For the past six months, George Antone, Caritas Jerusalem Administrative Manager in Gaza, along with his wife Nisreen and their three children, has called the compound of the only Catholic church in Gaza home. Their journey is one of resilience amongst the backdrop of fear and desperation. As the conflict escalated in October 2023, Antone ...
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Caritas Mauritania is a non-governmental organisation under Mauritanian law, founded in 1972. It is managed by a Board of Directors, of which the bishop of Nouakchott, the only diocese in the country, is an ex-officio member.
Caritas Mauritania implements ¨landmark projects¨ for and with the destitute and marginalized populations. Because of the social context, the majority of the interventions are performed in favour of local structures: women cooperatives, groups, Mauritanian associations, including emergent and informal structures.
Caritas Mauritania favours proximity support, with decentralized animation teams in the intervention zones. The stakeholders (beneficiaries, local authorities) are involved in a participatory approach in needs assessment, reflection about appropriate responses to be made, implementation and evaluation.
The activities of Caritas Mauritania have evolved over the years in terms of the humanitarian situation. The projects are targeting food security, integration of communities and access to income-generating activities. The training aspect is at the core of this integrated local (or neighbourhood) development: community organization, literacy, initiation and vocational training, planning. Responses are given to forms of exclusion requiring more personalized approaches: detainees, illiterate or out of school youth, and migrants.
In 2015 Caritas action reached 68 251 direct beneficiaries and 236 173 indirect beneficiaries.
Finally, Caritas trains local organizations to prepare the sustainability of its actions.
In the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, Caritas is a place where to live intercultural dialogue in deeds, while pursuing our vision which is: « a more Just world where people develop their potential and have access to more dignity ».
Some of its Caritas partners are: Caritas Belgium, Caritas Spain, Caritas Internationalis, Caritas Italiana, CAFOD (England and Wales), Catholic Relief Services, Caritas Senegal, Secours Catholique (France) and Development and Peace (Canada). There are other alliances with the Italian Bishops’ Conference, Catholic Committee Against Hunger and for Development, Council of Gran Canaria, Entwicklungshifeklub, John Paul II Foundation for the Sahel, French Development Cooperation, Spanish Development Cooperation, PAFPA (Project to develop Training through Apprenticeship), PESCC (UE Programme for Civil Society and Culture), Raoul Follereau Foundation, Manos Unidas, Memisa Belgium, as well as other alliances with embassies and national and international institutions, among others.
Updates from Mauritania
I have been working in Caritas Iraq since mid-2015 as a presenter of psychosocial support lectures within the women’s empowerment programmes which were held at Caritas Iraq – Duhok office. After the approval of a new psychosocial support programme in 2017, we received training and I became responsible for the implementation of the programme in ...
It has been almost four months since the latest round of conflict in the Holy Land began on 7 October 2023, resulting in unprecedented levels of destruction and suffering. As a result, the humanitarian crisis within the region continues to deepen. Caritas Internationalis stands at the forefront of the humanitarian response, reiterating its call for ...
Yasmine Halalish lives in Aleppo with her husband, Fathi Moustafa, as the stepmother of three children: Raneem, who needs special health care, Tasneem and Mouhammad Moustafa. Their birth mother died. Please tell me about the time after the earthquake. Did you receive any aid? «We did receive aid from Caritas Syria: canned food, hygiene kits ...
Caritas Internationalis joins the Global Day of Action organised today, 18 December, in support of #CeasefireNow, the open call for an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and Israel to prevent a humanitarian catastrophe and further loss of innocent lives. Caritas Internationalis and several of the Confederation’s 162 national Caritas have joined the initiative, including Caritas MONA (Middle East and North Africa) and ...
For the seven days of pause in hostilities since November 24th, 2023, our dedicated Caritas Jerusalem team, led by our medical consultant Dr Jihad Al Hisi, provided primary health care to the most vulnerable communities in southern Gaza. Across the Gaza Strip, the Israeli bombing has destroyed more than 46,000 homes and otherwise damaged over ...
We could finally afford to live in the house of our dreams. It was outside the centre of Homs, the family home, big and spacious. After years of hard work as a teacher, my husband had saved enough money to renovate it. I was happy, finally our children would have enough space to grow up happy. ...
Following his recent visit to the Holy Land to support local Caritas Jerusalem staff and volunteers, Alistair Dutton, Secretary General of Caritas Internationalis said, “It was intense and emotional. Caritas staff described their pain, frustration and powerlessness that they are not able to reach their colleagues or help the communities in Gaza. They have set ...
A month after Hamas’ attack on Israel, the latter’s reaction, and the war that has ensued since, Caritas Internationalis urges both parties to cease fire, protect people, guarantee humanitarian access, abide by international law, and release all the hostages. “Through our common humanity, all human life is equally sacred, and none can be written off ...
Since the escalation of violence on October 7, 2023, Gaza has lost at least 3,800 people, with 12,900 more injured. Numerous residents have been forced to seek refuge in hospitals, UNRWA facilities, and churches. The shortage of electricity, water, and food supplies, especially for hospitals, has exacerbated the humanitarian crisis. “Do you know what I ...