Purpose:
To create a new society of happy individuals, families & communities to promote compassionate love to all; especially to the underprivileged by educating, empowering, organizing & supporting the people for their holistic development. Through socio-pastoral, educational & health ministry.
Vision : Creating a new society with compassionate love
Mission : To create a new society of happy individuals, families & communities to promote compassionate love to all; especially to the underprivileged by educating, empowering, organizing & supporting the people for their holistic development.
Motto : Love made fruitful in service
Social-cultural background:
Mainalli is a remote village. We are working with Siddis, Gowlies, Muslims, vadders, Marathas, Dongricrasi & Lamanies. Siddies are people of African origin who were deported, victims of slave trade settled in the North Karnataka forest since 16th century. With our intervention and working with likeminded groups, the Siddis are being helped to get Scheduled Tribe status in 2005. Gowlies are engaged in cattle rearing as well as farmers. Vadders are stone cutters and farmers. Lamanies are another wandering tribe engaged largely in construction and road building work. People lack decent houses to live, sustaining food, basic health facilities, economic resources, self- esteem, identity, and social standing. Most of these people go away in summer to Goa, Mangalore, Kerala or to some other towns to earn their livelihood.
Convent Services
The sisters actively engage in outreach programs, reaching out to the marginalized and underprivileged. They organize and manage welfare activities, empowering communities through compassion and care.
Dedicated to spiritual guidance, the sisters support faith formation and personal growth. They lead prayer services, retreats, and provide emotional and moral support to those in need.
OUR GALLERY
We warmly welcome you to reach out to us. Whether you have questions, need support, or seek spiritual guidance, our doors are always open. At our Christian convent, we are dedicated to serving with love and compassion, inspired by faith and a commitment to the community. Let us walk together in the light of Christ's teachings.
Holy Cross Convent Mainalli post, Mundgod-581349, North Karanataka
mainallihcs@gmail.com
Social Work
Service 1
The Community Centre for girls was started in 1974 in the existing house. The hostel was extended to another 25 cents of land bought in the following year and 35 girls were given accommodation. Most of them were students, a few working ladies and two elderly ladies.
The new hostel building for 80 working women and for the student sisters of other Congregation was constructed in 1979-1980 and a hall for hostel girls for recreation was added to it in 1992.
At present there are 40 residents in the Community Centre. Among them ten are physically challenged who are given concession and provided with facilities for a comfortable stay.
2.Lokmanch work:
It was started in 2015. Lokmanch is a platform for the people. With the collaboration of Jesuit priests in Mundgod we work together to strengthen the dignity & expand the rights of the tribals, women, minorities & other marginalized communities, by capacitating them to become informed citizens, using access to government entitlements as a tool. Through this project we have created 42 village leaders in 21 villages to work for the welfare of their communities especially to tap the schemes which are available from the govt.
3.Siddi women Quilt group:
started on 2005, We have a group of Christian & Muslim siddi women who prepare quilts in order to earn some income. Using many vibrant colors from clothing fabrics, this creative art includes all the colors of life in different hues and shades. Siddi quilts are highly individualistic and creative art, yet the quilters share many clear and precise opinions about quality and beauty. These quilts are exported to abroad. They utilize their income to educate their children.
4.Sponsorship programmes & supporting higher education of the youth:
We are supporting 31 children under Child fund India with the collaboration of Jesuits in Mundgod & 26 children from Afro- Indian Alliance from USA for primary & higher education for those who are poor & marginalized. Govt.schemes are tapped to help the people & youth- skill India Deena dayal grameen kaushalya yojana where youth get free vocational training & job placement. Udyogini yojana for self-employment,Ganga kalyana yojana to provide bore well for the farmers etc.