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PATRO
N
His E
minence O
swald C
ardinal Gracias
BO
AR
D O
F TRU
STEE
S
His E
minence O
swald C
ardinal Gracias
Rev. Fr. Joseph Pereira
— M
anaging Trustee
Mr. D
enzil D’Souza
—
Chairm
an, P.N. W
riter & C
o. Ltd.
Mr. H
erbert Alm
eida
— I.P.S. (R
etd. DIG
)
Mr. Yazdi H
Desai
—
Finance D
irector P.N. W
riter & C
o. Ltd
3
Mum
bai K
ripa Foundation H
elpline & C
ounseling Centre,
Mt. M
ary Basilica,
Mt. M
ary Road, B
andra (W),
Mum
bai 400 050. ℡
+91 22 26405405, +91 22 26439295, +91 22 26418856 �
kripamountm
ary@yahoo.co.uk
K
ripa Drug A
wareness, C
ounseling & A
ssistance, Rehabilitation &
Extended C
are Centre,
C/o. M
t. Carm
el Church,
81/A C
hapel Road, B
andra (W),
Mum
bai 400 050. ℡
+91 22 26405411, +91 22 26433027 +91 22 26429158 (R
otary-Kripa A
IDS H
elpline) �
+91 22 26418210 �
kripabandra@gm
ail.com
K
ripa Deaddiction cum
Rehabilitation, Training &
Research C
entre, B
hardawadi M
unicipal Hospital, 3
rd floor, B
hardawadi R
oad, Andheri (W
), M
umbai 400 058.
℡
+91 22 26778806, +91 22 26778569, +91 22 26778950 �
+91 226778862 �
kripadarc@yahoo.co.in
K
ripa Counselling C
entre B
ldg. No. 10, B
himjaw
la Welfare A
ssociation D
r. Am
bedkar Road, M
atunga Labour Cam
p, M
umbai 400 019.
� +91 9224314784
K
ripa Foundation Drop in C
entre, Jaldip K
rida Mandal,
Matunga Labour C
amp,
Mum
bai 400 019 �
+91 9224314784
Vasai
Kripa C
ounseling, Deaddiction, R
ehabilitation Centre,
Papdy, Vasai,
Dist. Thane 401 207 ℡
+91 250 2326069, +91 250 2326521, +91 250 2324588 �
+91 250 2328700 �
kripavasai@dataone.in
V
asai Region A
IDS C
ontrol Society (VR
AC
S) Papdy, V
asai D
ist. Thane 401 207 ℡
+91 250 2326522 �
kripaids@yahoo.com
Kripa India
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Pune K
ripa Aw
areness, Counseling &
Deaddiction C
entre, H
/36, Papal Seminary V
illa, Peshia Law
n, Hingne K
hurd, Pune-Singhagad R
oad, Vithalw
adi, Pune 411 051. ℡
+91 20 24347080, +91 20 24348090 �
kripapune@yahoo.com
Goa
Kripa D
eaddiction cum R
ehabilitation & Extended C
are Centre,
House N
o.1710, Soronto, Casa A
lbuquerque, A
njuna-Vagator R
oad, Bardez,
Goa 403509. ℡
+91 832 2274949 �
kripanjuna@hotm
ail.com
Mangalore
Kripa C
ounseling & R
ehabilitation Centre,
Kripa Foundation, N
ational Highw
ay No 17,
Coconut G
arden, Nantoor,
Mangalore 575 002. ℡
+91 824 2418942 �
kripafoundation@yahoo.co.in
Vadodara
Jeevan Jyot CC
C, K
ripa Foundation, B
etween G
ayatri Shakti Pith & D
hiraj Hospital,
At &
Po: Am
odar Village,
Taluka: Waghodia, V
adodara, G
ujarat 390019. ℡
+91 2668 245042 �
ccckripabaroda@gm
ail.com
K
ripa Foundation, 12, N
ive Danam
Society, B
/H, U
ma N
agar, Opp. Essar Petrol Pum
p, Som
a Talavadi, Dhabol R
ing Road,
Vadodara. ℡
+91 265 6596970 �
anantchristian@hotm
ail.com
Bareilly
Kripa Foundation,
Near B
ishop’s House,
63, Cantt, B
areilly 243 001, U
ttar Pradesh. ℡
+91 581 2425598 �
paulnoronha.634@rediff.com
Delhi
Astha - K
ripa, Counseling, D
eaddiction & R
ehabilitation Centre,
M.C
.D. Com
munity C
entre, O
pp. ‘D’ B
lock, New
Ranjit N
agar, N
ew D
elhi 110 008. ℡
+91 11 25700500 �
asthafoundation@rediffm
ail.com
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Imphal
Kripa D
eaddiction cum R
ehabilitation Centre,
Mantripukhri, Im
phal 795 002, M
anipur. ℡
+91 385 2421102, +91 385 2427192 �
kripaimp@
sancharnet.in
Guw
ahati K
ripa Foundation Counseling &
Rehabilitation C
entre, 33, Zoo N
arangi Road, H
atigarh Chariali,
Guw
ahati 781 021, A
ssam.
℡
+91 361 2413002 �
kripaassam@
gmail.com
Shillong K
ripa Drug A
wareness, C
ounseling & R
ehabilitation Centre,
Near A
nderson Com
pute Centre,
Lower Lachum
ier, Shillong 793 001, M
eghalaya. ℡
+91 364 2229276 �
kripashg@rediffm
ail.com
Kolkata
Kripa C
ounseling Centre,
139/B, R
ashbehari Avenue,
Kolkatta,
West B
engal 700 029. ℡
+91 33 24657916, +91 33 24651960, +91 24649033 �
kripa_calcutta@yahoo.co.in, jobaguha@
gmail.com
Kripa D
eaddiction & R
ehabilitation Centre,
Boys Tow
n of West B
engal, P.O
. Dakshin A
lipore, 24 Parganas, G
angarampur,
West B
engal 743 503. ℡
+91 33 24809063 �
sandeep_mitra@
hotmail.com
Darjeeling
Kripa C
ounseling & R
ehabilitation Centre,
Mall V
illa No.1,
C.R
. Das R
oad, D
arjeeling, W
est Bengal 734 101.
