Caritas Africa
Budget
€200 — €0
EP Access
0
accredited persons
Staff
3
0.3 FTE
EU Grants
None
Mission & Goals
Caritas Africa is the social pastoral ministry of the Catholic Church in Africa. It groups together 46 National Caritas Organizations in 46 African countries. The Strategic priorities for Caritas Africa are: 1. Uphold Caritas as an expression of the organised charity of the Church in Africa 2. Reinforce the effectiveness and resilience of Caritas Africa Member Organisations 3. Save Lives and reduce the impact of humanitarian crisis in Africa Region. 4. Engage Caritas Africa Member Organisations in transforming unjust structures for a fair and fraternal world Caritas Africa is keen to see flourishing communities in Africa, where love, reconciliation, justice, peace and prosperity prevail for all; where each member of the community contributes to the common good, where the resources of the environment are used responsibly and for the good of all, where citizens enjoy benefits of democracy and good governance and where the dignity of all women, men and children is promoted.
EU Legislative Interests
1. Agriculture 2. Human Rights and Democracy 3. Environment 4. Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection 5. Development and Cooperation (SDGs and the UN Agenda 2030) 6. Migration, Asylum, and Statelessness 7. Women and Youth
Communication Activities
1. Joint Statement by Caritas Africa and Caritas Europa https://www.caritas.eu/a-new-eu-africa-strategy-that-works-for-people-and-the-planet/ 2. Statement for the International day of Peace https://caritas-africa.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/210921-Statement-Int.-Peace-Day.pdf 3. Report from a Webinar on Migration and Development How can the future EU-Africa partnership maximise the development impact of migration and mobility? https://actalliance.eu/news-post/act-alliance-eu-webinar-exploring-narratives-on-the-migration-development-nexus/ 4. Statement on Human Rights Day https://www.caritasinternational.be/en/emergency-development/human-rights-day-promoting-human-rights-globally/ 5. Blog on Migration as a force for development in the AU http://blog.venro.org/migration-is-a-force-for-development-in-the-au-eu-partnership/ 6.Learning and exchange visit with Caritas Africa and Caritas Europa https://www.caritas.eu/learning-and-exchange-visit-with-caritas-africa/ 7. Building a vision for a just economy – Caritas Africa https://www.caritas.eu/building-a-vision-for-a-just-economy-caritas-africa/ 8. Statement on the International Women Day 2025 https://caritas-africa.org/commemoration-of-international-womens-day-iwd-8th-march-2025/ 9. Outcome statement from the Transformational Leadership Development Workshop Held in Yaounde, Cameroon(https://community.caritas.org/intranet/documents/17681/73518/)
Interests Represented
Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Member Of
Caritas Africa is one of the 7 Regions of Caritas Internationalis (https://www.caritas.org/) Caritas Africa has observer status at the governing body of UNEP
Organisation Members
46 National Caritas organizations in 46 African countries are members of Caritas Africa 1. Our members in Africa https://www.caritas.org/where-caritas-work/africa/ 2. Organization structure based on the sub-regions https://caritas-africa.org/sample-page/notre-structure/
Additional Information
The above costs are based on the summary of an estimate of Caritas Africa annual costs 1. Staff salaries 2. Office rent 3. Communication, campaigns and visibility 4. consultancy support 5. funds for conferences, training workshops, travel expenses Most of the funding from Caritas Africa comes from Caritas Africa Member Organizations
Commissioner Meetings
No recorded meetings with EU commissioners.