CARD Care is committed towards building and strengthening partnerships with donors and local sponsors who have been enabling the organization to help more children by supporting specific interventions to overcome the disadvantages and discrimination they face in everyday life.
Lack of quality education is one of the major problems that Dewas district has been facing. Lack of infrastructure, non availability of qualified teachers, and absence of teachers in the Government schools are issues contributed to this situation. CARD – KSK tried to address this problem by starting a few schools with primary education as the priority. Following schools are serving the community to improve the education.
• ST. THOMAS HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL, Kshipara
• ESOW MAR THEMOTHEOS MEMORIAL HOSTEL
• GRAM JYOTHI SCHOOLS
Rural women’s health is the main focus of CARD. This focuses on taking care of women’s health to create a good atmosphere in the houses and build a healthy generation. Through Sureksha project and TB control programmes conscientization programmes and also rehabilitation programmes are conducting. CARD is giving a prior concern to womens health training programmes and IEC materials. The women from marginalized section are always lacks a good healthy environment. CARD visualizes and establishes women healthy empowerment programmes and community orientation.
• Suraksha Project (HIV/AIDS) Kottarakkara
• TB control Programme
According to Kerala State Planning Board Economic Review, ‘the provisional estimate of agriculture income of the state recorded a negative growth of 1.79% during 2009-10’. Food is a basic human need and right. Food security exists when people have enough basic food at all times to provide them with energy and nutrients for fully productive lives. Availability of food, access of food, quality and nutritional value of food and stability in provision are the main areas where food security is concerned. To improve agriculture and empower farmers is an urgent need towards achieving food security in India. Increasing and diversifying agricultural productivity is therefore important in addressing the food insecurity issue in India.
ICAR Krishi Vigana Kendra (KVK), CARD ,Thelliyoor, Pathanamthitta
Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK), the Farm Science Centre is a district level organization of Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) set up with a mandate to transfer of advanced agricultural technologies to the farming community of the district. KVK act as a bridge between the research organization and farmers that work for solving the localized issues of farming community in agriculture and allied fields.
CARD-Krishi Vigyan Kendra, the Farm Science Centre for Pathanamthitta District, Kerala, India was established by Indian council of agricultural research (ICAR) on 28th March 1995 to ensure technology backstopping to farming community and extension mechanism of Pathanamthitta Dist.
KVK, Pathanamthitta won Pandit Deen Dayal Upadaya Krishi Vigyan Protsahan Puruskar for the year 2017 (Zone XI). The award consists of citation and cash prize of Rs.2,25,000. Rev.K.Y Jacob, Director, CARD and Dr.C.P.Robert, Senior Scientist and Head, ICAR-KVK, CARD had received the award from Hon’ble Prime Minister, Shri.Narendra Modi.
evelopment patterns, increasing population pressure and the demand for better livelihoods across the globe are contributing to a looming global water crisis. Addressing this crisis will require maintaining a sustainable relationship between water and development, one that balances current needs against the prospects for future generations. Only 3% of the world’s water supply is fresh water and two-thirds of that is locked in glacier ice or buried in deep underground aquifer, leaving only 1% readily available for human use. In most developing countries, agriculture is the dominant user of the water, accounting for more than 85% of all water use. Agriculture water use raises significant issues of water resource management like issues dealing with water scarcity, competing demands from the sectors, irrigation service delivery and system management, water use efficiencies and so forth. CARD address these issues at different levels;
CARD has started Climate change programme during 2011. Climate change is caused largely by human activities, and poses significant risks for a broad range of human and natural systems.
CARD implemented two climate change project at Madhya predesh and Odisha
• Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Project, MDEWAS, Madhya Pradesh
The concept human development indicates how equity, empowerment and sustainability expand people’s choices. At the same time it highlights its challenges, showing that these key aspects of human development do not always come together. CARD engages in developing systematic approach for sustainable development with Govt. of Kerala & Gramma Panchayats.
CARD Response in Kerala Flood
CARD has supported 11920 families It was at the unexpected hour and with utmost shock Kerala, our land was affected by the monsoon. The second phase of monsoon (July 14 -) had greatly affected the central and southern part of Kerala. Authorities had declared disaster alert in 8 Districts. In the first wave ,due to the southwest monsoon flood situation continued to be in grim in parts of Alapuzha ,Kuttand. Over flowing rivers and canals had submerged low-lying areas of the Kuttanad and upper kuttanad, Eranakulam District, Idukki, Kottayam,Wayanad and Pathanamthitta District. It affected the normal life of ordinary people.Findings indicate that around 30 lives were affected, 6065 families have been evacuated, 36 houses destroyed, and 1214 houses damaged, 1800 ha. of paddy crop submerged in flood water. The people could not support themselves with their normal jobs since the monsoon. They could not move easily to the mainland for accessing their needs. A threat of monsoon diseases due to accumulation of sewage waste was also clouding in. The second wave of monsoon which worsely affected the entire state broke by August 15, 2018. 391494 families have been evacuated , 1450707 people have been shifted to 3879 relief camp. In the scenario CARD could effective involve in the relief activities at Alapuzha, Pathanamthitta, Kottayam and Eranakulam districts with the support of CASA, HACI, EHA, Oxfarm, KNH, Sankalp foundation and esteemed Well- wishers. Intention of the Mission
• Provide food kits to the severely affected and to those who are in relief camps and isolated zones
• Distribute cloths and blankets to keep them from extreme climatic situation
• Distribution of Education kits to school students.
