Cletus also shared about the Women Empowerment Project which CG had supported through the funds released for Mumbai Marathon.
Tuesday, 29 December 2015
Orientation for Volunteers of Crompton Greaves
Tuesday, 22 December 2015
Christmas Celebration for Children at Bandurpakhad, Kandivali on 22nd Dec, 2015
Christmas Celebration for Children
Date:
22-12-15
Venue:
Holy Cross Chapel ,Bunderpakhadi
On
22nd December, 2015 the
Mahila Mandal (Holy Cross) organized a Christmas Program for 42 Children from the area of
Bunderpakhadi.
The day began with an opening prayer which
was conducted by Ms. Mishal Dabre (Staff of Centre for Social Action) then she
spoke to the children on the theme environment and Christmas. Mr.Reggie(Gurav
Garden) and his friends had sponsor gift hampers for Children.
After the Christmas message
children were given Christmas gifts
and snacks. Children were very happy.
Mishal Dabre
Sr. Social Worker
Thursday, 17 December 2015
Children's Christmas and Diwali Celebrations, St. Andrew's, Bandra - 17th Dec, 2015
On 17th
December, 2015 the St. Andrew's C.C.O. at Bandra organized a Christmas Program for
marginalized children from the areas of Chimbai
and Bandstand. Although it was just
for a day, the children enjoyed themselves thoroughly. 
The day began with an
opening prayer conducted by Sr.Sharddha with a ‘Power-point’ presentations. Ms Premlata (Staff of Centre for Social
Action) then spoke to the children on the theme Personal Hygiene and self
development.
Then Sr.Suzen conducted an ice breaker game. The children got to know each
other through this game called ‘Self
introduction ‘and the children made new friends in the process of game.
Later
the children were shown Videos by Deacon Anthony Alphanso on personal hygiene & self development which was followed by a short input on the same topic. He had an interaction with
the children on this and they participated wholeheartedly.
After this the
children performed a short dance programme and enacted a Christmas play. It was
very appreciated by all and enthused all the children. The children were very
smart to put up such a programme solely on their own steam.. All the children
were able to show their talents on the stage singing songs and doing skits.
A
big thank you to our Parish Priest, Fr. Caesar D’Mello for his support and
encouragement in conducting this one day program with less privileged children
and also to all the CCO members, and
our donors for making this day a
pleasant one. Light snacks and lunch was served to the
children.
Premlata
Thakur
Staff,
Centre for Social Action
CCO
office, St.Andrew’s Church, Bandra
Wednesday, 16 December 2015
A Vision Unfolds…Becoming Home Managers!
“Visualizing a change from being
mere ‘Domestic Workers’ to becoming ‘Home Managers’, is the dream that this
program seeks to achieve and I want to see this change and also measure this
change” is the challenge that Mr. Vinayak Dalvi, the CSR Regional Head of
Crompton Greaves, put to the 18 domestic workers and the organizers.
The eyes
of the 18 registered participants of the “Domestic Workers Skills Enhancement
Training Program” literally lit up with a hope as they looked towards the organizers,
Centre for Social Action (CSA) along with St. Pius X CCO the implementing
partner. Looking at the potential that this group held he promised that once
they completed this basic course they could look towards specializing their
skills with further advanced courses and CG would be happy to extend their
support further to making this a reality.
An inauguration to this training
program was held on the 16th December, 2015 at St. Pius X School
Mini Hall at 3.30pm. The program began with an introduction and the lighting of
the lamp signifying a light that will enlighten the lives of the domestic
workers as they seek to transform their lives through sharpening their current
skills.
The chief guests of the Inauguration of the Domestic Workers Skills
Enhancement Training Program - Mr. Vinayak Dalvi and Ms. Bhawna Solanki from
Crompton Greaves along with Fr. Cleophas Fernandes lit the lamp and inaugurated
the Program. Mr. Cletus Zuzarte the Program Manger of CSA gave a brief of the
organization and explained the objectives of the Training Program.
The training
seeks to enhance the current skills of the women through a basic comprehensive
course on hospitality and care so that having enhanced their skills, gaining
self esteem and an identity they will be empowered to discuss, negotiate and ultimately bargain with their employers for
better emoluments. 
Sr. Alison the energetic Director
of St. Pius X CCO along with Mr. Sandip Hire the Social Worker from CSA
regularly visited the various local bastis of Indira Nagar, Vijay Nagar, Salfadevi,
Nahur Village, Gavnipada, Gaushala and Ramgadh and have developed a good
rapport with the community.
The domestic workers who meet regularly on one
Thursday of the month were briefed on this proposed training program. 20 of the
women registered for the program and hopefully those who did not attend would
soon realize that they missed something good.
