SMARANIKA Fin.pmd - Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus

Vol. - VII, Issue - XIX
From the Desk of Director
“Blessed are they who
maintain justice, who
constantly do what is
right.” (Psalm 106.3)
We are living in the
complex realities of
our world today. On
the one hand there
have been great advances in the areas of
science and technology. On the other hand
human relationships are suffering and our
environment is being ignored. There is a
plethora of knowledge at our disposal and
yet it hasn’t been used for the betterment
of humanity. There is a certain sense of
confusion regarding right and wrong.
Injustice is rampant due to selfishness and
greed. We live in a wounded world.
Recently, I was invited as a resource person
to give a talk on Child Right Protection.
During my visit - I discovered that many
thousands of children are daily victims of
injustice and unjust political structures.
Despite the fact that our Government has
already in place a number of laws for the
protection of our children - they are still
the subject of abuse and the violation of
their human personhood.
In today’s society we have millions of
people who are victims of various kinds of
unjust socio-economic and corrupt
political system. There are Millions of
people who are suffering from malnutrition
and do not enjoy the basic ingredients to
sustain life on a daily basis. Our priority
here at DSDI is to assist such people. We
are committed to reaching out to the most
vulnerable in the areas of Health,
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Rehabilitation, Education, and Human
Development. Our vision in keeping with
St. Damien of Molokai is the restoration
and empowerment of broken humanity.
Please come and join us here at DSDI in
helping to make this a better world. God
invites as well as challenges us through
Zechariah 7.9: “administer true justice;
show mercy and compassion to one
another.” It may not be possible to change
the world alone but together we can make
a difference.
Introducing New
Co-workers at DSDI
DSDI is very happy to
welcome
Ms.
Chinmayee Das, an
MSW graduate who
has joined the staff as
an office secretary. She
has been working
energetically and has
been keeping spickand-span in her work.
We also welcome Mrs.
Menaka Pradhan from
Balarampatna, Ms.
Josephine Bara and
Ms. Deboshree Murmu
from serampore who
have joined the staff as
non-formal education
teachers who will
provide
tutorial
classes to our children
in their respective
tutorial centers. Mr.
Suleman Toppo has
been rendering his
service to our DSDI ministry as and we
welcome him as well to our DSDI family
Non-formal Education
Centre
A new Non-formal Education Centre was
opened at Balarampatna village on the
26th of July 2014. The center is located in
the outskirt of Bhubaneswar which is
about twenty kilometers from DSDI office.
Inside pages .......
Vocational Training .............................................. ......................... 2
Distribution of Study Materials.......... ........................................ 2
Paramedical Worker Certificate ................................ ............... 2
Orientation in the Hostel & Welcoming the Students....... ..... 2
DSDI Foundation Day Celebration.............................................. 3
Celebration of our Lady Queen of Peace Feast ......................... 3
Workshop on CDMU ............................. .......................... .......... 3
Mobile Clinic .............................. ............................................... 4
Visit to Baragarh ......................................................................... 4
Non-formal Tutorial Centre ......................................................... 4
Mrs. Menaka Pradhan, an effective teacher,
has been appointed for the education of
children in the center. There are about
twenty nine children enrolled belonging to
poor families. These children are very
active in dancing, singing and in learning.
The villagers are very cooperative and
happy to have a center in their village.
Two more new Non-formal Educations
Centers were also opened on the 27th of
July 2014 in the outskirt of Kolkata. The
centers are located at Furfura and Baganda
villages respectively. These two projects
are extensions of DSDI ministry in our
parish pastoral mission in Serampore,
Kolkata. The center at Furfura has 42
children and the center at Baganda has 30
children. The beneficiaries of these two
projects mostly are Muslims and Hindus.
Ms. Josephine Bara and Ms. Debashree
Murmu have been appointed to the Centers
respectively.
Vocational Training
On the 2nd of August 2014, a new Tailoring
Centre was inaugurated in Kalaranga.
There are 21 young girls who have enrolled
for the training. The girls are school
dropouts and come from poor families.
They desire to learn tailoring and establish
their own tailoring centers for income
generation in order to support their
families.
for the program. Most of these
beneficiaries are Muslims and Hindus. Ms.
