Caritas Europa
Caritas Europa is a European confederation of Catholic relief organization, development and social service organisations operating in Europe, founded in 1971 as Eurocaritas. The organisation was renamed Caritas Europa in 1992 and is one of the seven regions of Caritas Internationalis. The organisation's secretariat is in Brussels, Belgium.
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| Focus | Humanitarian aid, International development and social service |
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Area served | Europe |
Key people | Lucas Van Looy, president |
| Website | www.caritas.eu |
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Caritas Europa consists of 48 national member organisations that are working in 44 European countries. The member organisations are active in combating poverty and social exclusion, providing social and welfare services, dealing with migration and asylum issues, combating human trafficking, providing humanitarian aid in Europe and across the world, regional development, peace programs and projects around the world. Caritas Europa fosters cooperation and mutual learning among its member organisations and facilitates capacity building, joint advocacy and joint projects and programs.
Secretaries General
- 1983-1991: Walter E. Laetsch
- 1985-1992: Edward de Brandt (Managing Director of Euro-Caritas)
- 1991-1995: Luc Trouillard
- 1996-2002: Hermann Icking
- 2002-2010: Marius Wanders
- 2010-2019: Jorge Nuño Mayer
- 2019-?: Maria Nyman
Notes
- Caritas Europa. Moved With Compassion - The History of Caritas Europa - Festschrift on the Occasion of the 25th Anniversary of Caritas Europa's Statutes 1993-2018. Publisher: Jorge Nuño Mayer.