This week, we are shedding the spotlight on a 14-year-old student from Nkokonjeru, Uganda named Victoria Vision who is seeking someone to support the remainder of her Secondary-level education. Having been previously sponsored through CARITAS, she was able to complete Primary School and reach the second year of Secondary School (equivalent to sophomore year of high school in the U.S.). During her first two years at Secondary School, she discovered that her favorite subject is Chemistry, and decided that she would like to become a midwife who helps poor mothers who don't have the access to a proper hospital. Unfortunately, Victoria's previous sponsor is no longer available and so she has no-one to provide support to continue her education and achieve her dream.
Read More
Topics:
Africa,
global relationships,
CARITAS,
Catholic Child Sponsorship,
Child Sponsorship,
Education in Africa,
Boarding Schools,
Uganda,
Nkokonjeru,
global outreach,
Encounter
In Uganda, families band together in times of strife. The child we are featuring this week, a young and optimistic 18-year old from Uganda, lost both of her parents to HIV/AIDS-related sickness when she was six years old. She was immediately taken in by her maternal grandmother, who eventually became too old to care for her. Maria has been living with her maternal uncle and her maternal aunt has helped pay some of the school bills but has a low-income job so could not afford the entire payment. Regardless of her inability to pay for school, Maria's aunt kept her housed, fed and safe, a miraculous feat that was only made possible by the help of other extended family members like her uncle.
Read More
Topics:
Africa,
global relationships,
CARITAS,
Catholic Child Sponsorship,
Child Sponsorship,
Education in Africa,
Boarding Schools,
Uganda,
Nkokonjeru,
global outreach,
Encounter
At CARITAS, we hear many stories. The Field Coordinators at each of our locations are constantly providing daily updates that pertain to the status of our programs, as well as any special-need cases among the students. We approach each story that crosses our desks with care, drawing confidence from past experience with students that completed our program and raised themselves up out of disadvantaged life circumstances. And, although we know there are many who still need our help, we have faith that the optimistic stories of our successful children will reverberate notions of hope and perseverance through the communities in which we serve.
Read More
Topics:
Africa,
global relationships,
CARITAS,
Catholic Child Sponsorship,
Child Sponsorship,
Education in Africa,
Boarding Schools,
Uganda,
global outreach,
Encounter
There are many reasons to lend your hand in service to impoverished or disadvantaged people. You may want to change the world for the better, even if by a small fraction of what you wish you could do. Maybe you're seeking additional spiritual fulfillment and have been directed towards the path of service by someone at your church. Perhaps you crave learning and wish to be immersed in an unfamiliar culture, or maybe you simply have some extra time on your hands. The reason is not what matters. If service is even but a fleeting thought in your mind, pursue it. There are many in this world who need help and have not the means to help themselves. The only solution is love and the recognition that everyone is the same in the eyes of the Lord.
Read More
Topics:
Africa,
global relationships,
Dominican Republic,
internship in Poland,
CARITAS,
Uganda,
global outreach,
Missionary,
Encounter
By donating on this day only via our Facebook page, Facebook will MATCH your donation.
CARITAS needs your help. Any amount will help families and children in need around the world by:
- Expanding and growing our sponsorship programs and locations
- Providing supplemental tuition costs and vital resources of daily meals, clothing and supplies for a quality education
- Developing diocesan/parish-based Catholic Outreach Programs to support our total sponsorship/support ministry
- Aiding for inter-country adoption of children for families in the United States
- Creating initiatives around the world culturally and spiritually connecting families and individuals
Wish to donate now?
You may donate anytime before or after Giving Tuesday, but gift-matching by Facebook only happens when you donate through our Facebook page on November 27.
Read More
Topics:
faithbound,
local impact,
global outreach,
Missionary
Esther( age 13) and Allen (age 13)
The least of our brothers and sisters are not always the smallest or youngest. Sometimes they are teens.
When looking to sponsor it is easy to be drawn to the young children. Young children (age 12 or younger) in general are sponsored much faster. This leaves many teens waiting, and waiting and waiting.
Read More
Topics:
Catholic Child Sponsorship,
global outreach
Lillian, is beginning a lifetime of service to others, thanks to Caritas.
Read More
Topics:
global relationships,
local impact,
CARITAS,
Education in Africa,
Uganda,
global outreach
