![Refugees gather at a makeshift camp near Kibati, 12 km north of the provincial capital of Goma, October 29, 2008 [REUTERS/Stringer, courtesy www.alertnet.org]](/var/storage/images/about-cafod/where-we-work/dr-congo/images/refugees-who-fled-fighting/934156-2-eng-GB/refugees-who-fled-fighting_0column50_04space_landscape.jpg)
![CAFOD supported communities with seeds, tools and training to help local people move home and reintegrate in Northern Uganda [CAFOD]](/var/storage/images/about-cafod/where-we-work/uganda/images/move-home-and-reintegrate/945382-1-eng-GB/move-home-and-reintegrate_0column50_04space_landscape.jpg)
![More than 700 campaigners rallied before delivering anti-poverty messages to every EU embassy in London [CAFOD]](/var/storage/images/media_folder/cafod/images/campaign_images/trade_justice_campaign_images/embassy_bus/199633-2-eng-GB/embassy_bus_0column50_04space_landscape.jpg)
![Fatna (right) brings home wood that she and some neighbours have harvested from outside the camp in Kubum, south Darfur [Paul Jeffery/ACT/Caritas]](/var/storage/images/about-cafod/where-we-work/sudan/images/fatna-right-brings-home-wood/247664-2-eng-GB/fatna-right-brings-home-wood_0column50_04space_landscape.jpg)
![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_0column50_04space_landscape.jpg)
Peace and reconciliation
![Martin Muesso (foreground) leads local level justice and peace workers as part of CAFOD's peace and reconciliation programme [Amelia Bookstein]](/var/storage/images/media/cafod/images/africa/democratic_republic_of_congo/martin_muesso/9826-1-eng-GB/martin_muesso_medium.jpg)
Diocesan Justice and Peace commissions provide education and training in human rights and conflict resolution through music, poetry and sport events, as well as more formal workshops
Some activities are also carried out around vocational trainings and small livelihoods as related activities.
At the national level CAFOD’s work supports the Bishops involvement in highlighting ongoing problems and working for their resolution.
CAFOD’s programme is funded by the UK Department for International Development. The aim of this programme is to support, strengthen and connect Catholic Church based organisations in their work in support of peace and reconciliation issues.
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