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Caritas Ecuador

Cáritas Ecuador
Established	1961
Type	Nonprofit
Purpose	development aid, humanitarian aid, social services
Location	Quito, Ecuador
Coordinates	0°11′50″S 78°29′57″W / 0.19726°S 78.49910°W / -0.19726; -78.49910
Origins	Catholic Social Teaching
Region served	Ecuador
President	Antonio Crameri
Affiliations	Caritas Internationalis, Caritas Latin America and Caribbean
Website	www.caritasecuador.org

Caritas Ecuador (Spanish: Cáritas Ecuador, also known as Pastoral Social Cáritas Ecuador) is an Ecuadorian nonprofit organisation established in 1961. It is the official aid organisation of the Catholic Church in Ecuador.

The organisation is a member of the global Caritas Internationalis confederation and of Caritas Latin America and Caribbean.

History

Caritas Ecuador was founded as the social arm of the Catholic Church in Ecuador in 1961.

Work

The organisation works in a number of sectors, including in food security by implementing agricultural programmes, as well as in the fields of healthcare, environmental action, and support to migrants and refugees. Caritas also provides general support to persons living in poverty.

During the COVID-19 pandemic in Ecuador, Caritas assisted more than 600,000 people in the country.

To implement its work, Caritas Ecuador collaborates with numerous partners, including government and international cooperation organisations, universities, private companies, UN agencies such as UNHCR and FAO, and other national and international NGOs.

Structure

It consists of a national office and of 25 diocesan Caritas organisations:

• Coastal Zone (Zona Costa):
  • Caritas Esmeralda
  • Caritas Porto Viejo
  • Caritas Santo Domingo
  • Caritas Babahoyo
  • Caritas Guayaquil
  • Caritas San Jacinto
  • Caritas Daule
  • Cáritas Galápagos
• Northern Zone (Zona Norte):
  • Caritas Tulcán
  • Caritas Ibarra
  • Caritas Quito
• Central Highlands Zone (Zona Sierra Centro):
  • Caritas Latacunga
  • Caritas Guaranda
  • Caritas Ambato
  • Caritas Riobamba
• Southern Zone (Zona Sur):
  • Caritas Azogues
  • Caritas Cuenca
  • Caritas Machala
  • Caritas Loja
  • Caritas Zomara
• Eastern Zone (Zona Oriente):
  • Caritas Sucumbios
  • Caritas Napo
  • Caritas Aguarico
  • Caritas Puyo
  • Caritas Méndez

References

1. "Presidente de Cáritas Ecuador: "La corrupción alcanzó la política y a todos los estamentos del Estado"". Vida Nueva. 16 January 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
2. "Pastoral Social CÁRITAS Ecuador". spherestandards.org. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
3. ^ "Where we work: Ecuador". caritas.org. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
4. "AMERIQUE/EQUATEUR – 50ème anniversaire de la Caritas : une mission qui va au-delà de la solidarité". Agenzia Fides. 24 September 2011. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
5. "INIAP y Pastoral Social Cáritas Ecuador firmaron convenio para la seguridad alimentaria del sector rural". Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
6. Ángel Alberto Morillo (5 December 2021). "Cáritas Ecuador prepara concierto virtual navideño en favor de la niñez". vidanuevadigital.com. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
7. Gabriela Alejandra Echeverria Vásquez (13 March 2024). "Campaña de Cáritas Ecuador beneficia a sectores pobres". expreso.ec. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
8. "Caritas Ecuador". Apoyemos Causas Nobles. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
9. "AMERICA/ECUADOR – Caritas Ecuador celebrates its 60th anniversary". Agenzia Fides. 28 January 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
10. Kimberley Brown (23 August 2021). "How corruption has added to Latin America's COVID death toll". The New Humanitarian. Retrieved 29 May 2024.

External links

• Official website (in Spanish)

• Charities based in Ecuador
• Social justice organizations
• Organizations established in 1961
• 1961 establishments in Ecuador
• Catholic Church in Ecuador
• Caritas Internationalis