AFRICA
UGANDA
Uganda is home to CARITAS’s largest program. Working with trusted Catholic partners in Central and Northern Uganda, we help children access education from primary school through post-secondary studies.
Our work also responds to urgent needs affecting students and their families, including food insecurity, access to clean water, unsafe housing, and the need for sustainable livelihoods. Through sponsorship and broader program support, donors help children pursue an education while strengthening the communities around them.
NIGERIA
Catholic communities face serious persecution, including terrorist attacks, kidnappings, displacement, and violence against families and villages. In some areas, Christian families have been forced from their homes and farmland, while many parents also struggle to afford a safe, quality education for their children.
Through trusted Catholic partnerships, CARITAS helps provide children with access to education and a safe environment where they can grow academically and in their Catholic faith. Our programs offer stability to children and families facing tremendous uncertainty.
CENTRAL AMERICA
HAITI
Statistics show that the overwhelming needs of children for food, clothing, adequate housing, healthcare, and education are not being met. This was exacerbated by the 7.2 magnitude earthquake on January 12, 2010, from which 250,000 people perished.
A staggering 80% of Haitians live below the poverty line and 45% of this population is illiterate. The number of children orphaned, and people displaced is difficult to precisely determine.
A staggering 80% of Haitians live below the poverty line and 45% of this population is illiterate. The number of children orphaned, and people displaced is difficult to precisely determine.
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
Located on the east side of Haiti, this country differs starkly from its neighbor; but its white sand beaches belie the fact that many children are in desperate need. The island is frequently pummeled by hurricanes and tropical storms that can significantly impact the lives of poor people.
Over 34% of Dominicans live below the poverty line. The most vulnerable are those people of Haitian origin who endure harsh living conditions, meager incomes, and social derision. Many Haitian children fled here; orphaned after the 2010 earthquake.
Over 34% of Dominicans live below the poverty line. The most vulnerable are those people of Haitian origin who endure harsh living conditions, meager incomes, and social derision. Many Haitian children fled here; orphaned after the 2010 earthquake.
EUROPE
POLAND
CARITAS For Children had its beginnings in Poland, forming its first partnership with the Little Servant Sisters of the Immaculate Conception in 1998. These were the sisters caring for the children Chris and Barbara, the founders of CARITAS, adopted from an orphanage in Czestochowa, Poland.
We still financially help the sisters with many projects, however, there are no direct sponsorships in Poland.
We still financially help the sisters with many projects, however, there are no direct sponsorships in Poland.
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