The word Empowerment is widely being used in the Development context. Empowerment of women is a much talked about concept in civil society as well as in the Church. The civil society has enacted certain
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On March 8th we celebrate the International Women’s Day. I remember and admire two great women who influenced my life, they are my mother and sister, who tirelessly worked for the family and others. The
“Women’s empowerment” has become a buzzword in social sciences. Empowerment means making someone more capable of something. It means making a person capable socially, economically, intellectually, spiritually, emotionally, politically. It is the capacity building of
The greatest virtue of an NGO or Non Government Organization is its willingness to work in the remote areas where others are reluctant to go. Many such NGOs are run by dedicated religious or voluntary
On a fine morning one of my ex students called up and asked me to watch a television programme. I obliged – “ and the winner is Sunny Purohit.” I could not jump up and
The absence of a standardized policy for registered societies often leads to confusion regarding financial procedures. It is true that finance policies are unique to each society. However, the following policy is presented as a
In an effort to bring about peace in South Sudan Pope Francis invited the rival leaders of the country for a two-day spiritual retreat at the Vatican. Towards the end of the retreat, on 11
The Five Flavours of Wholeness that we discussed in the last issue reminded us that a HOLISTIC person possesses a broad vision of life, works in synchrony with others for a common purpose and contributes
What are the biggest blessings you have received in life? Who have been the biggest blessings for you? Are you a blessing for others? All of us have heard (and used) expressions like, “God bless
Despite the progress we have made in society, caste issues still persist. Recently, district authorities investigated a village in Puthukottai, Tamil Nadu, and discovered that the villagers were practicing untouchability. The Dalits were not allowed