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Department of Social Services


Diocese of Kothamangalam

Research and Documentation

Research and Documentation

KSSS has got a separate documentation and research wing. Documentation and action research play an important role in the changing social scenario. Realizing this KSSS is very keen in the documentation of our development strategies and dissemination of it at the grass root level.

So far KSSS conducted several studies in the field of Agriculture, micro finance, SHGs, Gender issues, women empowerment, natural resource management, Housing local self-governance and entrepreneurship development. Besides we published study reports and information documents on various fields of social development. The important research and documentations of KSSS are as follows.

  • Participating Addition research on NRM
  • Participatory rural appraisal on whater shed's
  • Annual Reports
  • Booklets on various issues
  • Brochures on various activities
  • Credit unions guidelines
  • CD's on watershed, NRM
  • Other documentation CD's

KSSS has a library with a good collection of books, periodicals and study reports. During this year we could acquire a considerable number of books on current social issues. Besides the staff, people's leaders Credit Unions members and research students make use of this facility.