Caritas Congo

Mexican Catholic charity organisation.
(2023)
USD 20,3 million[1]
Staff (2023)
62 (national secretariat)[1]Websitewww.caritasdev.cd

Caritas Congo is a nonprofit organisation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is the official aid organisation of the Congolese Catholic Church with a presence all over the country.

The organisation is a member of the global Caritas Internationalis confederation and of the regional Caritas Africa.[2]

Background and structure

Caritas Congo was founded in 1960 by the Congolese Bishops Conference (CENCO) with the mission to improving the lives of individuals and communities as a whole, according to the social doctrine of the Church. The organisation was registered in 1964 and restructured in 1993.[2][3][4]

Caritas Congo consists as the national office, the Secrétariat exécutif ("Executive Secretariat"), and acts as a federation of 48 diocesan offices spread throughout the country. These organisations are called Caritas-Développement diocésaines ("Diocesan Caritas Development"). The 48 diocesan offices are divided into around 1,500 parish Caritas and more than 10,000 local units (cellules, "cells").[1]

Work

Caritas Congo is active in emergency relief while also providing medical services and implementing community development projects. The Executive Secretariat coordinates the work of all 48 diocesan Caritas organisations and represents them. It is also responsible for capacity strengthening and advocacy.[1]

In 2023, Caritas Congo supported 2,5 million persons with a budget of 20.3 million US dollars. The main areas of activity were prevention and emergency response projects, health promotion projects and projects promoting sustainable development.[1]

External links

  • Official website (in French)

Literature

Caritas Congo asbl: Origines, étapes historiques, réalisations, défis et perspectives, Dr. Bruni Miteyo Nyenge, ICREDES, Kinshasa, Montréal, Washington[5]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Rapport annuel 2023 de la Caritas Congo Asbl : Caritas Congo Asbl a servi diversement 2,4 millions personnes vulnérables en 2023". ReliefWeb. 7 March 2024. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Where we work: Congo (DRC)". caritas.org. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Caritas Congo ASBL (DR Congo)". developmentaid.org. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
  4. ^ "CARITAS Congo asbl". peuplesautochtones.cd. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
  5. ^ "CARITAS CONGO ASBL: Origine, étapes historiques, réalisations, défis et perspectives". Institut Congolais de Recherche en Développement et Etudes Stratégiques (ICREDES). Retrieved 29 April 2024.
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Caritas Internationalis Member Organisations and Regional Secretariats
Caritas Africa Member Organisations
   

Angola Caritas Angola
Benin Caritas Benin
Botswana Caritas Botswana
Burkina Faso Caritas Burkina Faso (OCADES)
Burundi Caritas Burundi
Cameroon Caritas Cameroon
Cape Verde Caritas Cape Verde
Central African Republic Caritas Central African Republic
Chad Caritas Chad
Comoros Caritas Comoros
Republic of the Congo Caritas Congo-Brazzaville
Democratic Republic of the Congo Caritas Congo
Ivory Coast Caritas Côte d'Ivoire
Equatorial Guinea Caritas Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea Caritas Eritrea

Eswatini Caritas Eswatini
Ethiopia Caritas Ethiopia (ECC- SDCO)
Gabon Caritas Gabon
The Gambia Caritas Gambia (CaDO)
Ghana Caritas Ghana
Guinea Caritas Guinea (OCPH)
Guinea-Bissau Caritas Guinea-Bissau
Kenya Caritas Kenya
Lesotho Caritas Lesotho
Liberia Caritas Liberia
Madagascar Caritas Madagascar
Malawi Caritas Malawi (CADECOM)
Mali Caritas Mali
Mauritius Caritas Mauritius
Mozambique Caritas Mozambique
Namibia Caritas Namibia

Niger Caritas Niger (CADEV)
Nigeria Caritas Nigeria
Rwanda Caritas Rwanda
São Tomé and Príncipe Caritas São Tomé and Príncipe
Senegal Caritas Senegal
Seychelles Caritas Seychelles
Sierra Leone Caritas Sierra Leone
South Africa Caritas South Africa (Siyabhabha Trust)
South Sudan Caritas South Sudan
Sudan Caritas Sudan
Tanzania Caritas Tanzania
Togo Caritas Togo (OCDI)
Uganda Caritas Uganda
Zambia Caritas Zambia
Zimbabwe Caritas Zimbabwe (CADEC)