℡
+91 354 2254292 �
kripadarjeeling@gm
ail.com
Nagaland
Kripa A
wareness, C
ounseling & D
e-addiction Centre,
Near C
hrisitan Revival C
hurch, U
pper Kenouzou, K
ohima,
Nagaland 797 001. ℡
+91 370 2260789, +91 370 2260790 �
+91 370 2241854 �
kripanagaland@yahoo.co.in
R
EGIO
NA
L RESO
UR
CE TR
AIN
ING
CEN
TRE (R
RTC
), R
ed Cross B
uilding, R
aj Bhavan R
oad, Kohim
a, N
agaland 797 001 ℡
+91 370 2290228 �
rrtcne2@gm
ail.com
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W
ebsite: ww
w.kripafoundation.org
Kripa W
orldwide
Germ
any K
ripa Foundation, B
ruhlstrasse 26, 79664 W
ehr-Oflingen,
Germ
any. ℡
0049-7761 4745
Canada
Kripa Foundation,
5482 Woodchase C
rescent, M
ississauga, Ontario 423T9.
℡
905-712-2162
The Yoga Foundation,
210-1330, 15th A
venue, S.W
. Calgary A
lta, C
anada T3C 3N
7. ℡
403-228-5808
Ireland B
arry O’Loughlin,
C/o Coolm
ine House,
19 Lord Edward Street,
Dublin 2,
Ireland. ℡
6794822, 6793765
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The Story of Kripa
In 1981, in the simple environs of a church com
pound in Bandra, K
ripa (a Sanskrit word m
eaning “grace”) w
as born with a priest, a doctor, a recovering alcoholic and three patients in attendance. In
just over two decades, K
ripa has grown into the largest non-governm
ental organization in India help-ing people suffering from
chemical dependency and H
IV infection. Today there are 59 facilities in
11 states in India – Maharashtra, K
arnataka, Goa, G
ujarat, New
Delhi, U
ttar Pradesh, West B
engal, A
ssam, M
anipur, Nagaland and M
eghalaya. There are dem
ands for services from other states like A
ndhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Tam
il N
adu, Arunachal Pradesh and U
ttaranchal. M
other Teresa, one of the guiding spirits of Kripa blessed the C
alcutta and Vasai C
enters and had alw
ays been a source of strength and support to Kripa over the years.
Kripa’s strength has been its unique blend of W
estern techniques e.g., the 12 Step programm
e of the A
lcoholics Anonym
ous, the Minnesota M
odel of Therapeutic Com
munities and Eastern disciplines
like Yoga and m
editation, Vipassana practice, C
hinese T’ai Chi C
huan and Japanese Shiatsu. Kripa
today enjoys one of the highest short and long-term recovery rates in India and the K
ripa model is
being replicated in centers around the world.
Kripa inculcates a change in lifestyle and highlights the need to study risk perception, effectively as-
sist in harm m
inimization and train affected individuals to m
onitor life as an ongoing process of spiritual grow
th. K
ripa’s broad spectrum of services to the com
munity includes Training of Trainers in C
hemical D
e-pendency &
Rehabilitation, and facilitating the w
ork being carried out by law enforcem
ent agencies, educational institutions and other academ
ic institutions involved in human services. A
major area of
work involves supporting organized industry through the Em
ployees Assistance Program
me (EA
P) / O
ccupational Health C
are for employees, under the aegis of the International Labour O
rganisation (ILO
), New
Delhi O
ffice, using a Com
munity B
ased Rehabilitation Program
me m
odel. Currently w
e are also conducting enhanced Peer Led Intervention program
mes for Prevention of H
IV am
ong In-jecting D
rug Users in D
haravi (Maharashtra), K
ohima (N
agaland), Shillong (Meghalaya) and Im
phal (M
anipur) with funding support from
the United N
ations Office on D
rug & C
rime (U
NO
DC
), Re-
gional Office for South A
sia, New
Delhi.
Since 2002, Kripa’s involvem
ent with its inclusive approach to H
IV/A
IDS care has been clarified
through various projects under the Kripa-A
IDS initiative. Initiated through a H
ome B
ased Care ser-
vice with support from
the Catholic R
elief Services in Vasai Taluka in Thane D
istrict, The Vasai R
e-gion A
IDS C
ontrol Society (VR
AC
S) was born to cover a target population of around fifty thousand
people and soon added a Targeted Interventions component w
ith support from the A
VER
T Society (funded by U
SAID
). Through a Netw
orked Initiatives for Com
munity Em
powerm
ent (NIC
E) model,
VR
AC
S provides Surveillance, Managem
ent & C
are, Aw
areness, Research &
Training (SMA
RT)
services to the comm
unity. After seven years of field-testing, the response and results are extrem
ely gratifying. It is K
ripa’s intention to see this model reproduced in other areas of the country keeping
in mind the need to allow
variations based on specific sociological and ethnic needs in other comm
u-nities.
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Kripa’s V
ision & M
ission
♦
The Vision:
A global healing presence.
♦
The Mission:
Non-discrim
inating, supportive comm
unity living helping people to introspect and bring
about change in lifestyle, to alter the risk perception, to minim
ize harm and to see the need
to monitor life as an ongoing process of spiritual grow
th.
♦
Goal:
Em
powering those affected by C
hemical D
ependency and HIV
/AID
S. ♦
O
bjectives:
�
To provide care treatm
ent and support.
�
To interface w
ith comm
unity through prevention modules.
�
To develop and im
plement training m
odules.
�
To generate hum
an resources.
�
To include research in all aspects of service.
�
To m
aintain international standards.
9
Spotlighting Kripa’s A
ctivities ♦
C
ounselling Centre
�
Helpline
�
Screening (Medical, Psychiatric)
�
Counselor’s Evaluation
�
Adm
ission �
Family System
s Therapy and Family counselling
�
Programm
e Orientation
�
Other G
roup Dynam
ics �
Referral
�
Public Relations
�
Fund Raising
�
Aw
areness Programm
es �
Legal Cell
�
EAP-Job line
�
Netw
orking with
• G
overnment
• International agencies
• Social/Educational institutions
• R
eligious organizations •
Agencies doing sim
ilar work e.g. FA
D, FIN
GO
DA
P, CO
MB
AT, etc.
