The Canadian Catholic Organization for Development and Peace supports initiatives to enable people in the South to take control of their lives and education, advocacy and fund-raising work in Canada. Typical projects involve peace-building, human rights, agrarian reform, education, community development and economic justice. Much of the work of Development and Peace is carried out in collaboration with Canadian and international partners.

Development and Peace builds awareness in Canada about the causes of poverty and injustice in the world. Inspired by the values of the Gospel, particularly "the preferential option for the poor", DEVELOPMENT AND PEACE invites Canadians to participate in actions to bring about change. Through our education campaigns and in the struggle for human dignity, Development and Peace collaborates with social change groups in the North and South.

Themes

Caritas Canada is active in programmes addressing:

• Peace and reconciliation;
• Human rights and democracy;
• Women’s rights;
• Economic justice;
• Capacity development;
• Emergency relief and rehabilitation;
• Advocacy for the poor, marginalized and dispossessed.

• Africa: Benin, Burundi, DRC, Guinea, Madagascar, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Togo, Zambia
• Asia: Cambodia, Timor-Leste, Indonesia, Philippines
• Latin America: Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Nicaragua, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru
• Middle-East: Afghanistan, Iraq, Pakistan, Palestinian territories, Lebanon