Caritas Pakistan Faisalabad (CPF)
Caritas Pakistan is a social wing of Catholic Church in Pakistan, all the provinces have a Diocesan office. It draws its inspiration from Jesus Christ’s command to love God and to love our neighbors, and is rooted in the social doctrine of the Catholic Church.
Caritas Pakistan Diocesan Units
All the Diocesan units were actively working in all their respective areas by implementing different development & Emergency integrated projects, programs and capacity building initiatives. Caritas Pakistan Faisalabad is one of the Diocesan units and is actively working in all the backward and deserving areas under the kind supervision of His Excellency Bishop Dr. Indrias Rehmat (Bishop of Faisalabad Diocese) & Charismatic leadership of Mr. Aneel Mushtaq (Diocesan Executive Secretary-Caritas Pakistan Faisalabad).
Geographical Coverage of Caritas Pakistan Faisalabad
According to the geographical location of Faisalabad Diocese, Caritas Pakistan Faisalabad covers seven districts namely;
- Faisalabad
- Chiniot
- Jhang
- Okara
- Toba-Tek Singh
- Pakpattan
- Jaranwala
It also operates across three key regions: Sahiwal, Gojra & Faisalabad.
All these districts and regions covers 29 Parishes.
Thematic Areas of Focus
To support the deserving and vulnerable communities Caritas Pakistan Faisalabad is actively working under all the thematic areas of the organization. To address the current situation of the deprived communities the following thematic areas were covered under different projects;
Emergencies
Disaster Risk Reduction
Livelihood & Food Security
Water Sanitation & Hygiene (WASH)
Cross cutting issues
Peace and Social Harmony
Climate Change Mitigation
Environment Protection
Gender Equality
Child Protection
Support for Person with Disability
All these initiatives were taken at grass root level to change the miserable and backward situation of the communities.