Some of the most vulnerable people live in countries hugely affected by climate change.
CAFOD has worked in sub-Saharan Africa since the 1970s. Today our work continues to span diverse cultures and environments across the continent with programmes in West Africa and the Great Lakes Region, Horn and East Africa, and Southern Africa.
We work with both Church and secular organisations at local, national and regional level to bring about positive and long-lasting change to the lives of the poorest and most vulnerable.
We work alongside our partners to:
Tackle poverty in rural and urban areas by helping women and men to earn a living and provide for their families.
Support communities to sustainably manage natural resources and to protect and regenerate the environment.
Create more peaceful and just societies, especially for women and girls.
Support communities, civil society and Church leaders to have more say in political and economic life.
Respond to emergencies such as droughts, floods and armed conflict.
Help communities to recover and move into long-term development, as well as supporting them to be better prepared for the hazards they face.
This weekend’s joint SADC-EAC summit in Tanzania on the conflict in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is a vital opportunity to ensure desperately needed humanitarian assistance reaches hundreds of thousands of displaced people in Goma.
Our local experts remain in Goma, working tirelessly to support families affected by the conflict.
Fighting in DRC has seen new areas taken by M23 rebels, encircling Goma and taking control of parts of the city.
The crisis in Sudan continues to devastate lives. Yet, despite the extreme challenges, there is still hope.
We welcome the announcement from the Foreign Secretary, David Lammy, of this much-needed UK aid surge for the people of Sudan in what is the largest and most neglected humanitarian crisis of our time.
CAFOD and our partner BIBA-Kenya recently conducted research into how Kenya’s 2012 seed law has impacted women, who constitute up to 80% of the country’s agricultural labour force.
The official Jubilee 2025 icon, commissioned by CAFOD, was unveiled and blessed by Cardinal Vincent Nichols on Saturday 14 September.
Felicia Fannieh is a fishmonger living in West Point, Liberia with her fisherman husband Augustine and their six children.
CAFOD has commented on the famine declared in one of Darfur's largest displacement sites: Zamzam camp near Al Fasher, the besieged capital of North Darfur, Sudan.
As the Paris 2024 Olympics takes place, we’re taking inspiration from one of the many reasons Pope Francis celebrates sport: it can help break down barriers.
