Social Ministry
In salvation history, the coming of Jesus Christ is highlighted. His aim was to bring about the reign of God as manifested in a fraternal and egalitarian society. Hi mission method was to unite Himself with the oppressed Mary's 'song of liberation' is our inspiration for social work.
b. Since transformation of society into the reign of God our apostolic aim, necessarily all forms of our apostolate are of prophetic nature in opposing social injustice. Therefore, all our communities are involved in some form of social apostolate depending on the need of the people and availability of time. For this, the Congregation sends sisters for in-service training to develop talents and skills for this apostolate.
Siliguri comes under social work community in Darjeeling District. The Siliguri corridor is a narrow stretch of land connects. Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan. Mostly people from these neighbouring states are inhabited in the city. They are Nepalese, Bihari’s, Bengalis and Tribes from Chhota Nagpur, Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh Region are living in this region. Mostly people are engaged with Agriculture work, Sensual workers, Small business and Tea Garden Workers. Throughout the year they are not getting work. Labourers are getting minimum wages. In general people are leading lower middle class mostly of below poverty line. Their living conditions are very poor. Those who are working in Tea Garden staying in Tin sheet houses. The land belongs to the Tea Estate Owners. They are like licensed bonded labours. They are paid 170/- Rs. Maximum for 10 hours of work. Most of the students are going to Bengali Medium School run by West Bengal Government. Very few students are studying in Hindi Medium School.
Our Vision: Empowerment of women and children
Mission: Empowerment of the marginalized women and children through a process of awareness building, people's organization, collective action and advocacy for raising their socio-political, educational, economical status and promotion of environment.
The Servite social work at Siliguri reflects the service towards the society. Since its inception it has tried to uplift the society in various ways by establishing
10 Evening Tuition classes
3 Self-help groups and 2 is in progress
3 Children’s’ parliament
Women Empowerment programs
TAILORING INSTITUTE
The sisters of Jholi community have planned to utilize the buildings in the Old Campus. The girls who are the drop outs of the locality due to their financial constrains find refuge in our tailoring institute at Jholi. At present 24 young women are getting training from our centre. They are very much enthusiastic and happy in learning to improve their skills. Through this program we are trying to make them self-efficient so that in future they can stand on their own feet
WOMEN EMPOWERMENT
Women empowerment refers to provide women with the power and resources to achieve their full potential and become active participants in all spheres of life, including social, economic, and political. SERVITE SEVA has taken crucial step in this path by providing its services in the welfare of the deprived women. SEVA stimulates full employment and female self-reliance by offering them the place in the industry, free of cost, to work independently as a tailor and earn their livelihood. As Servite Seva believes in upliftment of the women specially who are single mothers. As it is rightly said - When women are empowered, society generally gets empowered, and thus future is safeguarded.
In conclusion, ministries are not just functions or roles; they are expressions of divine service and love in action. Rooted in faith, they are the hands and feet of God's purpose on earth, calling each of us to serve with humility, compassion, and unwavering commitment. Through ministry, we participate in God's transformative work, becoming vessels of grace that touch lives, build communities, and spread hope. Let our ministries reflect the heart of Christ, as we seek to glorify God in all that we do.
