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| Established | 1990 |
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| Type | Nonprofit |
| Purpose | social work, humanitarian aid |
| Headquarters | Kristanova ulica 1 |
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| Origins | Catholic Social Teaching |
Region served | Slovenia and worldwide |
| Affiliations | Caritas Europa, Caritas Internationalis |
| Website | www |
Caritas Slovenia (Slovene: Slovenska karitas) is a Slovenian Catholic charity organisations. It operates nationally across the country, providing social welfare services, and internationally supporting the relief and development efforts of partner organisations.
History edit
https://www.caritas.org/where-caritas-work/europe/slovenia/ Founded in 1990 Caritas Slovenia implements social welfare programmes in Slovenia and works on developmental programmes abroad in countries in Asia, Europe and sub-Saharan Africa. Their domestic social welfare programmes support substance abuse prevention and rehabilitation, raise public awareness about the impact of climate change, establish maternity homes, homeless clinics for people without health insurance and offer assistance to victims of trafficking. Overseas, their development projects include health programmes such as malaria prevention, HIV/AIDS education centres, career training and capacity building programmes, educational workshops, safe and secure water provision and care for disabled children and young people.
In 2012 Caritas Slovenia provided material assistance to over 126,400 people in need across Slovenia. The material aid distributed included 3,317 tons of food, clothing, payment orders to over 17,260 people and school supplies such as workbooks to 11,283 children. Their social welfare programmes provided assistance to victims of human trafficking, maternity homes to 176 women and children, drug rehabilitation to 179 drug addicts and provided health care for 1,050 homeless people.
Caritas Slovenia emergency response team provided humanitarian relief in the form of food, tents, water and clothing to over 4100 people forced to evacuate their homes because of the devastating floods in November, 2012.
Overseas, Caritas Slovenia in cooperation with local organisations in developing countries spearheaded the construction of a maternity hospital in Burundi, provided food and medicine to people suffering from AIDs in Malawi, established malaria prevention centres in Zambia, constructed a rehabilitation centre for handicapped children and youth in Botswana and supported the construction of a high school for 256 children in Burundi. In 2013, Caritas Slovenia began the construction of a new elementary school for poor children in Rwanda providing quality education to lift them out of poverty.
Caritas Slovenia main office is located in Lublijana and has approximately 30 staff and over 9,000 volunteers that carry out Caritas Slovenia activities and programmes. Their organisational structure consists of 6 diocesan Caritas and 444 parishes spread throughout Slovenia, working side by side to respond to real needs of those most in distress.
In 1995, Caritas Slovenia became a member of Caritas Internationalis (CI) and Caritas Europe and they work in close partnership with other national Caritas organisations to help millions of people worldwide and in regions where long-term development efforts are needed; such as partnership with Caritas Sri Lanka to provide psychosocial support to children suffering from the psychological trauma of a 26 year civil war and collaboration with Caritas Slovakia to construct an orphanage for 30 children with special needs in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
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On May 1, 1990, Slovenian bishops founded Slovenian Caritas at the initiative of the then Archbishop Alojzij Šuštar. In the following months, three more diocesan Caritas were founded in Ljubljana, Maribor and Koper, as well as numerous parish Caritas.
Currently, there are 459 organizations operating in the Karitas network, in which over 11,000 volunteers complete more than half a million volunteer hours for people in need every year.
Karitas is certainly the most recognizable in Slovenia for the distribution of material aid, as it has distributed more than 41 million kilograms of food in the last fifteen years. The total value of aid programs in food, hygiene aids, firewood, payment of bills and in the event of natural disasters has reached 80 million euros in the last fifteen years. Last year alone, Karitas helped more than 98,000 family members, individuals and the elderly with material aid.
Volunteers in the parish Caritas cheer up and regularly visit approximately 54,000 elderly people at social events every year. Help and other programs are also intended for children - workshops, events and camps. Last year, more than 29,000 children were included in them.
The total value of Karitas social welfare programs has exceeded 22 million euros in the last fifteen years.
