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Newsletter, Summer 2026—From the desk of Fr. Kulandai, Director of Kalangarai Career Guidance Initiative for the Children of Widows This past spring, Kalangarai conducted a community outreach program to empower children of widows and single women through education and career guidance. The staff visited nearly 120 families in the villages to understand their realities, focusing … Read more

International Widows’ Day Convention Newsletter, Summer 2026—From the desk of Fr. Kulandai, Director of Kalangarai Kalangarai participated in organizing a Widows’ Day Convention at a public venue in Nagapattinam. Around 500 widows and other single women gathered to celebrate the occasion, reaffirm their solidarity, and collectively advocate for their rights, dignity, and social justice. The … Read more

The Indian Ocean Tsunami: 20 years later… By Karen Kayser Iwas sitting on a plastic chair in a village with a group of survivors of the Indian Ocean Tsunami, marking one year since it had occurred. We were surrounded by newly constructed houses—small square, empty buildings made from cement–not quite ready for occupancy. A grandmother … Read more

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Gems Videos Friends of Kalangarai is conducting a series of free virtual lectures that will be hosted by experts leading innovative programs that address poverty, women’s rights, environmental injustice, and socio­­­economic development in South Asia.

Gems Videos Friends of Kalangarai is conducting a series of free virtual lectures that will be hosted by experts leading innovative programs that address poverty, women’s rights, environmental injustice, and socio­­­economic development in South Asia. GEMS Nov. 16, 2023: Dr. Rajeshree Joshi In the 3rd episode of the Gender, Equity, Mobilization, and Sustainability Webinar series … Read more

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Documentaries In the Wake of Tsunami: Loss, Hope, and Resilience Stories of the survivors of the Indian Ocean Tsunami that devastated the southeast coast of India in 2004. It describes the work of Kalangarai, a nongovernmental organization established to help rebuild the communities. Empowered Voices