Our Approach as a right-based organisation is to respect every person, especially those deprived of a dignified life and opportunities.
We believe the rights of the children, young, women, and the marginalized can be realized only through empowerment. Therefore, we focus on educational, social, economic, and cultural contexts and are policy-oriented.
Vision: Our Vision is to work as a catalyst in bringing sustainable change in the lives of underprivileged children, youth, and women with a life-cycle approach to development.
Mission: Our mission is to safeguard the rights, offer care and protection, and empower underprivileged children, youth, and women through education, innovative community-based development projects, and market-focused livelihood programmes.
Don Bosco's work for street children in Trivandrum began in May 1991. It started as a night shelter for street children and youth.
Trivandrum Don Bosco Veedu Society is part of the Salesians of Don Bosco (SDB) congregation spread over 133 countries working for the welfare of children and youth, especially those at risk.
For reflection, sharing, and coordination among those involved in the Salesian ministry for the Young at Risk (YaR) in South Asia, to network with like-minded persons and organizations on behalf of YaR, to influence policies related to the young at risk at the state, national and international levels.
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Drug abuse is a significant problem among boys and girls these days. We work in collaboration with schools and other governmental agencies. This involves awareness creation, prevention, counselling, rehabilitation, etc...
“Drug Rehabilitation Education And Mentoring is an initiative of the Bangalore Rural Education and Development Society (BREADS) that focuses on rebuilding a drug-free society. With the successful completion of the DREAM pilot project in Trivandrum and Ernakulam districts in November 2021, the project was expanded to a state-level operation. With the motto 'Let us Dream Beyond Drugs,' the project is working with the youth and children vulnerable to drug addiction in ten districts of Kerala. Don Bosco Monvila, Thiruvananthapuram is the head office.
Each district team consists of a coordinator, counsellor, and social worker.
The activities include
The DREAM project has already covered 30 school-level awareness programs, six college-level awareness programs, two teacher's training programs, two days of intensive leadership training programs, and several parent training programs.