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 Caring the wounded humanity  Our Social Work Ministry directly springs from the vision of our Foundress Servant of God Mother Thatipathri Gnanamma. It was her deep desire to work towards an equal and just society that made her overcome her own difficulties, set herself free from the clutches of the society at that time of history and plunge into the mission of setting others free from their bondages. The tool she employed to bring about the change she had desired was Education. Education,not just secular education, but education of the soul, where the individual learns to empower one’s own-self and renders a helping hand for the empowerment of others in turn. Our Foundress Mother Gnanamma learnt this art of empowerment of humankind from her loving Master Jesus.
Our concern towards our brethren in need It was the mission of Jesus to educate people and empower them to live a new life that brought in a change in the society. The Lord’s teaching and preaching were founded on helping the individuals attain self-liberation and self-actualization in order that we, together with others create a world of love and care and values. Likewise, it is our mission to direct all the humankind to live a life, finding there the power to live a fuller life and build an empowered family and home. Today the Social Work Ministry of the Congregation is one of the categorical dimensions of objectifying the education ministry of our Foundress Mother Gnanamma. This ministry encloses a number of susceptible target group, namely, children, youth, women, aged people, prisoners and the voiceless. All our communities are involved in the ministry of empowerment through the ministries of the community is committed to. Several communities are exclusively established or involved in educating and empowering the people of their target group. Sisters are involved in various mission activities that recoups the equilibrium of the community and brings in equality in the society. Our Social Work Ministry comprises boarding homes, women development, child development, right based approaches, humanitarian concerns and Prison Ministry. Vision “In solidarity with the oppressed to work for their upliftment so that they may live with dignity and respect” Our strategies Vision translated into action We support our target people - dalits and tribals, prisoners, the aged, physically challenged, refugees, terminally ill patients, the abandoned and orphaned children and women. We help them through 01. Homes for the Children (orphans and prisoners’ children) 02. Women Empowerment Centres 03. Homes for the aged, terminally ill, physically challenged 04. Special Services: o Remedial Education Centres o Service through JRS o Prison Ministry for irular people
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| Homes for economically backward and orphan children | Chethupattu, Christianpet, Gunadala, Kilacheri, Korukollu, Kumilanguzhi, Kuttakadu, Nandyal, Pedda Kottala, Roshanagaram, Royapuram, Telaprolu, Velliavilai |
| Homes for special children |
Prisoners’ children: Cleveland Town, NGGO Colony
Diffierently-abled children : Kodur Children infected with AIDS : Burdwan Tribal children: Balichok, Belphahari, Kattupadi, Theresapuram, Dumka SC/ST children: Chittoor, Thirupathy Street children: Mettuguda |
02. WOMEN EMPOWERMENT
02. WOMEN EMPOWERMENT
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The oppressed condition of women |
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| According to India’s Constitution, women are legal citizens of the country and have equal rights with men. Although the country’s Constitution says women have equal status to men, women are powerless and are mistreated inside and outside the home as per the statistics of today. Even though India is moving away from the male dominated culture, discrimination is still highly visible in rural as well as in urban areas, throughout all strata of society. While women are guaranteed equality under the Constitution, legal protection has a limited effect, where patriarchal traditions prevail. Because of lack of acceptance from the male dominant society, Indian women suffer immensely.This gender bias is the cause that keeps the women under the control of patriarchs and the reason for all that Indian women go through today |  |
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The courageous woman |
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| If today’s condition is such, in 1874 the status of women and the say of the society on the rights of women must have been unimaginable and indescribable. Women were never considered to be human beings at all and they were not given their rights to education, decision making or inheritance. There were no schools for women neither they were admitted in any schools. This disparity pained mother Gnanamma that she gets down to work and behold a school exclusively for girl children in the village of Kilacheri came to existence on 03.05.1963. Mother was not just concerned about giving education and qualifying the womenfolk, but she focused on the total liberation of women-the half the population of the world. Our Mother believed that sustainable and long-term development is not possible without the participation and empowerment of women, only if they are equipped with education to participate in the economic and societal development, the full potential of a society will be unfolded. | ||||||
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In the footsteps of our Mother Gnanamma |
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| We empower the following different categories of women
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| Our mission centres | ||||||
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WOMEN EMPOWERMENT CENTRES |
HOSTELS |
UNAIDED TECHNICAL CENTRES |
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Kalakambadi Pavagada Thatchur Telaprolu Villupuram |
Bathu Basti Madavaram Nandyal Nagamangalam Parry Nagar Varadarajanpet Vellore |
Lalgudi Perungudi Thatchur Vellore |
