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governing body
	President Rev. Fr. Joseph Dolphy Pais
	Chairperson Rev : Fr. Alwyn Dias
	Secretary & Director Chikkodi Fr. Arun Lobo
	Director Pothnal Fr.Satish Fernandes
	Director Ujire Fr. Vinod Mascarenhas
	Director Asha kiran Fr.Fredrick Braggs
	Director Bankal Fr.Vincent D’Souza
	Director Palya Fr. Sunil Ullahanan.

NEWS / HIGHLIGHTS

The training and the outcome : Vimukti Pothnal
A training program was conducted for the community leaders of the 16 villages of our working area. 58 participants from the target are participated in the said training. The resource person explained the nine schemes in simple language. He explained the nature of each schemes, its provisions, how to get these schemes and the redress mechanism of these schemes. The resource person also explained about the Right to information Act and the way it helps the people in getting their share from the government. The training program was an eye opener for many animators and village leaders. Many participants expressed that they were ignorant about many of these schemes and they promised that they would cooperate with the campaign and fight for justice from the government machinery. Participants come out with the action plan mainly consisted of few meetings in village and Gram panchyath level sensitizing the people of these schemes.
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One Tree for One Child (maguvige ondu mara):
“Even if I knew that tomorrow the world would go to pieces, I would still plant my apple tree” – Martin Luther King
Vimukti charitable trust® joined hands with the stakeholders in the project area to help reduce carbon footprint by planting native trees best known for their properties of purifying the polluted atmosphere and providing a clean and healthy environment; ‘Maguvige ondu Mara’, a novel method of introducing awareness among children in their young age to cultivate the habit of nurturing and protecting plants. Each child is given saplings and asked to take oath that, they as future custodians would take responsibility of preserving plants. This program targets learners in years1 and 2 with a view that he/ she will nurture the trees as he/ she continues his elementary education. The idea is to create a bond between children and trees, right from childhood.
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Awareness on Government Schemes : Vimukti Pothnal
Vimukti has been conducting sensitization programmes on Government Welfare Schemes viz, Pradhan mantri Ujjwala Yojana (Free LPG gas for BPL families),Free lap top Scheme for SC/ST students, Mukya Mantri Adarsh Gram Yojana, Suvarna Krishi Grama Yojana- Increasing Farmers Income, Pradhan Mantri Jan Dan Yojana, Mukhyamantri Santwana Harish Yojana to help Road Accident Victims, Karnataka ksheera Bhagya scheme, Yeshasvini Co-operative health Scheme, pashu Bhagya Animal husbanry ,Kshori shakti Yojana etc. And people are paying attention to the programmes and our animators helping them in order to benefit of them.
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TB awareness rally : Vimukti Pothnal
Vimukti with the collaboration of health department conducted the TB Mass awareness rally in the project area. The rally, was flagged off from Udbal School, and got ended at the Panchyath ground after passing through the main street of the village; which covered all most 312 families. The Vimukti children actively participated in the rally by shouting slogans and by displaying the pluck cards. Nurse Staff along with ANM visited the houses and gave awareness on TB to the families. Propagating WHO efforts for Unite to End Tuberculosis by 2030, Participants included 210 students and other government officials which included the health department officers. Apart from the rally a TB awareness talk was also organized. This activity created a positive impact in the communities of our project area, educating them of Tuberculosis.
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Memorandum submitted to Panchayath President in demanding basic amenities in the school premises:
Vimukti children parliament members from Markumdinni (Maldgudda Panchyath) submitted the memorandum on 25th July 2017 demanding concerned panchayath president to provide basic facilities in the school as well as in the village. All the children parliament members got together discussed and listed out the problems one by one and approached the concerned authority to help specially, clean drinking water, toilet, play ground, play materials, and compound wall should be provided in the school premises. Drain water flows near the school and cleanliness remained a mirage. Waste was thrown in the school premises and it had turned into mosquito centre. The children parliament members studying in the school have been facing the threat of contagious diseases.
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Health awareness rally : Vimukti Pothnal
It is easier to convey the message to the public gathering or by public meeting; so, with a motto to bring awareness among the villagers on use of toilet, health, water and cleanliness. This Health awareness rally was organized in mudammaguddi village, manvi taluka. The Vimukti children actively participated in the rally by shouting slogans and by displaying the pluck cards. Mr. Ballappa Nayak, taluka health officer and well known and experienced in his profession, explained at length as how to keep ourselves our surroundings clean and remain healthy. Further he gave an eye-opening talk on consuming nutritious and hygienic food, drinking clean water and explained the importance of oral health practieses and its impacts on general health. There were more than 220 children participated in this health awareness rally and got benefited from this programme.
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ADVANTAGE TO THE DISADVANTAGE CHILDREN
Providing educational Aids to disadvantaged school going children : Vimukti Pothnal
A writer by name Albert Pine says something beautiful, “Whatever we do for ourselves dies with us, what we do for others and the world remains and is immortal.” Vimukti Charitable Trust®, Pothnal with the collaboration Rev. Fr. Jossy Fernandes OFM Cap organized program on distribution of educational kit to 132 economically poor school going children at Pothnal from surrounding villages. Chief Guest Miss. Claire Isabelle student from France gave away the school bags, books, Geometry box, pens, pencils, eraser, sharpener, uniforms and stationery to the children in the presence of few dignitaries, parents of the children and the local people.
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ABOUT US
VIMUKTI CHARITABLE TRUST is a social action unit of the Capuchin Franciscan of Karnataka Province, Registered under the Trust Act bearing number, Trust/718/10A/Vol-II/V-299/2000-2001 Dated 01.05.2000. VIMUKTI is integral liberation as understood popularly and it undertakes and executes socio-economic empowerment activities among the disadvantage and the vulnerable sections of the society. As the activities of the province became widespread, ‘Vimukti’ came into existence in 1999 to co-ordinate, document, monitor, review and evaluate the social work intervention activities to ensure greater efficiency and increased accountability towards the same.

STATUTES
The Karnataka Capuchin Province has established a registered trust called, Vimukti Charitable Trust for social service and developmental activities in the Province. The goals and objectives of this trust are to be attained in a systematic and cohesive manner. For this purpose the Province shall establish in a suitable place a well furnished central office to plan, coordinate and supervise all the programmes and the activities. The Statutes are applicable to all the Friars of the Province who are involved in this ministry. So that all the Programmes function effectively and achieve the expected goals and objectives. These Statutes are to be read along with the Constitutions of the Order and also the Statutes of the Province.