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Who we are
Caritas Pro Vitae Gradu Charitable Trust has been established as a Charitable Trust and duly registered with the New Zealand Charities Commission. Our activities are operated from Geneva and Auckland where our trustees are located. Our spectrum is worldwide.
Our purpose
Our aim is to support any serious Roman Catholic project with an important global, social and humanitarian impact and promoting the Roman Catholic values and messages of compassion, respect, tolerance and love of one’s neighbour.
Caritas Pro Vitae Gradu Charitable Trust supports catholic charitable projects that instigate change and promote Roman Catholic values of compassion and commitment in favour of the most vulnerable
Catholic projects we support
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ACAY Missions Phillipines – School of Life Program
School of Life – ACAY Missions Philippines ACAY Missions Philippines – School of Life Program ACAY Mission Philippines began in 1997, with an innovative approach to restoring dignity to the…
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Mobile Medical Unit – Order of Malta Lebanon
Mothers waiting with their children to be visited by the Mobile Medical Unit Back Mobile Medical Unit – Order of Malta, Khaldieh Region in Lebanon The Order of Malta has…
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Open Hospitals Project in Syria – AVSI
Damascus - Saint Louis - Pediatrie Open Hospitals Project in Syria The most recent estimates (OCHA data) state that 13.5 million Syrians are in need of aid, and 11.5 million…
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A Chance in Life – Boys and Girls Towns in India
A Chance in Life Girls Town India Christmas Celebration A Chance in Life – Boys and Girls Towns in India The mission of A Chance In Life began in 1945,…
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St Joseph Hospice in Pakistan
Entrance of the St. Joseph Hospice Back St. Joseph Hospice – Hospice for the elderly and sick in Pakistan The St. Joseph Hospice in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, offers 60 beds in…
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Catholic Eparchial Secretariat Keren (CESKS) – in Eritrea
The Church of the Diocese of Keren Women in Development Department of the Catholic Eparchial Secretariat Keren The Catholic Eparchial Secretariat Keren (CESK) was established in 1996 to coordinate the…
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Accueil Louise & Rosalie in Paris, France – Shelter for homeless women
Cafeteria for warm meals Accueil Louise & Rosalie – Société de Saint-Vincent-de-Paul Shelter for Homeless women in Paris, France The Louise & Rosalie homeless shelter in Paris, France was built…
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A Chance in Life – COVID-19 Support
Families receiving Care Packages in Guatemala A Chance in Life – COVID-19 Nutritional Support Project The mission of A Chance in Life began in 1945, in the aftermath of World…
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St Luke Catholic Hospital – Ethiopia
Entrance of the St. Luke Catholic Hospital St. Luke Catholic Hospital, CUAMM Doctors with Africa – Wolisso, Ethiopia The St. Luke Catholic Hospital in Wolisso, Ethiopia, has been providing medical…
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Messengers of Peace school for refugees run by Father Khalil Jaar – Amman, Jordan
Messengers of Peace School for refugees – Amman, Jordan The school for refugees run by Father Khalil Jaar was set up to accompany the refugee. Children and their families had…
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De Paul House – Society of Saint Vincent de Paul, New Zealand
Volunteers from De Paul House preparing care packages De Paul House – Society of Saint Vincent de Paul in Auckland, New Zealand The De Paul House provides housing accommodations and…
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Colegio del Sagrado Corazón – La Paz, Colombia
New Academic Year Opening Ceremony Colegio Del Sagrado Corazón, COVID-19 Support – La Paz, Colombia The Colegio del Sagrado Corazón offers schooling for poor children of all ages in one…
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Diocese of Granada, Colombia
Diócese of Granada – Granada Foodbank and Housing Support through COVID-19 Crisis Diócese of La Dorada – La Dorada Foodbank and COVID-19 Support Project The Servicio Pastoral Social de Granada in Colombia has been…
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Diócese of La Dorada, Colombia
Socially Distanced Mass during the COVID-19 Pandemic Diócese of La Dorada – La Dorada Foodbank and COVID-19 Support Project The Pastoral Social Caritas of the Diocese of La Dorada in Colombia has…
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The Scalabrinis seafearers and fishers centers
Scalabrini Project “Seafarers and fishers worldwide: a vulnerable population to be supported and empowered in five Scalabrini Seafarer Centers” The Scalabrinis seafearers and fishers centers seeks to protect and empower…
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Community of Saint Martin – Placetas, Cuba
Local children attending mass Community of Saint Martin– Placetas, Cuba After-School Support Program and Foodbank (Repaso & Comedor)The after-school support program run by the Community of Saint Martin, also known…
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A Chance in Life – Ethiopia – Boys and Girls Town
New Boys and Girls Town in the Benishangul-Gumuz Region, Ethiopia. Integrated support for disadvantaged, marginalized, destitute, orphaned and vulnerable children launched by “A Chance in Life”. This three-year project, launched…
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Simama CBR – Tanzania
Simama CBR – Tanzania Rehabilitation of disabled children in the Archdiocese of MbeyaMbeya “Community Based Rehabilitation” also known as “Simama CBR”. It is one of the outreach programs of the…