Caritas Asia Member Organisations
   

Bangladesh Caritas Bangladesh
Cambodia Caritas Cambodia
Hong Kong Caritas Hong Kong
India Caritas India
Indonesia Caritas Indonesia
Japan Caritas Japan
Kazakhstan Caritas Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan Caritas Kyrgyzstan
Laos Caritas Laos

South Korea Caritas Korea
Macau Caritas Macau
Malaysia Caritas Malaysia
Mongolia Caritas Mongolia
Myanmar Caritas Myanmar (KMSS)
Nepal    Caritas Nepal
Pakistan Caritas Pakistan
Philippines Caritas Philippines (NASSA)
Singapore Caritas Singapore and CHARIS

Sri Lanka Caritas Sri Lanka
Taiwan Caritas Taiwan
Tajikistan Caritas Tajikistan
Thailand Caritas Thailand
East Timor Caritas Timor Leste
Uzbekistan Caritas Uzbekistan
Vietnam Caritas Vietnam

Caritas Europa Member Organisations
   

Albania Caritas Albania
Andorra Caritas Andorra
Armenia Armenian Caritas
Austria Caritas Austria
Azerbaijan Caritas Azerbaijan (corresponding member)
Belarus Caritas Belarus
Belgium Caritas Belgium
Bosnia and Herzegovina Caritas Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bulgaria Caritas Bulgaria
Croatia Caritas Croatia
Czech Republic Caritas Czech Republic
Denmark Caritas Denmark
Estonia Caritas Estonia
Finland Caritas Finland
France Secours catholique
Georgia (country) Caritas Georgia

Germany Caritas Germany
Greece Caritas Hellas
Hungary Caritas Austria
Iceland Caritas Iceland
Republic of Ireland Trócaire
Italy Caritas Italy
Kosovo Caritas Kosovo (corresponding member)
Latvia Caritas Latvia
Lithuania Caritas Lithuania
Luxembourg Caritas Luxembourg
Malta Caritas Malta
Moldova Caritas Moldova
Monaco  Caritas Monaco
Montenegro Caritas Montenegro
Netherlands Cordaid
North Macedonia Caritas Macedonia

Norway Caritas Norway
Poland Caritas Poland
Portugal Caritas Portugal
Romania Caritas Romania
Russia Caritas Russia
San Marino Caritas San Marino
Serbia Caritas Serbia
Slovakia Caritas Slovakia
Slovenia Caritas Slovenia
Spain Caritas Spain
Sweden Caritas Sweden
Switzerland   Caritas Switzerland
Turkey Caritas Turkey
Ukraine Caritas Ukraine & Caritas-Spes
United Kingdom CAFOD, CSAN and SCIAF

   

Main Page Caritas Antilles
Argentina Caritas Argentina
Bolivia Caritas Bolivia
Brazil Caritas Brazil
Chile Caritas Chile
Colombia Caritas Colombia
Costa Rica Caritas Costa Rica
Cuba Caritas Cuba

Dominican Republic Caritas Dominican Republic
Ecuador Caritas Ecuador
El Salvador Caritas El Salvador
Guatemala Caritas Guatemala
Haiti Caritas Haiti
Honduras Caritas Honduras
Mexico Caritas Mexico
Nicaragua Caritas Nicaragua

Panama Caritas Panama
Paraguay Caritas Paraguay
Peru Caritas Peru
Puerto Rico Caritas Puerto Rico
Uruguay Caritas Uruguay
Venezuela Caritas Venezuela

   

Algeria Caritas Algeria
Cyprus Caritas Cyprus
Djibouti Caritas Djibouti
Iran Caritas Iran
Iraq Caritas Iraq

Main Page Caritas Jerusalem
Jordan Caritas Jordan
Lebanon Caritas Lebanon
Libya Caritas Libya
Mauritania Caritas Mauritania

Morocco Caritas Morocco
Somalia Caritas Somalia
Syria Caritas Syria
Tunisia Caritas Tunisia

Caritas North America Member Organisations
   

Canada Caritas Canada (Development and Peace)

Caritas Oceania Member Organisations
   

Australia Caritas Australia
Fiji Caritas Fiji
New Zealand Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand

Main Page Caritas Pacific Islands
Papua New Guinea Caritas Papua New Guinea

Samoa Caritas Samoa
Tonga Caritas Tonga