22
Apr
2024
Earth Day 2024: Clever solutions to clear plastic waste in Bolivia
A community near Lake Titicaca in Bolivia have come together to clear the tons of waste that washed up on their doorstep.
CAFOD's partners worked with Nicanora and her community through our Hands On Altiplano project
CAFOD’s first overseas project was in the Caribbean island of Dominica in 1962. Today, we work across Latin America and the Caribbean, with programmes in Central America, the Andes and Brazil.
CAFOD's work is underpinned by the Latin American Church’s commitment to the Preferential Option for the Poor and its resolve to speak out for justice and peace for the poorest, most oppressed people.
We work with partners and organisations at local, national and continental level to:
tackle poverty both in urban and rural areas
create more peaceful and just societies
protect the environment
support women, young people and indigenous groups to have more say in political and economic life
respond to emergencies such as hurricanes, floods, earthquakes and armed conflict.
Our London office is named after Archbishop Oscar Romero, one of our earliest partners, who was assassinated by the Salvadoran military in 1980.
Find out more about where CAFOD works in Latin America and the Caribbean
News from Latin America and the Caribbean
24
Mar
2024
The legacy of Saint Oscar Romero in El Salvador
Local experts working with CAFOD in El Salvador continue to stand up for peace, against injustice and repression, in Oscar Romero’s name.
31
Oct
2023
Defending housing rights in São Paulo
As we celebrate World Cities Day, find out how CAFOD's partner Semeando is helping some of the poorest families to access safe and affordable housing in São Paulo, Brazil.
25
Aug
2023
Living in harmony with the earth in Bolivia
Mario and Violeta work for Caritas Bolivia, standing alongside indigenous communities and rural farmers as they live in communion with nature.
19
Aug
2023
World Humanitarian Day: Responding to emergencies on your behalf
Saturday 19 August marks World Humanitarian Day, an international day which honours humanitarian workers and those who have lost their lives working for humanitarian causes.
09
Aug
2023
Defending indigenous women’s rights in the Peruvian Amazon
We are supporting our local Church partner CAAAP (the Amazonian Centre for Anthropology and Practical Application) who are working alongside indigenous Amazonian women in Peru.
25
May
2023
Laudato Si' and the notion of the common good
In the eight years since it was published, Pope Francis' encyclical Laudato Si' has profoundly changed the way that local experts in Latin America work with indigenous communities to promote their rights and care for our common home.
09
Mar
2023
The UK has a role to play in tackling illegal gold mining
lllegal and destructive gold mining is growing on an alarming scale in Yanomami Indigenous Territory (TIY) in the Brazilian Amazon.
08
Mar
2023
International Women's Day: Defending women’s rights in Guatemala
Wednesday 8 March is International Women’s Day. In Guatemala, we are providing economic, health and psychological support to indigenous women.
22
Feb
2023
"The earth is crying out to us and needs us"
Poverty and the threat of violence cast a shadow over childhood in Colombia but one woman is training young people to advocate for their communities, work for peace and safeguard the Amazon.