Who is Trócaire?•Official overseas development agency of the Catholic Church•Formed in 1973, now celebrating 40th anniversary•Working in 27 countries across Latin America, Africa, Middle East and Asia

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What does Trócaire do?• Securing Livelihoods; by providing seeds,

tools, animals and training to assist families and communities to secure enough food and the ability to generate an income

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Sophia Aguilar (38) in Bolivia, Latin America, growing nutritious crops to feed the community in a greenhouse which Trócaire provided the funding to build and training to use.Photo: David Stephenson.

What does Trócaire do?

• Fighting for Human Rights; by helping people to understand their entitlements and mobilise into community groups to access their right with legal support where needed

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Willlbeto Oeen showing his land title deeds which he won back for his rightful land through legal support offered by Trócaire partners in Uganda.

In 2004 Willbeto was forced to leave his home following violent conflict. He moved with his wife Margaret to a camp nearby for safety. In 2005 Willbeto returned to find his land taken by a wealthy landowner.

Photo: Gary Moore.

What does Trócaire do?

• Ensuring health; through supporting medical clinics to provide medicine and health workers

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Tariku and his mother Tigist in Ethiopia. Tigist received treatment for HIV from the Trócaire funded clinic run by the Daughters of Charity in Addis Ababa (capital city of Ethiopia) which resulted in Tariku being born HIV free in 2008. Tigist has received support to start her own small business selling Injera ( a local food) and she says “My business is doing well and helps me pay the rent and feed my children. I thank those who helped me stay alive. I am grateful that I am able to look after my children; I am so indebted.”Photo: Kibnesh Chala

What does Trócaire do?

• Humanitarian Emergencies; providing logistical and technical support in emergencies like natural disasters

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Working in collaboration with other aid agencies Trócaire supported the Haiti earthquake emergency. Workers celebrate the rescue of a woman from the rubble in Port-au-Prince (capital city of Haiti) who was found 6 days after the earthquakePhoto Katie Orlinsky

Spotlight on India

• Lent 2013 – Power Up! In India• 7th largest country by area• 2nd most populous country• Over 1.2 billion people• 28 states including Odisha• Home to 1/3 of the worlds poor

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Ambika Paraja (9 years old)Ambika and her family live in the rural tribal village of Jhilligoan made up of 50 families totalling 227 peopleParaja is a tribal clan name Tribal people’s economy, culture and spiritual beliefs revolve around forests, hills, mountains, rivers and lands. A respect for the land and nature is part of day to day living.

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• On average families in the village of Jhilligoan live in extreme poverty, surviving on the equivalent of €1.50 a day (this is the value of the daily crops they eat and any extra income).

• “We are in a difficult situation. We have to work hard to make a living but we both go to work outside the community to earn extra money and because we do this we are able to live happily.” Hari Paraja (38)

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and Home

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The Paraja family in front of their home, L-R

Parsuram (12), Hari (38), Ambika (9),

Samala (5), Dharama (32)

Since 2006 Trócaire has supported this community. Before this support the main challenges were:Food Security and infrastructure; Low levels of land ownership, Lack of crop production and therefore food, due to poor land and farming techniques, People living below the poverty line, Difficulty earning an income, Land damage due to flash floods and no road into the village

Education; Lack of education for children as no nearby school, Low adult literacy rates

Rights; No knowledge of available government supports for poor people, Lack of healthcare support and knowledge

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Sustainable development– Agricultural training and climate protection– Provision of good quality seeds– Provision of goats, bullocks and homes– Women’s skills and rights support group– Village Development Committee established meeting monthly– Mobilising as a group to access rights to employment, road building schemes

and land ownership and irrigation ponds

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CaptionSunadei Nayk 36 attending a Village Development

Meeting

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