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 The Delegation of India
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 India has been a Delegation since 1988. Currently, Br. Mark Murphy is the Delegate and Br. John Fernando is the Brother President of the Delegation. India has thirty-seven native Indian Brothers and six Brothers from other countries. There are eight communities in the Delegation including the houses of formation (Aspirancy, Postulancy and juniorate). Until 1993 all of the communities and apostolates were located in the southern state of Tamil Nadu. In 1993 a new apostolate was initiated in Keesara in the state of Andrapradesh - a junior college for the poor Christian students of that sector.
The work of the Brothers ranges from institutions for the care and education of poor orphans and single-parent children/adolescents, (Boys' Town, Nanban and Boys' Village) to formal schools (Surinam and Tuticorin), and village literacy centres (Reaching the Unreached) for youth and adults.
India has been able, through the help of the Sharing Fund and many generous donors, to continue their primary goal of working with the poorest of the Indian society. Our schools and institutions in India are gratuitous. |
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