Analyse and explain the work of one Catholic agency working for world development (Q3) The charity I am going to analyse and explain is CAFOD. CAFOD

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Analyse and explain the work of one Catholic agency working for world development (Q3)

The charity I am going to analyse and explain is CAFOD. CAFOD was formed in 1961when the National Board of Catholic Women decided to carry out a family fast day, because the people of the Caribbean Island of Dominica had requested help for a mother and baby health care programme. A year after the family fast day the Catholic bishops of England and Wales decided to set up the "Catholic Fund for Overseas Development" or "CAFOD". The main aim of this charity was to bring together the vast number of smaller charities and to educate Roman Catholics in England and Wales about the need for world development and also to raise money for developing countries. Even now CAFOD is still helping all around the world thanks to the support of Catholics in England and Wales. In 2003 alone CAFOD raised more than £30 million and helped development and emergency relief projects in more than 60 countries.

One of CAFOD's aims was to relieve poverty, to do this they needed money which is raised in many different ways. Family Fast Days in Lent and October raise the most money for CAFOD. However there are also many other ways in which CAFOD raise funds such as, 24 hour fasts, ad Working in Partnership groups, and Churches and Roman Catholic schools also raise money for CAFOD. Another way that CAFOD raises money is by working hand in hand with Christian Aid to sell products produced by Less Developed Countries at a fair rate. Also a more recent example of aid through CAFOD is the "MAKE POVERTY HISTORY" campaign supported by many celebrities, so far this campaign has resulted debt cancellation, more aid, and has gathered many new campaigners and supporters of CAFOD.
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Another way that CAFOD helps is through its disaster fund. This fund was created to help if there is an natural disaster and for refugees. This means sending food, antibiotics, blankets, and shelters. This fund has been helpful for the flood victims in Bangladesh in 1995, the drought-stricken Zimbabwe, and to the war refugees in Bosnia and Rwanda. Also CAFOD raised £4.75 for the Africans who suffered a famine. A more recent example of CAFOD's help is of the Tsunami tidal wave disaster in Asia, CAFOD gave £24 million which went towards rebuilding houses, schools, and health clinics.
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