Caritas Kabwe

Zambia

Caritas Kabwe is a social action agency and development arm of the Catholic Diocese of Kabwe. It was established in 2012 as the Diocesan Development Office to share in the Social Mission of the Catholic Church in serving people living in poverty and promoting charity and justice among all. Their work covers the promotion of justice and peace through community empowerment, the provision of medical care, and the preservation of natural resources.

Caritas Kabwe partners - Zambia 2022 SCIAF has partnered with Caritas Kabwe since 2017, focused on running the six-year Scottish Government funded Kumena project, and has supported thousands of families to improve the resilience of their land, and make their income and livelihoods more robust in the face of an uncertain future.

Roslyn Waswa - Rose - Caritas Kabwe - Zambia 2022

We are so grateful for the support that we have received from the people of Scotland because that support and their contribution has saved lives here in Zambia. We have seen people grow from having just three meals in a week to having three meals in a day.

Roslyn Waswa Project Co-ordinator, Caritas Kabwe

Project - Empowering Rural Communities

Thanks to you, and funding from the Scottish Government, since 2017 we’ve supported hundreds of families to increase their income and food security through our Kumena project.

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