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Our goal

A world without poverty

Preventing, fighting and alleviating poverty – more than that, ending poverty everywhere and for all: That is Caritas’ central mission to which it has been dedicated since its foundation in 1901. The goal – a world without poverty – always remains the same – but the ways to get there change according to needs.

Selected projects Commitment to a world without poverty

How your donation helps Figures from 2021

120000

people

have a KulturLegi and thus have discount for culture and sport

4065

advice sessions

could be conducted by the Caritas debt advice service

91

projects

to fight poverty worldwide

715600

people

have benefited directly from a project

When poverty shows its face Portraits from around the world

Header image: Der Krieg wirkt sich auf alle Menschen in der Ukraine aus. Es herrscht Gewalt, ebenso wie Nahrungsmittelknappheit. In ihren Zentren nimmt die Caritas Binnenvertriebene auf. © Mickael Franci/Cordaid