Annapurna, an efficient and helpful trainer,
has been appointed as an instructor.
Computer education has been another
important demand in the ministries of
DSDI. It is becoming a requirement for any
kind of job for an earning. Many students
request for financial help for computer
education. In order to facilitate this
vocational training, DSDI opened a
computer training center at Choudwar
which was inaugurated on the 4th of Aug
2014 by Fr. Stephen. To begin with, the
center has a nice class room with two
computer systems. The main purpose of
this computer training center is to provide
basic knowledge in information technology
and creating employment opportunities.
Courses offered are post- graduate diploma
in computer education, diploma in
computer education, Tally, Visual Basic etc.
Distribution of Study
Materials:
There are seventeen Non-formal Education
tutorial centers managed by DSDI. Each
center has an average of 30 – 35 students
from grades 1 – 5. These children come
from very poor families, and thus they are
provided with study materials and school
supplies to facilitate their quality
education. Some of the basic study
materials and school supplies which DSDI
provides in the beginning of the academic
year are: chalk boards, note books, pens
and pencils, erasers, sharpeners, white
chalks, color sketch pens, etc. In the month
of July 2014, the beginning of the new
academic year, the above materials and
supplies were distributed to students in
our fourteen Non-formal Education
tutorial centers.
Paramedical Worker (PMW)
Certificate:
Thirteen Paramedical Worker trainees had
been sent to Gandhi Memorial Leprosy
Foundation Wardha, Maharashtra by DSDI.
All trainees successfully completed the
course and received their certificates. The
certificates were distributed to the
Paramedical Workers by Mr. Duryodhan,
Fr. Stephen and Fr. Ajit in August 2014. The
PMW graduates expressed their gratitude
to DSDI for facilitating the program for
them as it had enriched their experience of
learning and had motivated them to do
something good for the leprosy patients.
The graduates also recommended to send
more candidates for the training.
Orientation in the Hostel
and Welcoming the
Students
As part of Vocational Training program,
DSDI financially assists the dropout
students who are coming from poor
financial background. A tailoring training
program is being run by DSDI at Sainso
Center for these dropout students. There
are thirty eight trainees who have enrolled
An orientation program was held on August
14, 2014 for our college going students who
reside in our Coudrin Chhatrabas (Hostel)
at Choudwar. The orientation was focused
on motivating the students for cultivating
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motivational and educational movie
called “Tare Zameen Par” which was both
enjoyable and learning for the teachers.
Celebration of Our Lady
Queen of Peace Feast:
values, and for character and career
building. Fr. Stephen also gave an
orientation on the rules and principles of
the hostel so as to create an atmosphere
in the hostel for learning and growing.
On the 17th of August 2014, we celebrated
the opening of the hostel for the new
academic year and welcomed freshers to
the hostel. The celebration program was
graced by Rev. Fr. Johnathan Hurrell, the
Provincial of US Province, Fr. Patrick
Crowley, Fr. Alexis Nayak and the Ward
Member of Choudwar. The six new freshers
were welcomed by the seniors with flowers
and cultural programs followed by a
sumptuous fellowship meal.
DSDI Foundation Day
Celebration:
DSDI celebrated its foundation day on the
5th of September 2014. On that day, we
also celebrated Teachers’ Day and the
death anniversary of Blessed Mother
Teresa of Kolkata. The celebration started
with a patriotic prayer followed by power
point presentation of various events,
activities and ministries of DSDI over the
past several years. The non-formal
education teachers were shown a
The Sacred Hearts family of Brothers and
Sisters celebrated the feast of Our Lady
Queen of Peace at DSDI on July 9, 2014. Fr.
Bibudha presided over the Mass with Frs.
Stephen and Ajit concelebrating. During
the Mass, Sisters shared their experiences
of Mother Mary in their life. After the Mass,
of DSDI, hoisted the flag and delivered an
enthusiastic and patriotic speech.
Workshop by CDMU
CDMU had organized a workshop on the
Adverse Drugs reaction. Two of our DSDI
staff members participated in the
workshop and learned about different
systems of adverse drugs reaction. The
participants were advised that the patients
and the medical staff members should
report such type of cases or issues to the
CDMU.
we had cultural programs followed by
delicious meal. We enjoyed our time
together celebrating the Feast.
