Synodical Board of Social Services, Church of North India
Synodical Board of Social Services (SBSS), the justice and development wing of the Church of North India (CNI) is working among 1800 communities and 242 Community Based Organizations, 8 cooperatives and 11 People’s Organizations covering 16 states.
‘Speaking Out’ (2008-2011), the current program phase is a part of the decade long journey of Resistance and Hope (2005-2015), of strengthening the participation of the poor in political processes.
CNI SBSS with its partners continues to work with marginalized communities, to change the policies and practices of institutions and individuals in the favor of the poor by joining People’s Organizations together to be critical mass for political process.
CNI-SBSS is accompanying the DBSS towards:
- Strengthening People’s Movement
- Enhancing human capabilities and assets to have access and control over life and livelihood
- Ensuring congregations in solidarity with the poor
- Mainstreaming gender in programs and policy
- Enhancing integrity of creation
- Learning movement for building movements.
Building movements of marginalized on themes and issues that joins communities as critical mass for political process is the key strategy of the next intervention. While DBSS would be capacitated and accompanied to involve with communities, CNI-SBSS would develop campaigns for pro-poor policy, impacting formulation process and its implementation. With RBA the politics of land, livelihood, food security and social exclusion will be demystified, strengthening community building processes.
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