Fr. Cleophas Fernandes the Parish
Priest and Managing Trustee of St. Pius X CCO encouraged the women present to
attend the training and gain from the opportunity placed before them and wished
them the very best in well articulated Marathi. 
The inauguration ended with a
word of thanks by Sr. Alison to the organizers and the support organizations.
She exhorted the women to continue to attend with the same enthusiasm and learn
in such a way that change is visible and their employers themselves communicate
to the parish that this course has made a difference.
Ms. Shilpa Kashelkar the
resource person for the first session on Personality Development led the women
through action songs and interactive games enabling them to develop a healthy
self respect coupled with etiquette and manners that would help in them in
their daily interaction within the homes that visit for work. The women left
the hall with a sense of gratitude and expectancy towards all that they would
learn in the coming four months.
~ Reported by Mr. Cletus Zuzarte
16th Dec, 2015
Wednesday, 9 December 2015
A Healthy Woman is a Happy Woman - Babrekar Nagar, Kandivali, 9th Dec, 2015
A
woman’s health is her last priority. This is what the social workers observed
while working with women in the community. They rush to the aid of an ailing
parent, child or spouse but always put their health last. With this objective
in mind an, the CSA Staff of thought asking
women what kind of activities or sessions
do they want as a groups to be conducted for them.
So
the women suggested that they wanted a workshop on Health. So the social worker Premlata made an arrangement to
conduct the workshop on the Importance of Women’s Health. The
resource person selected for the program, Dr. Evelet Sequeira is a Public Health developmental
professional with an MD in Preventive & Social Medicine. Her career spans over
15 years in this sector and has worked with UN agencies (UNICEF), government
departments, academic institutions and NGOs. She has been in the field of Self
Development since the last 6 years and has been counseling people on Self
Improvement, relationships, etc. She says that if you want to cure a
person of a disease, you need to take out the “dis” in ‘disease’ and you will
get “ease”. Through her workshop on 9th
December, 2015 with 20 women of Babrekar Nagar she helped them understand
how simple lifestyle changes could bring about a change in their health and
well being.
Dr. Evelet started with the food one must eat from
morning to night and then proceeded to the topic of mental well being, the
increasing risk of breast cancer and addressed several other queries of the
women.Dr. Evelet being a joyous & bubbly soul kept the women entertained
throughout with her simple tips, suggestions and positive thinking. After this
she proceeded to different meditative techniques, breathing exercises, and very
interesting healing and loving exercises. Some were individual exercises and
some were group exercises .She explained how one must be able to love oneself
first and then that love will spread to our family and others. Post these
exercises the women felt relaxed, calm, and happy and some were also very
emotional. Some even fell asleep during the meditative session giving them the
much needed mental rest and break from household tensions and worries. She then
performed a small aarti of the woman to make her respect the God within herself.
Feedback from the women was positive as they
had several queries about their health and many felt the need to tell their
children and grand children about the things suggested. Most found the sessions
very simple and light and felt the resource person really came down to their
level and helped them understand basic concepts. There were 6 women who met the doctor personally
and shared their problem with her.
The workshop was highly appreciated, with anticipation for more
sessions like these in the future. We express our gratitude to the resource person Dr.
Evelet Sequeira, who accommodated us despite her busy schedule. I in fact
thanked the women for their contribution and coming in good numbers to attend
the session on Health and benefited.
Ms.Premlata Thakur (Centre for Social Action -C.S.A), Ms. Anucia for giving us
the hall to have programme.And Amali who helped me in mobilizing women of Babrekar
Nagar.
Premlata Thakur - Social Worker
Centre for Social Action
Legal Aid Workshop at Roshani Gruh Community Centre, Poinsur on 9th Dec, 2015
LEGAL AID WORKSHOP
Day/Date : 9-12-2015 Wednesday
Organizers: Roshani Gruh Community Centre ,Poinsur
Venue: Our Lady of Ramedy Church hall
Resource Person: Ms.Bhagyashree Joshi Mahale –
Advocate
A workshop was conducted by the Roshani Gruh Community Organization
on the 9th of December 2015. The topic was legal rights with a
specific focus on the Domestic Violence Act (2005). The resource persons for
the workshop was Advocate Ms.Bhagyshree Joshi Mahale.
The session was very
interesting for the participants as most of them knew a thing or two about the
DV Act; also she spoke about the Rights
of a Woman at a Police Station, filing of Zero FIRs, things to keep in mind
when filling an FIR, how to talk in the language of the Police, and other small
tips that social workers could use in various cases. She gave information on
property rights. Simple strategies and tips were provided so as to reduce
mistakes that would otherwise hurt the client and her case.
Although the
workshop was a short one the participants felt empowered with more knowledge
and information that they could take back to the community and their homes.
Feedback from the participants was positive with a stress on more sessions on
other laws as well.
Mishal Dabre
Senior Social worker
- CSA
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