“I sincerely thank the many people who have shown their solidarity. We encourage you to continue to support us. The reconstruction phase will take months or maybe even years,” says Cardinal Cristóbal López Romero, Archbishop of Rabat and President of Caritas Morocco, in an interview with Caritas Internationalis (click here for the full interview). The ...
Address (Rabat): Diocesan Caritas of Rabat, B.P. 258 RP 10001, Rabat, Morocco
Address (Tangiers): Archdiocese of Tangiers, Sidi Bouabid, 55, B.P. 2116 90000, Tangiers, Morocco
Telephone: +212 537 263 804 (Rabat) /212 539 936 382 (Tangiers)
Fax: +212 539 949 117
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Caritas Morocco started with a dual foundation because at the time Morocco was divided into two protectorates and there were two independent Caritas organisations. One was called Secours Catholique based in Casablanca and recognised in 1947, while the other, called the Secrétariat diocésain de Charité, was based in Tetouan and founded in 1953. The two organisations were united when Morocco became independent in 1956. Caritas Morocco was recognised as a member of Caritas Internationalis in October 1957. The two diocesan Caritas – Rabat and Tangier – have voluntarily maintained a large degree of autonomy. Its organisation is broken down into small teams of volunteers in some towns in the archdioceses of Rabat and Tangier.
Caritas in Morocco demonstrates its solidarity with the most vulnerable, regardless of their nationality, origins, belief or gender, and seeks through its action to promote common good, respect for the environment and sustainable development.
Its first area of intervention targets the Moroccan society through support to specialized associations working with disabled persons, to reinforce the autonomy of these structures and ensure their sustainability; strengthening small family farms, to enable them to sustainably increase their income via agro-ecology techniques and to improve the marketing of their products.
A new problem arose in the mid-1990s with the arrival of large numbers of sub-Saharan migrants trying to get to Europe. Since then the other important area of work of Caritas in Morocco has been the promotion of the rights of migrants by normalizing their access to common law services (health, education, civil status) or by facilitating their integration, for those who wish (vocational training, employability). This work is carried out notably through day care centres for migrants located in the cities of Rabat, Casablanca and Tangier, as well as through collaboration with Moroccan institutions and civil society organizations working in this field.
The issues addressed by the projects of Caritas in Morocco are based on concrete situations with the aim of introducing short-term changes in favour or concerned persons as well as ensuring a sustainable and broader impact of its action by influencing public policies.
Caritas Morocco also collaborates with national and international agencies.
Updates from Morocco
“The needs are enormous: food, clothes, tents, as well as hygiene kits and blankets for the cold of the night. There are entire villages destroyed,” said Father Oscar Arturo Padilla, director of Caritas Rabat. Yesterday, Fr. Padilla visited Amizmiz, a small city in Morocco about 50 kilometres from Marrakech, and some small towns in the ...
Caritas Internationalis joins hands with Pope Francis and extends its condolences and support to the victims of the devastating earthquake that has struck Morocco. “Having learned with sorrow of the earthquake that violently struck Morocco, Pope Francis expresses his communion in prayer in the face of this natural disaster,” read the telegram of condolences sent ...
Following COP22, Caritas urges more action and clarification on key issues over the next two years to ensure the Paris Agreement really delivers for the poor.
At COP22, Caritas wants to especially defend the position of African countries and communities. Africa still remains vulnerable to the impacts of climate change despite having been the least contributor to it.
I travelled to Rabat and went to Caritas. They gave me some clothes and medication and they paid for a place for me to live.
Antonio Jimenez is an expert on child migration issues who lectures at the Universities of Huelva and Seville in Spain. Here he speaks about what can be done to minimise risks to child migrants in Morocco.