The Catholic Agency for Justice, Peace and Development
Where we work
Afghanistan
We are working with vulnerable communities in Bamiyan Province to improve food security through farming and nutrition education. The project focuses on fostering sustainable behaviour to address issues of food security.
Our work within New Zealand focuses on advocacy, education, development and prayer. We strive to make a real difference in the lives of people living with poverty and injustice in our country.
In Cambodia we have a five-year programme which supports indigenous people to improve their farming techniques, adapt their crops to a changing climate, and protect their forests against illegal logging.
Caritas supports non-formal education of farmers and helps remote communities resist the negative impacts of mining in their area. Caritas is also helping the Commission for Justice and Development (CJD) in Fiji with their long-term goal of creating a Caritas Fiji.
Caritas partners with the Diocese of Tarawa and Nauru through several small Catholic groups to deliver programmes focused on climate awareness and youth leadership, training for women, developing sustainable livelihoods and agricultural training for youth.
We support health education in the West Bank and Gaza where it can be difficult to get medical attention due to poverty, travel restrictions, and checkpoints in the occupied Palestinian territories.
We work with rural communities to develop sustainable and climate-resilient livelihoods in the Philippines. This country is particularly vulnerable to typhoons and Caritas provides emergency relief when they hit.
Caritas works with both Church and community partners in Solomon Islands to respond to key needs across the Education sector, as well as water and sanitation needs.
We are working with our partners in South Sudan providing emergency supplies and improving food security and access to freash water for thousands of people who have been displaced by civil conflict.
Caritas continues to provide emergency relief in Darfur and Nuba through our partners on the ground. We have supported this programme for more than a decade.
Since the beginning of the Syrian civil war in 2011 we have been providing Syrian refugees with emergency assistance, initially in Lebanon and now within Syria and in Jordan.
Caritas is assisting people to improve their own livelihoods and adapt to the effects of climate change in Tonga. We have been working with Caritas Tonga since 1999.
Following Tropical Cyclone Pam, Caritas worked with the Diocese of Port Vila to provide shelter and food to those in need. We are continuing to work with our partners to help people rebuild.
