BIS #6733 Need Assessment at BGVK

By Fr Clarence Martis for BISMumbai

On 1 August 2022, a training program on 'Need Assessment' was organized at BGVK, Ahmednagar. A total of 30 participants attended the program, consisting of social ministry delegates of the communities in Ahmednagar along with social work staff members of each of the communities.

The program was organized by the Social Ministry Commission of the province.

The resource persons for the program were Fr George Miranda, Executive Director of DBDS, and Mr Mahesh Kumar. Mr Ian Lemos, Manager of Don Bosco Cooperative Bank, in his session informed the participants about bank linkages and interest rates of various financial organizations. Post lunch, a team from the Ahmednagar Postal Department briefed the participants on various postal schemes that can be availed by the needy and poor people of the region.

The main objective of organizing the program was to help catalyze the social outreach programs in every community of the region.The program concluded with a vote of thanks by Fr George D'Abreo.