�
Docum
entation ♦
D
etoxification
�
Preventing & M
anaging withdraw
als �
Other M
edical Assistance
�
Standardization of Treatment
�
Counseling and Support
�
Patient Self Analysis
�
Counselor’s Evaluation/Psychiatric Screening
�
Time M
anagement
�
Inputs and Work A
ssignments
�
Psychometric testing
�
Group D
ynamics
�
One-to-one C
ounseling �
Other Therapy m
odules (e.g., R.E.B
.T) �
Prayer & M
editation �
Yoga/T’ai C
hi �
Docum
entation of the above �
Discharge
10
♦
Rehabilitation C
entre
�
Time M
anagement
�
Inputs and Work Papers
�
One-to-one C
ounseling �
Group D
ynamics
�
Other Therapy m
odules �
Therapeutic Duty A
ssignments
�
Psychiatric Monitoring
�
Psychometric testing
�
Medical and other m
onitoring �
Meditation
�
Yoga
�
Job placement w
ith the organization �
Linkage with hom
e and work
�
Docum
entation of above �
Discharge
♦
Extended Care
�
Occupational R
ehabilitation & Incom
e Generation
�
Internee Period for potential staff and absorption �
After-care for the m
entally comprom
ised �
After-care for insolvents and those unable to relink to society
♦
Specifics
�
At V
asai, Hom
e based Care, D
ay Care &
appropriate Training. (HIV
-AID
S) �
At V
asai, Care, Support and R
ehabilitation of Children (H
IV-A
IDS)
♦
Docum
entation & R
esearch
�
Programm
e Literature Preparation (Multi Language)
�
Programm
e Aw
areness Material Preparation
�
Form D
esigns and Printing �
Recovery Instrum
entation Research &
Developm
ent �
Managem
ent Information System
s �
System R
esearch �
Feedback from C
enters �
Preparation of Database
�
Reports and R
eturns ♦
T
raining & D
evelopment
�
Reference Library
�
Programm
e Database
�
Curriculum
Developm
ent �
Training Programm
es �
Hum
an Resources D
evelopment
�
Linkage & A
ffiliation to University/Social Service O
rganizations/International Agencies
for Accreditation
�
Continuing Education for staff
�
Certification
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The Kripa Institute of R
esearch The M
inistry of Science & Technology, G
overnment of India recognizes K
ripa Foundation as a ”Scientific &
Industrial Research O
rganization” (SIRO
) with effect from
June 22, 2000 in
recognition of the vast body of information and insights built up over tw
o decades in the field of addiction m
anagement. Since then tw
enty research articles on psychosocial and therapeutic aspects of C
hemical D
ependency and HIV
/AID
S have been published in national and international journals. K
ripa resource persons have attended and made presentations of research and therapeutic outcom
es at various national and international sym
posia, workshops and conferences. The M
inistry of Science and technology approves K
ripa Foundation, through recognition of the Institute of Research and
Technology as a Scientific & Industrial R
esearch Organisation (SIR
O) and in this connection is
sanctioned exemptions by the C
entral Board of D
irect Taxes (CB
DT) under Section 35(1)(iii).
The Kripa Institute of Training
The Kripa Institute of Training conducts regular program
mes aim
ed at people working in the field as
well as those referred by other organizations of training and developm
ent. These programm
es provide exposure and enhance the inform
ation base and technical ability in both therapeutic concepts as w
ell as documentation. It is offered to m
edical, paramedical, social groups and experiential
counselors and students as well as graduates and post-graduates in the field. K
ripa staff facilitated by national and internationally recognized authorities and resource persons conducts program
mes in
addiction managem
ent and HIV
/AID
S care. The modalities of training include audio-visual,
electronic and text material. The N
ational Institute of Social Defence (N
ISD), an integral com
ponent of the N
ational Centre for D
rug Abuse Prevention (N
C-DA
P) of the Ministry of Social Justice &
Em
powerm
ent (MSJE), G
overnment of India, recognizes K
ripa Institute of Training as a centre of excellence. K
RIPA A
IDS Initiative
Since the 1990s, apart from C
hemical D
ependency, Kripa also concerns itself w
ith HIV
-AID
S, recognizing
the vulnerability
of this
population because
of their
high- risk
lifestyles. The
Kripa-A
IDS initiative is a fairly new
project with a philosophy of clinico-com
munity H
IV care and
support in a comprehensive m
anner. V
asai Region A
IDS C
ontrol Society (VR
AC
S) under the Kripa - A
IDS initiative is a pioneer project
and aim
s to
address A
dvocacy, Surveillance,
Aw
areness and
Social M
arketing, Prevention,
Medicare, R
esearch and Training needs through the various project initiatives, component activities
and programm
es such as:
♦
Elected Leaders Forum on A
IDS in V
asai (ELFA)
♦
Counseling and Surveillance N
etwork of Laboratories in V
asai (CSN
L) ♦
C
ontinuous Aw
areness Programm
es and Initiatives to Tackle AID
S Longitudinally (C
APITA
L)
♦
Clinical Infectious D
iseases Centre (C
IDC
) ♦
H
ome B
ased Care services
♦
Targeted Interventions This past year has seen the scope of activities being extended to both H
IV A
IDS affected and
infected children under programm
e components supported by the C
linton Foundation (for Anti
Retroviral Treatm
ent) and CH
AH
A Project of the H
IV/A
IDS A
lliance (for general and household support for O
rphans & V
ulnerable Children).
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Income G
eneration Projects W
ith inputs from ILO
, Kripa has been able to focus som
e of its efforts on income generation projects
for clients and their dependants. Income generation projects have been started at various centers w
ith rem
arkable success. Fancy candle making continues at the R
ehabilitation Centre, G
oa. In Darjeeling,
knitting of woolen scarves and caps and m
aking local medicines has been initiated.
Project Atm
asahayak - ASH
A, G
uwahati
On 17
th January 2010, Kripa Foundation and A
ction Aid In-
dia launched Project "Atm
asahayak" managed by A
SHA
-A
Self Empow
erment initiative - 1st Phase.
Usha International Training School w
ill train PLHA
s and m
arginalized wom
en in tailoring, embroidery and screen
printing for empow
erment and incom
e generation.
. K
ripa Bareilly going green
On 28
th July 09, the centre started an Income G
eneration Project by cultivating 3.5 acres of rice fields. The B
ishop of B
areilly, Rev A
nthony Fernandes has taken a keen interest in helping us out and by personally visiting the centre every w
eek to look at the progress. 2009 being the ‘Environm
ent Year’ has also inspired the
Indian Overseas B
ank to donate numerous fruit trees to
make the place m
ore eco friendly and green. D
onors & Benefactors
♦
W
riter Corporation
♦
Dr. Francis and M
rs. Chantal Pinto
♦
Earnest John Group of C
ompanies
♦
EBC
O Pvt. Ltd.
♦
Nicholas Piram
al, Piramal Enterprises
♦
Starsingers, Oflingen, G
ermany
♦
Sir Dorabjee Tata Trust
♦
TATA
Group
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Partners O
ver the years Kripa has w
orked with a num
ber of different groups who have enriched the organiza-
tion with their experience and expertise.
