ABOUT US
![Pupils at the Knowledge and Service Secondary School in Accra, Ghana, take part in a workshop about HIV and AIDS [Annie Bungeroth]](/var/storage/images/media_folder/cafod/images/international_images/africa/ghana/accra_singing_girls/3863-2-eng-GB/accra_singing_girls_0column75_06space_landscape.jpg)
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CAFOD is the Catholic Agency for Overseas Development, the official overseas development and relief agency of the Catholic Church in England and Wales |
![In 1960, the National Board of Catholic Women organised the first Family Fast Day, to assist poor families in Dominica [J Stuyt]](/var/storage/images/miscellaneous-image-folders/dominica/1962-fast-day-for-dominica/6777-2-eng-GB/1962-fast-day-for-dominica_0column75_06space_landscape.jpg)
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We were born when volunteer members of the National Board of Catholic Women organised the first Family Fast Day on Friday, March 12, 1960 |
![Eva Darare works with CAFOD partner the Diocese of Marsabit, supporting both men and women through gender development initiatives [Georgina Cranston]](/var/storage/images/about-cafod/where-we-work/kenya/images/eva-darare-/176987-2-eng-GB/eva-darare-_0column75_06space_landscape.jpg)
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Find out about how we work with more than 500 partners both overseas and in the UK - all working to reduce poverty |
![Niccollette and Shrirvanie film the aftermath of the Guyanan floods, with support from CAFOD partner Guyana Human Rights Association [CAFOD]](/var/storage/images/about-cafod/what-we-do/communications/images/after-guyana-floods/679742-1-eng-GB/after-guyana-floods_0column75_06space_landscape.jpg)
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CAFOD funds development programmes, which help to lift people out of poverty and improve living standards. |
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Key people at the organisation and a list of the most frequently asked questions (FAQs) by supporters |