[1] In 2014, the organisation reached a total of 158,353 beneficiaries in Slovenia; of these 49% were male and 51% were female; 53.98% were adults, followed by elderly people (29.17%) and children (16.85%); 50.52% were families and 1.54% were migrants and foreigners; approximately 30-40% were long-term unemployed, 30% single parents and 30% living under conditions of very low income (in-work poverty or with indebtedness difficulties).
[2] Slovenian Caritas has been working in the humanitarian field since 1990 and within the network of 457 parish and regional Caritas and two institutes (Zavod Pelikan and Zavod Samarijan), which implement social welfare programs in the field of women in need and help for addicts. Caritas is most recognizable in Slovenia for the distribution of material aid, it is also present during natural disasters. Every year, it includes children from socially disadvantaged families in various programs such as: workshops, events, camps for children. In parish Caritas, volunteers regularly visit the elderly every year and cheer them up at social events. Caritas also builds its mission on more demanding professional and social care assistance, which includes accommodation and comprehensive care. Today, there are eight maternity homes and one safe house. Three therapeutic communities, reception centers and a center for helping addicts with associated mental health disorders operate regularly. Out of the needs of people from the margins, programs for helping the homeless, the first clinic, day centers and shelters, communities for alcoholics and programs for the care of victims of human trafficking were born. Caritas also directs aid abroad, where it supports development projects, especially the employment and empowerment of vulnerable groups of women. Through regular campaigns, it enables regular work and thus livelihood for families on several continents. The event of the Archdiocesan Caritas Maribor with the presentation of the Social Welfare Program Vrtnica - Social rehabilitation of persons with problems due to alcohol addiction as part of the SOPA project. / PHOTO: Archives of the Archdiocese of Maribor
Slovenian Caritas was founded on May 1, 1990 by the then Slovenian Provincial Bishops' Conference. Subsequently, three more diocesan Caritas were founded - Škofijska karitas Ljubljana on June 29, 1990, Škofijska karitas Koper on September 6, 1990, Škofijska karitas Maribor on October 12, 1990.
Diocesan charity Novo mesto was founded on 15 September 2006, Diocesan charity Murska Sobota on 1 January 2007, and Diocesan charity Celje on 2 February 2007.
By the end of 2012, 444 Parish, Deanery and Regional Caritas had been established. Three institutes were also established for the implementation of specific social programs: Zavod Pelikan - Karitas (founded on 20 February 1997, founder of Slovenska karitas), Čebela day care Karitas (founded on 21 May 1997 under the auspices of NŠKMB) and Zavod Karitas Samarijan (founded on 24 3. 2000, founder of ŠK Koper).
Slovenian Caritas has been a full member of Caritas Internationalis and Caritas Europa since May 10, 1995.
In the time since its foundation, Caritas has achieved great development not only in the scope of material aid, but above all in building its internal identity, which in helping the poor in the spirit of the Gospel manifests itself as respect and protection of fundamental human dignity, consideration of spiritual dimensions and a respectful, human approach to people in need.
The foundation of Caritas' operation is voluntary work. By the end of 2012, 9,413 permanent volunteers were working in the Parish Caritas, who worked a total of 481,726 hours. They are joined by many benefactors who regularly support the work of Caritas in various ways. Volunteers and other collaborators of Caritas realize their vocation by bearing witness to evangelical love for their neighbor, first in their family and then in the parish community, where they implement its charitable mission. They draw strength for their work from an active personal faith.
Caritas is one of the main expressions of the authenticity of the Catholic Church at the heart of society and human history. Every Christian community is called to share joy and hope and to support all who are sad and suffering. As Christians, we share one hope with all benevolent people: the hope for a world of peace, reconciliation, justice, solidarity and freedom for all people.
Regardless of all the suffering in the world, this hope calls for responsibility and for concrete actions for all those who suffer, who are our brothers and sisters and therefore we must stand by them. Following the example of Jesus Christ, Caritas wants to work among the most rejected, abandoned, rejected and suffering. He stands by them with material, spiritual and mental support and strives for them to become active participants who determine their own path to dignity and humanity.
Respecting personal, social and cultural diversity, which is an immense human wealth, and in efforts to overcome all forms of discrimination, Caritas wants to cooperate with individuals, institutions and organizations that have the same goals.
