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What will your legacy be?
By Beth Brook, Head of Legacies Whenever I’m asked what is so special about the gifts people leave to CAFOD in their will (known as a ‘legacy’), my answer is always the same; considered and rehearsed,...
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We are prophets of a future not our own
As part of the Your Catholic Legacy campaign, we asked some of our friends to share their thoughts on why leaving a legacy is important. Frances Gilbert has been a volunteer fundraiser and campaigner...
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Connect2: When life is hard, knowing someone cares for you makes life valuable
by Stella Fox, CAFOD volunteer Connect2: Cambodia – Samrong Mean Chey Our parish, St Etheldreda in Ely, is part of a diocesan project that has twinned us with Prek Taol, a floating community on Tonle...
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Jacqueline Stuyt: A life-changing legacy
By Beth Brook, Head of Legacies Occasionally in life you experience a moment that you know you’ll remember forever. In March 2009 I had such a feeling. I had been invited to the former flat of one of...
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“When I hear the word legacy, I think of something inspirational”
As part of the Your Catholic Legacy campaign, we asked some of our friends to share their thoughts on why leaving a legacy is important. Nana Anto-Awuakye works in our World News team. What role has...
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Memories of Brazil in 1990
By Heather Vallely, Legacy Information Officer TV coverage of this year’s World Cup in Brazil brought back memories of my own visit to Brazil back in 1990, also at the time of the World Cup. At that...
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International Day of the World’s Indigenous People: Land is life
By Father Sterlin Londoño, CAFOD partner Diocese of Quibdó in Colombia The Diocese of Quibdó, where I live, is a beautiful place. Scattered among the land, in the thick jungle between the rivers, are...
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World Humanitarian Day
by Patrick Nicholson, Director of Communications for Caritas International “Children were dying of hunger. There was no milk to feed newborn babies,” says Amal, a 27-year-old mother who recently fled...
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Climate change and Kitui: How we’re working to turn the tide
by Antony Mbandi, Director of Caritas Kitui Climate change has no borders, it has no boundaries and it doesn’t need a visa. It’s something that, at some point in our lives, if not already, will affect...
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Painting a picture of El Salvador life
by Gemma Salter, primary schools resources writer Geography was always one of my favourite subjects at school. I loved learning about new places and cultures, immersing myself in an entirely different...
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To me, legacy means leaving something behind
As part of the Your Catholic Legacy campaign, we asked some of our friends to share their thoughts on why leaving a legacy is important. Alec Ramsay has been a CAFOD volunteer for 20 years, is a member...
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Live Simply worship and wildlife garden
by Joe Falzon, CAFOD supporter, Southwark Diocese On a sunny Sunday in July – after 18 months of digging, weeding, watering and pruning – our new parish garden was blessed and officially opened by...
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Four ways to change your food habits this Harvest
For those of us who don’t live in rural villages, it can be hard to remember why Harvest is important. Traditionally, Harvest is a time to give thanks for the abundance of food that has been recently...
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International Day of Peace – Amar’s story
By Nick Harrop, World News Officer 18-year-old Amar has a thin, expressionless face, stark white underneath her black headscarf. Her gaze remains fixed on the space just in front of her. Ask her if...
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Nicaragua: Carmen’s story
By Mark Chamberlain, Communications Officer “I can remember when I was young, going to school without eating,” says 45-year-old Carmen Rodriguez. “Sometimes I would watch the other children with their...
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Harvest Fast Day 2014: 11-year-old Elvis
by Sarah Smith-Pearse, Latin America team Harvest is a time for sharing and making a place at our table for those who don’t have enough to eat. When I think of harvest, I think of my visit a few weeks...
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Who is my neighbour?
By Augusto Zampini Davies – RC priest, moral theologian and theological adviser to CAFOD. On a recent trip to Sri Lanka, while visiting development projects supported by CAFOD and our partners, I was...
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Ebola Crisis: Lessons learnt from working with HIV
By Rev. Msgr. Robert J. Vitillo – Caritas Internationalis special advisor on HIV and health From the moment our plane touched down at Monrovia airport, we were confronted with buckets of bleach water...
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Ebola crisis: this disease makes ordinary human kindness impossible
By Bishop Anthony Borawah, CAFOD partner, Liberia This disease has placed huge constraints on families; schools have closed; markets are largely empty, and many offices have closed, leaving people...
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Working for a just world: how your workplace can help
By Anna Cronin-Nowakowska, Corporate Partnerships Manager Contributing something positive to our world Work and the ability to earn a living imbues a person with a dignity to which we all have a right....
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