Caritas Internationalis Annual Report 2014 ENTER2 Caritas Internationalis Annual Report 2014PREVIOUS PAGE NEXT PAGEContents2 Caritas Internationalis Annual Report 2014Who we are3Message from the CaritasInternationalis leadership 4Emergency responders5Voices for change 9Pope Francis12Strengthening Caritas14Caritas in the Church and in the world16Finances 18Previous page: Supporting Burundian refugees recentlyreturned from Tanzania. Isabel Corthier/Caritas BlgicaThis page: 60,000 children affected by the Syrian crisis went toschool in Lebanon thanks to Caritas. Matthieu Alexandre/CaritasCaritas is a living witness of the love of God for all Creation.Pope Francis calls on us to go to the peripheries to servethose in need and to enlighten society towards greatersolidarity, fraternity and justice.Inspired by the Gospels, by the teachings of the CatholicChurch and by the hopes and experiences of the poor, CaritasInternationalis strives for a world where the dignity of thehuman being is upheld and there is no exclusion,discrimination, violence, intolerance or dehumanising poverty.Caritas is dedicated to serving the poor, responding todisasters, providing social services, promoting integral humandevelopment, speaking out against the causes of injustice andviolence and galvanising all people of good will.Pope Francis reflected on the great light shone by PopePaul VI, who was beatified in October. We remember him as achampion of social justice, peace builder, author of landmarkChurch teachings Populorum Progressio and Evangelii Nuntiandiand founding father of Caritas Internationalis.When we fight poverty and oppose the unfair conditions ofthe present, we are not just promoting human well being; weare also furthering mans spiritual and moral development, andhence we are benefiting the whole human race, he wrote inPopulorum Progressio.Blessed Pope Paul VI would see the realisation of his vision intodays confederation of over 160 national memberorganisations worldwide, which commits itself to working withand for the poor, irrespective of their religion or race.Caritas staff in Gaza during a break in the shelling. Caritas Jerusalem3 Caritas Internationalis Annual Report 2014CONTENTS PREVIOUS PAGE NEXT PAGEWho we are4 Caritas Internationalis Annual Report 2014CONTENTS PREVIOUS PAGE NEXT PAGEMichel Roy andCardinal Rodrguezat a conference onthe Middle East.Caritas JerusalemMessage fromthe CaritasInternationalisleadershipWe have created a throw away culturethe excluded are not the exploited butthe outcast, the leftovers noone is tobe excluded from Gods love and from ourcare.Pope Francis wrote in his first ApostolicExhortation, Evangelii Gaudium, about thedivisions in our world. Sadly, those divisionshave only grown in 2014. Caritas will rise tothe challenge, remaining steadfast incombating social injustice through itshumanitarian, integral human developmentand campaigning work.The throw away culture about whichPope Francis wrote is an issue both at localand global levels. The extremism engulfingthe Middle East is a local crisis for thoseliving in its vortex. But it is a global crisis: ithas had a profound impact on all of us inour own countries and in our hearts. So toohas the plight of migrants around theworld, the Ebola epidemic in West Africaand global hunger afflicting families incountries, rich and poor.This bleak picture could make us despair.But we cant afford that luxury. So Caritasorganisations pressed on with their work,carried out in the name of the Church.And out of the darkness, we saw signs ofhope. We saw Gods love for all humanity inthe welcome given to the millions ofrefugees from Syria. We found courage inthe actions of those who went to helpcommunities affected by Ebola. And wefound solidarity in those who supportedCaritas in both richer and poorer countriesin our One Human Family, Food for Allcampaign to end hunger by 2025.H.E. Oscar Cardinal Rodrguez Maradiaga,PresidentMichel Roy, Secretary General5 Caritas Internationalis Annual Report 2014CONTENTS PREVIOUS PAGE NEXT PAGEEmergencyrespondersThe number of people under threat as a result of naturaldisasters and conflict has reached unprecedented levels.Syria, South Sudan, Iraq and the Central African Republicwere top priorities and will remain so in 2015. But there aremany other places WestAfrica, Ukraine, Darfur wherepeople need our support.Responding to peoples suffering is a shared responsibility.Caritas Internationalis promotes greater coordination amongits member organisations to close the growing gaps betweenneeds and resources in the worlds most troubled corners.2014 was an unprecedented year for emergencies, with Caritas helpingpeople caught in crises in the Middle East, the Central African Republic,South Sudan, Ebola-hit West Africa and Ukraine. Caritas Ukraine6 Caritas Internationalis