♦
International Organizations
�
United N
ations Drug C
ontrol Prevention (UN
DC
P) �
United N
ations Office on D
rug & C
rime (U
NO
DC
) �
World H
ealth Organization (W
HO
) �
CH
AR
T -IND
IA C
entres for Health &
HIV
/AID
S �
Catholic R
elief Services (CR
S) �
Alliance India
�
International Labour Organization (ILO
) �
European Economic C
omm
ission �
International Council of A
lcohol & A
ddiction, Switzerland
�
Indo Germ
an Social Service Centre
�
MA
SHA
V- M
inistry of Foreign Affairs, Israel
�
Clinton Foundation
♦
National O
rganizations �
Ministry of Social Justice &
Empow
erment- G
overnment of India (M
SJE) �
National Institute of Social D
efense (NISD
) �
Ministry of Science and Technology –G
overnment of India
�
National A
IDS C
ontrol Organization (N
AC
O)
�
AV
ERT India
�
Emm
anuel Hospital A
ssociation �
Federation of Indian NG
Os for D
rug Abuse Prevention (FIN
GO
DA
P) ♦
C
orporate �
Bharat Petroleum
Corp. Ltd
�
Mahindra &
Mahindra
�
TATA
Group
�
Goa Shipyard Ltd. (G
SL) �
Larson & Turbo
�
Air India
�
Mineral O
re Ltd �
Jindal Corporation
�
Rashtriya C
hemical Fertilizers Ltd
�
NO
CIL
�
OTIS
�
Sesa Industries, Goa
�
Forbes Marshall
�
Tilak Nagar Industries Ltd.
�
Hiranandani —
Vandrevala Foundation
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♦
Law
Enforcem
ent Agencies
�
Mum
bai Police �
Narcotics C
ontrol Bureau (N
CB
) �
Central Industrial Security Force (C
ISF) ♦
R
eligious Organizations
�
Archdioceses
�
Dioceses
�
Local Church A
uthorities ♦
Educational Institutions �
University of South Florida, U
SA – Partners for Training
�
SND
T, Wom
en’s University
�
Mum
bai University
�
Pune University
�
Mangalore U
niversity �
TATA
Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) �
Karve Institute of Social Sciences
�
Nirm
ala Niketan C
ollege of Social Work
�
Narsee M
oonjee Institute of Managem
ent Studies �
Braille w
ithout Borders ♦
H
ealth Care Institutions
�
KEM
Hospital
�
Nair H
ospital �
MED
ECIN
S SAN
S FRO
NTIER
ES �
St. Luke Catholic M
edical Guild
♦
Associates �
Am
erican Psychological Association.
�
International Council for A
lcohol and Addiction. (Sw
itzerland) �
Christian M
edical Association of India, N
ew D
elhi. �
Arm
ada (India) New
Delhi.
�
Am
erican Centre M
umbai.
�
British C
ouncil Mum
bai. �
International Association of A
nalytical Psychology (IAA
P) �
USA
India Jung Foundation
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A Calendar of Exceptional Events
Mum
bai 1.
Padmashree A
ward
On 14th A
pril, 2009, Rev. Fr. Joe H
. Pereira was
awarded
the Padm
ashree by
the H
onorable President
of India,
Smt.
Pratibha Patil
at the
Rashtrapati
Bhavan
with
great fanfare
in the
presence of
the H
onorable Prim
e M
inister, D
r. M
anmohan
Singh and
the H
ome
Minister,
Mr. C
hidambaram
among other felicities.
2. K
ripa Nite
K
ripa Foundation completed 28 years of service to the
Nation and the w
orld. A program
was organized at St.
Andrew
's Auditorium
in Bandra, and w
as attended by our w
ell-wishers and staff.
The Police
Com
missioner
of M
umbai,
Mr.
D.
Sivanandhan was the C
hief Guest of the function. In his
address to the audience he praised Fr. Joe, for the selfless service that he has rendered to chem
ical dependants as w
ell as people suffering from H
IV/A
IDS and also gave
his assurance of his continued support and cooperation in reaching out to the afflicted in his labour of Love. M
r. Julio R
iberio, former Police C
omm
issioner of Mum
bai, M
r Ronnie M
endonca, and a number of Industrialists
graced the occasion with their presence.
3. M
umbai M
arathon O
n 17th January 2010, Fr. Joe Pereira took part in
the Mum
bai Marathon organized by Standard C
har-tered The M
umbai M
arathon served as a perfect platform
to carry the message on social issues like w
ater conservation,
clean environm
ent, addiction
and H
IV/A
IDS.
The air was filled w
ith echoes of slogans that reflected the K
ripa spirit and vision sending out the m
essage loud and clear to everyone.
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4. M
oneta K
ripa B
andra put
up an
awareness
stall for
the econom
ic festival organized by Podar College from the
15th to 17
th Decem
ber 2009. Students from 100 colleges
all over India participated in the programm
e. The resource people displayed life size IEC
materials
and posters. Fliers and badges on anti-addiction were
distributed to those who visited the stall. They also pro-
vided information to the participants vide audio/video
material.
Dharavi
1. G
anpati Imm
ersion
3rd Septem
ber 2009 drew a large crow
d at Dharavi, be-
ing the last day of imm
ersion of the elephant god. The H
13 team took the opportunity to reach out to the com
-m
unity by putting up a water stall, w
here large numbers
of comm
unity mem
bers could avail of this facility. D
isplay of banners and IEC M
aterials were put up at
strategic points and there were m
any people who also
availed of information given by the team
. Pamphlets on
the various aspects of addiction were also distributed.
2.
Inauguration of the new counselling centre
The new
centre
for C
ounselling of
Chem
ical D
ependency &
H
IV/A
IDS
was
inaugurated on
2nd
March 2010 by Senior Inspector H
emant Patil along
with Fr. Joe Pereira, w
ell-wishers and staff of K
ripa D
haravi. The inauguration began w
ith the serenity prayer after w
hich Fr. Joe suggested the need for a weekly M
ohalla C
omm
ittee meeting so as to m
ake people more aw
are of the disease of addiction. M
r. Hem
ant Patil spoke on the need for a counselling centre as this w
ould help the drug users in the area
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3. M
ohalla Com
mittee G
roup Meeting
On 25
th March 2010, the K
ripa Dharavi Team
was
introduced to the Mohalla C
omm
ittee Group M
eeting at D
haravi. The goal w
as to foster greater cooperation and facilitate greater penetrability of the facet of services m
eted out to the vulnerable population of Street A
ddicts and Persons infected and affected by H
IV A
IDS in the D
haravi area. The interconnectivity betw
een crime and addiction and
the gaps in solving this problem w
ere highlighted by Inspector H
emant Patil w
ho urged the group to refer patients to the centre. 4.
Kripa D
haravi Project
The Kripa D
haravi Project for Chem
ical Dependency
and HIV
AID
S Control is a continuum
of the UN
OD
C
H13 Project im
plemented by K
ripa Foundation since A
pril 2007 to prevent the transmission of H
IV A
IDS in
Intravenous Drug U
sers in the Dharavi region. It thus
not only encompasses this core activity but also extends
to providing
substance abusers
in the
area w
ith com
munity
based de-addiction
and rehabilitation
facilities & m
edical and psychosocial care and support .
