Gabriel Project Mumbai honored by the government in Mokhada

Gabriel Project Mumbai was honored to receive a certificate of appreciation from the Deputy Executive Magistrate (Nayab Tahsil), Mr Kakasaheb Thakare, of the sub-district of Mokhada on behalf of the 

Gabriel Project Mumbai and IsraAID team in their work providing social protections for Adivasi (tribal) communities in rural India.

For the past year the conscientious team of 16 social workers have gone out to the villages, homes and fields explaining the citizen rights, gathering documentation and applying for government services for the tribal communities of Mokhada.

Recently, the GPM-IsraAID team referred to in Marathi as ‘Adivasi Lokseva Kendra’ or ‘Tribal Rights Service Center’ secured the pensions of 200 individuals, registered birth and tribal status certificates for 5,000 people and applied for agriculture grants for hundreds of farmers. Referrals to psycho-social services were made to residents from government entities in various public health fields.

“The impact on the lives of thousands of (historically marginalized) tribal and landless people is great” said Mr Thakare. “Thank you for all your hard work!”

The teams going out to the 56 villages and hamlets do so in all kinds of weather. Last week the temperatures reached 44C/112F!). Soon the teams will endure heavy monsoon rains in their work providing essential services to the tribal communities.

Kudos to this dedicated team at GPM!