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	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.

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12 economically poor women received the cylinder gas kit under Mukya Mantri Anila Baghaya Yojana Scheme: Vimukti Pothnal
Vimukti organized one day training on revised Mukya Mantri Ujjwala yojana scheme to the women at Markumdinini pocket. Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Agrogyappa VCT animator said previously this scheme had fixed target group, but now no target has been fixed, and all the eligible beneficiaries will be given free cooking gas. The people belonging to scheduled caste/ scheduled tribes and backward classes can avail the facilities. The beneficiaries have to bring ration card and identification card to avail the facilities.55 women attended the training and applied for this scheme. As a result 12 of the beneficiaries received the cylinder gas kit and others are waiting to receive.
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Maintain cleanliness to avoid diseases: Vimukti Pothnal
“Cleanliness is the only medicine to all diseases”
Vimukti charitable trust® Pothnal with under health for all project organized program on maintain cleanliness to avoid diseases on 6th of June, 2018.VCT staff nurse Mrs. Nagarathna along with Mrs. Jeceintha initiated in the project women and children that the instances of dengue and chikungunya that are being reported in the district is going high and many are hospitalized. Mrs. Nagarathna stated that the diseases are caused due to the bite of mosquitoes that make water storage and stagnant water their breeding places. She said that pain behind eyes, stomach ache, and red rashes on skin, black stools, bleeding in gums and nose; indicate that the person is vulnerable to dengue fever. If a person exhibited severe pain in muscles, he/ she might be a brain fever patient. She furthered explained saying, dengue fever attacks in four phases like febrile phase, acute phase a dengue shock syndrome and Recovery phase.
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Valedictory ceremony to our sponsor children: Vimukti pothnal
It is said, “Separations are wounds that no one can heal, but memories are treasures that no one can steal.” It was painful to say good bye to eight of our senior sponsor children, but as they go for another stage of experience which is the part of their life. To mark this event we gave them memorable farewell with an excellent program along with sumptuous meal. It was the day the our beloved sponsored children took center stage; a day the companions experienced mixed feelings of pride and sadness, while the parents looked on joyfully; a day that will forever be etched in the collective consciousness of Vimukti as covering yet another milestone in this beautiful journey of togetherness. It was the most awaited moment of the year for the outgoing batch- their Valedictory Function.The symbolic lighting of the lamp and cutting the beautifully decorated cake by the departing sponsored children along with Fr. Sathish Fernandes, director, took on an added significance as did the invocation that followed.
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Providing free educational Aids to disadvantaged school going children: vimukti pothnal
“What is done in love is done well”.
As a part it’s on going services towards the poor children, Vimukti has been distributing free notebooks, uniforms to the poor students from the nearby government schools on 31st of May, 2018. Every year around 150 poor students were given note books & stationery, uniforms. The articles were distributed by the dignitaries present during the meeting. This year, a massive arrangement for free distribution of notebooks was made to the poor primary school students, in the various adjoining villages of Pothnal city. This philanthropic endeavor of which was began, since 2012. Irrespective caste, creed or religion, every poor student were given notebooks each free-of-cost every year wherein about 150 students are directly getting benefited. Addressing the occasion, Fr. Sathish Fernandes Vimukti, Director said that today’s children are tomorrow’s leaders and hence Vimukti aims at reaching those children who are denied of their basic right to education due to incapacity to afford for education.
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ANNUAL GLIMPSE OF SNEHA JYOTHI BOARDING 2017-18 : Vimukti Pothnal
“Children are the world’s most resource and its best hope for the future”- John F Kennedy
Children are the light of the society. Tomorrow’s future of the society depends upon the today’s children. Today the situations have changed in getting the children educated by making them sit in the four walls of the class-room. But it is all about the holistic development. A rank holder at studies may not rank in the society. A man with human values, right judgment and capable discretion has respect in the society. The education system has become so challenging today. It needs to be updated to make children love learning through innovative way of leaning. Children are the source they are the future. With all this aspects in mind the Sneha Jyothi Boarding has been trying its best from many years to give children not only the accommodation and food but also a valuable opportunity, spirit filled and humane atmosphere to bloom and enjoy their childhood through learning and activities.
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Awareness and Increasing Knowledge among Farmers to Enhance the Production and Productivity: Vimukti Pothnal
Vimukti Charitable Trust® Pothnal organized the awareness program on increase knowledge among farmers to enhance the production and productivity. The main aim of this program is to improve the technologies related to agriculture and allied fields benefited the farmers in terms of increased crop production and improved farm income. The successful technological interventions identified through On-farm testing (OFTs), soil testing, etc. This program includes cluster demonstration of rice, wheat, pulses on improved package of practices, demonstration on cropping system, cropping system-based training of farmers, seed distribution of high-yielding varieties and other agro inputs. The Govt. has approved crops developmental programme on cotton, sun flower, paddy and sugarcane etc., for enhancing production and productivity of these commercial crops. Vimukti, also creates awareness among farmers regarding Ganga Kalyana yojene, krishi Honda, land Bhoo Odetana Yojane( land purchase Scheme), Pashu Bhagya Scheme etc.
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International Child helpline day: Vimukti Pothnal
On 19th of May, 2018 Vimukti Charitable Trust®, Pothnal organized the program in collaboration with CHILDLINE India Foundation to mark the international child helpline day at Sunkanoor village, Manvi Taluka. The rally was conducted in the main streets of Sunknoor Village. The students took out rally through the main streets of Sunkanoor by holding placards and banners containing the message on the needs of protecting the rights, to create awareness on adverse impact of child marriage, Child Sexual abuse, child line, child dropout, Child trafficking, Child labor, RTF, protection of earth, health-hygiene and cleanliness etc., in the society. The day was packed with events which were meant to sensitize the citizens for the need for children friendly spaces with included access to a helpline service for children. The underlying message of the campaign was to take collective responsibility in protecting the rights of children.
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Right to food campaign-“Development and Access to Entitlements of the marginalized”: Vimukti Pothnal
One of the major issues in the present context is ‘Right to Food’, which stands great challenge to the poor people to get their rights and One of the concrete example of option for the poor today in India would be to campaign for the government schemes on the Right to food. There are 8 schemes but are unknown to the poor and the marginalized. Through regular home visits, awareness was generated among people on RTF, PDS, ICDS, APL/BPL, MDMS, AAY NFBS, and NOAPS etc. our project aim is to at least 80% of the households have improved access to entitlements of NFSA and SCSP/STSP/WASH and other government schemes. Followed by Vimukti RTF Training last year, several programmes have been conducted at the village levels with focus conscientizing the marginalized communities such as the Dalits tribal and the slum dwellers on their right to food and of enabling them to make the most of the food related schemes of the governments.
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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.