Annual Staff Meet
Annual Staff Meet & Training for Capacity Building Venue: Centre for Development Initiatives Theme: “Leadership for the Mission” Date: 18 to 20 December 2024
The “Annual Staff Meet and Training for Capacity Building” was organized in CDI from December 18 to 20, 2024 with the primary intention of enhancing the competency of the staff for effective field intervention resulting in programme effectiveness, reinforcing professionalism and collaborative learning. Staff from Meghalaya, Nagaland, Mizoram, Manipur, West Bengal and Assam along with the provincial councillors for social Apostolate in the provinces participated in the training. Several imminent personalities like Rev. Sr. Christine Mynsong, MSMHC Superior General; Sr. Mary Nemi, PC, Kolkata; Sr. Shobha, CFMSS, Regional Secretary, NER Labour & Migrants Commission; Mr. Abhinash Narzary, Project Manager of NER L&M Commission; Sr. Irene Zoziami, Research Scholar; Rev. Fr. John Paul, Procurator, Guwahati Archdiocese; Rev. Fr. Raj Kapur, Administrator, Archdiocese of Guwahati; Mr. Sanatan Deka, Manager and Programme Head, Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) and Rev. Fr. V M Thomas were the resource persons for the event resulting in an enriched learning and mutual intellectual exchange.
The three-day event delved into significant subject-matters such as Mission Driven Leadership, the purpose of social workers and the spiritual, being a light unto others and the less fortunate, serving with humility, compassion and love; Constitutional provisions for the Labourers; Acts such as Payment of Wages Act 1936, The Minimum Wages Act 1948, The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace Act 2013 and The Child and Adolescent Labour Act 1986; effective communication, project planning, project proposal writing, reporting to donor’s expectations, financial management and the shift from economic project mode to evangelization mode in social apostolate.
The programme was intellectually stimulating, emotionally charged and socially uplifting. The attendees gained relevant expertise ushering in incremental level of confidence for intervention in the current field of social developmental works which the organization is engaged in. By doing this, the organization has once again showcased its commitment to improve the lives of the marginalized and the downtrodden, reflecting its willingness to sharpen its faculties and address its shortcomings for greater intervention efficiency. The future is secured in the fact that the organization is willing to be flexible and innovative in the face of continuous and often confounding challenges. Overall, the event was a preparation for the forthcoming future in which the current gaps and challenges were addressed. Furthermore, Pre-Christmas, the season of cheer, joy, delight, giving and receiving was celebrated with much fanfare and festive atmosphere.
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