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A Lifeline to Vulnerable Elderly People
“A Lifeline to Vulnerable Elderly People” in Lithuania, Slovakia and Cuba A project managed by the Global Fund for Forgotten People – Order of Malta The world’s population is ageing.…
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The Chiulo Catholic Hospital in Angola
The Chiulo Catholic Hospital The Chiulo Catholic Hospital in Angola – Doctors with Africa CUAMM The Missionary Catholic Hospital of Chiulo, situated in the Ombadja Municipality in Angola is the…
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Laudato Si farm in Benin
« Laudato Si » farm in Benin The Laudato Si farm in Benin is a project of the Emmanuel Community promoting the local agriculture and environmental development, by developing education…
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Fondazione GRAVISSIMUM EDUCATIONIS
Fondazione GRAVISSIMUM EDUCATIONIS “Democracy, an educational urgency »” Based on the observation that democratic thinking and the political-institutional forms of democracy arose in a time and contexts that no longer…
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Espace Saint Julien in Laval, France
Espace Saint Julien Espace Saint Julien is a place of life where more than 300 people will be welcomed each day. From the beginning, the goal of the volunteers involved…
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Bethlehem University
Bethlehem University Bethlehem University Bethlehem University is the only Catholic university in Palestine with faculties of Arts, Science, Business Administration, Nursing, Education. It is also an Institute of Hotel Management…
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Ethiopian Catholic University in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Ethiopian Catholic University The Ethiopian Catholic University of St. Thomas Aquinas “ECUSTA” managed by the LA SALLE Congregation seeks to become a reputable international training institution.Recognizing the need for strong…
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Misericordia Center in Santiago de Chile
Misericordia Center The Misericordia Center, a place of peace and welcome for families, aims to be “The heart of Christ, beating night and day for the poorest persons.” All the…
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Scalabrini Centers in Latin America
Scalabrini Centers The Scalabrini International Migration Network (SIMN) is helping Venezuelan migrants and refugees in Latin America providing food, shelter, medical care, psychological counseling, education and other critical services.Several centers…
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Access to healthcare for women – South Omo – Ethiopia
The “Empowering women in rural communities to improve access to basic healthcare services South Omo zone- Ethiopia” project is supported by the Catholic NGO Doctors with Africa – CUAMM The…
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Trappist Sisters Chapel in Angola
Trappist Sisters Chapel in Angola The Trappist Sisters in Nasoma Y’Ombembwa, Angola, are «pharmacists» and produce medicine for the surrounding villages. They are extremely impressive! As the community grows, the…
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La Salle Secondary School Rumbek, South Sudan
La Salle Secondary School Rumbek, South Sudan La Salle Secondary School is in Rumbek, Lakes State, South Sudan. It is the world’s youngest nation that became independent in 2011 after…
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Chabrouh Camps in Lebanon
Chabrouh Camps in Lebanon The Order of Malta Lebanon is an apolitical humanitarian organization. Its sole agenda is to uphold the dignity of every human being. In a country that…
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Global Fund for Forgotten People in Oxfordshire
Global Fund for Forgotten People in Oxfordshire The Global Fund for Forgotten People was established in 2012 under the auspices of the government of the Order of Malta. The Fund…
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Dominicains de Toulouse Convent
Dominicains de Toulouse Convent The project is to repair the Dominicains de Toulouse Convent. Being sixty years old now; the buildings require repair, renovation and adjustments to legal standards: roofs,…
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Community of Saint Martin in Evron
Community of Saint Martin The Community of Saint Martin is a Congregation composed of secular priests and deacons. They are living their apostolate within a community life at the service…
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Caritas in Veritate Foundation in Geneva
Caritas in Veritate Foundation The goal of the Foundation is to articulate the positions of the Holy See and the Catholic Church in the international arena of the United Nations,…
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Fratelli Project – Beirut, Lebanon
Primary School Students of the Fratelli Project Fratelli Project, De La Salle and Marists Brothers – Beirut, Lebanon The Fratelli Project is a collaboration of De La Salle – Solidarietà…
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Facts & Figures
The Catholic Church has a tradition of remaining discreet about its many fields of intervention. As a consequence the activities of engaged Christians worldwide at the service of the poor and the sick are often unknown.
216 000
schools *
1 760
Universities, Faculties and Ecclesiastical Institutes *
72 million
students *
117,000
health care facilities *
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We support catholic projects with an important global, social and humanitarian impact promoting the Roman Catholic values and message. We consider applications for funding that meet our mission and goals. Particularly the ones that improve the health and the social wellbeing of people who suffer most.