Annual Report 2014CONTENTS PREVIOUS PAGE NEXT PAGE2014 saw the tragedy of Syria enter its4th year. Some 190 000 people havebeen killed: more lose their lives everyday as fighting rages between thegovernment, opposition forces andextremists.By the end of the year, 7.6 millionpeople had been forced out of theirhomes but still remained in Syria, while3.8 million Syrians were living inneighbouring countries as refugees.Caritas organisations provided food, rent,clothes, education, counselling,healthcare, skills training, protection andmore.Caritas is one of just a handful of aidagencies that has been able to continueoperating independently in Syria. Despitecoming under regular bombardment,Caritas Syria continued to assist tens ofthousands of people with food, medicalhelp, blankets, clothes, education andcounselling.The rise of extremist militants knownas Daesh, the so-called Islamic State,made large swathes of Syria inaccessibleto Christian or international aid agencies.They took the violence across Syriasborders into Iraq and Lebanon.Over 1 million people fled their homesin Iraq in 2014 Christians, Yazidis andShia Muslims who have been targetedby the extremists. Caritas organisationsworked through Caritas Iraq and localparishes to deliver aid to them in IraqiKurdistan after they arrived with nothing.Caritas Jordan partnered withchurches across the country to providethe refugees with shelter, convertingparish halls into makeshift lodgings. Ofparticular concern was the large numberof children, so Caritas supported schoolclasses for them in the afternoons.War returned to Gaza the third infive years between Israel and Palestinianmilitants. The conflict made life evenharder for people there: water is scarce,much of the food comes fromhumanitarian organisations and thedignity of a job is beyond many peoplesreach. Caritas supported them with food,healthcare and basic needs, while callingfor an end to the cycle of violence.West Africa suffered the worst outbreak of Ebolain history. Teams from Caritas Guineaimmediately swung into action, takingmotorcycles to rural areas to tell people how toprevent the spread of the virus. They distributedsoap, bleach and buckets to more than 100 000people, urged them to avoid direct contact withpeople already showing symptoms of theinfection and worked with a private company tosend mobile telephone text messages aboutEbola to more than 1million.As Ebola spread to neighbouring Liberia andSierra Leone, Caritas began prevention workthere and trained parishioners about theimportance of proper hand washing the firstline of defence. Caritas drew on its years ofexpertise in raising awareness about HIV andAIDS, using radio stations, posters andcommunity volunteers to educate people andfight stigma.Caritas organisations brought in protectiveclothing for health workers. Caritas alsocollaborated with the UNs World FoodProgramme to provide food to quarantinedfamilies and supported burial teams when thenumber of dead became overwhelming.When schools were closed, Caritas distributedradios to children so they could listen to lessonson the airwaves. In both Sierra Leone andLiberia, Caritas found temporary placements forEbola orphans whose relatives were reluctant totake them in.Caritas Internationalis advised the WorldHealth Organisation on how to revise its policyon safe and dignified burials during an Ebolaoutbreak. The Caritas Internationalis SpecialAdvisor on Health visited West Africa to assistnational Caritas organisations and CatholicChurch partners as they expanded theiroperations.Caritas volunteers distributed soap and bleach tocommunities in West Africa to prevent the spreadofEbola. Tommy Trenchard/CaritasCaritas provided shelter, food, education,healthcare, counselling and more to1.2million people affected by the Syrianand Iraqi crises. Matthieu Alexandre/CaritasOn the frontline fighting EbolaAlleviating miseryintheMiddle EastCaritas ran public health campaigns to educatepeople on Ebola and to fight against stigma.TommyTrenchard/Caritas7 Caritas Internationalis Annual Report 2014CONTENTS PREVIOUS PAGE NEXT PAGEThe city of Maiduguri in north-easternNigeria had been called the Home ofPeace for centuries. But the city andsurrounding area was thrown into chaosafter intensified attacks by Boko Haramextremists claimed the lives of at least10000 people and displaced many more.Caritas Nigeria responded to an appealfor help from the local diocese, which wasoverwhelmed by an influx of terrifiedpeople from surrounding villages. There wasan urgent need for food, medicine, shelterand clothing. Many churches wereIn 2014, Serbia, Bosnia-Herzegovina and otherparts of south-eastern Europe endured theirworst flooding in over a century causing lakesof water to inundate low-lying areas andlandslides in the hills.Thanks to Caritas Serbia, help was given