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The Darjeeling Diocese is composed of the three hill sub-divisions Darjeeling, Kurseong and Kalimpong of the Darjeeling District, the state of Sikkim and the Kingdom of Bhutan. Anugyalaya Darjeeling Diocese Social Service Society is the development apostalate arm of the Darjeeling Diocese and was registered on February 13 th 2001, under the Societies Registration Act XXVI 1961, West Bengal, Registration Number S/1L/2166.
| VISION Statement |
To transform the society into a just, loving and sustainable, social order where Gospel values are lived and nurtured. |
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| MISSION Statement |
To restore human dignity of the oppressed, exploited and marginalized people of Darjeeling, Sikkim and Bhutan through a process of empowerment. |
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:: To promote holistic community health |
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The people in hills due to the geographical factors need a higher calorie intake. Malnutrition and its subsequent problems are highly prevalent. This geographical factor as well as the economic condition makes the people highly susceptible to TB which is rampant in the hills. Besides TB, common preventable diseases assume alarming proportions due to poor health delivery system and awareness. Health issues get more accentuated when it comes to women due to preference to nutritional bias to the male. Pre-natal, ante-natal and post-natal care is not easily available in the rural areas adding to the ill health of the women.
Alcoholism is rampant in the hills especially among the men, proving to be one of the serious killer diseases. Chemical and substance abuse is also a very big problem in the youth especially amongst the urban youth. This problem is fast making inroads into rural youth.
The Darjeeling Hills are a highly vulnerable area with regards to HIV/AIDS. The backwardness of the region leading to high unsafe migration, floating sex worker population, awareness focused in urban areas only are cross cutting factors resulting in the vulnerability.
Anugyalaya promotes community health through its partners especially Religious Medical Sisters who provide community health services in remote villages of the Darjeeling Hills. Kanchan CHAI (Catholic Health Association of India, Darjeeling Chapter) is the official health promoting partner of Anugyalaya.
Anugyalaya is directly involved in HIV/AIDS awareness and stigma reduction with communities and educational institutions. Life Skills education processes a promoted at community and educational institutions. Anugyalaya is part of the Shankar Foundation and Friends a support and lobby group of Shankar Foundation Darjeeling Network of Positive People.
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