Sunday, March 25, 2012

...a web page to address URBAN POVERTY issue!

A national workshop on Urban poverty in India: Whittling or Withstanding has been organized by Caritas India from 22nd and 23rd March 2012 at Don Bosco Technical Institute, Okhla, New Delhi and based on discussions at the end of the workshop a web page on ‘urban poverty’ has been launched by the Chairman of Caritas India Most Rev. Bishop Luman Monterio.


URL address of the web page: http://wittillingurbanpoverty.blogspot.in/

Purpose of web-page

Web-page is mainly to address the upcoming concerns of urban poverty and advocate for urban poor perspective policies.

…what web page would be performing?

  • At Present the web page is accentuating on various discussions happened during the two days of national workshop.
  • It would  be accentuating on various issues in relation with the “URBAN POVERTY”
  • It would be providing resources ( policies documents) related to policies on Urban Poverty
  • It would be posting discussions and sharing on “Urban Poverty” by different NGOs/individuals/activists
  • It would be facilitating counseling and guidance on Urban Poverty by involving experts ( Not now probably in later stage of this web page)

How you can contribute?
  • By actively raising the concerns on Urban Poverty
  • Sharing the policy analysis (on urban poverty)
  • Sharing your work /thought on mitigating Urban poverty and related issues
  • Posting your views and comments on web-page articles
  • By sharing videos/photos on urban poverty
  • Vote for the questions raised on the web-page


Let’s bring change to the life of urban poor!
Let’s advocate for the food, shelter, clothing, and education and health needs of urban poor!
Let’s secure the livelihood of urban poor!
Let’s come together to make this change happen!

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