to13 000 households in the form of emergencyrelief. Assistance was given in removing deadanimals and restoring clean drinking water.Families with one parent or with young,disabled or elderly members were affordedspecial attention. Caritas Bosnia-Herzegovinaprovided a range of services to over21000people, even though its own officeswere badly flooded. Longer-term recoveryprogrammes have been launched in bothcountries.Responding to floodsinEuropeSupporting communities in conflict ravaged Africadestroyed as Boko Haram rampagedthrough the area.Caritas was the last aid agency left in thetown of Kaga-Bandoro in the CentralAfrican Republic, where 23 000 people hadsought protection in the parish church andthe bishops house. Rival militias surroundedthem. Working with the UN, Caritasprovided free health care, food andeducation.It was a similar story in other parts of theCentral African Republic as governmentforces and international peacekeepers triedto re-establish security. Since conflict brokeout in 2012, thousands of people have beenkilled and hundreds of thousands moredisplaced, either inside or outside itsborders. Caritas helped create peaceplatforms for young people from Christianand Muslim backgrounds and ArchbishopDieudonn Nzapalainga of Bangui andleading Muslim cleric Imam Oumar KobineLayama continued to travel to hot spots tocalm tensions.Caritas agencies and the Catholic Churchin South Sudan delivered emergencyassistance when conflict returned to theworlds youngest country. Around 4 millionpeople were left reeling. Families lost theirhomes and loved ones and were forced toseek refuge in overcrowded camps. Theongoing conflict, combined with poor rainsand a lack of seeds meant the 2014 harvestwas poor. Caritas focused on helping over40000 of the most needy people with food,clean water, hygiene, shelter, health andpsychological support.Caritas marked a decade of leading thehumanitarian response to Sudans Darfurconflict, working in ecumenical partnershipwith the ACT Alliance of Protestant andOrthodox aid agencies. This lifeline of careprovides more than 1million people eachyear with health care, clean water,sanitation, schools and training.Healthcare in South Sudan as fighting forced people to flee. Arie Kievit/CordaidFlood victims in Serbia received essential aid.DirkAuer/Caritas Serbia8 Caritas Internationalis Annual Report 2014CONTENTS PREVIOUS PAGE NEXT PAGEAlmost 200 000 people have fled their homesas fighting continues in eastern Ukraine. Moreare trying to find ways of escaping the conflict.Caritas Ukraine has helped over 40000 peoplewith aid. Finding adequate accommodationhas been a significant challenge so CaritasUkraine has been helping repair damagedhomes. In western Russia, Caritas South ofRussia cared for people who had fled over theborder. Food parcels were distributed alongwith hygiene kits, clothes and blankets.Caritas Poland brought food, warm clothes,heaters, bed frames and cleaning products for5000 people in Ukraine. Caritas UkraineOne year on: Super Cyclone Haiyan, knownlocally as Yolanda, was the largest stormever to make landfall in the Philippineswhen it struck on 8 November 2013. Sincethat date, Caritas has helped almost800000 Filipinos whose lives weredevastated by this catastrophic event,though emergency relief, improvedhousing, water and sanitation, psychosocialcare and livelihood reconstruction.Looking back at major emergenciesHelping our brothersandsisters in UkraineandRussiaFive years on: Since Haitis earthquake on12January 2010, Caritas organisations fromall over the globe have constructed schools,homes and hospitals and have providedvocational training, counselling and muchmore. Working at the national and diocesanlevels, Caritas Haiti assisted over 1.6 millionpeople through food aid, school and housereconstruction, improved water andsanitation, health care and livelihoodrecovery.Ten years on: At least 300 000 people werekilled on 26December 2004 when acataclysmic tsunami devastated coastalcommunities across Asia. Caritas respondedwith a half-billion dollar programme. Thatmoney was first used to provide immediaterelief for one million people and then onconstructing 33 000 permanent homes andrebuilding the lives of 86 000 families in asustainable way.Caritas Ukraine distributed emergency food, waterand other supplies to families affected by theconflict. Caritas UkraineLukasz Cholewiak/Caritas Elodie Perriot/Secours Catholique Patrick Nicholson/Caritas9 Caritas Internationalis Annual Report 2014CONTENTS PREVIOUS PAGE NEXT PAGEVoices for changeAdvocacy is one of the foundations of Caritass work. We firmly believe thatmisery and injustice can be ended. We seek to persuade people to change theway our world is run. Caritas organisations actively campaigned for the right todevelopment, for more attention to be paid to our changing