Caritas Ecuador

Ecuadorian Catholic charity organisation.

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[1]
Affiliations| Caritas Internationalis, Caritas Latin America and Caribbean
Website| www.caritasecuador.org

Caritas Ecuador (Spanish: Cáritas Ecuador, also known as Pastoral Social Cáritas Ecuador)[2] 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.[3]

## History

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Caritas Ecuador was founded as the social arm of the Catholic Church in Ecuador in 1961.[4]

## Work

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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.[5][6][7][8]

During the COVID-19 pandemic in Ecuador, Caritas assisted more than 600,000 people in the country.[9] [10]

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.[3]

## Structure

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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

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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. ^ a b "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

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* Official website (in Spanish)

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Caritas Internationalis Member Organisations and Regional Secretariats

Caritas Africa Member Organisations

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Caritas Angola
Caritas Benin
Caritas Botswana
Caritas Burkina Faso (OCADES)
Caritas Burundi
Caritas Cameroon
Caritas Cape Verde
Caritas Central African Republic
Caritas Chad
Caritas Comoros
Caritas Congo-Brazzaville
Caritas Congo
Caritas Côte d'Ivoire
Caritas Equatorial Guinea
Caritas Eritrea

Caritas Eswatini
Caritas Ethiopia (ECC- SDCO)
Caritas Gabon
Caritas Gambia (CaDO)
Caritas Ghana
Caritas Guinea (OCPH)
Caritas Guinea-Bissau
Caritas Kenya
Caritas Lesotho
Caritas Liberia
Caritas Madagascar
Caritas Malawi (CADECOM)
Caritas Mali
Caritas Mauritius
Caritas Mozambique
Caritas Namibia

Caritas Niger (CADEV)
Caritas Nigeria
Caritas Rwanda
Caritas São Tomé and Príncipe
Caritas Senegal
Caritas Seychelles
Caritas Sierra Leone
Caritas South Africa (Siyabhabha Trust)
Caritas South Sudan
Caritas Sudan
Caritas Tanzania
Caritas Togo (OCDI)
Caritas Uganda
Caritas Zambia
Caritas Zimbabwe (CADEC)

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Caritas Asia Member Organisations

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Caritas Bangladesh
Caritas Cambodia
Caritas Hong Kong
Caritas India
Caritas Indonesia
Caritas Japan
Caritas Kazakhstan
Caritas Kyrgyzstan
Caritas Laos

Caritas Korea
Caritas Macau
Caritas Malaysia
Caritas Mongolia
Caritas Myanmar (KMSS)
Caritas Nepal
Caritas Pakistan
Caritas Philippines (NASSA)
Caritas Singapore and CHARIS

Caritas Sri Lanka
Caritas Taiwan
Caritas Tajikistan
Caritas Thailand
Caritas Timor Leste
Caritas Uzbekistan
Caritas Vietnam

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Caritas Europa Member Organisations

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Caritas Albania
Caritas Andorra
Armenian Caritas
Caritas Austria
Caritas Azerbaijan (corresponding member)
Caritas Belarus
Caritas Catholica Belgica
Caritas Bosnia and Herzegovina
Caritas Bulgaria
Caritas Croatia
Caritas Czech Republic
Caritas Denmark
Caritas Estonia
Caritas Finland
Secours catholique
Caritas Georgia

Caritas Germany
Caritas Hellas
Caritas Hungary
Caritas Iceland
Trócaire
Caritas Italy
Caritas Kosovo (corresponding member)
Caritas Latvia
Caritas Lithuania
Caritas Luxembourg
Caritas Malta
Caritas Moldova
Caritas Monaco
Caritas Montenegro
Cordaid
Macedonian Caritas

Caritas Norway
Caritas Poland
Caritas Portugal
Caritas Romania
Caritas Russia
Caritas Serbia
Caritas Slovakia
Caritas Slovenia
Caritas Spain
Caritas Sweden
Caritas Switzerland
Caritas Turkey
Caritas Ukraine & Caritas-Spes
CAFOD, CSAN and SCIAF

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Caritas Latin America and Caribbean Member Organisations

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Caritas Antilles
Caritas Argentina
Caritas Bolivia
Caritas Brazil
Caritas Chile
Caritas Colombia
Caritas Costa Rica
Caritas Cuba

Caritas Dominican Republic
Caritas Ecuador
Caritas El Salvador
Caritas Guatemala
Caritas Haiti
Caritas Honduras
Caritas Mexico
Caritas Nicaragua

Caritas Panama
Caritas Paraguay
Caritas Peru
Caritas Puerto Rico
Caritas Uruguay
Caritas Venezuela

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Caritas Middle East and North Africa Member Organisations

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Caritas Algeria
Caritas Cyprus
Caritas Djibouti
Caritas Iran
Caritas Iraq

Caritas Jerusalem
Caritas Jordan
Caritas Lebanon
Caritas Libya
Caritas Mauritania

Caritas Morocco
Caritas Somalia
Caritas Syria
Caritas Tunisia

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Caritas North America Member Organisations

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Development and Peace

Catholic Relief Services

Catholic Charities

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Caritas Oceania Member Organisations

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Caritas Australia
Caritas Fiji
Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand

Caritas Pacific Islands
Caritas Papua New Guinea

Caritas Samoa
Caritas Tonga

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