Salesian Sisters of Don Bosco, Bangalore

FIDES

(Family Integral Development Education Scheme)
is the brain child of Sr. Nancy Pereira, a specialist in Social Work and winner of a number of International awards for her work among the poor both in Tamilnadu and Karnataka. The work began in Ulsoor slum in the city of Bangalore and the neighbouring 10 villages around the Provincial house. There is a marked transformation in the lives of the slum dwellers and villagers through the persevering work of the sisters and their collaborators through the various activities of FIDES.From 2003 onwards another slum, Kaverinagar was also taken up by FIDES. Sr. Bridget Thonippara,sr.Shirly Puthussery and their collaborators is doing a marvellous work among the poor people of Kaverinagar .

Various activities of the FIDES:

	People’s Organization- formation of Self Help Groups for women :
	Savings and credit Management: All the groups were trained and motivated on the need and importance of savings and credit management. .
	Day care centre for the children of working women and malnourished children: Here the children are nourished with good nutrition. They are taught moral values. Growth monitoring is done every month.
	Antenatal and postnatal care: The pregnant women are given awareness of the need and importance of visiting doctors. They go for check up. They take vaccination regularly. Mothers are aware of the importance of weaning food, baby care and balanced food.
	Nutrition and growth monitoring programme: Through this programme the parents have become aware of the importance of child health.
	Environmental sanitation awareness education: Awareness classes and seminars are conducted for the members to keep their surroundings clean.
	Evening Study Centre: Evening study centre was started in the slum to give the poor children the opportunity to improve in their studies. All the children have shown attitudinal changes. They learn moral values. Children learn extra curricular activities. There is improvement in the leadership qualities.
	Financial Assistance for the poor children, meetings for sponsored children and their parents: Regular meetings have helped FIDES to have constant rapport with the parents and children. Progress of the children is periodically monitored.
	School children Drop-out prevention programme: After introducing this programme drop out rate is reduced. Parents take up the responsibility to send their children to school regularly.
	Income Generation Programmes: Over 1000 Self Help Groups have taken micro credit from groups for starting various micro enterprises. The poor beneficiaries for loans are selected by the group members.
	Meetings for men: Around 200 men attend the meetings regularly. They learn values for their lives. Character formation and moral education classes have given them to take the responsibility to look after their families well.
	Alcoholic Anonymous Programme: A.A. members conduct meetings regularly. They have realized the evil consequences of alcoholism.
	Shramadhana Programme: Education to personal hygiene and Environmental sanitation
	Placement training for M.S.W. students:

CONTACT ADDRESS

Salesian Sisters
Of Don Bosco,
Provincial house,
Sacred Heart Convent,
Old Madras Road, Virgonagar.P.O
Bangalore-560049