climate and fordecent and respectful work conditions and fair pay.Pilgrims campaign for an end to hunger at the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe inMexicoCity. Caritas Mexico10 Caritas Internationalis Annual Report 2014CONTENTS PREVIOUS PAGE NEXT PAGECaritass grassroots members took themessage that we can end hunger by 2025 togovernments, parishes and the public insupport of the confederations globalcampaign. Special workshops, rallies andeven cooking competitions to raiseawareness about the right to food were held.Initiatives included a Caritas Europa reportpresented to the European Parliament and asong from Caritas Panama being translatedand performed by other Caritasorganisations around the world, such as inJapan.One Human Family, Food For All campaignPope Francis recorded a video messagecalling on all Catholics to get involved in aspecial Week of Action for the Caritas campaign.Pope Francis described Jesuss words I washungry and you gave me something to eat astelling us today not to turn away, indifferent,when we know our neighbour is hungry. Over50 Caritas organisations ran special eventsduring the week.The Women Sowers of Development Prizewas launched in March. The prize highlights thecontribution of women in ensuring food for theircommunities.Caritas provides practical help to small scale farmers and campaigns to improve their right to food.IsabelCorthier/Caritas BelgiumCaritas continued to raise its voice tocall for decent treatment formigrants especially for childrenwho have been detained. Caritassupported the Global Campaign toEnd Immigration Detention ofChildren. Caritas organisations alsotook part in the Global Forum onMigration and Development inStockholm in May.Migration and traffickingChristian Organisations AgainstTrafficking in Human Beings Network(COATNET) which Caritas co-ordinates grew to 42 members. Its conference inMadrid in January focused on humantrafficking for labour exploitation andtrafficking in Africa. COATNET alsosubmitted statements to internationalorganisations on forced labour andtransnational crime.Caritas monitors the safety of unaccompanied children from Myanmar seeking refuge inThailand. Patrick Nicholson/Caritas11 Caritas Internationalis Annual Report 2014CONTENTS PREVIOUS PAGE NEXT PAGEThe Caritas confederation advocated forpro-poor policies at UN negotiations onclimate change. At an interfaith summitin New York in September, CaritasInternationalis President Cardinal OscarRodrguez Maradiaga joined otherreligious leaders in asking for socialjustice to be at the heart of plans fortackling climate change. In December,10Caritas organisations took part in the20th UN climate change meeting inLima, Peru, calling for developmentfocused on the poor.Caritas Aotearoa New Zealandpublished the report Small Yet Strong Voices from Oceania on theEnvironment, which called for action tohelp vulnerable people who are battlingUniversal access to diagnosis and treatmentremains central to Caritass advocacy work infighting HIV and AIDS. With this people firststrategy in mind, the Catholic HIV/AIDSNetwork (CHAN), which is coordinated byCaritas, organised a faith-based meetingahead of the 20th International AIDSConference in Melbourne, Australia. There,scientists who work with Catholic institutionsshared their research on new low-cost andlow-technology diagnosis and treatmentoptions.Educating men and women in Malawi on preventing HIV. Chipiliro Khonje/TrcaireCaritas also continued its work with UNAIDSsGlobal Plan to end new HIV infections amongchildren by 2015 as well as its HAART for ChildrenCampaign. HAART is a common name for thedrug therapy that suppresses HIV. Caritasorganisations either directly sponsor or supportAIDS programmes in 115 countries.With funding from the World HealthOrganisation, Caritas launched a special websiteon the prevention and cure of non-communicablediseases like cancer and obesity and continuedto be given special status at the WHO.Fair access to health and HIV careClimate changethe effects of climate change. Caritasorganisations working in the Amazonregion of South America came togetherto plan how to defend the environmentand poor communities from unethicalindustrial mining.Sustainable developmentThe UNs anti-poverty targets, theMillennium Development Goals, end in2015. Ongoing negotiations for asuccessor global developmentframework will conclude with anagreement by world leaders inSeptember 2015. Caritas organisationsfrom 22 countries came together in apost-2015 Working Group to provide aunique Catholic voice and urge povertyeradication to be the centre of theagenda.Caritas helped families survive after a severedrought hit Pakistan's desert regions.CaritasPakistan12 Caritas Internationalis Annual Report 2014CONTENTS PREVIOUS PAGE NEXT PAGEPope FrancisIn a video message to Caritas