Health and Nutrition
The initiatives aim at helping local communities to improve their health and nutrition status, in particular with maternal and child health ...
Self Help Groups
This groups become a forum where women can articulate their needs and concerns, and are seen as a key vehicule for empowering women ...
Education
Education initiatives are channels for reaching out to children and helping them grow as balanced and compassionate adults ...
Protection
We help to reduce abuse and violence against women and the children, promoting anti trafficking measures ...
Volunteers
The Mission Centres in the Darjeeling Region have played host to countless volunteers, who have given generously of their skills and time ...
Collective Voices
The programme's objectives promote and enact their rights related to Education, Protection, Health and Nutrition ...
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| 08 Dec 2011 Income Generation Projects Income Generation Projects “Give a person a fish and you feed them for a day. Teach a person to fish and you have feed them for a lifetime” The income generation initiative is an initiative that started with the Youth of Panighatta and the help of volunteers from India as well as Australia. Read more 07 Dec 2011 A Year In ReviewA Year in Review What a busy year it has been at the Darjeeling Mary Ward Social Centre (DMWSC) as we continue to strive for equality, protection, nutrition, health and education through a range of projects and programs. Please see our stories on achieveing access to hygienic drinking water at Khaprijot, rescuing women from human traffickers and promoting confidence and leadership of the young people of the Tea Estates through our Youth Workshop. Read more 07 Dec 2011 RescueRESCUE It was late at night. I was in bed looking at the lights of the moon which is very clear from the window of my bedroom. I was thinking about the work I finished today and making plans about pending work and the work I needed to do the next day. I suddenly received a phone call and I was silent for a moment. I was so annoyed and surprised to hear that such inhumane acts are still prevailing in our society. Read more 06 Dec 2011 Sajal Dhara at KhaprijotSajal Dhara at Khaprijot Water is an essential element for the survival of human being on the Earth. Lack of proper water facilities causes several problems. In a survey of Sukna Tea Estate (Khaprijot) we found that the people residing in this place were having problems regarding the drinking water. People were drinking the dirty unhygienic water from the pond for survival. Read more 06 Dec 2011 False Promises - An Anti-Human Trafficking StoryFalse Promises - An Anti-Human Trafficking Story In a community where parents marry off their daughters at an early age, my story was no different. My family and I share a special bond of love and I continued to take care of each of them. With the sound of the rooster crowing, I would wake up and engage in my daily household chores. We were poor and each day I feared how to feed my family. Life continued its vicious circle of poverty everyday. Read more Volunteers Experiences14 Jul 2011 Experience of our Volunteers STEPHANIE MAHBERT, a student from Christ University, School Of Law, Bangalore, did an internship with us for a month. This is what she has to say: I worked as an intern at MWSC in the ‘Safe Migration’ Project. My internship entailed paperwork, documenting, as well as joining the team for village awareness and field work. Stephanie interacts with a women collecting information about trafficking in the village. Read more 08 Jun 2011 Volunteer's In the month of May we were happy to welcome another group from Canada. This time a group of 6 student teachers from Ontario Institute of Studies in Education and from York University. Leading the group was Chris Wilson and Sr. Jane McDonell IBVM. They spent a week teaching in Loreto Convent Darjeeling and another week teaching in Lolay. Read more 30 Mar 2011 Adventure Learning Experience with the Darjeeling Mary Ward Social Centre In March 2011, twelve students and three adults from Canada visited Darjeeling on a service and leadership trip with Adventure Learning Experience. They stayed for four days at the Loreto School, Panighatta which is in Mirik Block, Darjeeling District. Read more 31 Jan 2011 Students from John XXIII College, Australia In the month of December four students from John XXIII College, Australian National University, Canberra travelled to Nepal to volunteer at the Loreto Educational Centre in Dharan. Jack, James, Hannah and Maneka undertook a number of tasks during their one month stay. In the month of December four students from John XXIII College, Australian National University, Canberra travelled to Nepal to volunteer at the Loreto Educational Centre in Dharan. Jack, James, Hannah and Maneka undertook a number of tasks during their one month stay. Read more 31 Jan 2011 A Birthday with a Cause We would like to share with our readers this beautiful letter from Flavia and Guilia, two sisters from Toronto, Canada who are studying in Grade V. “We are pleased that our donation can be of little help for the kids in Darjeeling and Nepal. It all started when while tiding up our rooms we realized how many things and toys we had. We then thought that our coming birthday would make a perfect occasion to raise some funds for needy kids instead of receiving more presents. At that stage however we did not know whom we could help. Then two... Read more 20 Dec 2010 My experience in the Darjeeling Region I am glad that I had chosen Social work as part of my Tertianship programme and that too in Darjeeling Region in our very own set up DMWSC (Darjeeling Mary Ward Social Centre) which is a registered body today. I am extremely satisfied and delighted to have the exposure in social work in the Terai Region. I am grateful to God for the experience and knowledge gained while working with Sr. Sabrina and the entire Team of DMWSC. Read more 01 Oct 2010 ‘Sharing Peter’s Sinking Feeling’ "My coming to DMWSC reminds me of Peter's water walking experience...when faced with the opportunity of a lifetime, I too, like Peter, said "yes" and stepped out of the boat in faith. Read more 13 Jul 2010 A Guide to writing Projects and Reports Seminar From May to July 12 2010, Caitlin Leahy volunteered at the MWSC. Having worked part time as an assistant at the Mary Ward International Office in Melbourne, Caitlin was quite familiar with the work of the Loreto Sisters and MWSC in the Darjeeling region. Caitlin studied International Relations and Public Policy in Melbourne and was keen to get involved in development work in India. Read more 06 Jul 2010 Visit to Nepal A group of volunteers from Mary Ward Foundation, Spain visited DMWSC on the 5th of July, 2010. The group visited two Dharan and Sukumbasi. These areas are the part of the mission areas of the Loreto Sisters in Nepal. Read more 01 Jul 2010 Pictures Speak louder than Words!! Me and my good friend Caroline, we arrived in Siliguri on July 16, 2010. The moment we reached DMWSC, we were greeted with warm friendly faces. I was feeling so excited to be in India! Read more |
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