Visit of ANA & CHIQUI from MANOS UNIDAS to SSSS and Archdiocese of Gandhinagar

 SSSS visits

On 23^rd March 2022, SSSS director and staff visited Siddhpur Parish. Along with Fr. Sibi, they met the women Shital Chhaya Cooperative and interacted with them on loan and returning of loan. They encouraged them to increase the number in order to grow.

On 24^th March 2022, SSSS reached out to the migrant families at Vavol and helped them with needed materials for special learning programme for migrant children and skill training in tailoring for migrant women. The staff identified and reached out to the needy in Gandhinagar.

Visit of Ana & Chiqui, Manos Unidas officials to Archdiocese

It was a great joy to have Ana & Chiqui, Manos Unidas officials to our Archdiocese of Gandhinagar. On 29^th March 2022, they along with director and SSSS staff reached Nanadodisara village interacted with women of NICE 2 programme also participated in traditional seeds exhibition. Then they went to Bhavanpur where the women gave a traditional welcome and after asking clarifications of the programme they saw the organic manure and pesticide which are used for traditional farming. Thereafter, they left for Pahadiya, where the women were glad to welcome them with songs, dance and music. Ana & Chiqui were glad to see that many women had kitchen gardens and had benefited from various government schemes. After that,  a meeting of partner sisters and Community Educators was organized at Nanakantharia and the officials checked the documents of Community Educators and sought clarifications. They were proud of the grass root work done by SSSS.

On 30^th March 2022, Manos Unidas officials Ana & Chiqui met SSSS staff. The staff presented the reports of each project of SSSS in the form of power point. After seeking clarification and interaction, the officials checked all the documents of CHANGE & NICE programmes of Manos Unidas. They were full of appreciation for the documentation of SSSS. Thereafter they met the partner fathers and Community Educators of CHANGE programme at Jeevan Vikas Kendra, Pethapur. They checked all the documents of each community educator and said that the community educators are the hope of this programme. His Grace Archbishop Thomas Macwan gave them a warm welcome and thanked them for all that they do in the Archdiocese of Gandhinagar.