The project continues the spectrum of program
s and facilities that have benefited this marginalized
and highly neglected population of mainly street drug abusers and their sexual partners. ”
5. K
ripa Street Children Project
The K
ripa Street
Children
Project for
Chem
ical D
ependency and HIV
AID
S is a continuum of the
project implem
ented by Kripa Foundation since A
pril 2001
to provide
basic am
enities like
shelter, food,
clothing along
with
education, m
edicines and
entertainment for the m
arginalized children of Dharavi.
Activities like outreach and aw
areness programm
es are conducted for this vulnerable target population by the project team
. Post Adm
ission, individual and group
counselling are provided to the children.
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Vasai 1.
NG
O Forum
– Janhit Samithi
The
NG
O
Forum
was
organized by
the core
comm
ittee of Janhit, NU
W V
OTES w
as held on 18th
July 09 at Kripa V
asai with a view
to create a platform
to initiate networking of N
GO
s in the Vasai
region, to resolve the issue related to human dignity of
the poor and to enhance project writing skills of the
NG
Os in order to enable their organization to secure
funds. The
target audiences
were
Project &
A
ssistant C
oordinators of NG
Os located in V
asai. A session on
project writing and m
ethodology were also presented.
2.
Christm
as Celebration
The Christm
as party for underprivileged children has becom
e a tradition at Kripa V
asai. This year, this
mem
orable event
was
held on
the 30
th D
ecember 2009, and w
as attended by 776 children from
9 orphanages in and around Vasai region.
The programm
e comm
enced with a Thanksgiving
Prayer Service led by Fr. Joe, followed by a num
ber of variety entertainm
ent programm
es. Santa graced the occasion w
ith his presence much to the joy of
the children. Snacks and dinner were served to all
present along with gift ham
pers to all the children. 2.
Centre H
eads Meet
The Centre H
ead Meet w
as held from the 13
th to 15th D
ecember 2009 at K
ripa Vasai. The purpose of
the meet w
as to scrutinize the two dim
ensions of managem
ent namely finance and the service
component.
The main issues discussed w
ere, the training of staff, new research projects, to initiate H
IV related
projects/activities in all centres, to implem
ent income generation projects and to create a strong
networking system
with self help groups, religious organizations.
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Pune 1.
10th Anniversary C
elebration K
ripa Pune celebrated its 10th A
nniversary on 15th
Decem
ber 2009. The function was inaugurated by
lighting the lamp at the hands of Fr. Joe, A
CP
Deshm
ukh and
Mrs.
Anuradha
Karkare
among
other dignitaries. The A
CP prom
ised to extend cooperation from the
police department and also em
phasized on the posi-tive change seen in an addict through the rehabilita-tion process. Fr. Joe blessed the staff for their contribution to society and spoke on the need to w
ork together with
the police department as both contribute to supply reduction and dem
and reduction respectively. M
ore than 50 recovering addicts were presented tokens, and the house m
agazine “Abhivyakti”, a
collection of creative inputs from patients w
as released. G
oa 1.
International Day against Illicit D
rug and Trafficking
Kripa
Goa,
in collaboration
with
Sesa G
oa, organized a series of events from
20th to 26th June. The
events included
poster and
paper bags
competitions, singing program
mes, testim
onies and talks on the various aspects of addiction; its correla-tion w
ith HIV
/AID
S, role of the family &
the Kripa
Model.
A highlighting feature of the program
me w
as that the paper bags w
ere auctioned and the proceeds of the sale w
ould be given to needy patients.
2. A
wareness Program
me in collaboration w
ith Mineral Foundation
An
awareness
programm
e w
as conducted
on substance abuse &
HIV
/AID
S on 12th January for
wom
en at
Savordem
Panchayat, Savordem
in
collaboration with M
ineral Foundation, Goa.
Talks were given on substance abuse, its effect on the
family, H
IV/A
IDS, m
odes of transmission, prevention
and treatment. There w
as also a question and answer
session on the topics discussed.
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Mangalore
1. 10 D
ays Deaddiction C
amps
Kripa M
angalore in association with C
anara Organization for D
evelopment and Peace (C
OD
P) held tw
o, 10 day de-addiction camp from
17th — 26th M
ay 2009 at Nirm
ala Niketan convent and 23rd
September —
2nd October 2009 at N
idpalli Church C
ampus respectively.
The first cam
p was inaugurated by R
ev. Fr. Stany Fernandes, w
ho stated the need for such camps in all
areas and the benefit of such camps on addicts and their
families. The staff em
phasized that the camps also
provide a strong platform
for public awareness on
addiction and other related drug issues. There was
excellent sharing by two patients. The cam
p was w
ell attended by 21 patients w
ho received the benefits of various therapeutic sessions
The second cam
p was inaugurated by R
ev. Fr. Onil
D’Souza, D
irector of CO
DP w
ho in his presidential speech
expressed the
need to
reach out
to the
comm
unity living in the rural area as many of them
w
ere not even aware of alcoholism
. Input sessions were
conducted for the patients, recovering AA
mem
bers shared their personal experiences and gam
es were or-
ganized. There were 21 participants present.
Bareilly 1.
Food Distribution
Under the able guidance of the centre m
anger, the staff of K
ripa Bareill distributed food, blankets, shaw
ls and clothes to the poor and needy in three villages in the near by areas. These kind donations w
ere sent by friends and well
wishers based abroad.
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Vadodara 1.
Children’s D
ay O
n 14th Novem
ber 2009, in collaboration with
Radio
City
– Zindagi
Mubarak,
Kripa
Baroda
started a campaign for donations in the form
of clothes, grocery and stationery for C
hildren Living w
ith H
IV/A
IDS
(CLH
As)
as a
form
of social
security. The children w
ere presented with gifts ham
pers consisting of school stationery, clothes, biscuits and sw
eets by various dignitaries present. 30 fam
ilies were given grocery kits of essentials like rice, w
heat and lentils. 2 boys have also been sponsored for their education fees. 2.
International World A
IDS D
ay
Kripa B
aroda comm
emorated W
orld AID
S Day
in coordination
with
the A
nti R
etroviral Treatm
ent (A
RT)
centre, SSG
H
ospital by
carrying out an awareness drive.
The mem
bers went around various areas in the
city on 30th N
ovember 2009 and 1
st Decem
ber 2009 to spread aw
areness about HIV
/AID
S and its prevention. There w
as also a question answer
session from
m
any college
students w
ho participated in the rally.
3.
