As an entry point to reach out to the community, we serve through Pastoral Outreach Programs to uplift the lives of the people. Reaching remote areas of the country — especially in the tea plantation and coastal regions — we serve the most marginalized and disadvantaged communities.
Since we believe home is the best place for a child to grow, our Community Based Child Protection approach strengthens families to give care and protection to their children, helping people become self-sufficient and responsible parents, and supporting each child's right to live with their parents and develop their personality.
Overall, GSSL reaches this community with the support of 7 Sisters and lay staff, through three community-based models:
Child-Focused Community Development Programme — strengthening families as the first line of protection for children.
Community-Based Child Protection Programme — mobilizing villages to identify and respond to child protection risks.
School-Based Child Protection Programme — equipping schools to prevent abuse and support at-risk students.
For over 40 years, Kusum Sevana has been dedicated to improving the lives of vulnerable families living in the Bloemendhal slum community, facing numerous social and economic challenges affecting people of all ages.
Serving all irrespective of race or religion, Kusum Sevana provides a welfare nursery and day-care centre with daily snacks and mid-day meals, evening coaching classes for school-going children and dropouts, study and library facilities, children's associations, career guidance, and skills development for youth and young mothers — alongside women's groups established to enhance economic stability through income-generation initiatives.