KOLKATA DEVELOPMENT SOCIETY: On July 20th, 2024, Auxilium Barasat hosted a significant event to promote sustainable livelihoods for poor and vulnerable families under the leadership of Sr. Alma, the Social Development Coordinator of the Kolkata Province. The event focused on distributing fruit trees to 70 needy families. This initiative aimed to achieve two important goals of ‘Laudato Si’: Responding to the cry of the earth and promoting an ecological economy.

The families gathered at the Auxilium Barasat were given a variety of mango and litchi trees, explaining the initiative’s benefits of enhancing local biodiversity and providing a source of nutritious fruits and potential income. This planting drive was part of a larger effort to support sustainable development in the region. This initiative also responds to the cry of the earth by promoting environmental stewardship and supports an ecological economy by providing sustainable resources to the families, thus ensuring economic stability while caring for our common home.