URSULINE SISTERS OF TILDONK RANCHI INDIA

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Mother Ursula, Recipient of Kaiser-I-Hind Silver Medal for public service in India

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Tribal Girls' Hostel - Kumhartoli:

Blessing of the new building

Kumhartoli Girls' Hostel has as its main objective to promote literacy among tribal women and girls by providing hostel accommodation to such tribal girls students who are not in a position to continue their education because of poor economic condition and location of their village. As the students are facing stiff competition in their career, they are also facing problems of accommodation and moral safety in Ranchi, the capital of Jharkhand.

The first priority of our Hostel is to fulfil the need for an accommodation and boarding in the state capital. The problem of accommodation for the students is very urgent as all the major hostels for the girls in the capital are always full. The girls are forced to live in costly lodges where they have no moral security. There is a great need of providing hostel accommodation to tribal girls coming from remote villages to Ranchi 

city for higher education.

Importance of education of women and girls in Jharkhand :

The society of Jharkhand has been purely agrarian, and the women have played the role of house-wives actively participating in agrarian activities. In the last 50 years several religions, social and cultural organizations sprang up in the rural areas and inspired the women to carve out their own identities.

The conservative and orthodox householders soon understood the significance of the same and the women and girls understood that “KNOWLEDGE COULD BE AN EFFECTIVE TOOL OF EMPOWERING THEMSEVES.”

The church and parishes played an important role in inspiring them and enlightening them. Presently the tribal women can be seen in practically all the government, semi government, and private organizations and today they play a very effective role in the modernization and progress of tribal life and tribal society.

The Tribal Girls’ Hostel at Kumhartoli, Ranchi, is a crying need for young women of remote rural areas who aspire for higher studies or skill-based training available in Ranchi town. Higher Education and skills for job facilities are greatly needed for the socio- economic development of this backward area. The poor tribal girls need proper accommodation, protection and facilities to do their studies well. They have to stay in the hostel from two to six years according to their needs. Some colleges are at a walking distance from Kumhartoli. Also conveyance of different types is easily available from the proposed hostel.

Ursuline Intermediate College at Ursuline Convent, Ranchi:

With the increase of the students for Intermediate and university studies after matriculation, and the overflow of candidates in all the existing Intemediate Colleges in the city of Ranchi, seeing the felt need and with the support of the guardians of the students of Ursuline Convent Girls’

High School, Ranchi, it was decided to update the High School into Intermediate College from the academic year 2006. At present there are 478 students in the three streams: Arts, Science and Commerce.

Setu Vidyalaya (Bridge School) It is a movement   supported and sponsored by Jharkhand Government for female education. The ursulines have taken up this project in collaboration with the State Government in Maranghada, Hesag, and Ranchi. Our Sisters together with the lay teachers are preparing 50 to 100 dropout girls to join regular schools again. Maranghada especially has very good results as it is running since three years. For enrollment many children come. This shows hunger for education among the girls.  

The Ursuline Sisters of Tildonk in India, empowered by the Spirit of Jesus and led by the Spirit and charism of their founders, Saint Angela Merici and Father John Lambertz are called to play their pioneering and prophetic role in a new way in today's fragmented world of the third millennium as they joyfully and gratefully look back at the 100 grace-laden years of their dedicated and committed services to the Church and society as God's gratuitous gift to them.