Goa Sudharop is pleased to make a positive contribution to Goa and Goans. The
Jeevan Community
Center was a Goa Sudharop awardee in January 2006. Please support them - see
their message below.
Goa Sudharop would like to thank the young couple (who wish to remain
anonymous) for their
generous contribution to the Jeevan Community Center.
Regards,
Goa Sudharop, www.goasudharop.org
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JEEVAN COMMUNITY CENTER, LIVING WITH DIGNITY
A3 SAPNA CITADEL, DONA PAULA, GOA
Tel: 3953058; 9822686297
Farida D'Silva Dias - [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Jeevan Community Center (JCC), a non-governmental organization, was established
in May 2005, with
the main objective of promoting the mental, social and educational stability of
the Goan
community, through the following goals:
Counselling services for children, adolescents, families and senior citizens
in the areas of
developmental, behavioural and emotional problems.
Enhance self-sufficiency and self-reliance of individuals by strengthening
their abilities
through training and awareness programs.
Providing youth development, youth empowerment and character education
programs, summer camps
and similar activities.
Providing a community focal point where senior citizens come together for
services and
activities that reflect their experience and skills, respond to their diverse
needs and interests,
enhance their dignity, support their independence, and encourage their
involvement in and with JCC
and the community.
Since May 2005 JCC has provided workshops on:
Active Parenting to married couples in Panjim and Margao, with follow-up
group sessions.
Inspiring Quality in the Classroom to teachers of Don Bosco School, in
Panjim, Goa.
Reality Therapy (seven days) to the Seminarians (fifteen) of the Rachol
Seminary.
Positive Development Workshop on Public Speaking Skills (fifteen
participants) at the YMCA
Summer Camp.
OTHERS
Voluntary counselling services at the Womens Trafficking and Juvenile Unit
of the Goa Police,
at Panaji, with follow-up counselling for estranged couples.
Started a Senior Citizens Club at the Panaji YMCA, which will be extended to
the center.
Formulaed a nine-month Counselling Training Program for the approval of
international
certification.
Collaborative and consultancy services with UNIFEM and WISE, Goa, in the area
of rehabilitation
and upgrading counselling skills.
JCC is run by Farida D'Silva Dias, clinical psychologist and reality therapy
certified instructor.
She can be contacted at the above telephone numbers or email.
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