CHASS | Changanacherry Social Service Society

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In order to promote, sponsor, catalyze, conduct, and coordinate welfare services and development activities for the weaker sections of society, the Archdiocese of Changanacherry has established the Changanacherry Social Service Society, also known as CHASS. Besides the officialdom in the Archdiocesan setup, the Society has been granted NGO status under the charitable provisions of the Government Act (Travancore- Cochin Literary, Scientific & Charitable Societies Registration Act XII of 1955). Founded in 1966, the Society has always remained as a pioneering organization all the while in social innovations and research based rural development services.

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The Society has a democratic set up having its General Body constituted of village representatives, parish priests, subject experts, and specially nominated persons by the chairman Archbishop. In this respect, the Society is built upon a substantial people’s organizational base at the village level; the important among them are Village Development. The Society has got a large operational area in the south and south central parts of Kerala, spread over 5 civil districts viz. Kottayam, Alappuzha, Pathanamthitta, Kollam and Thiruvananthapuram. The operational area is divided into 15 regions consisting of 164 local units for effective management and active involvement.
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Our Mission

Sustainable development of the poor and the marginalized through community organization, awareness and training.

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Our Vision

A just society based on human values
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Our Values

Unity, Love, Justice & Fraternity.

OUR OBJECTIVES

Organize the target population as functional groups as well as community oriented organizations propelled towards self-reliance.

Develop capacities and skills of the poor and the marginalized for generating sustainable livelihoods and means of subsistence.

Emancipate women through a steady process of empowerment and exploring avenues for productive overall engagement.

Revive and intensify local agricultural activities patterned with organic farming duly supplemented by ancillary measures of IGP.

Facilitate the sustainable management and use of the natural resources.

Propagate water conservation and management technology and measures with added stress on sustainable drinking water.

Promotion of community health that also provides for the development and upkeep of the physically and mentally challenged.

Disaster management and Rehabilitation of victims of natural and man-made calamities.

Develop infrastructure facilities of the poor and shelter less through housing and sanitation programs.

MAJOR THRUST AREAS

Administration