Fr. Dionysius Vaz, SJ
We begin the year 2021 with a ray of hope as the Covid-19 vaccination has begun. However, there is more than one pandemic in the world now. Covid-19 only exposes these underlying systemic ailments. Racism, casteism, inequality, hate speech, disregard for the poor, the elderly, the migrants, the farmers and human rights activists – all are with us in pandemic proportions.
Children from rural villages and urban slums are reached out through rights based and supplementary education programmes
Women empowered from rural sections of our society through Self-Help Groups and various conscientization programmes
Youth are trained and placed through skill training projects every year.
Students in our schools who are given value-based education, and thus equipping them with tools to be better citizens
College students who are preparing themselves to meet the demands of the society by shaping their future through competitive career programmes
WHO ARE TRANSFORMING LIVES
“Companions of Jesus journeying with others towards building a just and humane society.”
“Rooted in Christ and in partnership with people of good will, transforming relationships and structures to build a society based on compassion, justice, reconciliation and service.”
The Society of Jesus is a world-wide organization with Headquarters in Rome where the highest authority called the Superior General resides and guides the world-wide operations of nearly 16,000 Jesuits spread out in about 112 countries. These 16,000 Jesuits are grouped into smaller administrative units corresponding to different geographical locations called "Provinces" presided over by Superiors appointed by the superior General. view more
Strengthening and Expanding our Mission in North Karnataka
Responding to Communalism and Fundamentalism
Imparting Integral Formation to Youth
Training in Collaboration and Leadership
They are four working fields to which the Society of Jesus will pay special attention and in which it will invest a significant portion of its various resources over the next few years.
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