Catholic Alliance for International Development

The Catholic Alliance for International Development (CAID) was formed after an initiative which arose at a meeting between Caritas Australia and the National Catholic Education Commission in 2006.

The concept and purpose of CAID were further developed at meetings held between representatives of Caritas Australia (CA), Australian Catholic University (ACU), Catholic Religious Australia (CRA) and Catholic Education Offices and in consultations with Catholic Health Australia.

The Alliance is focused on maximising collaborative international development work across Catholic Church agencies in Australia. This is being achieved by sharing information across organisations and maximising the synergies.

The regional focus for the collaborative work at this point in time is the Pacific Region and East Timor and the sector focus is on education and health.

Principles of Engagement on International Development Through the Lens of Catholic Social Teaching (PDF 988.2kb)

CRA, ACU and Caritas: Catholic organisations collaborate on international aid (PDF 272.4kb)

International Development by Australian Catholic Agencies in East Timor & the Pacific Region (2007)

Place cursor over a country e.g East Timor to display the list of Catholic agencies working in the area. Click on a congregation in the box (bottom left) for more details.

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Complete 2011 CAID survey

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