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(Click on each project title for details)
26. Education Aid at Palghat
27. Agape Center at Cherpunkal (On Going)
28. Awareness Program in Villages
29. Candle Unit for CBR Members at KSSS
30. KSSS Staff Training at Kottayam
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PROJECTS IMPLEMENTED
PROJECT NO. 26
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Education Aid at Palghat
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DATE:
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August 12, 2002
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DONORS:
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Fr.
Abraham Mutholathu Jacob
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SPONSORING AGENCY:
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Kottayam Social Service Society (KSSS),
Kottayam, Kerala, India. |
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AID GIVEN:
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Rs. 10,000 (US$ 208.33)
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PROJECT SUMMARY:
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This project is to support a widow to
educate one of her three daughters for nursing.
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BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
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The head of the family died a few years ago. His wife
remains unmarried and tries hard to support her three daughters. She
managed to get one of her daughters get married. The second daughter got
admission for nursing outside the state of Kerala. Expenses for this
course is high for the family. |
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ACTION PLAN:
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Agape Movement provided some financial support to the
family so that the daughter of this widow would get job-oriented education. |
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RESULTS:
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Job orientated training of this daughter would help the
family to get a job for her so that she can take care of herself and her
family in the future. |
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PROJECT NO. 27
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Agape Center at Cherpunkal (On Going) |
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DATE:
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January 15, 2003
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DONORS:
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Fr. Abraham Mutholathu Jacob
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SPONSORING AGENCY:
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Kottayam Social Service Society,
Thellakom P.O., Kottayam. |
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AID GIVEN:
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Rs. 83,805.00 (US$ 1,746.45)
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PROJECT SUMMARY:
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This project is to provide
a center for the Village Development Group in Cherpunkal and its various
self-help groups to assemble for meetings and for training programs.
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BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
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The senior citizens' group of Cherpunkal Village had approached Fr.
Abraham Mutholath seeking for financial assistance to construct a shed for
them to gather regularly. Fr. Abraham attended a meeting of this group and
then discussed the needs of the village with the Village Development Group
of Cherpunkal. |
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ACTION PLAN:
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Fr. Abraham Mutholath volunteered to construct a
class room in his own land in Cherpunkal and provide it for the use of the
groups. He has contributed the money through Agape Movement. |
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RESULTS:
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The construction of the class room was completed and was inaugurated by
Mr. Stephen George M.L.A. on January 10, 2003. Msgr. Jacob Kollaparambil,
the president of KSSS presided over the meeting. Fr. Abraham Mutholath
blessed the class room. It is now used by the groups under the supervision
of the animator of the village. |
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Agape Center at the time of inauguration on January 10,
2003. (Click on the photo for bigger picture). |
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PROJECT NO. 28
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Awareness Program in Villages |
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DATE:
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January 15, 2003
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DONORS:
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Fr. Abraham Mutholathu Jacob |
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SPONSORING AGENCY:
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Kottayam Social Service
Society (KSSS), Kottayam. |
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AID GIVEN:
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Rs. 30,180.00 (US $ 628.00)
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PROJECT SUMMARY:
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The project was to conduct
awareness programs in villages for self-help group members, leaders, and
KSSS staff.
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BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
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KSSS has on an average 14
self-help groups in 76 villages. These developmental groups are
functioning well. However, they need to be animated and educated regularly
to keep up their good spirit in social work. |
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ACTION PLAN:
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Fr.
Abraham Mutholath along with Fr. Michael Vettikkattu, and other staff of
KSSS made many field visits to villages conducting classes and clarifying
questions of the members, leaders, and staff. The intensive field visit
lasted one month from December 15, 2002. |
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RESULTS:
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This was a good opportunity for
Agape Movement and KSSS to learn from the groups.
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PROJECT NO. 29
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Candle Unit for CBR Members at KSSS
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DATE:
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October 23, 2002
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DONOR:
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Common Fund
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SPONSORING AGENCY:
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Kottayam Social Service Society,
Thellakom P.O., Kottayam. |
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AID GIVEN:
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Rs. 25,869.00 (US$ 539.50)
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PROJECT SUMMARY:
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The project was to establish a
candle manufacturing unit at Chaithanya compound for physically
handicapped people.
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BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
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KSSS had started
Community Based Rehabilitation Program in 1990. This program started with
identifying 40 physically handicapped children and 40 mentally retarded
children from various villages with the help of trained field workers.
These staff then trained the children and offered community awareness to
the family members and villagers.
As second step KSSS
started self-help groups for the family members of these children along
with handicapped adult people in the community. Those who could work were
encouraged to take up income generation programs.
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ACTION PLAN:
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CBR field workers and group leaders came up with a suggestion to start
Candle Making Unit in Chaithanya campus as a model project for the
handicapped people and sought the assistance of Agape Movement. Agape
Movement accepted this proposal and provided fund through KSSS. |
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RESULTS:
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His Ex. Mar Kuriakose Kunnacherry inaugurated the project on December 21,
2002 during CBR Samagamam held at Kallara. Fr. Abraham Mutholath blessed
the project on January 7, 2003 in the presence of Fr. Michael Vettikkattu,
secretary of KSSS and other staff of KSSS. |
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Candle Production in progress. (Please click on the photo for a bigger
picture). |
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PROJECT NO. 30
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KSSS Staff Training at Kottayam
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DATE:
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December 18, 2002
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DONORS:
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Fr. Abraham Mutholathu Jacob |
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SPONSORING AGENCY:
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Kottayam Social Service Society, Kottayam |
| AID GIVEN: |
Rs. 16,100 (US$
335.42) |
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This project was to provide training program for all the staff of KSSS at
Kottayam. |
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INFORMATION: |
KSSS has 126 staff working in the office and in the field. They are doing an
excellent work in the office and in the community. |
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This project was to give them a special intensive training program on
current trends in social work. The members gathered for the training on
December 18, 2002 and January 10, 2003. Fr. Abraham Mutholath was the
facilitator of the program. |
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RESULTS:
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The training program helped KSSS staff to understand more about the
philosophy of Agape Movement and to discuss on current approaches to
social work. |
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PHOTO: |
Training of KSSS staff at Chaithanya on January 10, 2003. |
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