COIMBATORE MULTIPURPOSE SOCIAL SERVICE SOCIETY

The Genesis :

Coimbatore Multi Purpose Social Service Society is the official social service organization of the diocese o Coimbatore. It was established in the year 1966 and was registered as a non-government organization under registration of Societies Act XXI of 1860 with the registration number 109. Its activities in the beginning were more of charitable and the trend continued. In the year 1985, a macro level evaluation was conducted, and as a result the Society resolved to cater to the developmental needs of the women, children, small and marginal farmers, agricultural labourers and the disabled. Thus CMSSS is an organizational response to the social, economic and cultural injustices, widely prevalent in its operational area in the districts of Coimbatore, Erode, Karur of Tamilnadu and Pallakad of Kerala State.

The Nature :

CMSSS has a broad humanitarian outlook by reaching out to the people, irrespective of religion, caste and language. The society was always willing to grow and branch out in to the fresh avenues of interventions.Starting from the Empowerment of rural women through people's organization, now the Society has placed hands on various programmes like economic empowerment of the poor through people's bank rehabilitation of the child labour, school out, street children and the disabled sustainable agriculture and water, land and biomass management. CMSSS also collaborates with the government in the programmes like 'Mahalir Thittam' and other schemes offered to NGOs.

Women and Children

Awareness Generation
Non Formal Education
Leadership Training
Legal Literacy
Formation of SHGs, women groups and its federations
People's Bank/ Credit Union
Skill Training
Income Generation Programme

Community Health

Health Awareness
Formation of village health committees
Promotion of herbal medicine
Home based and village based herbal garden
Medical camps & Exposure trips
Low cost Sanitation

Community based Rehabilitation (CBR)

Awareness Education
Formation of SHGs / Credit Union
Medical Camps / Assistance
Vocational Training
Government Schemes

Small and Marginal Farmers/ Agricultural Laborers

Formation of farmers group
Credit Union
Organic Farming
Animal Husbandry
Model Farms

Environment

Environment Education
Sustainable Agricultural practices, eco framing, vermin composting, bio pesticides etc
Water and Soil Management gully plugging / contour trenching, bunding etc
Water Shed Management
Desiltation / construction of check dams

Economic Programme

Savings
Rotation of Common Fund
People's Bank
Training on IGP
Self Employment
Micro Enterprises
Group Ventures

Supportive Services

Assistance to orphans
Assistance to refugees
Assistance to destitute/widows/aged
Sponsorships of families/children
Career guidance to youth
Emergency relief
Drinking Water

Contact :
Rev. Fr.DIRECTOR , CMSSS
Post Box No. 6, Bishop's House,
Coimbatore- 641 001.
Tamilnadu, South India.
Voice - 0422 - 2391831 Fax - 0422 - 2391525
Mobile - 98422 - 39152 E Mail - [email protected]