Caritas international, the International Department of Caritas Germany, provides emergency and disaster relief throughout the world and sponsors social projects for children, the elderly, the ill and people with disabilities. For example, Caritas international supports projects for street children, former child soldiers or AIDS orphans, promotes the inclusion of people with disabilities into everyday life in society and helps to build networks of domestic care for the ill and the elderly.

Caritas international does not need to fly additional relief workers into disaster areas – they are already there. The network of more than 160 national Caritas organizations worldwide is invaluable. Local Caritas staff are familiar with the on-site conditions and are trusted by their fellow citizens. They ensure that their help reaches people who need it, regardless of their religion, race, nationality or political persuasion.

Caritas Germany strives to spread solidarity and social justice in the world. We campaign for the universal acknowledgement of the inviolability of human dignity. Therefore we stand up against discrimination, violence, intolerance and poverty.