![Nasreen in her vegetable garden, Pakistan. [Caritas]](/var/storage/images/about-cafod/where-we-work/pakistan/images/nasreen/908662-1-eng-GB/nasreen_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)
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What CAFOD spends its money on
How much does CAFOD spend on administration and generating funds?
What does CAFOD spend money on?
Does the money reach the people for whom it is intended?
How does CAFOD decide which project or programme to fund?
Why does CAFOD spend 10 per cent of its funds on education, campaigning and public policy work?
Does CAFOD only fund Catholic organisations?
Why doesn’t CAFOD work with poor people in the UK?
How many people work for CAFOD?
Resources, speakers and further info
Can I order materials to help with my homework?
Are there materials teachers can use in the classroom?
How about resources other than school materials?
How much do CAFOD's resources cost to make?
How can I reduce the amount of leaflets CAFOD sends me?
Can someone from CAFOD visit my school/parish?
How can I volunteer, or work, with CAFOD?
Do you have to be Catholic to work for CAFOD?
Can I volunteer overseas through CAFOD?
Can I get involved through the website?
What is Gift Aid?
Where can I send my donation to?
How can I give regularly through monthly donations to CAFOD?
I've got some clothes/books/computers – can CAFOD use them?
Project sponsorship and feedback
Why can't we sponsor our own project or programme?
Why doesn't CAFOD offer child sponsorship?
Will CAFOD be able to report how the donation has been spent, for instance, if given by a parish?
What if my parish, school or local group wants to fundraise for a specific project or programme?
CAFOD's policies and practices
What is CAFOD’s policy on the use of condoms in relation to HIV prevention?
Why does CAFOD campaign when it’s a charity?
Are things getting better in developing countries or worse?
What is poverty?
Why don’t the people in some of CAFOD’s pictures look really poor?
What does CAFOD stand for?
How many countries does CAFOD work in?
What does CAFOD do?
How much does CAFOD collect each year?
Who funds it?
Is CAFOD part of the Caritas International network?
Does CAFOD work closely with other charities such as Christian Aid?
Why doesn’t CAFOD have charity shops like OXFAM does?
If none of the above covers your enquiry, you can contact us directly
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