TSSS bROCHURE FINAL 25.2

Institutions Operational Area

Training Centres The operational area of TSSS consists of the revenue
district of Thiruvananthapuram in the State of Kerala and
• St. Xavier’s Computer Centre, Palayam – Ph. 0471-2333607 Vilavankodu Taluk in Kannyakumari District in the State
• St. Xavier’s ITI, Valiyathura – Ph. 0471-2504332 of Tamil Nadu, India.
Activities... • St. Xavier’s Community College, Chakkai – Ph. 0471 -2575655
• Fathima Matha Community College, Karumkulam – Ph. 0471-2575656 DIRECTOR
• De-addition treatment and counseling • St. Xavier’s Institute of Commerce, Palayam – Ph. 0471-3274717
• Promoting eco-friendly lifestyle and waste management – Ph. 9495058596 Social Acton Ministry, Latin Archdiocese of Trivandrum
• Natural Resource Management (NRM) • St. Xavier’s Fashion Technology, Palayam – Ph. 9387445554 or
• Protection of rights and promotion creativity
• Marian Craft & Art Centre of Excellence, Menamkulam – Ph. 9400554525 SECRETARY
and leadership of childrenEmpowerment of women and
promotion of women rights Rehabilitation Centres – Ph. 0471-2504266 Trivandrum Social Service Society
• Childline Service(☎1098) – Ph. 0471-2260862 P.B No. 828, TSSS Golden Jubilee Building,
• Pravasi Help Desk service • Pratheeksha- IRCA,Sanghumukaham – Ph. 0471-2596874
• Enhancing safety and security of guest workers • Mother Theresa Day Care Centre, Chavady – Ph. 0471-4504850 Archbishop’s House Compound
• Micro planning project formation and implementation • Sadhana Renewal Centre, Monvila – Ph. 0471-2757060 Vellayambalam, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India – 695003
• Monitoring and evaluation • Divya Santhi Asramam, Vettukadu – Ph. 0471-2356394
• Scientific documentation & research • Karuna Nivas – Lenny Peters Girls Home, Vettuthura – Ph. 0471-2704453 Tel : +04712727123, 2723498, Fax +0471-2725001
• Administration and Staff welfare • Menni Family Home,Thirumala E-mail :[email protected], [email protected],
• Benedict Menni Rehabilitation Centre, Menamkulam Web : www.tsss.in

Sister Concerns – Ph. 0471-4005300 A voluntary agency for participatory development and social action
– Ph. 0471-2590032
• Jubilee Memorial Hospital, Palayam, – Ph. 0471-2707111 First Registered Diocesan Social Service Society in India
• Little flower Collage of Nursing, Monvila – Ph. 0471-2326607 ESTD. IN 1960 – Reg. No. 352/85
• Marian Engineering College, Kazhakuttom
• Centre for Fisheries Studies, Spencer Jn.

Inception and historical over view Organizational Goals Intervention areas Activities

Trivandrum Social Service Society (TSSS), is a non-governmental or- • Creative participation of people in socio-economic • Human resource development • Human Resource Development (H.R.D)
ganization, registered in 1960 under the Travancore Cochin Literary and political processes • Sustainable livelihood • Training in Participatory Rural Appraisal (P.R.A)
Scientific and Charitable Societies Registration Act XII of 1955. It is • Family development • Strengthening Community Based Organizations (CBOs)
the legal entity that carries out Social Action Ministry of the Archdiocese of • Protectionof the cause of working class • Non-formal and vocational education • Micro enterprise development - training and promotion
Trivandrum. TSSS is the brain child of a great visionary and futurist Rt. Rev. • Promotion of healthy people and sustainable environment • Basic infrastructure development • Eco-friendly rural technologies and farming assistance
Dr. Bernard Pereira, the first native Bishop of the Diocese of Trivandrum. • Protection of rights and promotion of leadership of • Disaster management • Basic infrastructure development
Imbibing inspiration from the mission of Christ and Social Teachings of the • Promotion of fish workers • Supplementary and continuing education
Church, he founded the first Diocesan Social Service Society of India in women and children • Labour development • Vocational and skill development
1960 (Registration No. 10/1960 dated 7-6-1960). For the past sixty years • Promotion of human values and capabilities • Job oriented training • Disaster risk reduction and rehabilitation
TSSS has made remarkable imprints in the society through its efforts in • Health, hygiene and sanitation • Development and access to entitlements
poverty eradication, employment generation, community health, social Strategies of TSSS • Addressing of substance abuse • Thrift and savings operations
mobility, advocacy, policy lobbying and networking and empowerment of • Environment conservation • Fish workers’ rights and welfare
women, children, Dalits, fishermen and other marginalized sections of the • Community Mobilization • Gender mainstreaming • Unorganized labour rights and welfare
society. Since its inception the Society has made numerous facelifts in its • Capacity building • Child Protection and development • Exploring and training on public service opportunities
approach, activities and strategiesthat grow from charity to development • Advocacy, Policy lobbing and Networking • Safe migration • Community Based Rehabilitation (CBR)
and to empowerment. • Research and Administration • Inclusive education of physically& mentally challenged
Target group • Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WaSH)
Vision Commissions • Reproductive and child health (RCH)
• Fish workers • Cancer care and awareness
A Just Society based on Love, Peace, Truth and Justice 1. Justice, peace and development • Women & Children • Activities against substance abuse
2. Health • Migrants
Mission 3. Labour Welfare • Unorganized labour class
4. Environment and Substance abuse • Dalits and backward communities
Empowering the Marginalized Communities through Sustainable and 5. Women & Children
6. Migrants welfare People’s Organizations
Participatory Development Processes.
• Fishermen Forum
• Fish Vending Women Forum
• Kerala Labour Movement
• Migrants Forum
• Child Parliaments
• Federation of Self Help Groups