![Young people sharing their views in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia [Annie Bungeroth]](/var/storage/images/where_we_work/africa/ethiopia/images/daniel_abate_addis_ababa/9133-2-eng-GB/daniel_abate_addis_ababa_0column50_04space_landscape.jpg)
![Gabriel Murwa and his wife with their last remaining cow from a herd of 100. The others have all died. [Richard Wainwright]](/var/storage/images/where_we_work/africa/kenya/images/gabriel_murwa_and_his_wife_with_their_last_remaining_cow/290005-2-eng-GB/gabriel_murwa_and_his_wife_with_their_last_remaining_cow_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)
Who we are
![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)
CAFOD is the Catholic Agency for Overseas Development, the official overseas development and relief agency of the Catholic Church in England and Wales
![In 1961, the National Board of Catholic Women organised the first Family Fast Day, to assist poor families in Dominica [J Stuyt]](/var/storage/images/images/dominica/1962-fast-day-for-dominica/6777-2-eng-GB/1962-fast-day-for-dominica_0column75_06space_landscape.jpg)
CAFOD was born when volunteer members of the National Board of Catholic Women organised the first Family Fast Day on Friday, March 12, 1960
CAFOD works with more than 500 partners both overseas and in the UK - all working to reduce poverty
Information about who sits on the CAFOD board of trustees, and their roles within the organisation
![Woman collects water. The Hassa Hissa Camp for internally displaced persons, outside Zalingei in Sudan's violence-torn Darfur region [Paul Jeffrey]](/var/storage/images/media_folder/cafod/images/international_images/africa/sudan/woman_collects_water/260093-2-eng-GB/woman_collects_water_0column75_06space_landscape.jpg)
Year after year, CAFOD promotes long-term development, responds to emergencies, raises awareness of poverty, speaks out on behalf of poor communities, and promotes social justice
A list of the most frequently asked questions by supporters
How to get in touch with CAFOD
