Malabar Social Service Society is the official social service organization for the Malabar Region of the Archdiocese of Kottayam and is registered under the Societies Registration Act XXI of 1860 in 1992 (Reg. No. 690/92). It is a non-profit, registered, charitable society in Malabar to act as an uplifting and enlightening agent for the people of this area. As our vision we teach the people how to live in love and harmony for a society based on justice and aims at social transformation by empowering people for sustainable development without any discrimination. Malabar which is the northern part of Kerala, mostly filled with migrants from south & central Kerala was always lagging behind in development. The perceived and felt needs of the people in this region inspired the Archdiocese of Kottayam to start an organization in Malabar to act as an uplifting and enlightening agent for the people of this area   Our inspiration   Arch Bishop  Mar Mathew Moolakkattu Arch Bishop Mar Kuriakose Kunnacherry Mar Joseph Pandarasseril (President) Fr. Sunil Perumanoor (Secretary) Developmental Initiatives ● Women Empowerment ● Child and Youth Formation Program ● Natural Resource Management ● Income generation programmes ● Formation of village Development Committee ● Sponsorship Programmes ● Eco Friendly Agricultural Practices and trainings ● Housing and Infrastructure development ● Community Health Programs ● Non formal Technical Training ● Tribal development ● Costal Development Programmes   MASSS Activity Calender January 2012 January 27,2012 MASSS Activity Calender January 2012                DATE                          PROGRAMME                 DAY                        PLACE  JANUARY   1   Sunday    JANUARY  2 F V T R S Visit Monday Madampam Region  JANUARY  3 F V T R S Visit Tuesday Payyavoor  JANUARY  4 T B Programme Wednesday Chamathachal JANUARY   5 Public Meeting Thursday Paliyana JANUARY  6 S A F P House Visit Friday Wayanad Region JANUARY  7 Public Meeting Saturday Athikolli Cheque Distribution Vellamunda JANUARY 8   Sunday   JANUARY 9 Inauguration of Ornaments Making Monday Arayangad   JANUARY 10 S F C Programme    Tuesday Vellamunda Production of Mats Training Panniyal Home Nurse Training Rajapuram JANUARY 11 T B Programme Wednesday Pookkayam JANUARY 12 S F C Programme Thursday Thondarnad Panchayath JANUARY 13 Public Meeting Friday Pothukuzhi   JANUARY 14 NABARD  SDI  Programme  Interview   Saturday Rajapuram   Cheque Distribution Vellamunda JANUARY 15   Sunday   JANUARY 16 Ornaments Making Inauguration Monday Pulinjal JANUARY 17 Public Meeting Tuesday Kanamvayal JANUARY 18 T B Programme Wednesday Odayamchal JANUARY 19 Lead Farmers  Training Thursday Madampam Region JANUARY 20 Public Meeting Friday Thettamala JANUARY 21 Public Meeting Saturday Pulinjal Cheque Distribution Vellamunda JANUARY 22   Sunday   JANUARY 23 T B Programme Monday Nuchinad JANUARY 24 T B Programme Tuesday Kottodi   JANUARY 25 Senior Sangam Meeting   Wednesday Malakkallu Widows Group Project Inauguration Kallar Sanga  Saktheekarana  Seminar Kallar JANUARY  26 T B Programme Thursday Chamathachal D S T Project Inauguration Rajapuram JANUARY 27 Public Meeting Friday Kakkadavu JANUARY 28 All Kerala Quiz and Painting Competition      Saturday Sreepuram   Cheque Distribution Vellamunda JANUARY 29      Sunday   JANUARY 30 Soap Making Training Inauguration   Monday Rajapuram JANUARY   31 Interview Programme   Tuesday Payyavoor Town