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East Timor: A true economy of solidarity
“Our chips are the best in town and that’s a fact” is how Natercia Matos da Costa Lemos introduced her kripik (chips) group to the 30 budding entrepreneurs who came to visit her thriving home industry....
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Opinion: Time for an economy with ethics
In his new social encyclical “Caritas in Veritate“ Pope Benedict XVI argues that new problems faced today include “badly managed and largely speculative financial dealing…and the unregulated...
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Kenya: HIV+ fishermen work Lake Turkana
Our partner the Diocese of Marsabit found many of this group close to death – abandoned by their community because they are HIV positive. With the diocese’s help, they are now stronger, and have been...
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Congratulations to Declan and Denise
CAFOD Birmingham congratulates newly trained schools volunteers, Declan Foley and Denise Dane. Having completed their comprehensive training programme, Declan and Denise are now booked to visit...
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Sri Lanka: a light in the darkness
Our partner Caritas EHED has been working with people affected by the civil war in Sri Lanka. Anbumaran, 32, tells us about how they helped him rebuild his life. Help us support people like Anbumaran...
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East Timor: Bringing farmers together
The concept of putting farmers first is not new. We commend participation and ownership, we talk about the importance of understanding people’s realities from their point of view. We invent and...
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Indonesia: A West Side Story
Meulaboh – the capital of the West Aceh Regency – was one of the hardest hit areas by the tsunami, being just 150 km from the epicentre of the earthquake. One afternoon, we were sitting by the vast...
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Zambia: Aid is a precious lifeline
I spent the end of March and the beginning of April in the UK at the invitation of CAFOD to be part of the Put People First campaign during the G20 Summit in London. When I arrived back in Zambia …...
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Congo: Thousands of miners could face poverty
Inside the headquarters of Caritas Bunia in northern DR Congo, 12 of us sat round an enormous table in the fading light. Representatives of CAFOD, Caritas, Congolese environmental charity Ocean, local...
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East Timor: A story of hope and dignity
I had the pleasure of meeting Lita and Mika (both in their mid 20s) who are female sex workers - the most vulnerable groups in terms of HIV and AIDS. Thanks to training from our partner Caritas Dili on...
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