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Caritas Philippines - Wikipedia

Coordinates: 14°35′23″N 120°58′28″E / 14.58977°N 120.97447°E

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Caritas Philippines

Established	1966^[1]
Type	Nonprofit
Headquarters	470 General Luna St., Intramuros
Location	Manila, Philippines
Coordinates	14°35′23″N 120°58′28″E / 14.58977°N 120.97447°E / 14.58977; 120.97447
Origins	Catholic Social Teaching^[2]
Region served	Philippines
Fields	Social work
Secretary General	Fr. Carmelo “Tito” Caluag (Diocese of Novaliches)^[3]
President	Jose Colin Bagaforo
Affiliations	Caritas Asia, Caritas Internationalis
Revenue	₱126 million ^[4] (2023)
Expenses	₱155 million^[4] (2023)
Website	caritas.org.ph

Caritas Philippines is a non-profit organisation active in the Philippines, founded in 1966. It is the social arm of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines and a member of the global Caritas Internationalis confederation and of its regional structure Caritas Asia.

Structure

Caritas Philippines consists of the national office, the National Secretariat for Social Action (NASSA), which is legally registered as "CBCP – Caritas Filipinas Foundation Inc.",^[5]^[6] and 85 Diocesan Social Action Centers (DSACs) which are responsible for coordinating the social welfare work in the parishes and in the local entities named Basic Ecclesial Communities (BECs).

An important fundraising tool is its annual lent campaign Alay Kapwa, first launched in 1975.^[7]

Work

Caritas Philippines works on different sector, including on peacebuilding, agrarian justice and microfinance. The organisation also provides emergency relief after natural disaster, including after Typhoon Yolanda (2013)^[8] and Typhoon Odette (2021).^[9]

In addition, NASSA is also engaged in advocacy.^[10]^[11]

External links

Media related to Caritas in the Philippines at Wikimedia Commons
Official website (in English)

References

^ "National Secretariat for Social Action (NASSA) – Caritas Philippines". developmentaid.org. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
^ "Member organisation in the Philippines". caritas.org. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
^ "Fr. Tito Caluag is new Caritas Philippines executive director". Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines. June 2, 2024. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
^ ^a ^b "2023 Annual Report". caritas.org.ph. 2024. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
^ "NASSA / Caritas Philippines". ngojobboard.org. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
^ "Caritas Philippines appeals aid for typhoon-hit areas". cbcpnews.net. July 27, 2023. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
^ "Caritas Philippines to enlist one million local donors". Radio Veritas Asia. June 21, 2023. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
^ "Caritas: more than 30,000 homes built for victims of Typhoon Yolanda". AsiaNews. November 17, 2018. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
^ "Caritas PH turns over 100 houses for Odette victims". Politiko. February 16, 2023. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
^ "Caritas Philippines would welcome a global vision for the future as climate emergencies increase". ReliefWeb. December 15, 2020. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
^ Rhowen Del Rosario (May 9, 2024). "'A victory for justice': Caritas Philippines backs SC decision against red-tagging". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved May 17, 2024.

Caritas Internationalis Member Organisations and Regional Secretariats

Caritas Africa Member Organisations

Caritas Angola
Caritas Benin
Caritas Botswana
Caritas Burkina Faso (OCADES)
Caritas Burundi
Caritas Cameroon
Caritas Cape Verde
Caritas Central African Republic
Caritas Chad
Caritas Comoros
Caritas Congo-Brazzaville
Caritas Congo
Caritas Côte d'Ivoire
Caritas Equatorial Guinea
Caritas Eritrea

Caritas Eswatini
Caritas Ethiopia (ECC- SDCO)
Caritas Gabon
Caritas Gambia (CaDO)
Caritas Ghana
Caritas Guinea (OCPH)
Caritas Guinea-Bissau
Caritas Kenya
Caritas Lesotho
Caritas Liberia
Caritas Madagascar
Caritas Malawi (CADECOM)
Caritas Mali
Caritas Mauritius
Caritas Mozambique
Caritas Namibia

Caritas Niger (CADEV)
Caritas Nigeria
Caritas Rwanda
Caritas São Tomé and Príncipe
Caritas Senegal
Caritas Seychelles
Caritas Sierra Leone
Caritas South Africa (Siyabhabha Trust)
Caritas South Sudan
Caritas Sudan
Caritas Tanzania
Caritas Togo (OCDI)
Caritas Uganda
Caritas Zambia
Caritas Zimbabwe (CADEC)

Caritas Asia Member Organisations

Caritas Bangladesh
Caritas Cambodia
Caritas Hong Kong
Caritas India
Caritas Indonesia
Caritas Japan
Caritas Kazakhstan
Caritas Kyrgyzstan
Caritas Laos

Caritas Korea
Caritas Macau
Caritas Malaysia
Caritas Mongolia
Caritas Myanmar (KMSS)
Caritas Nepal
Caritas Pakistan
Caritas Philippines (NASSA)
Caritas Singapore and CHARIS