Block Placement Social
Workers:
SS. CC. Candidates
(Sisters) Exposure to DSDI
Ministry:
DSDI is glad to have two social workers in
training, Priyanka Digal and Blessina
Nayak, for their block placement
experience. This is part of their social work
study program where they are expected to
make case studies in our DSDI ministry
areas. They are very much interested in
knowing our DSDI ministries as they
participate in the activities of our office.
DSDI is trying to fulfill expectation.
It is a joy to see the candidates of our
Sisters are being exposed to the ministries
of DSDI. Since July 22, 2014, the candidates
of our Sisters are being sent to our nonformal education centers on every
Wednesday. Teaching, inspiring and
sharing their knowledge with the children
are some of their exposure ministry. The
teachers and the children in the centers
are very happy to have the candidates with
them. They feel supported by candidates.
Independence Day
Celebration
To commemorate the Independence of India
from the British on the 15th Aug 1947, DSDI
celebrated the occasion on August 15, 2014
at Coudrin College Hostel, Choudwar
together with our college going students.
Fr. Ajit Baliarsingh, the assistant director
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Program on Good Manner
and Carrier Guidance
A seminar had been organized for our
Coudrin Hostel College going students on
Non-Formal Tutorial Center
at Jagannathpur
September 4, 2014. Mr. Imran Ali, an
assistant professor in BJB College had been
invited to give a motivational orientation
to our hostel students. In his motivational
message, Mr. Imran Ali invited and
encouraged the students to be good human
persons and to be good citizen in building
their career and in building our society.
The seminar was very helpful for our
students.
from us. The village leaders and people
expressed their heart felt gratitude to DSDI
and encouraged us to do more to the poor
and needy.
Visit to Baragarh
Programme on child rights
protection
World Vision has organized a programme
on Child Rights Protection on September
8th, 2014 in Bhubaneswar. There were
about 200 participants there who attended
the programmes. Volunteers working in
different Units and Zone presented reports
on Children’s situation. The Chairperson
of Child Welfare Committee, Mr. Arun
Kumar Pradhan was present there who gave
very detailed information about Child Right
Protection. Ms. Rufina shared information
on Child Helpline. Fr. Stephen gave talk on
responsibilities of parents. The
corporation of the area and the programme
manager of World Vision Mr. Golden K.
Naik were also present there.
Mobile Clinic
DSDI arrange to have the mobile clinic for
poor villages on Tuesday of the each week.
On 23rd and 30th September we had
mobile clinic at Hatiyasuni and Panitanki.
Our non-formal education teachers
mobilized the people for the camp; more
than sixty people came from each village
to check their health and received benefit
The DSDI managing staff members made a
visitation to a village in Baragarh, in the
western Odisha on the 23rd of September
2014. The purpose of our visitation was to
study the possibility of expanding our DSDI
ministry, especially the vocational training
program (tailoring), in networking and
cooperation with a social worker Mr.
Tarini, who has been active there in
community building and social welfare
works. During our visitation, we made a
We, Bisnupriya Pradhan and Sonali Nayak,
are non-formal education teachers
working with Damien Social Development
Institute. We are teaching the school going
children of Jagannathpur slum village
center where DSDI renders its non-formal
education service. We are very grateful to
DSDI for giving us this opportunity to take
care of the children in our non-formal
education center. We are taking care of
students from standard one to standard
seven. These students come from poor
families. They are very glad to come to be
in our center, and to learn moral values,
education and other activities, such as
dancing, singing, games, annual picnic and
annual sports. This non-formal education
center has been running for last three
years. Since we do not have an adequate
facility for the coaching classes, classes
are held in the village community hall. We
are in search of a better facility for
conducting our coaching classes for the
students. The students and the parents are
very happy to have the DSDI service in their
village.
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preliminary enquiry about the locality and
the needs of people in the area. It was a
motivating experience for us to be there
and interact with the dropout students. We
realize that there is a greater prospective
of expanding our ministry in the locality.
Though the village is densely Hindu
populated, we found secular and open
minded people in the village who are eager
to accept our ministerial presence in their
village.
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