www.cafod.org.uk

www.cafod.org.uk

• CAFOD is the Catholic Agency for Overseas Development.

• We are the official overseas development agency of the Catholic Church in England and Wales.

• We are also a member of the Caritas International Federation – a network of Catholic relief and development agencies.

• CAFOD’s logo looks like this:

• “Just one world” means we are all one global family. The green circle represents the earth held lovingly in open arms.

• 1960 Catholic women organised the first Fast Day to help mothers and babies in the Caribbean

• 1962 After a huge response, Catholic bishops of England and Wales set up CAFOD.

Jacquie Stuyt,

one of CAFOD’s founders

Q: How many staff do we have?

A: We have around 400 staff in the UK and overseas

Q: In how many countries do we work in?

A: We support more than 500 partners in more than 40 countries

Q: How much do we spend each year?

A: We spent £55 million in 2010-11 to help people all around the world.

Q: On which continents do we work?

A: In Latin America, Asia, the Middle East and Africa.

Q: Do we help only Catholics?

A: No, we do not just help other Catholics!

Q: How do we decide who to help?

A: According to need, not race, religion, gender or politics.

What motivates/ would motivate you to work for justice?

• The hopes of the poor

• Gospel messages• Catholic Social

Teaching• Inspiration of

faith

Can you name any famous CAFOD supporters?

• The Catholic community (that’s you!) gives two thirds of the money

• Government – British and European

• Joint appeals with other agencies

Q: Emergency aid (sometimes called ‘humanitarian relief’) – can you explain what this is?

A: Responding to emergencies

Q: Long-term development – can you explain what this is?

A: Helping people to help themselves, making changes that will last

Q: We work here in the UK – can you say what sort of work?

A: Education, campaigning and fundraising

• an immediate response to a crisis or disaster (like a conflict or an earthquake)

• providing basic needs (food, water and shelter)

• CAFOD does not leave when the emergency is ‘over’

• Response to an immediate crisis, often leads to long-term projects.

• tackles the source of a problem

• helps people to help themselves

• provides a solution that is sustainable.

“Give a man a fish; you have fed him for today.

Teach a man to fish; and you have fed him

for a lifetime”Anon, China

• working with volunteers • speaking to schools, youth

groups and parishes• producing materials for

schools and parishes • providing training for

teachers

• using action and lobbying to put pressure on people in power, such as government and business

• using campaign actions to raise awareness of the causes of poverty

Campaigners raise awareness of how climate change impacts on poor communities.

• Organising Fast Days at Lent and Harvest• Helping volunteers to organise events • Applying for grants• Advertising for donations and legacies

• Become a young leader – visit cafod.org.uk/greatgeneration

• Tell others about the work of CAFOD. Go to cafod.org.uk/ggspeakup

• Pray for a better world. Go to cafod.org.uk/ggprayer

• Join the campaign – take action. Go to cafod.org.uk/ggcampaigning

• Raise money - for great ideas go to cafod.org.uk/ggfundraising

• Be aware of the environment, be careful with the world’s precious resources

• Buy Fairtrade products – look out for chocolate, bananas, cotton fashions and lots more!

• Find out what we are doing in your local area – cafod.org.uk/uk

• Set up a CAFOD group in your school or church. Email youth@cafod.org.uk for details and to let us know what you are doing.

“Thank you for the support we have received.”

Lotieng, 13, Kenya

Kenya

“I salute people in the UK who support CAFOD and I hope you can continue to support our peace projects for youth in the future.”

Christmar, a youth worker in the Philippines

Philippines

Nina, 15, from Brazil, is using her hands to make the shape of a heart, as an expression of affection to the UK parishes and schools that have sent messages and photos of solidarity.

Brazil

“Thank you, thank you, thank you from the bottom of my heart. I speak for all the people in my village when I say we are truly grateful for the help you have given us.”

Zimbabwe

Marian Magumise, Zimbabwe, drinking clean water from the

CAFOD-funded borehole

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www.cafod.org.ukPicture credits: CAFOD/ Richard Wainwright, Simon Rawles, Wilde Fry, Ataklti Mulu, Annie Bungeroth, Marcella Haddad, Elcio Carriço, Dominic Nahr, George Swift, BBC Mastermind, Laura Donkin, Noel Gavin, Jim Stipe, Patrick Nicholson, Kate Stanworth, Tom Baptist, Bridget Burrows, Tory Jones, Emma Clark, Sarah Smith-Pearse.