New
Rehabilitation C
entre O
n 15
th February
2010, K
ripa B
aroda inaugurated its new
rehab centres amidst
well-w
ishers, patients and staff of the centre. The new
rehabilitation centre being centrally located has better infrastructure and facilities for the benefit of the clients w
ho access the centre.
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Imphal
1. 26th International A
IDS C
andle Mem
orial K
ripa Foundation
Imphal
observed 26
th International A
IDS C
andlelight Mem
orial under the them
e “Together, W
e are the solution” on 17th of
May 2009. A
ll the staff and volunteer observed a one m
inute silent for the departed souls and they lit the streets of C
hingmeirong w
ith candles. This observance is to rem
ind us of the lives lost because of the disease, to support and strengthen those afflicted and affected and to defend those not infected by the disease 2.
International World A
IDS D
ay
Kripa
Imphal
observed W
orld A
IDS
Day
on 1
st D
ecember 2009 in collaboration w
ith Kongpal Student
Welfare C
lub, Imphal.
A key note address w
as given by the Project Manager,
Kripa C
RS LIFE A
ID Project w
ho spoke on comm
unity participation
of people
infected w
ith H
IV/A
IDS to
combat the disease.
A com
munity participatory program
(quiz competition)
was also organized as part of the aw
areness programm
e
3. C
onstruction of the new R
ehabilitation Centre
The construction of the new rehab centre at
Koirengei, Im
phal started on 27
th M
arch 2010. This
1 acre
of land,
donated by
the A
rchdiocese of
Imphal
will
have a
50 bedded capacity along w
ith a meeting hall
for training
programm
es, outdoor
playground for
recreation am
ong other
necessary rehabilitation facilities. Located near the C
atholic Medical C
entre (C
MC
) hospital, this new centre w
ill also have
referral services
for m
edical em
ergencies.
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Kolkata
1. International D
ay against Illicit Drug and Trafficking
Kripa
Kolkata
in collaboration
with
Narcotics C
ontrol Bureau organized a kiosk
near the counseling centre. Aw
areness was
generated among the general public through
information given by the staff. Pam
phlets, T-Shirts
and C
aps w
ere distributed
the public. A
round 500 people visited the kiosk. 2.
21st Anniversary C
elebration
Kripa
Calcutta
celebrated its
21st
Anniversary
on 7
th February.
A
programm
e was organized to solem
nize the
occasion. The
function w
as inaugurated by Fr. Joe and w
ell attended by
around 500
people including
in-patients, ex-patients and their families
who
later presented
song and
dance perform
ances. M
essages sent by His G
race, The Bishop
of Baruipur and The M
issionaries of C
harity were read. The function ended
with a Thanksgiving prayer.
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Darjeeling
1. G
earing up for Com
munity Service
In May 2009, D
arjeeling suffered a natural disaster – the ‘A
ila’ cyclone. Continuous
downpour caused m
assive landslides which
resulted in a tremendous loss to property and
human lives.
The patients and staff of Kripa D
arjeeling im
mediately
volunteered for
disaster m
anagement
and com
munity
service by
clearing mud and debris from
the affected areas. They carried the injured and dead to hospitals and rehabilitated those w
ho were
rendered homeless.
2. International D
ay against Illicit Drug and Trafficking
To com
mem
orate Anti D
rug Day, the clients and
staff of Kripa D
arjeeling in collaboration with
District Inform
ation and Cultural A
ffairs and the Inner W
heel Club organized a Poster Exhibition
in the town itself. Pam
phlets were distributed to
students of schools and colleges and to the general public in key areas.
An ‘O
n the spot quiz competition’ on different
aspects of drugs and addiction was conducted and
the w
inners w
ere aw
arded w
ith prizes.
The feedback received served as an indicator of the aw
areness levels of students and general public. 3.
International World A
IDS D
ay In collaboration w
ith Prakash Com
munity C
entre, Kripa D
arjeeling comm
emorated W
orld AID
S D
ay by putting up an awareness stall on H
IV and A
ntiretroviral therapy programm
e. A
signature campaign w
as organized for demand of better treatm
ent facilities for People Living with
HIV
/AID
S (PLWH
As) and the m
emorandum
submitted to the D
istrict Magistrate.
A live concert w
as also organized by 3 bands in the city and an exhibition was held by m
embers of
the NG
O netw
ork who show
cased their work in the field of addiction and H
IV/A
IDS.
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Shillong 1.
Aw
areness Programm
e for general comm
unity In collaboration w
ith the District H
ealth Society (RN
TCP)
East Khasi H
ills, Kripa Shillong conducted an aw
areness program
me on 18
th January 2010 for the general comm
unity in the Tyrsad D
istrict. The
topics w
ere on
Substance A
buse, H
IV/A
IDS
and Tuberculosis. The resource team
addressed the gathering through the public address system
and pamphlets w
ere freely distributed to all. 2.
Aw
areness Programm
e for Street Children
Kripa Shillong in collaboration w
ith Shishu Shiksha Ghar
Jhalupara Shillong
organized A
wareness
cum
Counseling
Programm
e for Street Children on the 20th M
arch 2010 at Jhalupara Shillong. The purpose w
as to provide Aw
areness of the danger of Drug
Abuse and change in lifestyle. Som
e of the identified Dendrite
Users
shared their
experiences. The
children w
ere served
refreshments and educative m
aterials were presented to them
.
Nagaland
1. H
armony R
un Staff and C
lients of the Kripa N
agaland Drop in C
entres along
with
people of
other N
GO
s, schools,
military
personnel participated
in the
rally of
the N
ational Integration Y
outh Harm
ony Run 09. The occasion w
as part of
the 25
th year
celebration of
its Y
outh W
ing. The
run was flagged of by M
r. Lalthara, Chief Secretary, G
ovt. of N
agaland from the State A
cademy H
all. Shirts and appreciation certificates w
ere given to the participants. 2.
International World A
IDS D
ay
On 1
st Decem
ber 2009, Kripa N
agaland comm
emorated
World A
IDS D
ay at the Regional R
esource Training C
entre (RR
TC) and w
ell attended by staff from the en-
tire drop in centres spread across Kohim
a. The program
me continued w
ith a sharing by a ‘Person living w
ith HIV
/AID
S (PLHA
) who spoke on com
bat-ing the epidem
ic with the help of K
ripa Foundation. There w
as a beautiful rendition by recovering addicts. The program
concluded with a O
ne minute silent prayer
in mem
ory of the people who died of the disease.
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Guw
ahati 1.
Aw
areness Programm
e at Darw
in School O
n 9th D
ecember 2009, K
ripa Assam
conducted a one day aw
areness programm
e for the students of Darw
in School of B
usiness. The resource team
discussed types of drugs, dangers of substance abuse and its relation to H
IV A
IDS. The
programm
e concluded with a question answ
er session. 2.
