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Aashray Abhiyan News
Some of the things we do, our stories, our learnings and experiences


World Environment Day Celebrated
World Environment Day is about caring for the environment and generating awareness of the importance of birds and animals and trees in our busy urban life. The communities and people among whom we work face the realties of Patna soon becoming a concrete jungle, where trees disappear, and birds, butterflies, and other creatures are almost not seen. Students and instructors from our skill development centres (tailoring units) spent the day at Tarumitra, the premier environmen
Jun 61 min read


Addressing Vulnerability and Insecurity
The changing face India has brought before us umpteen challenges., Being with the ones on the periphery and trying to accompany them on their journey, there are new situations that invite us to become relevant to our times. Unemployment rate is high, skilled youth are in abundance, demands don't match the supply. While we grapple with this reality, attraction to the glamorous world, fast, quick money lures them from concentrating on any of their dreams. What we witness is
May 262 min read


Salute to India’s First Educationist Reformer
A Trailblazer in Social Reform and Education Savitribai Phule was a prominent social reformer, poet, and a key figure in India's freedom movement during the 19th century. Educated by her husband, Jyotirao Phule, she bravely challenged the societal expectations of her time. Her lifelong commitment was to empower women and marginalised communities, making her a pioneer of women's education in India. Pioneering Initiatives and Social Movements Together with her husband, Savitrib
Jan 252 min read


पटना में निर्मल आनंद
यह पूरा शुद्ध खुशी का दिन था। हमारे मुख्य समुदायों से 75 बच्चों के लिए यह 23 दिसंबर को एक मजेदार अनुभव था। कोहरे और ठंड के बावजूद, बच्चे बहुत उत्साहित थे। वे जेसुइट फादर्स द्वारा दी गई स्कूल बस में सेंट माइकल्स हाई स्कूल जा रहे थे। हमारे भरोसेमंद स्टाफ सदस्य उनके साथ थे। चित्र में: खाना का प्रबंध, सफ़ेद थैले में तोफ़ा, और बच्चों बस में। 'निर्मल आनंद' नाम का यह सालाना क्रिसमस से पहले का उत्सव फादर नोबर्ट मेनेजेस एसजे द्वारा आयोजित किया गया था। इसने आश्रय अभियान के बच्चों को सेंट
Dec 24, 20251 min read


Pure Joy at St. Michael's School
It was a day of Pure Joy, a fun-filled experience for seventy five kids from our focus communities on the 23rd December. Despite the fog and cold, they were in high spirits as they travelled to St. Michael’s High School in the school bus generously provided by the Jesuit fathers. In the bus commuting to Saint Michael's Nirmal Anand, the annual pre-Christmas celebration mentored by Fr. Nobert Menezes SJ brought Aashray Abhiyan children and the staff and students of St. Micha
Dec 24, 20251 min read


हम भारत के लोग ...
26 नवंबर को भारतीय संविधान दिवस के रूप में मनाया जाता है। यह वह दिन है जब हमारा संविधान लागू हुआ, जो हमारे महान भारतीय लोकतंत्र का मार्गदर्शक सिद्धांत है, और यह सुनिश्चित करता है कि भारत के प्रत्येक नागरिक के समान अविभाज्य अधिकार हैं, चाहे वे अमीर हों या गरीब, पुरुष हों या महिला, हिंदू, बौद्ध, मुस्लिम, ईसाई, नास्तिक, बंगाली या बिहारी हों। हमारा संविधान देश के कानूनों को नियंत्रित करता है और हमें एक धर्मनिरपेक्ष, समाजवादी, लोकतांत्रिक गणराज्य बनाता है, जिस पर हमें गर्व है। इ
Nov 27, 20251 min read


We the People of India
The 26th of November is regarded as Indian Constitution Day. We mark the day when our Constitution came into force, the guiding principle of our Great Indian Democracy, which says that every citizen of India has the same unalienable rights, no matter if they are rich, poor, man, woman, Hindu, Buddhist, Muslim, Christian, Atheist, Bengali or Bihari. Our Constitution governs the laws of this land and makes us the secular, socialist, democratic, republic we are proud of. Constit
Nov 27, 20251 min read


Children's Day Joy and a Sober thought!
We have one learning center which we were able to retain after the covid wave. This we began on the demand from the children to 'please begin the school'. This gave us the indication that we need to turn our attention to the children’s needs. As you know, most of the people we work with, [the children's parents] are daily wage earners who leave the home in the morning and return in the evening. So, when the children spend about three hours in the learning center, they fe
Nov 20, 20252 min read
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