Caritas Iraq

Caritas Iraq, called the Brotherhood of Charity, was founded in 1992 to provide assistance and food aid to the poor and marginalised after an international embargo was imposed on Iraq. Since then, post war Iraq has been marked by instability and social problems.

Caritas Iraq continues to grow and diversify its programmes to respond to the ever-increasing set of challenges facing the nation. The involvement of Caritas Iraq principally targets emergency relief and development programs, peace building initiatives, capacity building, health and social service support. Caritas Iraq implements five permanent projects and other temporary projects in favour of more than 11 000 households monthly.

The families and children support program includes distribution of food items for children suffering from malnutrition, provides health monitoring to pregnant and breastfeeding women, develops mothers’ capacities for employment and works to promote peace and reconciliation among the various communities.