The youth voiced their opinion on how all of us have to play our part in society and that through our active participation we will be able to have a just and equal society where Good Governance prevails. Just blaming others will not help and we need to do our bit for society and take full responsibility. An example on the right to vote was given and the youth were told the importance of voting and how it affects the system if we abstain from voting. We are all citizens of the country and therefore need to be part of the governance process as we too are the stakeholders. Right To Information (RTI) can also be used to find details of the different works in the Government department and ensuring that Good Governance assists the people to live life to the fullest. The youth shared that they have now understood the importance of their role in Good Governance and also how they should never support corrupt practices as they cause hindrances in the development of the county.

Struggle for Water
A rally was organized by the Machimar (Fishery) Co-operative society, Goraion the 20th April, 2015to BMC office, Borivli ‘R’ ward, where around 300 Women from Gorai Parish participated and took the initiative to raise one of the local issues of scarcity of water successfully.To fight against the system, majority of the women were holding banners with various slogans and even carried clay pots to this rally. The Corporator, Mr. Shivananda Shetty and Suryodaya Community Centre, Gorai has taken the initiative to intervene and resolve the acute water problem which is being faced by the people of Gorai village.


The Corporator, Mr. Shivananda Shetty along with his representatives, Mrs. Rikshela Manaji, Natal Babru, Sanita Kinny, Anni Hendriqes and some men from the co-operative society had a word with the BMC officer-in charge, regarding the water problems faced by the people of Gorai. The rally got sufficient media coverage and Zee news along with other media houses present, interviewed the corporator Mr. Shivananda Shetty and few women who participated in the rally. The women, who carried clay water pots, broke them in front of the BMC office as a sign of protest. The BMC officials understood the grievance and gave an assurance that they will enhance the existing water facilities in the village and build a storage tank to solve the problem.   On the whole, it was a well-planned “Rally”.

Aadhaar Card Camp
Suryodaya Community Center, Gorai with the assistance  of Gorai corporator Mr. Shivanadh Shetty organized an Aadhaar Card Camp on 2nd & 3rd May 2015 at Gorai Holy Magi Church Hall.  The main objective of this camp was to help those people who had not yet got an Aadhar Card to apply for the same. Around 105 persons including men, women and youth from various communities availed of the benefit to apply for a new Aadhar card. Some of them even got their existing cards corrected by updating their data on the form.Many people thanked the staff and the volunteers of Gorai CCO for organizing this camp. 

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