Trocaire (HQ)

Trócaire is the official overseas development agency of the Catholic Church in Ireland.

We were set up in 1973 by the Bishop’s of Ireland to express the concern of the Irish Catholic Church for the suffering of the world’s poorest people.

Trócaire works in partnership with a broad range of organisations in Ireland and internationally to bring about change at individual, community, societal and institutional levels. Together we tackle the root causes of poverty, not just the symptoms.

Our organisational strategy for 2016-2020 identifies three critical issues at the heart of poverty and injustice in the regions where we work.

Across all our work we commit to addressing the imbalance of power by supporting women and men to stand up for their rights, and by working with those in power to recognise their duties and responsibilities to those they serve. We will also strive to address the factors that undermine progress such as corruption, repression and persecution.