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Caritas Cambodia is an official social development arm of the Catholic Church in Cambodia. . It has been built on the values of Love, Concern, Justice, Peace Unity, Sharing and brotherhood. It draws inspiration from the Gospel and aims at integral development of people irrespective of race and creed. Hence the objectives of Caritas Cambodia specifically include the following.
To promote and strengthen activities that are aimed at the integral development of communities particularly to help in Sustainable Agriculture, empowerment program, economic program, Welfare program, Vocational Training, comprehensive health program, Home Care program for persons with HIV/AIDS, Centre for Child Mental Health, Blindness prevention program, Relief and Rehabilitation program.
To channelize the energies of our people towards constructive national work in the socio-economic, educational health and the cultural field.
To cooperate and collaborate with government and NGOs both national and International whose objectives are in accordance with the aims of Caritas.
To launch sustained campaign for relief of people affected by disasters like drought, Famine, floods, earthquake, war, fire, riots and other man made and natural calamities.
To educate people and make them conscious and concerned about self-reliance social justice, cooperation and related human values.
To involve directly or through Church structures wherever available in the promotion of Human development.
Solidarity and partnership with the poor and the marginalized. Journeying with the poor, discernment and discovering.
Caritas Cambodia remains committed to:
The development of poor and the marginalized.
Educate the poor to look at critically the social forces, which keep them in poverty and build their capacity to fight against poverty and misery.
Make them conscious and concerned about human values, dignity and self-reliance.
Appreciate people's perspective to their problems, programs and development
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