Provincial House Community

Projects:

- On 7th July 2007 terminated the Project (Children's home Snehasadan) by S.J Priests.
- Our own new Project began in the year 2007 named Navajyothi.
Milestones and Events:
- Laying the foundation stone for the Provincial House.
- Demolition of the Snehasadan house (Project of S.J. Priests) in 2001.
- Inauguration of the New Provincial House was in 2002.
- On 26th May 2003 our foundational Charism began in the new house with three girls.
- Visits of Generals and Provincials.
- Settlement of four Girls in marriage.
- Excellent Educational performance of inmates.
- Engaged in outreach work in the red-light area with the NGO called Jyothi kailash.
- Began contact programme in Gatkopar and Turbe .
- Celebration of 75 years of our existence in India.
- Three of our Sisters Left the temporary house and entered the Original house.

Province Milestones
- New communities erected – Velsao, Trivandrum, Angeles, Changanasery, Moothakara
- Quepem house closed and shifted apostolate and things to Nuvem
- Demolition of the old hostel building in 2022
- Joint province gathering of sisters, provincial teams and juniorate
- Sisters participated in the 75 years Jubilee at Puri.
- Conducted vocation promotion camps in many States.
- Sisters sent for Formation preparation for final vows, leadership course, jubilarian course, accounts, Theology, tailoring, photo shop, Academic studies like MSW, BSW, counselling, B.Ed.
- Courses conducted online and offline on formation, Accounts etc
- Sent sisters abroad for formation course on Mother Foundress, Juniorate
- Sisters participated in the martyr’s beatification
- Many sisters are gone as missionaries
- Provincial and team attended leadership course in Spain and Rome
- Provincial and delegates attend the General Chapters, General conferences
- Provincial Chapters – 8
- Contract terminated with Snehasadan and contract signed with Redemptorists in Chembur
- Returned to the Lord – Srs. Bridgit, Josefa and Agnes.

Silver Milestones in Residence Community
New Projects:-
-Contact programmes at Kamathipura and Ghatkopar 2007-2008
-Started shelter home/centre for senior girls in 2013, About hundred girls had been catered.
-Laying of the foundation stone for the new hostel building in 2008.
-Inauguration of the new hostel in 2011.
-Demolition of the old hostel in 2022

Chembur Community Apostolate

Recipients From 2000 to 2025
Year Women Children Migrants
2000 - 2025 1238 158 75


- Most of the recipients are rehabilitated and had contact with their families.
- Starting of New projects besides women and children in distress:
- Migrant ministry.
- Outreach program at Thurbe and Kamattipura, Tuition for migrant children,
- Shift from the collaboration with Jesuits (Snehasadan) to Redemptorist society,
- Working with the Sevadaan Special School,
- Working with the Arch diocesan migrant ministry.
- Net working with various NGOs.
Major Events:
- Old Ashraya Chembur shifted to second floor of Sevadaan special school and the Inauguration was on 8th December 2000.
- Agreement made between Sisters Adorers and the Redemptorist.

Milestones in Nuvem community
Ø First and final professions
Ø Celebration of Golden jubilee of our existence
Ø Girls settled in marriage
Ø Girls reinserted back to families
Ø Silver jubilee and golden jubilee celebration of sisters
Ø Celebration of novitiate day
Ø Visit of General – Sr. Elisha Altadil, Teresa Valenzuela
Ø Visit of Bishops – Raul Gonsalves, John Barwa, Filipe Cardinal Ferrao
Ø Visit of Provincials – Margily, Gracy, Pauline, Elsamma
Ø Visit of local MLA – Alexio Sequeira
Ø Gatherings – Migrants, annual regional Christmas celebration, ex inmates
Ø Covid help and assistance to few families
Ø Feast celebration of Mother Foundress
Ø Martyrs’ day celebration
Ø Hosting the CRI gathering in the house
Ø Novitiate shifted from Nuvem in 2025
Ø Started new project at Baina and closed.
Total number of inmates helped from Nuvem house - 337

Milestones in Tivim Community

•  New projects were initiated:- Reaching out to migrants and taking tuition for their children.
•  Total number of children from 2000 to January 2025 were 155.          
•  Important milestones:- Silver Jubilee of Sr Mary Kurian was celebrated.            
•  Silver jubilee of the Tivim house was celebrated on 25th August 2017.

