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Action
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Timely
intervention of Mrs. Ishamma Vimukti leader… my burden was lightened
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“Helping
hands always better than praying lips:” Vimukti Pothnal |
Vimukti
Charitable Trust(r) Celebrates Christmas under pandemic’s shadow with 72
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Extending
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International
Human Rights Day: Vimukti Pothnal |
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About the Trust |
Statutes
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A
library to cultivate a love for books: “to provide alternative to smart phones
and gadgets and develop a reading habit”…Vimukti Pothnal.JPG)
Books
soothe us, help us get through a rough patch and open our eyes to better
understand the world. Therefore, it is essential to surround children with books
to ensure that they become educated and not just literate. It was these thoughts
that motivated Fr. Sathish Fernandes to set up a library in the Vimukti center
Pothnal. During the covid- induced lockdown, when many public libraries suffered
setbacks and even closures, Vimukti saw it as an opportunity to encourage
children to develop a reading habit. Vimukti centre has set up modest library
with chairs and tables ensured that all the safety measures were in place at the
library. The library currently has books on science, general knowledge, child
rights, as well as story book for children. There are biographies and books on
great Indian leaders like Ambedkar, Abdul kalam, M.Gandihji, savitribai Phule,
Bhagat singh and others inspiring children are placed. 
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Hampamma,is
from Malkapura village in Raichur district. She completed her Pre-University
course and got married when she was 19 years old to her beau in the village.
Both she and her husband moved to Bangalore in search of employment. She found a
job in a garment factory where she was paid Rs.7, 000 per month and her husband
started working as a car driver. She became pregnant and when she could no
longer bear the strain of commuting and working in a factory, she quit her job
and returned to her village and soon delivered a healthy baby girl. Three months
after her baby, Deepika was born, her husband cut-off all contacts with her and
has never visited their baby or even called her over the phone. She has been
staying with her mother-in-law who is 55 years old and works seasonally as a
coolie. With no steady income and her husband having deserted her, she was upset
and discouraged not knowing what her future will be.
Vimukti
Charitable Trust® group along with the members organized the "joy of giving"
activity in an Endeavour to make Christmas season and reach out to the 32
economically underprivileged families on 5th of January 2021, Tuesday. Christmas
is doing a little something extra for someone. Christmas is for joy, for giving
and sharing, for laughter, for coming together with family and friends, and
brightly decorated packages. Vimukti charitable trust group members has
unanimously decided to comfort the neighbourhood poor needy 32 families in this
time of pandemic crisis by sharing food items like sugar, Tea powder, salt,
Green grams, coconut oil, dall, Rava, Chilli powder, coriander powder, edible
oil, turmeric powder cumin, master seed, Soaps, paste Tooth brush, etc. It’s
good to the members joyfully sacrificing their share with the poor. The money
saved is offered to families in need. With deepest gratitude we would like to
thank you all the generous donors for your timely support and love towards poor
and needy. Wish you all Happy New year-2021 that will spread TRUTH, LOVE AND
JUSTICE..jpg)
I
am Mrs Basamma wife of Mr Timmappa residing in Sunkanur of Manvi Taluka. We
belong to lower caste society and our financial condition is worst to think of.
We have three sons and they have gone to Bangalore for daily wage earning. Here
I live with my husband. From the past ten years we used to get Rs 1000 per month
under a special Govt scheme. We used to manage with that money for our daily
sustenance. But since last eight months due to Corona pandemic the pension which
I used to get was withheld by the Govt. We had hard times to manage during the
pandemic. Even our sons could not help us in our needs. I shared my difficulties
with Mrs. Ishamma Vimukti leader who is also living in our village and with her
own expenses took me to the different offices to claim my pension. We went to
the bank, post office, revenue department but in spite of meeting the members in
the office they didn’t respond positively for our need. It was painful to see
the reactions of the officers. We wanted to know who is mishandling the amount
that was due to me. In the process of finding out the person it was the post man
who was deliberately denied that the money hasn’t come and has used the money
for him since past five months. 
Vimukti
Charitable Trust® A Capuchin Social Intervention through the generous support of
Vimukti Charitable Trust group, and Mr. Ashok Steven Lobo organized the program
on Distribution of worship articles to St. Clare of Assisi Parish church and to
the 14 substations on 20th December 2020 at Vimukti premises. The above
mentioned donors generously came forward voluntarily to support and realize this
project. The council members of all fourteen substations of the Parish were
present for the program. Rev. Fr Sathish Fernandes addressing the gathering said
that when the need of things for praise and worship was addressed to the donors,
they immediately came forward with large heartedness and assured to support in
whatever way they could. A word of praise and appreciation was added by the
Vimukti Director for their kind gesture. The place of worship and the prayers
are closely connected to humans. Both help an individual to connect oneself to
God. Rev. Fr. Thomas the parish Priest highly appreciated the donors for their
contribution towards the parish and the substations. There weren’t enough chairs
in the parish Church. Substations didn’t have carpets, candle stands, Bible,
hymn books, prayer books and they were essential things for worthy praise and
worship. .jpg)
"Christmas
is most truly Christmas when we celebrate it by giving the light of love to
those who need it most."
During
this period of struggle, we the Vimukti organization extended our concern and
solidarity for the poor and neediest around us. As we know, the outbreak of
COVID-19 Pandemic has been variously affecting all walks of life. Thousands of
people who live from hand to mouth on a daily basis have lost their means of
livelihood. Through deprivation of jobs, their future dreams were shattered into
pieces. When we sensed the humanitarian emergency, especially the cry of the
poor people due to the unpredictable situation, through the kindly generosity of
our ensemble agissons members, we straight away plunged into actions, rendering
assistance to the needy. Over 70 sponsored children were extremely delighted to
receive special Christmas Gifts like each families two chairs, Mats, woolen
blankets, plask, steel Tiffin boxes, steel teacup-set and tray and food kit. 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 four 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. 
Vimukti
Charitable Trust (r) Pothnal in collaboration with Loyal, Janodaya along with
likeminded NGOs from Manvi organized International Human Rights Day, Program at
Taluka panchyath premises Manvi. In the keynote address Mr, Arogyappa, Vimukti
staff, described about the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), and
said that everyone should join hands to prevent violation of human rights.
Everyone should take steps to uphold and promote the rights of all human beings.
Vimukti Organization Works for “Creating justice to victims of injustice, human
rights, freedom, equality, fraternity, peace, harmony, ecological and climate
justice, liberation from the ill effects of liberalization; building good
families and human communities, preserving cultural and religious traditions.
The Resource Person explained that the Indian Constitution guarantees
Fundamental Rights to all its citizens like Right to Equality, Right to Freedom,
Right against Exploitation, Right to Freedom of Religion, Cultural and
Educational Rights and Right to Constitutional Remedies. The Resource Person
continued that Human Rights as enshrined in the Indian Constitution are
generally defined as the rights which every human being is entitled to enjoy can
be found in the Preamble of the Constitution of India. After the session
gathered women appealed the authority through the memorandum to give right
protection to our children and women in the villages. 
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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.
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.