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Green technology innovations from Caritas Denmark lifting people out of poverty

7/12/2018 Africa, Asia, Climate Change, Denmark, Development, Europe, Myanmar, Poverty Elimination, Refugees, Uganda by Francesca Frezza

Caritas is working on several innovations to help bring environmentally-friendly, transparent, good-practice relief assistance to communities around the globe. While world leaders are discussing climate change at the UN Climate Change Conference in Katowice, Poland (December 2-14) Caritas Denmark is pioneering several green-technology projects: a new solar-powered water purifier a solar-powered cooker plans to map ...

Cocoa companies support Ebola response

15/10/2014 Africa, Conflicts and Disasters, Denmark, Donation, Emergencies, Emergencies in West Africa - Ebola, Europe, Fundraising, Guinea, Health, Liberia, Sierra Leone by Caritas Communications

The World Cocoa Foundation (WCF) has announced a donation of $600,000 to support Ebola care and prevention efforts being carried out in West Africa by Caritas and the IFRC.

Hail to the chief!

2/07/2013 Asia, Conflicts and Disasters, Denmark, Europe, Myanmar, Peacebuilding by Caritas Communications

For Caritas Denmark and COERR, this election is yet another successful milestone in the journey that Caritas Denmark and COERR embarked on 10 years ago with the setting up of what is still fondly known as the HoM component of our Thai-Burma Border Programme.

Bruce Springsteen Taps Caritas Denmark to Feed Hungry Hearts

11/07/2012 Denmark, Europe by Caritas Communications

Rock legend Bruce Springsteen has chosen Caritas Danmark to receive a 250,000 dollar donation raised as part of the country’s Roskilde Festival concert. Caritas Danmark (Denmark) says it will use the donation to help farmers in Uganda.

Prayers and petitions at Copenhagen

23/06/2010 Advocacy, Climate Change, Denmark, Development, Europe, Food, High-Level Meetings and Events by Caritas Communications

The Copenhagen Summit on climate change brought together 119 heads of state and governments. Caritas representatives and bishops came from 25 countries, including Mexico, Zambia, South Africa, USA, India, Kiribati in the Pacific Ocean, Mozambique, Kenya, the UK, Spain, Ireland and Germany.

The road to climate justice after Copenhagen

26/05/2010 Advocacy, Climate Change, Denmark, Development, Europe, Food, High-Level Meetings and Events by Caritas Communications

By: Christine Campeau, Caritas Internationalis The Copenhagen Summit on climate change brought together 115 heads of state and governments. More than 40,000 people applied for accreditation. It was a grand but failed effort to reach a meaningful legally binding deal. Bishop Theotonius Gomes, President of Caritas Bangladesh said that the powerful nations felt morally bound ...

Finding hope as Copenhagen fails

26/05/2010 Advocacy, Climate Change, Denmark, Development, Europe, Food, High-Level Meetings and Events by Caritas Communications

The Copenhagen summit on finding a climate change action plan has failed. World leaders produced a weak toothless deal that will not help the poor in developing countries deal with effects of worsening weather conditions. Read about how the Copenhagen deal does not move us forward in reducing global warming and safeguarding lives. The short-sighted ...

Time for climate justice at Copenhagen

26/05/2010 Advocacy, Climate Change, Denmark, Development, Europe, Food, High-Level Meetings and Events by Caritas Communications

Caritas members from around the world are travelling to Copenhagen to lobby governments at a key climate change meeting. The UN summit (called the UNFCCC) is set to agree targets for cutting the greenhouse gas emissions that cause climate change. It will also set funding for poor communities to tackle the impact of extreme or ...

Caritas brings voices of poor to Copenhagen

26/05/2010 Advocacy, Climate Change, Denmark, Development, Europe, Food, High-Level Meetings and Events by Caritas Communications

Caritas members from around the world are in Copenhagen lobbying governments at a key climate change meeting. The UN summit (the UNFCCC) is set to agree targets for cutting the greenhouse gas emissions that cause climate change. It will also set funding for poor communities to tackle the impact of extreme or unpredictable weather and ...