Caritas Congo ASBL

Founded in 1960 by the Episcopate of the Catholic Church in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), under the legal form of a non-profit organization (ASBL), Caritas Congo is a national, technical and specialized organization of the Catholic Church of Congo, in charge of emergency relief, social assistance and support for actions of integral and sustainable development, health, the promotion of peace, reconciliation and peace. environmental remediation.

Mission of Caritas Congo ASBL
The mission of Caritas Congo ASBL is "to increase through reflection and action, the effectiveness of the contribution of the church, to the efforts of integral promotion of the person and the human community , and that without exclusion. 

Geographical coverage
Caritas Congo ASBL is a network that covers the whole of the DRC and is based on 47 operational Diocesan offices located in the 47 dioceses of the DR. Congo. It is one of 165 Caritas Internationalis network organizations covering 222 countries and territories worldwide.

Areas of intervention

Caritas Congo ASBL has 3 basic services:

• The Service of Promotion of Solidarity and Sharing (Emergency Relief and Social Actions);
• Health Promotion / Health Service;
• The Service of Promotion of Development / sustainable development (self-promotion).