staff in North America,PopeFrancis said, You are the engine of the Church thatorganises love Caritas for all believers to work together torespond through the corporal works of mercy. You set thepace for the Church to be in the world each day. You helpothers change the course of their own lives.Pope Francis thanked Caritas staff for their work during his visit to theHoly Land in May. Caritas Jordan13 Caritas Internationalis Annual Report 2014CONTENTS PREVIOUS PAGE NEXT PAGEThe word synod means a walk or a journey together. Pope Francis ledmore than 250 bishops at the Synod of the Family at the Vatican inOctober on a journey of debate and inquiry. The journey was into theproblems facing the family today amid the great joy which family lifecan bring.Prior to the synod, Caritas Internationalis and the Pontifical Councilfor the Family hosted a seminar on the role of the family in the globaleconomic crisis. Around 150 people from the Vatican, Caritasorganisations, pontifical universities, religious congregations andItalian dioceses looked at how Caritas, as the charitable arm of theChurch, can work through families to better promote development.Paul Haring/CNSFocus on familiesCalling for peace in theMiddle EastPope Franciss visit to Israel and the Palestinian territories in May hasbeen described as a tale of two walls. InBethlehem he reflected at thewall built by Israel to separate Jews from Palestinians and in Jerusalemhe pressed a prayer between the stones of Judaisms holiest site, theWestern Wall. Pope Franciss message was simple: All of us wantpeace.The pope also travelled to Jordan where he celebrated mass andmet refugees from the conflicts in Syria and Iraq who are supported byCaritas. He praised Jordan for the generous welcome its people hadgiven to the refugees.I think too of the charitable work undertaken by Church institutionssuch as Caritas Jordan and others, who assist the needy regardless oftheir religious beliefs, ethnic origin or politics; in this way they revealthe radiant face of Jesus, full of kindness and love, said the pope.14 Caritas Internationalis Annual Report 2014CONTENTS PREVIOUS PAGE NEXT PAGEStrengtheningCaritasWe are living in times of great change where the gapbetween the rich and the poor is growing. Social justice hasnever been more important. As competition for resources tosolve the problem is stronger than ever, Caritas is workinghard to ensure it is as effective as possible in facing thesechallenges.Community planning in Bolivia. Elodie Perriot/Secours CatholiqueCONTENTS PREVIOUS PAGE NEXT PAGE15 Caritas Internationalis Annual Report 2014Caritas Internationalis approved severalimportant policies to further strengthenthe confederation. These are theconfederation-wide Code of Ethics, Codeof Conduct for Staff and ManagementStandards. All were effective fromJanuary 2015. It is a strategic priority forCaritas to be as professional andaccountable as possible in its mission ofdelivering charity on behalf of theChurch.Growing togetherCommunicationsCaritas Internationalis responded to 38 majoremergencies in 2014 with a budget forEmergency Appeals of 64m, reaching over2million people in 28 countries. With manycrises spilling across national borders, CaritasInternationalis encouraged national Caritas toPope Francis shared our photo of Yazidi children helped by Caritas Iraq to his followers on social media.Hawre Khalid/Metrography for Catholic Relief ServicesEmergency coordinationLocal staff and volunteers discuss the crisisin the Central African Republic.Arie Kievit/Cordaidplan and prioritise together. Humanitarian stafffrom across the confederation and the widerChurch came to Rome in September to discuss aregional response to conflict in the Middle Eastand again in November on the Ebola epidemicin West Africa.Cardinal John Onaiyekan from Nigeriabeing interviewed at a Caritas conferenceon HIV in Rome in February.Michelle Hough/CaritasOver 60 member organisationscontributed to articles, films, photoreports and social media initiatives insupport of the confederation. Regionalworkshops on communications tookplace in Asia with support from CaritasAfrica and Oceania. For the One HumanFamily, Food for All campaign, ananimated video based on the longspoons allegory gained 14 million viewsin the first 4 months after its Septemberlaunch. By the end of 2014, Caritas socialmedia platforms had rapidly expanded,adding 2 million unique visits to itsphoto sharing site and 70 000 followerson its other outlets.16 Caritas Internationalis Annual Report 2014CONTENTS PREVIOUS PAGE NEXT PAGEJanuary A Caritas centre in the Syrian city ofAleppo received a direct hit from arocket. Nobody was hurt in theattack, but one of the offices wasbadly damaged.February Caritas jointly hosted an ecumenicalconsultation with UNAIDS in Rometo plan a road map for greateraccess