The wish of Caritas is that in the Church and society, in accordance with the Gospel of Jesus Christ and the teaching of the Church's Magisterium, the level of awareness and efforts are constantly raised, which are primarily directed towards the poor. From their point of view, he tries to defy unjust conditions and strives for positive change.
You are invited to watch a documentary film about Karitas
Diocesan Caritas Ljubljana Archdiocese Caritas Maribor Diocesan Caritas Koper Diocesan Caritas Novo Mesto Diocesan Caritas of Celje Diocesan Caritas Murska Sobota
Institute Pelikan – Caritas The Samaritan Caritas Institute Karion Institute
External links edit
- Official website (in Slovene)
References edit
- ^ "Caritas Cares Slovenia Report" (PDF). caritas.bg. November 2015. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
- ^ "v". sopa.si. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
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{{cite web}}: Empty citation (help) - ^ "Mineva 30 let od ustanovitve Slovenske karitas". bakos.si. 28 April 2020. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
- ^ "O Karitas". karitas.si. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
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| Established | 1966 |
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| Type | Nonprofit |
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| Coordinates | 14°35′23″N 120°58′28″E / 14.589773997553891°N 120.9744709661173°E |
| Origins | Catholic Social Teaching[1] |
Region served | Philippines |
| Fields | social work |
| Affiliations | Caritas Asia, Caritas Internationalis |
| Website | caritas |
'Caritas Philippines, locally also known as ' or NASSA, is a Catholic non-profit organisation. It was founded in 1966 at the initative of the Episcopal Conference of the Philippines. It was founded in 1946 and is a member of the global Caritas Internationalis confederation and of its regional structure Caritas Asia.
National Secretariat for Social Action (NASSA)
[3] Caritas Philippines (NASSA) does advocacy on mining, quarrying and illegal logging.
Background edit
Caritas Philippines was created by the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) in 1966 as a response to the call of the Universal Church for renewal and social transformation. It is the social action arm of the CBCP, under the direction and supervision of the Episcopal Commission on Social Action-Justice and Peace (ECSA-JP).
Organically called NASSA, the “Justice and Peace” was attached to the institution’s name in 1969, after the Vatican created for the establishment of local counterparts throughout the world. The justice and peace component became relevant to the Philippine situation, especially at the height of Martial Law, because of the frequency of human rights violations committed during that time.
NASSA slowly spread into different regions (Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao) eventually giving birth to the Diocesan Social Action Centers (DSACs) all over the Philippines. Currently totaling 85, the DSACs are now responsible for coordinating social action activities in the parishes and Basic Ecclesial Communities (BECs).
NASSA, which began with an executive director, a secretary and a janitor, grew into a wide Church network. The regular holding of the National Social Action General Assembly (NASAGA), which started in 1969, gathers all diocesan social action directors, the ECSA-JP Board as well as the national office program officers. The NASAGA is the venue for discussion and approval of major resolutions relating to the network’s thematic programs, social services, and organizational development.
External links edit
- Official website (in English)
References edit
- ^ "Member organisation in Japan". caritas.org. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
- ^ "National Secretariat for Social Action (NASSA) – Caritas Philippines". developmentaid.org. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
- ^ "Caritas Philippines would welcome a global vision for the future as climate emergencies increase". ReliefWeb. 15 December 2020. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
- ^ "Our History". caritas.org.ph. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
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History edit
The first Caritas organisations were founded around Luxembourg at the turn of 20 century, the first one being the Germany Caritas organisation in 1897, followed by Caritas Switzerland in 1901, Caritas Strasbourg in 1902 and Caritas Metz in 1903.
These initatives promoted the idea of federating the charity work of the Catholic Church also in Luxembourg. Several Luxembourgers were member of the German Caritas including Bishop Jean-Joseph Koppes in 1909/1910.
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- ^ Werner, Elisbeth (June 2007). La Caritas luxembourgeoise au fil de son histoire. Confédération Caritas Luxembourg a.s.b.l. ISBN 978-2-919974-03-0.
- ^ Caritas refers to the territories in which Caritas Jersualem is active (Israel and Palestinian territories) as "Holy Land".