Charity Programs

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Charity Programs

The heart of Jesus yearned for the poor, oppressed and the lost, to lift them up from deep sorrow and shame into honour by filling them with the richness of the living water. As children of the Living God, we extend ourselves to meaningfully and generously serve those forgotten or neglected through our various programs for Charity Programs.

Sustenance Program

Food and water security continue to be one of the largest areas of need. Millions of people worldwide live in poverty, facing circumstances that leave them without access to nutritious food and water. The reality that we are grappling with today is devastating, with many families struggling to feed the household even a single meal due to financial stress, contaminated water bodies, or poor infrastructure.

According to the World Food Program:

768 Million People were chronically hungry in 2020
155 Million People in 55 countries experienced acute hunger and required urgent food, nutrition and livelihood assistance
849 Million people have inadequate food consumption due to a lack of money or resources to access enough food.

Through our Sustenance Program, we aim to improve food and water security by providing food and digging freshwater systems in remote areas worldwide.

The project helps these people by:

Providing balanced, nutritious meals to children
Drilling wells in remote areas to help communities access safe drinking water.
Supporting water committees and training them in water management
Providing agricultural training and supporting the establishment and management of nutritional gardens.

Begin Again Program

Homelessness is a heartbreaking and severe epidemic affecting millions of people worldwide – most of them displaced from their homes for a whole host of reasons, including war, civil unrest, financial debt, natural disaster, unemployment, mental illness, domestic violence, and so much more.
An estimate of 100 million people was homeless worldwide, with 1.6 billion people lacking adequate housing. (United Nations, 2005)

Homeless women and children experience significantly more dangerous and vulnerable circumstances and severely affect physical and mental illness. Thousands of women and children are held captive, forced to work for little or nothing in threatening conditions. Some are forced to engage in illegal activities to support their families, and some families have lost their primary breadwinners to stigmatised diseases such as AIDS.

Our Begin Again Program is a housing project that gives homeless women and children a much-needed roof over their heads for a fresh start to make stress-free decisions for themselves and their families. Caritas Internationalis works to build and maintain safe, clean and stable homes in 7 countries and hopes to expand its reach in the next few years. Currently, 3 homes are being designed and built specifically for children.

Forever Family Program

Civil unrest, war and disease significantly impact several men, women and children and have claimed lives worldwide. Parents have lost children and children orphaned because of ongoing conflicts, pandemics, and natural disasters that have affected several countries globally. Vulnerable populations like children are often hit the worst in these circumstances as they are stripped of their support system and have no means to support or take care of themselves.

According to UNICEF

Nearly quarter of the world’s population of children live in conflict or disaster-stricken regions
153 million children worldwide are orphans
Institutional Care puts children at risk of physical, emotional and social harm.

Our Forever Family Program cares about children’s welfare by placing those without any family or relatives to take care of them in loving homes. They are put in stable family units consisting of a mother and father, ensuring that they are accepted and integrated emotionally and socially to be a part of the family. These families care for them as their own – by attending to all their physical, emotional and spiritual needs, providing them with the best opportunity to thrive in a stable environment.

Restoration Homes Program

Destitute with no means to support themselves, lost in the complexity of mental illness, helpless and hopeless, abandoned due to circumstances out of their control, thousands exist on the fringes of society without a support system. Mental Illness and homelessness have long coexisted, with one leading to the other and vice versa. The problem is compounded by a host of other socio-economic factors, including stigma, financial stress, and poor understanding of and access to proper care. Here are some numbers to help understand the severity of the situation –

Mental health conditions are estimated to contribute to nearly 13% of global diseases.
50-90% of people in low- and middle-income countries do not receive appropriate care for mental illness.
It is estimated to account for 37% of healthy years of life lost to a non-communicable disease.

In response to this need, the Caritas Restoration Homes aim to give refuge and a safe place for those with mental illness to be restored in mind and body. Our team of doctors, nurses and caregivers work tirelessly to provide the best care possible in every way. As a result, they are gently nursed back to good health and receive psychological counselling and treatment for mental illness and trauma. In addition, they receive help to transition and integrate back into society through training and engagement in skilful activities, giving them the means to earn a living whilst remaining mentally stimulated and emotionally fulfilled.

You Can Help Us Make A Difference

We can successfully implement our programs because of the generous giving from people like you. Every penny helps us reach out to more men, women and children in need! You can donate to our Sustenance Program, Begin Again Program, Forever Family Program, and Restoration Homes Program here.

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