 

 Community of Nachinola

v In community of Nachinola there is no new project initiated.
v The number of women benefited are 352 and the children are 382.
v The important events are the Renovation of the house and marriage of inmate

Milestones:  Velsao

•    § Inaugurated the new house on 1st May of 2000.
     § It was a gifted land by Baretto family in honour of Mngr. Thomas de Aquino Barreto.
     § In the gifted land, the old house was demolished and the new house was erected for the       purpose of formation.
     § From 2002 to 2024, 58 vocations went through their formation.
     § Sr. Maria Theresa was the founding member of the community along with other community sisters.
     § Second floor of the house was lately built for our specific apostolate with the help of the    contribution from the parishnors.
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• Apostolate:
  • 76 children have benefited from this house.
  • Provided school and college education.
  • Ms. Adlif Furtado was a Rank holder in post-graduation.
  • We are cooperated with the parish and have benefactors from the parish, We also have laity to assist our mission.
  • The initiated tailoring class for the Migrant women.
  • Involved with Amrath group working among trafficking of women and children.
  • We had shared contact programme with the Nuvem community to Baina, worked together for 5 years with the women sex workers and children.
  
   Significant events in apostolate
  § In 2000, Sunitha Crasta our girl was given in marriage
  § In 2009, Leela was given in marriage after her studies.
  § In 2010, Neelam was given in marriage.
  § In 2016, Alexina was given in marriage.
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  Unofficial & Canonical visits
  Unofficial Visit of vice General Sr. Angelina
  Unofficial Visit of Sr.Annice Paul Calcutta Provincial. 2000
  
  Canonical visits of Superior Generals:
  General Elisa Althadil in 2008
  Sr. Theresa Venezuela in 2014
  Sr.Theresa Venezuela in 2019
  
  Canonical visits of Provincial Superiors
  Sr. Margily Kompan Sr. Pauline Antony in 2011
  Sr. Gracy Puthenpurayil in 2015
  Sr. Elsamma Jose in 2020
  Sr. Lissy Thuruthikkara in 2023
  
  Other events.
  
  o Silver jubilee celebration of Sr. Josephine Thoyalil.
  o Sr. Philomina Fernandes attended course on Iinter -culturality in 2019, Rome.
  o Sr Velencia Dhokalkar Ripon attended course on Formation in 2024, Rome.
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Karwar Community

 Projects:
1) Navajyothi Nilaya Children’s home ( AFEA Project)
2) Outreach Program ( Self help groups: 2021-2025)
3) Ursuline Franciscan Hilton Foundation Project (2024-25)

• From Year 2002 to 2025 ……. (23 Years of existence)
• Number of sisters served the community: 38
• Number of Children and young girls benefited (Inside): 300
• Number of Women Benefited: 200
• Number of Children benefitted(Outside): 80

  Milestones and events:
• Foundation Day: 20th April 2002
• Inauguration Day: 4th May 2009
• Inauguration of Grotto: 31st May 2019
• Miss Milagrine D’souza is working in Israel as a Nurse.
• Miss Valencia Lobo is working in Goa as a Nurse.

 

Community of Davangere

THE NEW PROJECTS INITIATED IN THE COMMUNITY:
Ø In the beginning sisters began with a small program for the young rag picking girls, in the age group of 10 to 18 years who are potential victims of sexual exploitation and vulnerable to various forms of social evils.
Ø Sisters began the non-formal education and contact program in the slum, sponsorship programme for children, tuition for weaker students, Residential Bridge Course in collaboration with Don Bosco Fathers, Basic computer training, beautician course, field visits and Networking.
Ø Short stay Home-For rehabilitation of women who are victims of prostitution and marital discord.
Ø Vocational training centre for women and young girls were opened to help the women who live in slum area and in poor economic background, so that they can earn livelihood once they finish their training.
Ø Sisters were visiting and working in the Government Girl’s Home.
Ø One of our sisters working in the Mobile Clinic Project in collaboration with Don Bosco child labour mission.

THE TOTAL NUMBER OF WOMEN AND CHILDREN BENEFITED FROM OUR CENTRES:
Ø As per the record book, 150 children have benefited from Navajyothi Nilaya and 700 women from our centre.

IMPORTANT MILESTONES:
Ø In April 2006 we got ‘’Adorers Women Welfare Charitable Society’’ registered under Karnataka Society’s registration Act and received the registration certificate.
Ø In 2007 registered the land in the Society’s name in the sub registrar’s office, Davangere.
Ø Non-formal education and tailoring centre was inaugurated.
Ø In 2007 sisters received the documents of the land R.T.C, and Mutation.
Ø Inauguration and Blessing of the House on May 5th 2012.
Ø One of our girls was given in marriage.
Ø The library and the raising of the wall were done by the contribution of Bishop and our sisters of our province.
Ø In 2023 Sr.Jacinta rendered her service in the Blessed Scarament High School Puri, of Kolkata Province.
Ø Renewal and perpetual profession of Sr.Sarojini Dung Dung.
Ø As a source of income we began accommodating paying guests in the hostel.

Community in Changanacherry.