to treatment for HIV andAIDS.March Caritas Europa launched its CrisisMonitoring Report 2014 in Athens,highlighting disturbing levels ofpoverty in the seven EU countriesworst hit by the economic crisis:Cyprus, Greece, Ireland, Italy,Portugal, Romania and Spain.April Decent work was top of the agendaat a two-day seminar in Romesponsored by the Pontifical Councilfor Justice and Peace and theInternational Labour Organisation,with support from Caritas. The Canonisation Mass for PopesJohn Paul II and John XXIII wascelebrated in St. Peter's Square atthe Vatican.May Caritas Internationalis held itsRepresentative Council meeting inAmman, Jordan, with the crisis in theMiddle East as its major theme. Caritasleaders had gone on a pilgrimage tobiblical sites prior to the meeting, topray for peace.June A Caritas event in Rome highlightedthe plight of migrant workers who losetheir pensions if they return home. Religious leaders from the CentralAfrican Republic gave testimony to theUNs Human Rights Council in Genevaon the tragedy unfolding in theircountry.Caritas provided food, shelter, mosquito netsand healthcare in the Central AfricanRepublic. Arie Kievit/CORDAIDCaritas in theChurch andintheWorldA Caritas Iraq aiddistribution forpeople fleeingextremist violence.Hawre Khalid/Metrography for Catholic Relief Services17 Caritas Internationalis Annual Report 2014CONTENTS PREVIOUS PAGE NEXT PAGEJuly Caritas Uruguay supported the OneHuman Family, Food For All Campaignby creating a video spot during the2014 Brazil World Cup with the chef ofa football team. Caritas Burundi delivered immediateemergency relief to 2 500 householdsin poor areas of the capital,Bujumbura, after disastrous flooding.August Caritas held a right to food workshopat the UN in New York to remindleaders of their commitments toeradicate hunger. Caritas Middle East and North Africaregion held a 10-day meeting inLebanon for over 50 young volunteersfrom Egypt, Iraq, Jerusalem, Jordan,Lebanon and Syria.September The work of Caritas Lebanon andCaritas SriLanka in protecting migrantdomestic workers was presented at theUN in Geneva. After flooding caused by heavy rains,Caritas Pakistan helped thousands ofpeople in Azad Jammu and Kashmirand Punjab with shelter, clean water,food and medicine. Caritas Indiahelped other victims in Indias state ofJammu and Kashmir.October On World Food Day, global eventswere held to highlight the One HumanFamily, Food For All campaign. CaritasPakistan fed brick makers children; inLuxembourg, Caritas held a big rally; inRome Caritas Internationalissupporters did a hunger run. Caritas organisations from 23 countriesin Latin America and the Caribbeangathered in Colombia to discussjustice, solidarity and the right to food.November To celebrate the 25th anniversary ofthe Convention on the Rights of theChild, Caritas organised a debate withVatican Radio about migrant childrenwho are detained.December Caritas delegates participated in theUN meeting on climate change in Peru.Pope Francis sent a letter stressing thatclimate change was an ethical andmoral responsibility.A Caritas-supported relief camp in Juba,South Sudan. Paul Jeffrey/Caritas18 Caritas Internationalis Annual Report 2014CONTENTS PREVIOUS PAGE NEXT PAGEFinancesEvery person is worthy of our giving. Pope FrancisCaritas Internationalis is a confederation of over 160 national organisations.Itconsists of seven regions: Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean,the Middle East and North Africa, North America and Oceania. It has delegations atthe UN in New York and Geneva and a General Secretariat in the Vatican.Coordination, communication, advocacy, representation and capacity building for theconfederation are funded through contributions from Caritas national organisationsand private donations.Every year an international external auditing firm reviews the accounts of CaritasInternationalis. Financial information on individual Caritas national organisations canbe found on their websites. Links to these are at www.caritas.orgExpenditure 20132014Administration of confederation and General Secretariat 474,072 470,653Humanitarian coordination 742,127 799,620Advocacy706,529 834,833HIV/AIDS and human trafcking network programmes 300,675 416,963Cooperation and capacity building 407,173 407,132Communications 649,324 654,551Support to regional coordination362,118 395,276Miscellaneous12,0953,481Total expenditures 3,654,1143,982,509Caritas promotes sustainable farming in Tonga. Mark Mitchell/Caritas Aotearoa New ZealandCONTENTS PREVIOUS PAGE NEXT PAGE19 Caritas Internationalis Annual Report 2014In Darfur, Caritasprovides 1 millionpeople each yearwith healthcare,clean water,sanitation, schoolsand training.Annie Bungeroth/Caritaswww.caritas.orgPalazzo San CalistoV-00120Vatican City State+39 06 698 797 99CONTENTS PREVIOUS PAGE