::Strategies Adopted::



• Organize, form and strengthen people’s organization at the grass root level through participatory process    of planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation,

• Conscientize people of their rights and duties.

• Encourage leadership qualities among the marginalized and enable them participate in the civil structures.

• Through various entrepreneurship training empower the poor and enable them to participate in the life of    the socio-economic society.

• Inculcate the principles of social justice in to the structures of the socio-economic, political, and cultural   life.

• Impart awareness concerning the social evils affecting personal, familial, socio-economic, and political life.

• Work as a leaven exercising prophetic role and building up the capacity of the weak and marginalized   sections of the society, irrespective of caste creed or religion.

Hence PSSP initiates, directs, monitors, and co-ordinates charitable and social activities of the poor especially, women, Children and the marginalized Sections.

• It undertakes, implements, and monitors various developmental activities involving people’s participation.

• It plans and facilitates integrated development programmes in collaboration with governmental and non-governmental agencies.

• It promotes various income generation activities among women and other weaker sections of the society.

• It provides skill training and thereby encapacitates the unemployed towards professional careers.

• It promotes Watershed Management projects and sustainable development activities.

• It promotes thrift among people and assist community based banking activities that enhances rural development

• It promotes non-conventional energy based technologies among the rural people

• It conducts scientific preparatory studies in view of Village, Panchayat, Block, District level integrated social empowerment projects.

• It renders technical assistance to other institutions and civil authorities.

• Organises and imparts training to social workers, animators and activists.

• Promotes organic farming, Kitchen garden, bio-fertilisers, vermi compost etc-

• It trains and secures job opportunities for unemployed girls through providing service to the old and the sick.

• It supports family welfare programmes by collaborating with SAFP regular beneficiaries and project beneficiaries schemes.


::Jurisdiction::

The jurisdiction of the society is extended to the entire diocese, including the districts of Palakkad in Kerala, and Coimbatore, Erode,and Karur, in Tamilnadu.

::Governing Body::


The Governing Body of PSSP consists of the President, the Executive Secretary, and seven other members elected from the General Body. The period of the General Body as well as Governing Body is for three years.

Governing Body Members (2006-2009)

Msgr. Joseph Chittilappilly (Ex-officio President),

Fr. Abraham Palathinkal (Ex-officio-Executive Secretary),

Sr. Boldwin C.M.C. (Treasurer)

Rev. Fr. Jose Kochuparambil (Vice President)

Mrs. Reetha Ittoop (Chairperson)

Mr. K.O. Joseph (Joint Secretary)

Members

Rev. Fr. Jacob Mavunkal

Mr. P.K. Sunny

Mrs. Annamma Joseph

Mrs. Valsamma Mathew

Mrs. Saly Jose

The Governing Body meets minimum three times a year and it deliberates and decides upon various programmes and projects proposed by the working core team consisting of the Secretary and Staff Members. Mar. Jacob Manathodath, the Bishop of Palakkad, the Patron of PSSP, graciously blesses us with his incessant concern and support.