Projects:                                                                                                                                               
The Project of Adorers women’s welfare at Changanacherry works for the integral help to women in prostitution and their children through outreach programme. The general objective, to build a just society, by educating the recipients (women and children) with the specific objective of preventing the children from entering in to prostitution and to maintain their health and hygiene through motivating and facilitating them with moral, psychological and formal education.
Since 2006 we are in the Arch Diocese of Changanacherry accompanying the women in their various problems, organizing and educating them to stand up for their rights and to assume their roles and responsibilities with courage. We have also organized a Non-formal education and skill training center for the young girls who are school dropouts, and who are denied of education due to ignorance and cultural barriers and are engaged in odd jobs, domestic work etc. They are potential victims of sexual exploitation and trafficking.
We place on record that around 300 young women and teenage girls and children have benefited from this project. From 2006 we have our own building with minimum facilities to accommodate the minor girls for short stay who are in imminent need of our care and protection.
Total number of women benefited are 175 and the total number of children are 125.

Special events of the community.
The jubilee celebration of Sr.Elizabeth.

Community in Trivandrum

Adorers’ Women’s welfare, Navajyothi Rehabilitation centre Karyavattom at Thirvananthapuram functions with the objectives of caring for women and children who are under privileged.

 Apostolate carried out in the community:
• Children from CWC Trivandrum, going to school.
• Providing tuition for children at home.

Hostel facilities for college girls:
• Safety and security for young collage girls.
• Awareness programs for children and collage girls.
• Taking care of both Karyavattom and Chengottukonnam churches.

 Pastoral activities carried out:
• Teaching catechism, BCC meetings, Legion of Mary, Charismatic prayers.
• CRI gatherings
• Family visit.
• Trivandrum Social service (TSS).

Total number of children profited from our Centre are 79.

Navajyothi contact center at Chengalchoola:
We run the center at Chengalchoola (Rajajinagar) a slum area with the objective of caring both women and children.
• Teaching tailoring, Candle making, jewelry making
• Family visit.
• Provided sewing machines and tailoring materials.
• Counseling.
• Conducted medical camps.
• Provided medical support.

175 children and 220 women benefited from the project.

Community of Moothakara

Projects initiated in the community:

- Foundation in the year 2005, started living in the church complex with 4 founding members
- Purchase of a land/plot from the Church.
- Inauguration of the newly built house on 1st  March 2005 by Bp. Stanley Romans.
- Provincial: Sr. Margily Kompan, Superior Sr. Teres Ariyamannil.

Projects:
1) Navajyothi Children’s Home
2) Sponsorship programme (AFEA)for children in the home and for needy children of the parish
3) Tailoring Centre
4) Book binding and other Self Help programme for women –Book binding, star making etc.
5) Parish Pastoral Activities: Catechism, Family visits and BCC, Ministering Communion for the sick, Prayer meetings and counselling sessions for women.
- Total Number of Women beneficiaries: 350 registered, (the number will be much more if we take into consideration our presence here in Kollam, the special attention given to very poor and needy women, children, drug addicts etc).
- Total Number of Children beneficiaries: Registered in the Home: 153
- About 100 children from the parish.

Activities:
• Reaching out to Tsunami victims in Kollam, with edibles, kits, cash donations
• Registration of Navajyothian’s Rehabilitation centre of Moothakara , Kollam under OCB & JJ Act
• Reaching out to Pandemic Victims in Kollam, Changanacherry and Trivandrum in with food kits, and cash donations

Milestones in Manila

- Landed in the Philippines in Binodo Manila in 2010
- Buying a house in San Juan, Metro Manila 3 years later. 2014
- Branching out to Angeles, Philippines in 2018. Where the region is best known for our specific work.
- Working with women at the Bar.
- Visiting prison the womens section.
- Working for women at the periphery and single mothers.

Community of Angeles
Oratory:
The prayer house will not only serve the community's spiritual needs but also contribute to the overall well-being of the neighbourhood. This was a great and exciting moment on 21st March 2023. Archbishop of San Fernando, Pampanga, Rev. Bishop Florentino G. Lavarias, permitted us to have an oratory in our apartment.

Erection of new community in Angeles:
We are thrilled to introduce one more milestone about the new community in Angeles which was announced on 14th December by our Mother General Hna. Pilar Casas Navarro. The first member of the Angeles community is Sr. Bequnea. Coelho as Superior, Sr. Leelamma Joseph, Sr. Rahil Dungdung.

Blessing of our new house: At Balibago:
We are delighted to have another milestone of our new rental house which was blessed on the 18th of October 2024 on this special day we gathered with our sisters and friends. The blessing ceremony was a beautiful and meaningful way to mark this new chapter in our province and our lives. We are grateful for the love and support that has gone into making this new home a reality.

Mission:
The total number of women and children who benefited from our centre are 30.
1. Visit to the families and soliciting areas of our women
2. Educational help for children
3. Counselling
4. Pastoral works and Vocation Promotion.