Catholic Agency for Overseas Development (CAFOD)

Overview

Catholic Agency for Overseas Development (CAFOD) is the official aid agency for the Catholic Church in England and Wales. Their priority is to equip people with skills and opportunities to live with dignity, support their families and give something back to their communities. CAFOD support local organisations who can act fast, providing food, water and shelter for people who have lost everything.

CAFOD works across the Middle East with people of different ethnicity and faiths to:

Provide protective advocacy, monitoring of rights abuses, and access to legal aid to ensure that people can live in dignity and peace, free from violence.
Help families to escape from the poverty trap through properly-paid work.
Encourage and enable young people and women to participate fully in society as active citizens, and contribute meaningfully to the building of social cohesion, peace and security for all.
Respond to the emergency needs arising from natural disasters and conflicts, and build community resilience and coping strategies.
Support advocacy initiatives that bring the concerns of theri partners and the people and communities they serve to policy and influence makers in the UK and Europe.

Category:
Bilateral and Multilateral Agency
Sectors of Interest:
Education, Health, Economic Growth, Democratic Governance, Women Rights and Empowerment, Youth Empowerment, Environment and Energy, Water and Wastewater, Humanitarian aid, Refugees and Migration, Social Development
Subsectors of Interest:
Civic engagement participation and volunteerism, Conflict prevention and peace building , Delivery of emergency goods , Disasters and humanitarian emergencies, Economic and social empowerment, Economic empowerment , Education in Emergencies, Employment and jobs creation, HIV prevention and support, Maternal-child health, Municipal services and local development, Psychosocial support, Refugee integration and social cohesion , Relief assistance and services, Renewable energy and green technology, Social and Economic Empowerment, Social and economic inclusion, Social empowerment , Support the vulnerable and marginalized
Country of Coverage:
Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, Sudan, Syria, Turkey
Headquarters:
United Kingdom

Catholic Agency for Overseas Development (CAFOD)
https://cafod.org.uk/
cafod@cafod.org.uk
London-United Kingdom
Janet Symes
Head of Region
Asia & Middle East
jsymes@cafod.org.uk
Neil Thorns
Director of Advocacy and Communications and Chair of the Climate Coalition
UK
neil.thorns@cafod.org.uk
Laura Storr
Creative Content Manager
UK
lstorr@cafod.org.uk
Francesca Henbest
UK
fhenbest@cafod.org.uk
James Buchanan
UK
jbuchanan@cafod.org.uk
Matthew Carter
Humanitarian Director
UK
matthew.carter@cafod.org.uk
Anne Street
Head of Humanitarian Policy
UK
anne.street@cafod.org.uk
Gisele Henriques
Sustainability Technical Lead
UK
gisele.henriques@cafod.org.uk
Leeky Benthall
International Development Funding Team Leader
UK
leeky.benthall@cafod.org.uk
Kevin O'Sullivan
Human Resources Information and Systems Manager
UK
kevin.osullivan@cafod.org.uk
Colin Steadman
Marketing Data Analyst
UK
colin.steadman@cafod.org.uk

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Name	Category	Countries of Coverage	Sectors & Services
Start Network	International Organization	Egypt, Jordan, Libya, Morocco, Palestine, Qatar, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia	Health, Economic Growth, Water and Wastewater, Humanitarian aid, Refugees and Migration
Syria International Regional Forum	International Organization	Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey	Humanitarian aid, Refugees and Migration
University Research Co (URC)	Consulting Firm	Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Morocco, Palestine, Syria, Tunisia	Health
Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC)	International Organization	Palestine, Syria, Yemen	Health, Democratic Governance, Agriculture, Water and Wastewater, Humanitarian aid, Refugees and Migration, Social Development
Muslim Hands	International Organization	Lebanon, Palestine, Sudan, Turkey, Yemen	Education, Health, Youth Empowerment, Child Rights, Agriculture, Water and Wastewater, Humanitarian aid, Refugees and Migration, Social Development
Regio	Consulting Firm	Turkey	Arts and Culture
Association Najdeh	National and Regional NGO	Lebanon	Education, Health, Economic Growth, Entrepreneurship, Women Rights and Empowerment, Youth Empowerment, Humanitarian aid, Refugees and Migration, Social Development
Caritas International	International Organization	Algeria, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Palestine, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey	Agriculture, Arts and Culture, Child Rights, Democratic Governance, Education, Entrepreneurship, Food Security, Health, Human Rights, Humanitarian aid, Refugees and Migration, Social Development, Women Rights and Empowerment, Youth Empowerment
SAS	International Organization	Turkey	Information Communication and Technology
Syrian Association for Relief and Development (SARD)	National and Regional NGO	Syria, Turkey	Child Rights, Climate Change and Global Warming, Democratic Governance, Economic Growth, Entrepreneurship, Health, Humanitarian aid, Refugees and Migration, Social Development, Water and Wastewater
UNCTAD	Bilateral and Multilateral Agency	Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen	Agriculture, Democratic Governance, Economic Growth, Environment and Energy, Information Communication and Technology, Trade, Youth Empowerment
Seven Star Consultants Limited	Consulting Firm	Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Sudan, Tunisia	Agriculture, Entrepreneurship, Environment and Energy, Health, Infrastructure
The Middle East Council of Churches	International Organization	Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, Syria	Democratic Governance, Economic Growth, Education, Health, Humanitarian aid, Water and Wastewater
Islamic Relief	International Organization	Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Yemen	Education, Health, Humanitarian aid
European Commission	Bilateral and Multilateral Agency	Algeria, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Palestine, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, Yemen	Economic Growth, Humanitarian aid, Refugees and Migration
Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO)	Bilateral and Multilateral Agency	Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen	Economic Growth, Humanitarian aid, Refugees and Migration
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