CAFOD began in 1960 when Catholic women in England and Wales organized a fundraising event to support healthcare in Dominica. Now nearly 50 years old, CAFOD works to alleviate poverty and support development and emergency relief projects around the world by empowering people regardless of their religion, gender or background. CAFOD campaigns for social justice and aims to eliminate world poverty through collaboration with people in need.

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2. CAFOD began when volunteer members of the
National Board of Catholic Women organised a
Family Fast Day on Friday 11th
March 1960.
They raised money
to help a mother
and baby health
care scheme in the
Caribbean Island
of Dominica.

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The letters in CAFOD stand for…

4. CAFOD works for all people -
whether they are black or white,
Christian or Muslim, women or
men, young or old. This is
because we believe that we are
made in God’s image, and God
made all people equal.

5. Now nearly fifty years old, CAFOD is still helping those in
need by supporting development and
emergency projects
all around the world.
It can do this because people
in England and Wales
give their time and
money generously.

6. CAFOD campaigns to
make the world
a fairer place.
We want to get rid
of world poverty
by working together
with people in need.

7. We help people
to learn about
other people,
countries and
cultures.

8. Sometimes our job is to work quickly in
an emergency. An emergency can be
a natural disaster like droughts,
floods and earthquakes.
Or it can be because of
‘conflict’ or fighting.

9. CAFOD supports
people over a
long time by
providing better
shelter, water,
health care
and education.
It also supports
people by
teaching them
new skills.

10. CAFOD supporters raise money in England and Wales.
We believe YOU can make a difference!

11. CAFOD works all
over the world.
England &
Wales
Latin America
Africa
Asia
The Middle East