The Social service centre Vijayawada Diocese aims at supporting community beneficial initiatives towards building sustainable community development avenues to improving Health, Social services and Entrepreneurship, Disaster Relief and Advocacy. SSC works with communities in identifying solutions to their problems with the overall aim of contributing to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). I am extremely privileged to lead .....
- Chairman
The very name social service centre is suggestive of the nature of the work it does, a society for serving the people of the entire diocese of Vijayawada . It is the social face of the diocese of Vijayawada, an organization envisioned to render multi-dimensional services of animation, awareness creation, capacity building, professionalization of social initiatives and to provide platforms for creative thinking, dialogue and networking. Through th.....
- Excutive Director
Origin of SSC in the Diocese: The Church’s concern for the less privileged was shown by the diocese by organizing itself as a separate social body in 1963 under the leadership of Fr. Charles Rimondi,PIME which was registered as society in the year 1968 as “The United Rural Development & Welfare Society” comprises of Vijayawada and Eluru Dioceses.(URDAWS) . The major focus was agriculture development – and welfare of agricultural labourers as there was famine due to draught. Initiated “Food for Work” programmes, ( making irrigation canals and putting up of bunds) with the support of USAID title II food commodities.(CRS). In 1972 catholic centre was founded by Most Rev Joseph Thumma, with the aim to co-ordinate diocesan pastoral, catechetical and liturgical activities and also socio-economical developmental works. In 1974 The catholic Centre was bifurcated into the catholic centre and Social service centre, with Fr. Ennio Premoli as its first Director and also SSC has moved to its present location at Gunadala. 1976 BishopThumma took over as the Chairman of the URDAWAS society replacing Mr. G.S. Raju.
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100 School Bags Distribution in Deepanivas for school going childrens Sponsored by Kinderstiffung Hoffningsstrahl A Ray of Hope for the street children, and Organised by Social Service Centre Executive Ditector Fr.Thota Sunil Raju
Provions and School bags distribution in leprosy colony total 70 families benefeciarys in Leprosy colony
