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International Women’s Day -2021
8 Mar 2021
International Women’s Day -2021 is very special for CASA. It’s a delight to announce, CASA with the support of the Church of Sweden has launched an exclusive Gender Desk to emphasise the importance of Gender Justice work. CASA has been working for Gender Justice all throughout and across our constituencies in all these years. Gender Desk comes to add vigour […]
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Overcoming Gender and Poverty Barriers
Poverty has been an inevitable problem in India since the beginning of time. The increasing problems of poverty caused by overpopulation and the unequal distribution of wealth among the people have led to a huge impact on the life of millions in the rural as well as the urban area. A person has to acquire […]
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Impact of Climate Change on Women
16 Jan 2021
Climate change is a prevailing problem globally whose hazardous repercussions extend beyond the environment. Shrinking glaciers, extinction of plants and animal species, mutation, rise in the Earth’s average temperature and triggered seasonal fluctuations, are some of the impacts of climate change that have already grabbed the headline. Certain early predictions pertaining to climate changes had […]
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Orphaned at 4, Daily wage worker at 9, to become a Doctor by 25
3 Oct 2017
Yes, I will like to provide Education and Dignity to a Girl Child… Imagine your child’s face doing something they love. Imagine the innocence and pure joy on their face when they are happy. It brings a smile to your face, doesn’t it? Why wouldn’t it? Everyone likes to see children happy, especially their own. […]
Paving a Way for RIGHT TO DIGNIFIED LIFE
26 Sep 2017
A girl having delivered a child at an young age of 14 not deserve the right to live a Dignified Life? Or does an adolescent having spent most of his life in labour activities deserves to live her life in the same harsh conditions? Formal education may either be unavailable or may be of poor […]
CASA invites Corporates to join efforts providing ‘life of dignity’ to most marginalised
15 Sep 2017
What Corporates and CASA can do to change lives of those in need ‘There is no greater feeling than creating an opportunity which impacts people’s lives in a profound way.’ CASA is trying to bring together corporates into its efforts to bring changes in the lives of many marginalised people across rural India through many […]
Thousands without food, shelter, safe drinking water in Odisha; CASA’s response in worst flood affected regions
14 Aug 2017
Incessant rainfall since 15th July, caused flash floods in river Nagabali and Kalyani of Rayagadha district of Odisha. More than 28,000 people in 70 villages affected. The damage assessment report covered the cost of damage during floods in five southern districts of Rayagada, Kalahandi, Malkangiri, Nawarangpur and Koraput which were severely affected due to heavy […]
CASA responding in hard-hit areas; flood leaves behind trail of destruction in Gujarat
9 Aug 2017
It will take months for people in Banaskantha and Patan (Gujarat) to restore their lives to normality even as the floods have receded from the worst flood affected district – leaving behind a widespread spree of damages and devastation. DONATE NOW To HELP THEM
Skill Power: Spent childhood in labour, His youth in front of computer
13 Jul 2017
Sathish has an elbow permanent injury from a truck offloading incident. “The family conditions were pathetic. The situation was like: If we don’t work for the day, we won’t get that particular day’s food. I sometimes went to work without eating anything. I used to do for labour works like mason, canal building, off-loading from […]
Assam & Manipur Floods: We Are Responding
10 Jul 2017
Many parts of Manipur and Assam are in the grip of severe floods and the situation in both states continues to be grim. According to Assam State Disaster Management Authority report, over 4.8 lac people are affected by the disaster. Hundreds are missing. Over 450 have lost their shelters. Many are staying hungry for days. […]
Where Will Climate Refugees Go?
25 May 2017
Displacement for populations due to erratic and extreme weather, fallout of climate change, has become a scary reality for millions of people across swathes of India. India is vulnerable, in varying degrees, to a large number of disasters. More than 58.6 per cent of the landmass is prone to earthquakes of moderate to very […]
Having missed formal education, these young women have vocational skills on their minds
28 Feb 2017
Formal education may either not be available or may be of such poor quality that children lack interest and drop out of school, with insufficient education depriving many young people in rural areas from acquiring basic skills. Focus on vocational training for adolescents and youths – who are in or vulnerable to child labour – […]
