Mahila Pragathi Kendra

Address

Mahila Pragathi Kendra,
Carmelaram P.O.,
Bangalore – 560 035,
Karnataka,

Telephone: (080) 28440530,
Mobile (0)9482771206
E-mail:  mpkcenter123@rediffmail.com.

No of Religious : 10

Services

Mahila Pragathi Kendra (M.P.K), the Social Service Centre is situated at Carmelaram, 25 kilometers away from Bangalore. Sister Elise Mary, a social worker catered to the needs of several villages of that area while residing at Carmelaram. Thus, the Social Service Centre at Carmelaram was constructed and blessed on the December 8, 1999 in response to this need for a Centre for helping the villages and for the integrated formation of the novices.

Srs. Elise Mary, and Rekha were the pioneers of the M.P.K community and after six months Sr. Marie Rose joined them. The services that the centre involved in are: women empowerment and development, organizing and monitoring and crèches for the domestic helpers’ children. The sisters are involved in the uplift of rural people, their health status, and eradication of illiteracy and promotion of non-formal education. Various income generating activities like tailoring, embroidery, agarbathi, rabbit rearing, etc are encouraged. The sisters collaborate with other Non-Governmental and Government Organisations and fulfil the objectives both in slum areas and in the villages.

At present there are 5 crèches in the slum area. Self Help Groups, a boon to the poor working women have been initiated. There is a proposal to begin training programmes in the use of automated sewing machines with help from the Government.