Aw
areness Programm
e for Street Children
In collaboration w
ith Guw
ahati Street Children Project, W
orld V
ision and Kripa A
ssam, on 17
th February 2010, an Aw
areness Program
me on Substance A
buse & C
ounselling, was conducted
at the Baptist C
hurch compound, G
uwahati for a large num
ber of Street C
hildren The children w
ere made aw
are on the dangers of inhalants and how
to live a positive lifestyle.
Vasai Region A
IDS C
ontrol Society (VR
AC
S) 1.
New
Integrated Counselling and T
esting Centre (IC
TC
) O
n 29th January 2010, V
asai Region A
IDS C
ontrol Society (V
RA
CS) inaugurated its new
ICTC
Centre at V
asai Public H
ealth Centre.
The centre will provide basic inform
ation on HIV
AID
S and Tuberculosis, conduct diagnostic tests, and prom
ote behavioral change to reduce vulnerability and link people w
ith other prevention, care & treatm
ent services and to report to V
RA
CS for further treatm
ent and support. 2.
International Wom
en’s Day
Vasai R
egion AID
S Control Society (V
RA
CS) com
mem
o-rated International W
omen’s D
ay on 12th M
arch 2010 at K
ripa Vasai. A
round 48 wom
en affected and afflicted with
HIV
-AID
S were present for this occasion.
The key resource persons were law
yers and officers of the Integrated C
hildren Developm
ent Scheme (IC
DS) w
ho pro-vided know
ledge of their rights and government schem
es so as to strengthen the capacity of single w
omen.
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Capacity B
uilding ( Internal and External) A
major com
ponent of the Kripa Foundation m
odule is capacity building. Periodic in-house pro-gram
mes such as w
ork-shops, trainings, etc. are organized and conducted to enhance the standard of functioning of the organization. Staff from
other organizations are also invited to attend these pro-gram
mes. In addition, the faculty of K
ripa is also invited as resource people for programm
es con-ducted by external organizations. 1. Sensitization Program
me for Institute of N
ursing A
one day sensitization programm
e on Chem
ical Dependency
and HIV
-AID
S was organized on 12
th June 2009 at the Vasai
Centre for 25 students of Institute of N
ursing Education as a part of their curriculum
activity. Rob H
arris, a yoga enthusiast, conducted sessions on yoga and m
editation. The staff of Vasai
spoke on topics like, ‘Disease of A
ddiction’ and ‘Kripa M
odel’. The staff of V
RA
CS gave valuable inputs on H
IV-A
IDS. A
feedback and question-answ
er session concluded the programm
e. 2. T
raining programm
e for nursery teachers A
training program w
as organized and conducted by Vasai R
egion AID
S Control Society (V
RA
CS)
at Kripa V
asai on 18th June 2009 for A
anganwadi teachers on the ‘B
asics of HIV
/ AID
S’. This was
attended by 14 teachers from the area. The session w
as conducted by the Medical C
onsultant of V
RA
CS. The sessions w
ere on the statistical word-picture of the global and local scenario, sym
p-tom
s, modes of transm
ission, testing for HIV
, universal precautions, role of the family and stigm
a &
discrimination.
3. Sensitization Programm
e for NG
Os
In collaboration with R
RTC-N
E1, Kripa A
ssam organized a 2 day
workshop for N
GO
s on 2nd and 3
rd July in Guw
ahati. The purpose of this program
me w
as to provide an exposure for comm
unity level sensitization, aw
areness and programm
e implem
entation potential in the fields of drug abuse and H
IV prevention.. A
bout 25 participants from
various NG
Os participated in the program
me.
4. Training Program
me for V
andrevala Foundation In accordance w
ith a request, Kripa B
andra organized a one day training program
me for the telephone counselors of V
andrevala Foundation on 30
th July 2009 with the purpose to em
power them
w
ith knowledge on chem
ical dependency and HIV
/AID
S to enable them
to operate their ‘Mental H
ealth helpline’. Incase the calls w
ould require a higher degree of intervention and com
petence by specialists, the call would be diverted to K
ripa Foundation. If the case dem
ands, the call may also be a conference
line connecting Kripa Foundation w
ith their specialists.
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5. St. Luke’s Medical G
uild The St Luke’s M
edical Guild of M
umbai organized a sem
inar on ‘C
hallenges and Approaches to A
ddiction Managem
ent’, presented by the K
ripa Foundation at the Dr. R
ustom C
hoksi Auditorium
at the Tata M
emorial C
entre on 5th Septem
ber 2009. The participants w
ere medical doctors, social w
orkers, health care paraprofessional and students. The
topics covered
were
‘Understanding
Addiction’
and ‘R
esponding to the
Challenges
of A
ddiction’, ‘The Brain and A
ddiction’, ‘Addiction in the W
orkplace’, ‘The Family Im
pact of A
ddiction’, ‘Ethical Challenges confronting A
ddiction’ and ‘Addiction and Social Perspectives’.
6. M
EDE
CIN
S SAN
S FRO
NTIER
ES K
ripa staff conducted a training programm
e for the medical and para professional staff of M
SF at their clinic prem
ises at Khar, M
umbai on 23
rd October 2009.
While M
SF addresses issues related to treatment of H
IV affected w
ith AR
T treatment for sim
ple and com
plex cases, they have inadequate capacity and experience in addressing issues faced by many of
their clients who are chem
ically dependent. The collaboration w
ith Kripa Foundation is directed at providing capacity to their outreach w
orkers and m
edical staff in the field of chemical dependency w
ith a view to identify those w
ho require significant interventions on an outpatient basis or full rehabilitation program
me
7. N
ational Institute of Social Defence (N
ISD) training program
me
A
one month in-house and exposure training w
as conducted at K
ripa Vasai for five participants,
organized by
the N
ational Institute
of Social
Defence
(NISD
) from
28
th O
ctober to
26th
Novem
ber 2009. D
r. M.S. M
enon was the resource person for the
preliminary
intensive training
conducted at the
National
Centre
for D
rug A
buse Prevention
(NC
DA
P) on
cause and
consequence of
drug abuse,
processes for
detoxification and
Deaddiction,
counselling, co-m
orbidities of
physical &
psychological
nature, codependency
involving fam
ilies, referrals,
networking
&
linkages.
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8. Workshop on Y
oga U
nder the able guidance of Rev. Fr. Joe Pereira, three w
orkshops on Y
oga were conducted in G
oa from the 11
th to 27th January 2010. The
participants from the groups w
ere from U
nited States, Germ
any and tw
enty priests from the Pastoral Institute St. Pius X
, Goa.
The sessions were invigorating and the group w
ere rejuvenated after the day’s program
me.
