Date: 18^th September 2013

Venue: Auxilium Convent, Barasat

Purpose:  Training the poor and the marginalized women to make them self sufficient.

Resource Team: Loreto group from Sealdah ‘Rainbow’.

No. of participants:  Thirty three women.

The group of trainers arrived at the venue at 10.30 a.m.  Sr. Flora from Loreto Sealdah along with Ms. Jhimli ,the project coordinator of Loreto Sealdah also joined the inauguration of the training program.

The program began with a short and meaningful prayer moment. Sr. Leelamma Palliparambil, the Social Development Coordinator of the Province  and seven participants  from the different houses of Kolkata region-Dum Dum, Monsada, Kalyani, Gobra, Barasat, Park Circus and Bandel respectively lighted the candle and implored the blessings from the Almighty.

Sr.Flora explained to the group about the importance of the training program. She was presented a memento of the centre as our appreciation and love. The resource person for the day was Mr. Mir from Baruipur, a master in Chalk making.  It was a day of joy all the women for having learnt something new for a better living.

 Reported by Sr. Leelamma Palliparambil