Jesuit Conference of India

Jesuit Conference of India, under which the CDO operates, is part of the S.Asian and International network of the Jesuit Conference of South Asia (JCSA). Registered as a not-for-profit organisation in India, JCI has been engaged in pioneering and exemplary work in the areas of education, social development, and empowerment of the marginalised. From its very beginning in 1978, it has been committed towards working with vulnerable communities by providing quality education for the unreached children in rural and remote areas, supporting youth to be future ready, establishing peace and harmony, working for distressed migrants, refugees, rights and entitlements and also responding to disasters and caring the environment.

Latest News

Distribution of Educational Tabs to Students at St. Aloysius College, Harihar, Karnataka

By JCI CDO / May 19, 2022

Conference Development Office (CDO) of Jesuit Conference of India, in partnership with Karnataka Province, distributed educational tabs to students from vulnerable families in Harihar, Karnataka. The distribution of educational tabs took place at St. Aloysius College, Harihar on 9 May 2022.

Open Forum discussion on plight, challenges, rights and privileges of migrant workers

By JCI CDO / December 31, 2021

The Open Forum, with the participation of migrant workers, organisations and individuals working among them, provided an opportunity...

Open Forum: Accompanying Distress Migrants

By JCI CDO / December 23, 2021

The event held on the International Migrants Day was an occasion for MAIN to reaffirm its commitment to the cause of Migrants in distress. The event was organized by Jesuit Conference of India (JCI) and supported...

Open Forum on International Migrants Day

By JCI CDO / December 21, 2021

The Open Forum, with the participation of migrant workers, organisations and individuals working among them, provided an opportunity to collectively reflect on what needs to be done to secure a life of dignity...

COP26: Optimism, caution, and hope

By JCI CDO / November 16, 2021

The legacy of COP26 is yet to be determined but mainstream media has already made its success contingent on the outcome of the negotiations between governments of countries that emit...

An appeal to focus on eco-education in COP26

By JCI CDO / November 11, 2021

Jesuits in India appeal to policy makers to give focus to eco-education in COP26 to raise awareness and action on environmental concerns and encourage public participation to tackle climate change issues.

Linking Labour with Security: the MAIN Plan

By JCI CDO / November 10, 2021

Hundreds of migrant workers in the states of Delhi and Kerala have been linked to a special Government portal that will give them access to various government services across the country, thanks to an initiative...

Jesuit Collective to Engage with COP26 at Glasgow

By JCI CDO / October 30, 2021

Hosted by the UK in partnership with Italy, the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Glasgow will bring state parties together to accelerate action towards the goals of the Paris Agreement...

MAIN awareness campaign on e-Shram Card

By JCI CDO / October 27, 2021

Migrant Assistance and Information Network (MAIN) has launched the awareness campaign on e-Shram Card among migrants and unorganised sector workers in the national capital, Delhi.

Unorganised Sector Workers Step up Demand…

By JCI CDO / October 27, 2021

Raising the collective voice of unorganized sector workers and deliberating on the strategy to build a national movement for unorganised workers, the annual National Conference of the Working People’s...