9. K
ripa Personal Counselling —
An update
K
ripa Institute of Training conducted a counselling workshop for
Experiential Counsellors from
all Kripa C
entres in India from 27
th to 31
st January 2010 in Bandra at D
r. Leo Barnes Foundation and
the Kripa centre at V
asai. The sessions w
ere on Professional vs. Experiential counselling, Eth-ics of C
ounselling, The Science of Addiction, C
arkhuff’s Model of
Personal Counselling, R
elapse Prevention, Rational Em
otive Behav-
iour Therapy and Counsellor B
urnout and Docum
entation. The training program
me concluded w
ith Fr. Joe’s sessions on The Spirit of K
ripa, Role M
odeling and Psychology of the Selves and a Y
oga & M
editation demonstration.
10. Workshop on A
nalytical Psychology A
workshop w
as organized by Kripa and The C
arl Jung Center at D
r. Leo B
arnes Foundation, from 26
th to 28th February 2010 on the ‘B
asic tenets of Jung’s A
nalytical Psychology’ with em
phasis on treatment
of Addiction and Psychiatric D
isorders. D
r. Ashok B
edi, a Jungian psychoanalyst was the resource person of
this program.
The sessions were inform
ative and dwelt on the different com
-plexes that an individual operates w
ith and how addicts in treat-
ment project these com
plexes on to the environment. C
ase Studies w
ere presented and analyzed using the Jungian method of therapy.
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Exposure Visits and Internship training
Bring affiliated to other partner organizations, K
ripa conducts exposure visits and internship training for their doctors, priests, staff, students, youth m
embers, etc..
1. Braille w
ithout Borders
In accordance with a request from
International Institute for Social Entrepreneurs (IISE) B
raille without Borders, an organization that
trains visually
impaired people as natural detectors of social
problems in society, tw
o students as a part of their curriculum did
internship in Kripa V
asai from 6
th August to 24
th September 2009,
to work on a project that w
ould also benefit our organization. The project suggested w
as to develop a unique post discharge follow up system
for patients after com
pleting the Kripa M
odel of Recovery.
2. Presbyterian Church
On 1
st October 2009, the youth m
embers of the Presbyterian C
hurch visited K
ripa Shillong to enhance their knowledge on addiction and
its harmful effects.
Accordingly the patients and staff of the centre put up a skit on fo-
cusing on how addiction affects the life of an individual and his
place in society.
3. Karve Institute, Pune
On 19th D
ecember 2009, ten m
edical and psychiatric social w
ork students from K
arve Institute of Social Service, Pune vis-ited the D
rop in centre at Dharavi, M
umbai. The staff of the
centre conducted sessions on Substance Abuse and H
IV A
IDS
and on other project related activities. 4. Students from
Germ
any Three students from
the University of C
ooperative Education Ba-
den-Wuttem
burg, Villingen – Schw
enningen visited Kripa D
haravi for a three m
onth exposure visit. Their practical training w
as to work w
ith the marginalized children
and also to understand the culture and methodologies used by India
social workers.
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5. V
isit by Dr. R
ussel Sawa
Dr. R
ussel Sawa, (Fam
ily Physician) affiliated to the University of C
algary met w
ith the Kripa
Research G
roup on January 11th &
12th, 2010. The m
eet reinforced the joint collaboration with D
r. Saw
a and his team on “Spirituality and H
ealing." Experiences with analysis of various healers’
transcripts whom
he had interviewed from
various denominations w
ere shared. The other m
ain focus was on the developm
ent of a proposal to be subm
itted to the Templeton Foundation for a grant to study the
possible Role of the K
ripa Model as a Spiritual Intervention in
promoting health during the rehabilitation of addicts. H
e also visited K
ripa Vasai and D
haravi for an experience of our work
with H
IV A
IDS and street children addicts.
6. Jnanganga V
idyapeeth ( D’N
obilli College, Papal Sem
inary)
On 18th February 2010, 10 brothers from
the D’N
obilli College,
Papal Seminary visited K
ripa Pune for an exposure visit. Their purpose w
as to learn the Kripa M
odel. The staff conducted ses-sions on the holistic approach to addiction treatm
ent and other re-lated topics.
6.
The Foundation for Liberal and Managem
ents Education (FLAM
E) O
n 28th February 2010, 50 students and 4 faculty m
embers of the
FLAM
E Institute visited Kripa Pune for a one day exposure visit
to gain further information on K
ripa Model of treatm
ent. They interacted w
ith the inpatients through one to one sessions and recreation. O
ther topics included Holistic approach to changes in lifestyle,
yoga and meditation and other therapies.
8. SW
IND
IA E
xchange programm
e O
n 16th M
arch 2010, 10 students from O
rebro University, Sw
eden, visited Kripa Pune as part of
SWIN
DIA
(Sweden and India) exchange program
to gain information about addiction and the K
ripa M
odel. The program
began with an orientation on the therapeutic aspect of
the Kripa M
odel through a briefing on the various therapies used. The im
portance of outreach program and occupational therapy,
types of substance used, patterns of addiction, recovery rate, addic-tion am
ongst wom
en and addiction & rehabilitation across differ-
ent cultures were also discussed.
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In Conclusion
The Ministry of Social Justice and Em
powerm
ent, Governm
ent of India recognize Kripa Foundation
for the important role it plays in the battle against addiction and A
IDS. It has been notified as a
regional training centre for the North East region by N
.I.S.D., M
inistry of Social Justice and Em
powerm
ent, G
overnment
of India
and by
voluntary organizations
in India
and abroad.
Netw
orking is an avowed objective through organizations like A
ction Group on D
rug Abuse,
Dorabjee Tata Trust and Forum
Against D
rugs in Bom
bay and the Substance Abuse Prevention C
ell in C
alcutta. Caritas, India recently requested K
ripa Foundation to be its Western R
egion resource agency for m
ainstreaming H
IV activities in its institutions.
Kripa D
octors and staff mem
bers have been identified as technical resource persons for Educational &
Training Programm
es by social welfare institutions and departm
ents like the Police, State Reserve
Police, Custom
s, Excise & N
arcotics as well as various other agencies w
orking in the country. K
ripa’s Managing Trustee continues to be a m
ember of the H
igh Level Com
mittee in the M
inistry of Social Justice &
Empow
erment, G
overnment of India and a resource person to the International
Labour Organisation for setting up Em
ployee Assistance Program
mes at the w
orkplace as well as
Com
munity R
ehabilitation. He is also on the faculty of The N
ational Institute of Social Defense,
New
Delhi.
With the expansion of K
ripa into Assam
, Kripa Foundation has covered the entire N
orth Eastern India.
F
r. Joe Pereira,
Managing Trustee
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