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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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Unconditional Cash Support: The Complete Freedom
13 Mar 2019
The heroes of this edition are the people of Kerala for they have chosen to exercise the Right to Freedom to weave a new future for themselves. The second edition of CASA IN ACTION on Kerala Floods 2018 will take you through the four-month journey of our Unconditional Cash Transfer Program Implementation with a vision […]
DISASTERS: A Trafficking Trap for Victims
13 Dec 2018
CASA India with Kumaun Seva Samiti published a research document in 2014 talking about the intensity of the flesh trade in the aftermath of 2013 disaster. The report gives an insight on the difficulties faced by children and women with no food, shelter and livelihoods, completely ruined in the earthquake By Nidhi Joshi Intern | […]
CASA RESPONDS IN KERALA
CASA swung into immediate relief action after ground reports of rescue operations started circulating in the media. With a team of more than 30 members, CASA conducted assessment of the situation and reached out to the most affected people with dry ration and non-food items. Our teams were stationed in the seven worst hit regions varying […]
‘There was slush everywhere’
“On the midnight of 16th August, my dog started howling briskly; alarmed, I went to see him and heard some unusual commotion outside. Within ten minutes and before I could apprehend the situation, floods broke out, unstoppable water along with mud came smashing everything,” narrated Tiju Samson, a resident of Munnar, Idukki district to CASA […]
Mending The Gaps after the WORST CALAMITY IN NEARLY 100 YEARS
CASA India brings to you the coverage on The Great Kerala Deluge in two separate editions. Our staff and reporters reached the worst hit and interiors regions of all seven majorly flooded districts of Kerala. Witness the tragic stories of loss and fearless narratives of recovery and hope through our eyes. By Isha Banerjee Ground […]
PASSING THE LEADERSHIP BATON IN UPPSALA
Gender justice and youth engagement gained more spotlight at the highest governance body of the Alliance where representatives/ leaders from all145+ ACT members stood united for the cause. Moments after taking over the Moderator baton from Dr Sushant Agrawal, Birgitte QvistSørensen in her interview with CASA India revealed as to what “inspired” her to contest […]
The Rise and Rise of People-Led Organisations
The success might appear small at the national level, but it is huge for Chetna Samiti Kullu because their efforts to strengthen communities’ preparedness towards disasters was already coming into action and the recognition by the Government of Himachal further emboldens them to expand their work. By Suresh Satapathy State Coordinator | CASA A people-led […]
Filariasis: Battling Superstition WITH CARE
After joining CASA’s task force, Kalpana and Nilandri started volunteering in the remote Mahasai village where people had never thought of intervening in matters as “disgusting” as elephantiasis. By Divya Bisht Intern | CASA Communications “They said nobody will marry me if I contract the disease” Kalpana uttered. Due to unfavorable beliefs her parents stopped […]
NATURE IS INVINCIBLE, NOT EXTINCTION
24 Oct 2018
Sudan, the last male northern white rhinoceros died this year in Kenya, leaving his species on the brink of extinction. According to the World Economic Forum(WEF) report, 19 animal species are critically endangered in the world including the South China Tiger and the Orangutan. By Prerna Lall Interns – CASA Communications In the last […]
