A. Ilankeshwari is a member of the Vasantham self-help group (SHG) in Subramaniapuram, Tiruchy. Through a poverty alleviation programme to help women generate income through organic farming, Ilankeshwari started a vegetable shop. As a woman, she says it was very difficult to manage the shop at first; but she felt empowered by the many trainings she received from Vembu, the Don Bosco Network partner organization. She learned about marketing strategies, business management, leadership qualities etc.

Mahesh hails from Bagalkot, Mudhol taluk in Karnataka. He is an orphan and his only relative is a maternal uncle. He dropped out of school after the 9th class. He left home and reached Bengaluru in November 2017. He survived on various odd jobs for almost three months before being rescued by BOSCO at the main bus stand in Bengaluru. He spent a few days at the BOSCO shelter Yuvodaya and was later transferred to

Feedback of the beneficiaries of the Project ‘CALLS’ During the seven days of training and fifteen days of field work of the Project CALLS, I have learnt a lot of things: How to plant, maintain and market. Sharing about the seven days of the training, on the first day we had inauguration where everyone was introduced and the purpose of the project was explained. Frs. Selva and Abraham organized the first day. On the second