Cáritas Española

For its work fighting poverty and social exclusion on a universal scale. Through its programmes for international cooperation, Cáritas Española works in Africa, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, Asia and the Middle East and northern Africa. Cáritas Española has around 8,000 volunteers and 4,200 employees all over Spain, along with more than 160,000 members and donors who provide economic funding through a Spanish network made up of more than 6,000 local parish institutions and 70 Cáritas diocesan offices. Cáritas Española received the Prince of Asturias Award for Concord in 1999.

Category

Social Action

Edition

Sixth Edition