Norbertine Social Development Trust, N.R.Pura

Norbertine Social Development Trust (NSDT) N.R. Pura Taluk of Chickmagalur District in Karnataka is a registered Trust under the Indian Trust Act and is administered by the Norbertine Fathers. NSDT is committed to the task of monitoring the developmental activities of N.R. Pura mission area, comprising the civil district of Chickmagalur. NSDT N.R.Pura envisages the creation of a just and humane society by transforming and empowering the less privileged and marginalized to come to the mainstream of the society. The domains of its involvement range from socio-pastoral activities to education and health care. NSDT intervenes the very life situation of the rural poor in promoting opportunities for better living conditions and eventual sustainable way of living. 

The Vision

Sustainable Development of the Rural Poor

The Mission

• To implement community education and awareness progarmme at village level aimed at providing self-determination and self-reliance to the people
• To engage in rural development activities aimed at improving the living conditions and the general welfare of the poor, particularly farmers and other working people of whatever occupation irrespective of caste, race, creed or community.

Activities of the Organization

• Social Development
  Self Help Groups (SHGs), Women Empowerment, Tribal Empowerment, Youth Clubs, Women SHGs, Disable Development Progarmme, Dalit Empowerment.
• Health Care
  Village level Check up, Medical Camps, De-addiction Treatment, Herbal Gardening, Herbal Medicine Preparation, Herbal Soap Making, Awareness Camps, Physiotherapy Unit.
• Educational Progarmme
  Creches, Training Programs, Tailoring cum production, Vocational Training, Bookbinding Program, Village Tuition Centers, Study Help.
• Agriculture & Environment
  Watershed Program, Agricultural Land Development Program, Training in Organic Farming, Training in Income Generation Programs, Training in Mushroom Cultivation and Production.

Today, Norbertine Social Development Trust works in 78 villages of Chickmagalur District, Karnataka and leads poor people towards self-reliance, which is the end result of all the activities we design and implement in the district of Chickmagalur.

Sneha Welfare Society

Preferential option for the poor needs to be the main concern of any underdeveloped country where above 70% of the people live without having two meals a day. The responsibility of empowering the poor towards a sustainable life is not only the responsibility of government alone but also of every fellow human being. Sneha Welfare Society (SWS) is a social initiative from the Canonry of Mananthavady Norbertines to cater the social needs of the poor and tribal people living in and around the Priory. The centre offers educational and welfare programs aimed at transformation and self sustainability of the daily working classes of the rural poor people. Sneha organizes awareness programs, self help groups, housing assistance, income generating initiatives, educational assistance, women empowerment and de-addiction camps etc., to help the poor people to unite themselves for the sustainable development of their family and community.

ECHO Jeevana

It was a long cherished dream of the Mananthavady Norbertines to have a house in the southern part of kerala. After a years’ long search and great effort we have succeeded in purchasing a new building at Athani, Eranakulam. The house is situated between Alua and Angamali in the close vicinity of NH 47 and 3 km away from the international airport. ECHO JEEVANA is a centre established for the rehabilitation of the children in conflict with law and children who need care and protection. The inauguration and the blessing of the new centre were held on 18th June 2011. The house was blessed by the Bp. Sebastian Adayanthrath, the Auxilary Bishop of Eranakulam- Angamali diocese and the centre was inaugurated by Sri Anwar Sadat, the M L A of Alua Constituency. The centre is surrounded by so many catholic parishes. On Sundays the fathers engage themselves in pastoral ministries in the neighbouring parishes, namely Athani, Chengamanadu, Akaparambu and extend pastoral assistance to the neighbouring parishes on demand.