2

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

4

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

5

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

6

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

7

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.

8

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

11

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).

12

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

13

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

14

♦

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

15

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