he Congregation of Our Lady of Charity of the Good Shepherd, well known as Religious of the Good Shepherd was founded in France in 1835 by St. Mary Euphrasia Pelletier. She was born on 31st July, 1796 in France. She was gifted with a deep love for humanity and socially marginalized young girls and women. By the time of her death on 24th April 1868, she had founded 110 convents across the world, including one in India in 1854.

At present, Good Shepherd mission partners (sisters and partnersin-mission) are working in 74 countries for the empowerment of girls and women, especially who are at high risk, thereby bringing healing and reconciliation. The Congregation is affiliated to the United Nations as a not-for-profit organization in special consultative status with ECOSOC.

The mission in India was established on 14th August 1854 through education, health and homes for the disadvantaged children and young girls. Later, it was expanded to the rural areas to promote the rights and the development of Tribal, Dalit and other backward communities including women and children, victims of violence, abuse, discrimination and neglect.

The ministries addressed the following themes: Girl Child, Economic Justice, Anti-Human Trafficking, Safe Migration, Holistic Health, Formal and Non-Formal Education and Integral Ecology, with our interventions based on rights-based approach. We also have our presence in Nepal since 1998.

For 159 years, Sisters of the Good Shepherd in India functioned as one province as Province of India/Nepal. In order to be more effective in our ministries and for easy administration, the Province of India/Nepal bifurcated in November 2013 into two new provinces namely, Province of South-West India and Province of Central East India/Nepal.

The province of Central East India/Nepal (CEIN) has it’s Provincialate in Nagpur. The Sisters of the Good Shepherd CEIN are present in 8 states in India, both in rural and urban areas: Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Telengana, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Jharkhand, Goa and Assam apart from Nepal.

VISION – A just and integrated society where every person enjoys justice, peace and equality, especially women and children.
MISSION - Energized by the Spirit of the Good Shepherd, the mission partners of Central East India/Nepal risk together to respond to the cry of the wounded world, and to build a reconciled, just and green society.
CORE VALUES - Compassion & Merciful Love, Reconciliation, Audacity, Respect, Zeal