Caritas Internationalis

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Address Rue de Varembé 1, CH-1211 Genève 20
Phone +41-22-734 08 75
Fax +41-22-733 93 83
E-mail caritas.internationalis@caritas.va
Web http://www.caritas.ch/

Activity summary:

Caritas Internationalis is a confederation of 162 Catholic relief, development and social service organisations working to build a better world, especially for the poor and oppressed, in over 200 countries and territories. It works without regard to creed, race, gender, or ethnicity, and is one of the world’s largest humanitarian networks.
Caritas provides a beacon of hope for tens of millions of women, men and children in times of hardship and contributes to the development of social justice in times of peace. Its mandate includes integral development, emergency relief, advocacy, peace building, respect for human rights and support for proper stewardship of the planet’s environment and resources.
The Caritas approach is based on the social teaching of the Church, which focuses on the dignity of the human person. Caritas’ work on behalf of the poor manifests God’s love for all of creation. Caritas believes that the weak and oppressed are not objects of pity, but agents of change leading the struggle to eradicate dehumanizing poverty, unacceptable living and working conditions, and unjust social, political, economic and cultural structures.