1. Saint Francis Xavier’s Centre for the Differently Abled-Old Goa: (since 1976)

This project comprises of:

a) St. Xavier’s Academy: (1986) This is a Special School, recognized by the Department of Education, Government of Goa, striving to cater to the holistic development of the Differently Abled. Classes are conducted for the Hearing Impaired, Slow Learners, Orthopaedically Disabled, Mentally Challenged, Learning Disabled and children with autism. The facilities are available from pre-primary to Higher Secondary level. We are the only Higher Secondary in Academics for special students in the State of Goa. The students are given opportunities to an all-round development. Our students have brought laurels to the Centre and the State by winning prizes, trophies, medals at the State, National and International sports events. They are also very good at Art. Hundreds of disabled children benefit from this Academy.

b) National Institute of Open Schooling: (1995) St. Xavier’s Academy is accredited by the National Institute of Open Schooling, New Delhi, in two sections (A) Academic and (B) Vocational. Students have the opportunity to complete Std. X and Std. XII. This facility is also open to other children/school dropouts. Around 850 students successfully complete their studies, every year. 

c) St. Xavier’s Vocational Training Centre: (1976) Depending upon the interest of each, the Children are coached in Art, Painting, Handicrafts like making Paper Bags, Envelopes, Greeting cards, Hand embroidery, Crochet designing, Cane technology, Candle making, Tailoring, Bakery, etc. 1389 children have completed their vocational training.  

d) St. Xavier’s Shanti Niketan: (1976) Residential facilities through separate hostels for boys and girl students from distant places is available.

2. Christ the King Physiotherapy Centre: (since 1982)

This unit renders service to the Orthopaedically disabled/affected and also to others. The Unit has facilities for post-operative therapies. An average of over 4000 patients are catered to every year.

3. Dr. Graciano Ribeiro de Santana Empowerment Centre: (since 2006)

It was Training cum Rehabilitation Centre for the Differently Abled. This ambitious project, operated in the ancestral mansion of Dr. Graciano Ribeiro de Santana family, at Porvorim. These diploma courses were designed to equip the differently abled youth/adults with skills for self-employment. This service is changed into another program named, Divya Sadan. 

4. Sense Goa (Deafblind) – (since 2012)

Caritas Goa has successfully initiated the work of caring for the deafblind children and young adults in Goa assisted by Sense International India. The Caritas Goa Team visits the homes and schools to provide home / school-based services. Besides, our team also provides Centre based interventions, vocational training, physiotherapy, speech therapy, occupational therapy and provide counseling to the parents. We have initiated income-generation entrepreneur activities for the Deafblind Adults. We envision a world where all Deafblind children and young adults can be active and productive members of the Society. 

We have set-up the only State of the art full-fledged School for Deafblind in Saligao for the deafblind. Caritas Goa Sense Team is assessed among the top three in the service of deafblind in India.

5. Divya Sadan: (since 2015)

Divya Sadan is a response to a felt need of the society. As parents age, they face a pressing problem as what would happen to their grown-up children/adults after they are no more. Divya Sadan is designed under the L’Arche model where abled and differently abled live together to form a community. The purpose is to provide a Home environment instead of an Institutional service.

Divya Sadan has also initiated day-workshop-production units to engage and occupy the intellectually disabled adults in productive work, even for non-residents.  

6. Sense Goa (Deafblind) in South Goa – (since 2019)

Caritas Goa set-up a Centre at Borda, Margao to expand the Deafblind Services in South Goa from 01^st November 2019, where Home and Centre based services besides clinical assessment services of a nutritionist and physiotherapist are provided.  

With the Margao based Centre, Caritas Goa now serves the deafblind in the entire State of Goa being the only organization in Goa serving the needs of the deafblind children and young adults.   

7. Other Services to the Sector of the Disabled: 

a) We promote employment to the Disabled and provide sheltered employment.

b) Caritas-Goa is the State Partner of the National Centre for Promotion of Employment for Disabled People (NCPEDP) and National Disability Network (NDN).

c) We work in close collaboration with the Directorate of Social Welfare, Govt. of Goa.

d) We have been instrumental to bring all Institutions and NGO’s working for the interests of the disabled to network in Goa.