• Distribution of clean and healthy water
• Survey had been conducted to find out the needy for rehabilitation
Activities undertaken under this emergency intervention, responding to specific needs:
1. Food Security: Dry Ration Kits
To sustain themselves, the flood affected people needed dry rations as it will put them in the path of recovery. The proposed dry ration kit met the food needs of the reference community for a period of 10 to 25 days based on the family size in 8 districts in Kerala. 3,000 dry ration kits provided to affected households in the affected districtsin Kerala.(each dry provision kit consists of 10kgs/5kg of rice,1 Kg Atta, 1 kgs Green gram, 1 kg salt, 1 liter refined oil, 200 gm pkt. Chilli powder, 200 gmpktturmeric powder, 500gm coffee powder and 1 kg sugar). In this venture 1700 kits were financially supported by CASA in the first phase, 200 kits by CASA Act Alliance in the second phase.
2. House hold Articles
3000 comfort family Kits were provided to the affected who lost everything other than their lives with the support of Emmanuel Hospital Association, Delhi . The kit consist of 1 bed sheets,2 towels, 4 bath soap,2kg Washing powder ,2kg Bleaching powder,2ltr Phenol, Sanitary pad ,20ltr Bucket ,Mug, Toilet Brush Plastic mat ,Utensils - 2 aluminum pots, 3 glass tumblers 3 plates ,1swaspan . The selection of beneficiaries were done by household survey. It was a 3 weeks time bound effort which was much acclaimed by the local and state government representatives.
3.NFIs;(Non Food Items )
2000 families supported through basic clothing’s .The Kit contains ( 2 Shirts,T Shirts,Saree, Bed sheet/Blanket, Lunky ,Towel ). Sankaalp Foundation and Ludhiana Team supported with the materials.
4. Temporary Shelter and Tarpaulins and Plastic Mats
1000 Tarpaulins provided to the affected families, which will serve as an immediate temporary shelterfor the families who have lost almost everything in the flood waters. It helped them to sleep and sit at least as the entire house was full of mud.Supported by Oxfam.
5. WASH
1000 families supported through Hygiene Kit consisting Phenol ,bath soap ,washing powder 2000 Women and adolescent girls were provided with dignity/ hygiene kits in order to enable them to live more comfortably and protect them from any further ailments. Health and sanitation component projects have been started in Nedumpuram, Eraviperoor, Niranam ,Kadapra,and Peringara Panchayats with the support of Oxfam.
6.Education Kit
For the moral support to the Flood affected Children CARD Supported 1400 students with Educational kit consisting 2 Bed sheets , 2 towel, Tiffin Box, Water bottle , Note books , Umbrella ,bag and school stationery.The kit was supported by Help A Child India –HACI.13 Mar Thoma Management schools and 6 Govt. Schools were benefited . Target Group / Beneficiaries Affected families belonging to the weakest section of society, particularly marginal and landless farmers, female headed households, children and those with low access to basic services that are displaced due to flooding and consequent loss/damage of their houses. CARD has supported 11290 families.
Under this head two marketing units and a society are functioning;
i. CARD –Gramolpannam, Thiruvalla
ii. Photostat UnitCARD – Gramasakthi Society
i. Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA)
Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) is the process of involving local people in the analysis and interpretation of their own situation. The fishermen communities live under the threat of sea erosion. Kerala Government has plan to construction of Groyne filed in Alappuzha sea costal area to solve the problem. Kerala Irrigation Infrastructure Development Corporation (KIIDC) an undertaking Institution of Kerala Government has approved to conduct PRA at Ambalappuzha and Punnappara sea coastal areas. CARD has conduct PRA at the sea coastal wards of Ambalppuzha North, Ambalapuzha south and Punnappra south Grama Panchayths. The PRA report submitted to KIIDC and present in their Technical committee meeting held at Thiruvananthapuram.
ii.TB Awareness programme
As part of the IEC under TB control programme in Pathanamthitta, CARD has prepared and distributed 2000 pieces of eco-friendly cloth bag with the message of Tuberculosis control at Maramaon convention nagar, Kozhencherry during the convention time. The programme was very beneficial to the people and could increase the awareness of the people with regard to the TB control measures.
Iii. Research/study
National Commission for Women, Govt. of India has approved to conduct a research study on assessing malnourishment issues among tribal women with special reference to Pulpally Gramapanchayath in Wayanad District, Kerala.
Christian Agency for Rural Development (CARD) and (KNH) Kindernothilfe. Germany has signed, the General Agreement for Direct Partnership with Kindernothilfe (KNH). All the projects of the Mar Thoma Syrian Church supported by the KNH will hence forth functioning under the Christian Agency for Rural Development (CARD) form 2015 April on wards. Following are the projects
1.Mar Thoma Mission Day Care Centre, Kumta, Karnataka
2.Bala Jothi Mar Thoma Welfare Centre, Mundgod
3.Manava Vikas Kendra, Mustoor, Chickaballapur, Karnataka.
4.Ayoor Carmel Orphanage (Balikabhavan)
5.Mar Thoma School for the Deaf, Kasargod – Special Project
6.Jeevan Mukthi CFCD Wayanad, Kerala
7.CARD Jeevan Mukthi Child Focus Community Development project), Wayanad
8.Child Focused Community Development Project –CFCD- Kalahandi Odisha