Posts Tagged ‘Caritas Asia’

Typhoon survivors in Philippines recover with church help

Monday, June 11th, 2018
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Over a 3 year period, the social action arm of the Catholic Church has helped about 1.8 million people affected by the destruction caused by the super typhoon Haiyan that struck the central Philippines in 2013. The church’s recovery and rehabilitation programme has become one of its largest and far-reaching natural disaster responses, amounting to about Read more

Caritas Asia looking to reshape farming

Monday, May 21st, 2018

Caritas Asia is trying to develop sustainable agriculture and reshape farming communities in Indonesia. It aims to develop organic farming to improve land fertility, build food sufficiency and improve people’s lives. At a conference earlier this month representatives highlighted the need to develop sustainable agricultural methods. The representatives came from from 13 countries and included Read more